Recently I boarded a 111 matatu, Vercase, and I was out of bundles so I decided to observe the various
behaviors of the passengers. I managed to analyze the passengers and
categorized them into various categories:
This kind of passenger will enter into a matatu and spot a seat
in most cases near a good looking dude. On reaching at the spotted seat,
she would open her purse take out her tissue and wipe the seat then
pull her skirt and finally sit down. After some time the diva would take
out a mirror, make her hair, balm her lips and finally take out a
bottle of cheap cologne and apply. Afterwards she takes out her Techno
phone and takes selfies then posts them on IG.
The Musician
This
type of passenger would lip sync to each and every song playing in the
matatu. He would tap the legs and bob their heads on every song playing.
He will also lip sync to the effects of DJ Aslan mixes and also
the beats of house music.
This passenger would sleep from the start of the journey until
his destination where the conductor will have to wake him up. This
passenger normally has many different sleeping positions. This is the
type of passenger you would sit next to and he would put his head on
your shoulder giving you an opportunity to punch him but of course that
wouldn’t be the case if it was a hot chillez or dude sitting next to
you.
These are often women who would start talking about this guy who
sent her a follow request on IG or their neighbor fought yesterday over
food or even their friend who still uses a kabambe. All these stories
were followed by a nasty laugh that would even awaken the matatu sleeper
and draw all the matatu passengers.
This passenger would enter a matatu and draw everyone’s
attention because of the scent coming from him. They have a combined
smell of their deodorant plus their sweat. They have a mindset polluted
by the fact a human being is not a fish which lives in water.
This passenger will always start a conversation by saying hi to
the seatmate. This proceeds on with a story of how their day has been
and the way their watchman is always looking at her. She will continue
by telling you on how the food she ate yesterday tasted badly which made
her vomit and some irrelevant issues. The one being told the stories
will keep silent as a sign that the stories are boring but the story
teller will still continue with her stories.
This passenger will read the newspaper all along the trip even
if he feels sleepy. When you borrow them the newspaper they will refuse
to give it claiming that they aren’t finished reading. They are stuck to
the obituaries page for like thirty minutes. They will waft over the
newspaper when the stinky one passes by.
This passenger would enter into a matatu and show off his newly
purchased phone in Riverroad. He would show you all the features of his
phone. He would then call his pal over the phone and brag on how he’s in
intercontinental Hotel enjoying life. In addition he would tell his pal
to take care of his Range Rover and Mercedes Benz automobiles. At the
end of the trip you would be laughing out loud because of the lies the
peacock has been telling.
This is the typical passenger who would sit down quietly and
look at the types passengers in the matatu then goes on to write about
them. That’s me, the observer.
So in which category do you fall under?
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Recently I boarded a 111 matatu, Vercase, and I was out of bundles so I decided to observe the various
behaviors of the passengers. I managed to analyze the passengers and
categorized them into various categories:
