Yeah, I prefer the non-AC buses because a) the breeze from the windows is often enough to keep me cool and b) they are flat-fare, which means I don't have to think about explaining my destination, understanding how much to pay, etc. Also I get to see out the windows! Many of those AC buses have rather dark curtains.
That said, AC is definitely nice.
As far as safety goes, I hear you. Oh boy, do I hear you.
People who don't visit places like Bangkok have no idea. They have all kinds of silly concerns about my being there, when the number one danger is the traffic. I nearly got wiped out by a motorbike cutting in the foot-wide space between my stepping off a bus and the curb. And that was in Taipei!
"Motorbikes are cool," says one of my friends, "but all their drivers suck."
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Date: 2014-11-25 05:39 pm (UTC)That said, AC is definitely nice.
As far as safety goes, I hear you. Oh boy, do I hear you.
People who don't visit places like Bangkok have no idea. They have all kinds of silly concerns about my being there, when the number one danger is the traffic. I nearly got wiped out by a motorbike cutting in the foot-wide space between my stepping off a bus and the curb. And that was in Taipei!
"Motorbikes are cool," says one of my friends, "but all their drivers suck."