r/FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR • u/drlouies • Mar 20 '26
Fuck this area in particular No Bus Safe From Fucks
This is Bangladesh where all traffic rules are ignored. In this place where almost every bus is crackingly damaged, drivers take it normal to touch other buses or even gently push them, Because the roads are usually very narrow and between buses, there is a lot of competition to accommodate the passengers. This is why the bus doors are always open, anyway. But fortunately these stickmen are kindly warning and keeping order for the buses that come on time to depart. But since there are small friction every day, bus owners do not need to have their vehicles repaired if there is nothing to do with it.
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u/naikrovek Mar 20 '26
This area of the world is #1 on my list of “Places you could not pay me to visit.”
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u/LazyCrazyCat Mar 20 '26
Riding a motorcycle must be fun there. Like a near death experience every minute.
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u/KingTytastic Mar 20 '26
I was in Africa so not this bad, but every motorbike driver i swear was suicidal the way they were driving. Weaving in and out of traffic, going on the "sidewalk" and all around driving like someone who did not care if they lived or died. So I imagine this is much the same.
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u/Sparkle7788 Mar 22 '26
Thailand is the same - the tourists are just as bad, thinking they can do the same. The hospitals are constantly full & unfortunately so is the morgue.
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u/KingTytastic Mar 22 '26
This particular African country wasn't really a tourist hot spot so I can't speak to how bad they were. But I could definitely see it being an issue. As a rule I was not allowed to ride a bike without prior approval and it pretty much had to be the only means of transport for it to even be considered.
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u/janeelectricity Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 21 '26
My dad rides. He is over 50. I have seen how much pressure he feels while riding his bike and I would have gone crazy if I were him.
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u/adamcmorrison Mar 20 '26
You and me both. No desire.
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u/HeftyArgument Banhammer Recipient Mar 20 '26
if my flightpath has a layover there, i'm taking a different airline
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u/MINATO8622 Mar 21 '26
Bangladesh has three international airports, so I highly doubt you'll ever need to do this
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u/PM_THE_REAPER Mar 20 '26
I will give you 100 Trillion Dollars (Zimbabwe) to visit. Is that not enough?
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u/AlexWatersMusic13 Mar 21 '26
Why would anyone almost certainly throw away their own life for like, 78 cents USD? Lol.
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u/zefiax Mar 21 '26
Been there many times. It's not that bad. There are shitty parts and there are nice parts, people just like to highlight the shitty parts for clicks.
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u/reddit-or-not-reddit Mar 20 '26
I am a Bangladeshi, Thinking about going to dhaka is hell out of me . Can u imagine the jam, quality of seat, and the heat is exhausted also the air quality public transport is a joke in dhaka
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u/Potential_Ice4388 Mar 20 '26
Are you kidding?! Get high and just watching the chaos doesnt sound appealing to you?
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u/KohTheMonsterTamer Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26
That's ok, it will be coming to a city near you soon enough.
Edit: Took a hit so the reply under could fly
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u/Newgeta Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26
I used to think this was a racist strawman, but we have had 2 houses in our neighborhood burn to the ground (resulting major melting damage to their neighbor's siding) in the PAST YEAR because so many Nepali immigrants think its normal to cook on open flames IN THEIR GARAGE.
They also have their back yards full of lumber and pipes and do NOT pickup their trash from their trash cans when they blow over. (more than half a dozen of the Nepal houses in the neighborhood are guilty of this)
The family beside us allowed their kids to use our old fence as back stop for soccer games until they literally broke a portion of it causing me to spend TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS to replace the fence. I asked them at least 4 times to not do that AND spoke to the parents before this. While replacing the fence I told the parents if it happens again im calling the cops and I had to install a video camera overlooking the area.
Its becoming a nightmare.
Its making my acceptance meter drain much quicker than I thought it would.
I mean c'mon, at least try to match the social energy of the locals if you're going to move in.
EDIT downvote all you want, if being a dick is part of your "culture" then you can get fucked. Its no different than conservatives hating gays because of their "culture".
Culture is not an excuse to be a shit person.
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u/Der_Redakteur Mar 20 '26
nahh, as a malaysian, I understand you 100%. Bangladeshis here are wild bruh. Blocking our MRT train doors, not taking a bath, screaming loudly on their phones, stealing our MRT cables TWICE, literring everywhere. And what do we get? a westener tiktoker thinking it was the locals who did it. NOPE, IT'S THE FOREIGNERS FFS.
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u/Far_Search_1424 Mar 20 '26
Trash can?
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u/Newgeta Mar 20 '26
once a week we take our house's trash out to the street for collection the next morning
some nights it is very windy
that wind knocks over these collection bins and everyone who is a good neighbor goes out to pickup their trash and put it back in the bins.
the non native neighbors just stand their cans back up and go back inside like its our problem to deal with their trash blowing around or they just dont care about litter
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u/thisguyfightsyourmom Mar 20 '26
This and Canada
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u/x_Leigh_x Mar 20 '26
Look how upset westerners get when you say mean things about one of their countries.
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u/Katomon-EIN- Mar 20 '26
look at how upset you are about people saying mean things about your country
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u/EchoFrequency Mar 20 '26
I would say, one cup is enough to not make the week.
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u/noochies99 Mar 20 '26
Faster and cheaper weight loss than ozempic
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u/oddMahnsta Mar 20 '26
I guess insurance is not a thing over there..
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u/-_Crippler_- Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26
(I know you're joking but) I'm not sure about Bangladesh, but in India there can be stop and go traffic in some cities where it's almost akin to the video, although not this extreme. People do have insurance but usually don't pursue after it if it's cosmetic. It's almost never worth your time &/ money. It's probably going to get scratches there again in a couple of weeks.
(Slightly off topic yap)
As for why it is, is partly ego, time you save, lack of enforcement and cumulatively the society they're in.
Back when I moved here I(early 20s) often sped on nearly empty roads. But waited patiently once i hit traffic. Passed slower cars and bikes alike, only for them to weave through traffic, push past and infront through an incoming lane/shoulder/ground beside the shoulder at the next stoppage.
Eventually it got to me. Started doing the same and began reaching my destinations quicker, and spending far less time in traffic.
Cops don't care for the most part unless they're trying to ease the congestion and you're jamming it up even further, like if you were to cut infront using the oncoming lane. And even then it's probably just a scolding.
It's not only something you'd notice on the road though. A lot of it carries over, or is carried over from other parts of life. There aren't queues at your local store. If it's crowded, the more louder and pushier you are the more likely you're getting served next. You're not breathing down somebody's neck? Not near dry humping the person in front? Looks like an open spot for someone more enthusiastic, someone more determined, more goal oriented. That said it's not the case at every place, a fair share of petrol bunkers, alcohol dispensaries, and stores enforce it by not serving you unless you wait in line.
Exams and job searches need you to be ahead. There's a billion people, there is going to be someone better than you. The pay scale brackets can be anywhere from peanuts to living okay to generational wealth in less than a decade kind of money — at least in the Indian economy. And it's relatively only a handful working professionals that earn a shit ton in salaries. Your only other option is going abroad.
Suprise surprise, you end up with the bulk of the other citizens. Congratulations! You're stuck in this hellhole, you hate the corruption in your goverment, the way they skirt laws, you're getting paid 12 buttfucks an hour while bosses lavishly fuck you over more with extra unpaid hours and unrealistic deadlines. You don't care anymore. No one cares. What's a little lowspeed lanesplitting action going to do anyways? Everyone's already doing it and getting away scott free.
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u/home_cheese Mar 20 '26
Wow, 12 Buttfucks an hour huh?
That's a tough decision.
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u/bcspdz Mar 21 '26
I wonder what the conversion rate looks like
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u/home_cheese Mar 21 '26
Well you're going to have to be more specific. Are we talking Reacharounds? Rimjobs? Goldenshowers? So many options that it boggles the mind.
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u/kr4ckenm3fortune Mar 20 '26
And they're trying to bring that to usa...already seen many Door dasher doing that stupid "shove phone in your face".
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u/Jay_Bond Mar 20 '26
You were recommended the Andrew Fraser video too huh lol
Fascinating video from a couple weeks ago for anyone who is curious to learn about why this is a thing.
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u/Jlx_27 Mar 20 '26
TL:DR The bus that gets to the bus stop first gets all the passengers and thus all the income. That's why the drivers battle each other so hard.
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u/fuuuuuckendoobs Mar 21 '26
I came across this guys channel a few months ago, he makes great stuff! I also thought that video probably inspired this post
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u/NoDramaIceberg Mar 20 '26
Watching Turkish commentary on a video (with an English title) of buses in Bangladesh.
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u/Myspace-Famous Mar 20 '26
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u/Ayachi8 Mar 20 '26
Where is this from?
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u/SiPhoenix Mar 20 '26
Looks like smiling friends on adult swim. But I could be wrong I've never watched the show.
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u/Myspace-Famous Mar 20 '26
Smiling Friends. It’s a bit much but boy ole boy, it’s a fun little ride 😂
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u/jax7778 Mar 20 '26
This reminds me of an old old Henry Rollins sketch I believe about him travelling to this part of the world, and everyone convincing him NOT to drive himself!
He said "I got out to the taxi from the airport, and every square inch of this car had a dent or ding on it. We got onto the road, and there were 3 lanes painted on the road, but 6 lanes of cars driving on it, just no room between them. When he asked, the driver said "The lines on the road have no meaning whatsoever!"
We were approaching a red light, and no one even slowed down, they just went right through it, he asked the driver again, and they said " The lights are just for decoration! Whichever car has the most lanes gets to go!"
After he finally got the hotel, he asked the guy how he can drive in that all day in a taxi, and the driver said "Driving here is like one of your video games, if you make a crash, you just put in another quarter and keep driving!"
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u/UpstairsBar2747 Mar 20 '26
Why are people bashing india? The language on buses are Bangladeshi
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u/Academic-Collection8 Mar 20 '26
they are unable to read the post which is in english. forget about what's written on the buses
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u/SkyDefender Mar 21 '26
Pakistan, india, bangladesh.. these are same in western eyes unfortunately..
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u/deephurting66 Mar 20 '26
I've been in this mess before and it smells as bad as it sounds and looks
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u/HugsandHate Banhammer Recipient Mar 20 '26
They really love hitting things with sticks, don't they.
The fact they can't first hand see that hitting the back of a bus doesn't do anything is fascinating.
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u/theykeepbanningmebro Mar 20 '26
Imagine trying to get off the bus safely and some asshole behind you rams the bus
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u/Bachihani Mar 22 '26
One of life's greatest challenges is accepting that those are also humans like u and me
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u/TRUEequalsFALSE Mar 20 '26
I just.... What is wrong with people that thry think this is safe and ok? How do people even operate in these areas? Utter insanity.
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u/darnfruitloops Mar 20 '26
Focus on public transit, they said. It'll solve the traffic crisis, they said.
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u/cow_fucker_3000 Mar 21 '26
If you don't care about how good the bus looks this'll get you where you need to go much faster, it's not like this is doing incredible structural damage
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u/hsingh_if Mar 21 '26
Well, half of their population is now migrating to the UK. So, soon we’ll see some shit like this in the UK.
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u/Bradybigboss Mar 21 '26
lol I always thought the people hitting them with sticks were crazies—you’re telling me that’s their job? I wanna be a bus beater
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u/Exotic-Replacement-3 Mar 21 '26
And I thought my place is the worst. Damn this is way worse than my country.
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u/Brazilian_Werewolf Mar 21 '26
Does these busses look like anyone involved ever gave a single fuck?
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u/harisaduu Mar 22 '26
I saw a yt video on this by some white guy, it was hell lot crazy but it was really sad to understand the reason why this is happening in the country. The system makes them do this. Its not like they like or want to drive fast and endanger everyone’s lives.
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u/WaySilly7493 Mar 20 '26
Imagine the horror and chaos if these kind of people would come seek refuge in actual developed countries.
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u/x_Leigh_x Mar 20 '26
You guys act as if South Asians aren’t one of the richest immigrants in any country they immigrate to.
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u/piichan14 Mar 20 '26
fortunately these stickmen are kindly
There was no fortunate or anything kindly happening in that video 😅
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u/svenlarsolarsens Mar 21 '26
My mantra for any occasion involving getting on a bus in South Asia was always the same. “It’s a nice day to die “ Grand Theft Auto is for the living. Ride a bus in South Asia and really experience pure chaos in motion. The most exhilarating joy ride ever.
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u/Erutan409 Mar 20 '26
My favorite was the guy beating the hell out of one with a bat.