My friend didn't either. He never once hinted that he thought there was some racial motivation behind this. He said the driver was upset for some unknown reason an American was onboard and announced it to all the other passengers.
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My friend didn't either. He never once hinted that he thought there was some racial motivation behind this. He said the driver was upset for some unknown reason an American was onboard and announced it to all the other passengers.
There you go....... he could have fitted another 3 pasengers in his seat. Simple economics !!
He flashed his Library Guild of America badge and made mention of being in Ranger Rick's Book of the Month Club in an upcoming issue of A Boys Life magazine and the locals overheard that as "Hey my friend, I am an undercover agent in the DEA and I am looking for some drug smugglers. Have you see any......'round these parts? Ok, if you do, let me know. I will be on this bus right here with this somewhat suspicious looking driver."
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Despite whatever speculation, there's a piece of this story that was lost in translation. Either that he didn't tell the OP or that he didn't realize.
If innocent, the American must have misunderstood, misinterpreted, or just entirely missed a part of what went down. I've never met a rude, menacing guagua driver. Tired & disinterested, sure. But chances are the American unknowingly or in ignorance did something that set the driver off.
If innocent, the American must have misunderstood, misinterpreted, or just entirely missed a part of what went down. I've never met a rude, menacing guagua driver. Tired & disinterested, sure. But chances are the American unknowingly or in ignorance did something that set the driver off.
actually, there is a Jaibon, which is in Laguna Salada, a town on la linea, on the way to Montecristi. it is past Valverde Mao, but i do not think it is 35 miles from Santiago..
i am perplexed. the anecdote suggests that at some point in the proceedings it was declared that there was an American on the bus. that having been said, why would the possibility of him being a Haitian be an issue?
Does your friend have poor hygiene?Maybe he had a "machete", a huge rash or something. Other than that, maybe, like others have posted, his size was what upset the driver. Maybe he occupied more than one seat.
If he didn't speak Spanish, we can't be sure if the driver was in fact asking for his papers.
If he didn't speak Spanish, we can't be sure if the driver was in fact asking for his papers.
Me 2. I have never had any problems on the big or little bus here. Sometimes was up.
No, it's Jaibon 36 miles to the Monumento de Los Heroes in Santiago
https://goo.gl/maps/VuMRLFL99zK2
No, he does not. He's not only a friend, he's my next door neighbor - for a year now in a condo that he owns. He's frequently been in my unit and I've been in his. And consider that he was on a guagua full of Haitians who are not particularly known for their personal hygene.
I have some friends who are flight attendants and they hated doing the Miami to Port-au-Prince flight - not because they were Haitians, but because of the odor. If you are ever on a busload full of Haitians some day and forgot to use your deodorant, don't worry - nobody will notice!
At 6'1" and a little over 200lbs, he's hardly a "Hulk Hogan". He's in good shape - athletic. He doesn't need the seatbelt extender when he flys down here and I've been on publicos and guaguas with Dominican "mamas" that are 50% wider than he is! There are many Dominican men his size and they don't need two seats.
He doesn't speak much Spanish - just typical "tourist Spanish" with a heavy gringo accent. He knows enough to get around and understand some of what is being said. He knows simple words like pasaporte, papeles, documentos. That's what the driver asked for and reviewed it when he gave it to him.
@ cavok, isn't it amazing how you have no clue what city your friend traveled from or what happened. Give this thread about a page and a half more and the dr1 experts will concoct their own version of what "really" happened. My guess the dr1 crew will conclude he was flying in from Paris and handed a parachute before being booted out the main cabin door.
What in the world are you talking about? I clearly stated in my first post he was travelling from Jaibonand I even posted a link to Google Maps for those who are geographically challenged. What's amazing is that you didn't see it.
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