Lagos is a comedy zone half the time and moving from one part of
town to the other in a public bus can leave you with interesting experiences
that keep you reeling with laughter for most part of the journey.
If you lack a sense of humor, many situations you encounter can
cause you to flip a switch but once you realize that public vehicles are
boarded by people from various backgrounds, orientations and mind sets, you
should feel better.
Jovago.com,
Africa’s No 1 Hotel Booking Portal rounds up a few crazy things you should not
do in a public
bus.
Wooing a woman
Yes, you can meet your life partner anywhere. For this reason,
men may want to take advantage of the opportunity of wooing a pretty girl
especially when they know that the chances for seeing her again are pretty
slim. However, thing can turn awry really quick as not all ladies like the idea
of being wooed in a public bus or on the high street of Ikeja. To avoid
embarrassments, suppress your urge to woo the lady till she’s ready to get off
the bus and then make your move. If it’s a hit or miss, the memories are all
yours alone.
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Dozing-off on the shoulders of a fellow
passengers.
Sleeping in a public bus is not an
unusual situation. However, what many Nigerians can not stand is when you turn the shoulders of a fellow
passenger to a pillow. It’s a little weird to have a stranger rub-off on you
and if you can’t stand it, neither can they. Plus it puts you at mercy of
pickpocket’s and you run the risk of being driven past your bus stop.
Not paying for your transport fare
Some people are fond of trying to avoid
paying transport fares. Other persons go as far as saying a little prayer
hoping the conductor will forget his money. In Lagos, you
have got a large dose of faith, this prayer may not work and it often leads to
bitter fights between the conductor and passengers….you do not want tied in a
fist-cuff with a bus conductor.
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Offering the driver ‘driving lessons’
The average driver thinks of himself as
king of the road. No matter their flaws, they rarely accept caution or
correction from anyone. Therefore, any passenger who attempts to caution the
driver may receive a vitriolic reaction from him. In classic comical Eko fashion, he may threaten to abdicate
the driving sit for the passenger…in a moving vehicle, you certainly do not
want him to take his threat seriously.
Intervene when arrested
Members of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (Lastma)
or the police may be overzealous and aggressive but this is as a result of the
habitual recklessness of drivers who disobey the State’s driving rules. When
arrested, the drivers feel remorseful while pleading with passengers to
apologise on their behalf. Passengers do not need to intervene especially when
the driver is at fault. To avoid getting caught in a free for all verbal
onslaught, whenever the driver gets arrested, quietly disembark from the
vehicle and get another one heading your way.
Adeniyi Ogunfowoke | Travel/Technology Writer
+2348090747241 | Skype: Sleeksavvy
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