bus drivers in Japland
...those smug, sometimes even scary bus drivers are something I enjoy observing. Next time you visit Tokyo and commute on a bus, and if you are lucky, you will encounter a driver who speaks like Dearth Vader. I happen to come across drivers whose speaking can barely be understood. It doesn't really matter if they speak clearly, though - everyone knows what the name of the next stop is. And that's precisely the reason they speak like that. I guess they are very tried and bored, announcing the name of the same old stop every hour or so and they know no one is listening. Even if he starts off lively and speaking clearly, by the 7th stop he is a Dearth Vader who thanks the customers getting on the bus: "Ssssssss" [translation: arigatou-gozaimasu. Only the su part is pronounced(?)] It can be heard by everyone because he's speaking into the tiny microphone attached to his uniform. One example of how he 'speaks':
[At one of the stops]
"AaaaijutkmsssssSSS SSSSSSSsssssssss"
[translation: Hai, juutaku-mae desu, arigatou-gozaimasu.]
Although nice drivers are rare, not all drivers are grumpy and dull. How I fancy Mr.Gotou (*^o^*) He's a legendary driver who is *gasp* friendly, speaks clearly, and lively and handsome.
It's hard not to notice these things and recognize them when you are commuting on the buses nearly everyday...
[At one of the stops]
"AaaaijutkmsssssSSS SSSSSSSsssssssss"
[translation: Hai, juutaku-mae desu, arigatou-gozaimasu.]
Although nice drivers are rare, not all drivers are grumpy and dull. How I fancy Mr.Gotou (*^o^*) He's a legendary driver who is *gasp* friendly, speaks clearly, and lively and handsome.
It's hard not to notice these things and recognize them when you are commuting on the buses nearly everyday...