HOW OFTEN DO YOU TRAVEL BY BUS.?
WHEN IT COMES TO ME, I TRAVEL MOSTLY BY BUS. I GO TO OFFICE BY BUS
I GO TO MY VILLAGE BY BUS. IN THE CITY I HAVE NEVER BEEN LUCKY TO GET A SEAT. THE BUS COMES PACKED
AND OVER-LADEN; HOWEVER PRACTICE MAKES A MAN PERFECT. HENCE BY SHEER HARD WORK I BECAME AN EXPERT AND NOW I CONFIDENTLY SNEAK INTO
THE BUS THROUGH THE IMPREGNABLE CROWD. SOMETIMES ON AN UNLUCKY DAY I TRAVEL BY CLINGING TO THE BUS
BY HOLDING THE WINDOW BARS. ON MY UNLUCKIEST DAY, I EVEN HANG BY THE SHIRT-TAILS OF MY CO-PASSENGERS. WHEN I GO TO MY VILLAGE, I LUCKILY GET A SEAT
BUT ONLY ON THE ROOF TOP. INDIAN KNOWS GREAT VARIETY OF THEM, FROM DILAPIDATED DOUBLE DECKERS
TO MANIACAL MINI BUSES, WHICH COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THE
CHEAPEST MASS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN THE WORLD. REGRETTABLY THE BUS DRIVERS
TENDENCY TO PLOUGH THE PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVE OFF BRIDGES
ALSO MAKES IT AMONG THE MOST DANGEROUS.
HOWEVER, NO INDIAN CAN DENY THAT THE FAVOURITE MEANS OF TRANSPORT FOR THE MAJORITY OF
ONE BILLION INDIANS IS DEFINITELY A BUS
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