Jeepney Etiquette 101 (JE 101)

Taking off from Lumbak123’s first four guides for a better jeepney riding experience: 

5. Avoid Talking Loudly

 Now, that confined space is not your living room, right? All sorts of people are in it- some are worried about their children’s daily school allowance; some are daydreaming into Winterland; some wants to maximise their reading time there; and some even use  commuting time to catch on lost sleep. So, please, if you had to talk, keep it to yourselves. 

6. Don’t Date

Yes we know it. You are really into her and both of you can’t stop ogling at each other. But in a PUJ, really? There are mostly young people (I’d say mostly, because there are also times I’ve seen oldies do this too), who usually treat the jeep as the place where they can show tender loving eww este, care for each other which results to encroaching other passenger’s rightful space. Next time, please wait for you to get to wherever you are going and show your manhood there. As they say, patience is a virtue especially when you commute. If you can’t wait, then go take a cab! 

7. Spit Properly

The urge to spit is not really unavoidable (especially the phlemy type) so how do you make it proper at the least? Well, you should start by covering your mouth first, of course. Then make sure that your head is fully outside the jeep’s window and, wait! –f or the right TIMING, which is highly crucial. Before parting with that rich warm spit, wait till the jeep is slowing down or if possible, on a full stop. Why? Because a running jeepney means going fast with air, so you run the risk of spewing some of the saliva to passengers beside you! Cripes!

8. Don’t Bring Shit, Literally

Oh, this one’s gross. You took a longer time to bathe because you are excited for a date night after work. You put on your awesome outfit, squirted more perfume than usual and head on to work. When you rode the jeepney, all was bright and shiny especially that it’s payday. The driver picked up more passengers, and one came with a cow’s,or a dog’s, or a carabao’s SHIT on his slippers. So the whole jeep stunk with that unawesome smell and so did your day. 

HAPPY PAYDAY, EVERYONE!

***You thank the gods when you finally took off from that jeep when you notice the office still smelled with that SHIT. Then you check your awesome yellow shoes, and alas, there it was! A tinnie-tiny piece of dirt-shirt stuck in the sole of your shoe. What would you do? 

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