i just dont have the patience !!! people who cant understand !!!

@ronnyb (6113)
Jamaica
December 9, 2008 7:41am CST
Maybe it’s just me but I don’t have the patience with people who find it difficult to understand. I was in a bus coming to work when an argument developed between the conductor and young man who was standing at the door. I was sitting beside a lady in a seat close to the door. After reaching three quarters of the journey and the conductor was collecting the fares, this gentleman decided that since he was standing in the bus, he shouldn’t pay the full 180 dollars. The conductor found a nearby policeman who adjudicated that he should pay the conductor the full 130 dollars which is the fare to that location and the gentleman should take another bus to complete his journey. All this time the lady beside was hearing all of this and asked me what was happening .I explained the situation to her saying that the guy(that was the term I used for the gentleman) was told to pay the conductor 130 dollars by the policeman and asked to take another bus. She asked who, the conductor was asked to take another bus .I said No, then she asked the driver was asked to take another bus I said no, the guy (all this time she could see the driver sitting in front of her and he hadn’t left the bus during the fracas),then she asked the conductor was asked to pay 130 dollars, I said no, the guy, then she asked driver was asked to pay 130 dollars I SAID NO !!!! (BUT INWARDLY ).The questions continued with all kinds of permutations and combinations ----- the driver paid the conductor 1300 dollars?-- Until I just started to nod for all the questions, much to annoyed to answer anything else from her and inward wishing I could reach my destination and end this torture !!!!! Now tell me what do you think happened there maybe I didn’t explain it clearly enough? What would you have done?.
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@rvangeld (334)
• United States
10 Dec 08
That is totally annoying, you are right, people do not understand things very much. You may not have explained it enough, but it is common sense, why would the driver be asked to go on another bus? He has to drive the one you are on. I do not know what I would have done, probably the same thing.
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@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
10 Dec 08
You are probably the first person to have read this rather lenghty piece because everyone keeps saying be patient ,be patient not everyone has the same levels of understanding. Thank you for your response
@baileycows (3665)
• United States
9 Dec 08
I have trouble when people don't understand either. My husband is a little less educated than me in several ways and it can be aggravating. I think we should stop and take the time to tech them.
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@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
9 Dec 08
Well I will try but sometimes I get so annoyed with saying the same things over and over especially if the person is not making an effort to understand.
@suzzy3 (8341)
18 Dec 08
What a nightmare,I would have stood up and let the awkwared devil my seat then he would have had the pleasure of explaining his own actions,I bet he next time he pays uplike everybody else has to.