Posted by Lorraine on December 10, 1999 at 20:26:48:
In Reply to: Another thing to note posted by jeff on December 07, 1999 at 09:06:31:
: On my busride from Pokhara to Katmandu, on a tourist bus, some locals
: were also coming on to our bus. They are given preferential treatment.
: What happened in my case was that a rep for the particular tour company
: takes your ticket at the bus pickup, you load your pack on top, then take
: your seat. Two times (once to me and once to another passenger) the bus
: driver and his entourage asked us to produce our ticket as proof that we
: belonged on the particular bus. They actually said I would have to leave,
: but I replied by saying, "You know full well that I gave you my ticket at
: the beginning-I'm not going to put up with this." They eventually left me
: alone.
: Keep this in mind when you travel with these buses. You may want to travel
: as a group to protect each other when the locals try to pull these kind of
: maneuvers.
The events and subsequent discussions on the inequities and differences in cultural values and practices are most interesting.
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Sometimes our "norms of interpretation" don't match the country we are visiting and it's good to be know when this is likely to happen
However basic politeness crosses all the "ism" borders - capitalism, globalism, TOURISM - on both sides.