Matatu Etiquette 2
Posted by Social Matters , Friday, June 21, 2013 5:43 AM
Matatu
Etiquette 2
At times a matatu ride can be rather
torturous having to deal with the matatu not going where it claimed it was
going, being overcharged, getting robbed on a busy road, and the loud ANNOYING music, so the least your
fellow passenger should do is give you a bit of peace and space. Let’s carry
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Matatu
Etiquette 6: Thou shalt knoweth when to
flash a 1000 note
I personally find it annoying for a
passenger to flash a 1000 note ndiyo tout atoe 10. But if you are doing it to
annoy the matatu conductor please continue as long as you have the time or are
clever enough to courtesly ask for the 100 with guise that you have the exact
amount he wanted and don’t pay him until he gives you the change…please don’t
try this in routes where the touts and hardcore criminals have some sort of
brotherhood.
Matatu
etiquette no 7:
Thou shalt buy thy stuff before boarding
the matatu
More so for rural travelers,
passenger anasimamisha gari ndiyo anunuliwe miwa na conductor. STOP IT.
Matatu
etiquette no 8:
Thou shalt not speak to thy lady
neighbor after the conductor passes
Some Kenyan men are cheap by nature
and will ignore you until after paying their fare then they unleash their ‘A’
game. Please stop it! Also the matatu is
not a place for you to meet women or men. Some men/women have made this to be a
hunting ground. The only exception to this rule: If the person being hunted is EXTREMELY hot.
Matatu
etiquette no 9: the 4th passenger is a nuisance passenger
If you choose to be a fourth
passenger, please do not bother traffic respecting passengers by pushing them
every five seconds trying to be comfortable.
Matatu etiquette no 10: Thou shalt always be thy fellow passenger
keepers
If you have foreknowledge that some
young men are thieves do not allow your fellow passenger to get robbed then
innocently proclaim. ‘hawa vijana
wanapenda kuibia watu na the same same lie,’ and they watched for five
minutes as you were robbed, while the tout will most definitely get a share in
it, you in another hand will loose your phone, handbag, hard earned money
because thy fellow passenger decided to keep quiet while you were being robbed.
The basic matatu etiquette should be thou shalt not be a disturbance to
thy fellow passengers by thy actions which way act as a hindrance and bring
discomfort. The Golden Matatu Etiquette of all times is : Thou shalt NEVER side with the conductor at any given time
In cases involving a fellow
passengers, whether you know what the situation is about, though shalt never
side with the conductor even if the decision may favour you, for instance maybe
the main road has a very big jam and the matatu wants to use a shorter way but
thy fellow passenger is alighting on the main way, if the jam will affect you,
insist that they get their fare back. Never assist a tout in pushing the
vehicle when the matatu ends and insists on full fare refund when the matatu
breaks down.
There will be more…
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