Непальские автобусы
В Непале можно ездить на двух типах автобусов - обычных и туристических. Есть ещё микроавтобусы, но на них я не ездил. Обычные - для непальцев, туристические - в основном, для иностранцев. Туристические удобны тем, что ходят прямо в районы, где туристы и живут, водители в них менее сумасшедшие, они дороже ненамного, процентов на 20, комфортнее, в обычных иногда не хватает места для ног между сиденьями. Зато в туристических автобусах читать сложнее, так как постоянные повороты и начинает укачивать, а в обычных автобусах трясёт так, что повороты почти не заметны. Также для еды обычные автобусы останавливаются в значительно более дешёвых местах. И в них лучше наблюдать за культурой местного населения. Например, угостил я соседа мандарином. Тот не сказал спасибо, вообще ничего не сказал, взял и съел. У непальцев не принято говорить подобные пустые слова. А шкурка мандарина была брошена прямо на пол автобуса…
Nepalese buses
In Nepal there are two types of buses - local and tourist ones. There also are microbuses, but I haven’t used them. Local buses are for Nepalese and tourist buses are mainly for foreigners. Tourist buses are more convenient because they go to the places where tourists stay, their drivers are less crazy, only about 20 percent more expensive, more comfortable; local buses sometime don’t have enough space for legs between the seats. But it’s more difficult to read in tourist buses because constant curves can make one sick, local buses shake all the time so much that you hardly notice the curves. Local buses also stop for eating in cheaper places. And they are better for observing the culture of local people. For example, I gave a mandarin to my neighbour. He didn’t say thank you or anything at all, just took and ate it. Nepalese don’t really use such words. And the mandarin skin was thrown straight to the floor…
Nepalese buses
In Nepal there are two types of buses - local and tourist ones. There also are microbuses, but I haven’t used them. Local buses are for Nepalese and tourist buses are mainly for foreigners. Tourist buses are more convenient because they go to the places where tourists stay, their drivers are less crazy, only about 20 percent more expensive, more comfortable; local buses sometime don’t have enough space for legs between the seats. But it’s more difficult to read in tourist buses because constant curves can make one sick, local buses shake all the time so much that you hardly notice the curves. Local buses also stop for eating in cheaper places. And they are better for observing the culture of local people. For example, I gave a mandarin to my neighbour. He didn’t say thank you or anything at all, just took and ate it. Nepalese don’t really use such words. And the mandarin skin was thrown straight to the floor…