Yes. Unfortunately. I've tried to keep an open mind ever since I came here, bearing in mind the stress they're under blah blah blah, but unfortunately, a lot of them really are a bunch of frustrated, impolite tossers. Mind you, I have met a few really nice ones, but unfortunately they are the exception to the rule. I don't know what one is supposed to do to please these guys. Although the myth about them earning 5000 eur net a month is not true, they really are among the best paid bus drivers in the world. Still they behave like everybody who dares to get on their bus is a criminal. Rule number 1: Don't speak French to them as they hate anyone French or Belgian. Rule number 2: Don't speak German to them because they hate the Germans (don't mention the war). Rule number 3: Just shut up and get on the bus. If you attempt to say "Moien" with your best Luxembourgish accent, they'll just grunt at you, before speeding off before you've sat down to make sure your head gets pancaked against the rear window before you've put your wallet back in your pocket. Expect to smell the shampoo of the lady in front of you as the driver exceeds the speed limit for most of the journey only to carry out emergency braking at every single bus stop. Don't bother waving for him to wait as you're running after the bus, the fact that he's five minutes ahead of the schedule is apparently your fault. And if your an old age pensioner, expect the doors to be closed in your face as you're trying to get off the bus. Yes, unfortunately: Not everything is perfect in Luxembourg and these guys deserve all the stick they get.
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Luxembourg Bus Drivers - Are they really THAT bad?
Yes. Unfortunately. I've tried to keep an open mind ever since I came here, bearing in mind the stress they're under blah blah blah, but unfortunately, a lot of them really are a bunch of frustrated, impolite tossers. Mind you, I have met a few really nice ones, but unfortunately they are the exception to the rule. I don't know what one is supposed to do to please these guys. Although the myth about them earning 5000 eur net a month is not true, they really are among the best paid bus drivers in the world. Still they behave like everybody who dares to get on their bus is a criminal. Rule number 1: Don't speak French to them as they hate anyone French or Belgian. Rule number 2: Don't speak German to them because they hate the Germans (don't mention the war). Rule number 3: Just shut up and get on the bus. If you attempt to say "Moien" with your best Luxembourgish accent, they'll just grunt at you, before speeding off before you've sat down to make sure your head gets pancaked against the rear window before you've put your wallet back in your pocket. Expect to smell the shampoo of the lady in front of you as the driver exceeds the speed limit for most of the journey only to carry out emergency braking at every single bus stop. Don't bother waving for him to wait as you're running after the bus, the fact that he's five minutes ahead of the schedule is apparently your fault. And if your an old age pensioner, expect the doors to be closed in your face as you're trying to get off the bus. Yes, unfortunately: Not everything is perfect in Luxembourg and these guys deserve all the stick they get.
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Hello Willy,
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Elinor
Hi, I'm happy to see someone else point all of this out! The bus drivers here leave me smoldering in anger most of the time due to their attitude and how they treat passengers, but of course they wouldn't care the least bit if you complain about it. You wrote this 3 years ago and it's still as true today. I really hope one day this will change!
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