Observation
I dunno what’s happening with people lately. I thought I’d already used to that cultural thing here. I remember last year, during my first months here, I used to be awfully shocked everytime I saw and heard people on the street or inside the tram got freaked out and shouting at each other. Then the frequency of seeing or hearing that kind of "event" lessened. I dunno whether it did lessen or it’s just me who has been numb.
Hmmm…I don’t remember if I ever was in one of those frightening moments during the last school break. But it’s been few days that those things start to get on my nerves again. On Friday night, I saw young guys swearing to an old tram driver and he replied them in the same manner and it went on and on passing through few tram stops. This afternoon, I was put in the position of eavesdropping when a guy standing behind my seat was talking on his mobile. In total…number of calls received = 1; number of calls made = 1; number of tram stops passed by = approx. 9; number of the "f***" word uttered = infinite. And not to mention the fight we all watched in the middle of the service this evening.
I speculate that these two things might temporarily satisfy or explain the puzzle. First, the ones who make lots of trouble are young people, and most likely are students as I didn’t see or hear those things during break, when trams are much less packed than todays. Second, it’s not only me who gets stressed out with this semester starting again…yup, there are more people out there who are burned out to the extreme!!! =)
