My proposal is 23!!!
No, I am not talking about the hours of sleep a person can get at one time, but about the number of people that can fit into a mini bus.
When first travelling with “my” team to an away game, we were 18 and I thought that’s about as much as the car, a Toyota HIACE, can take. I was sitting in the front seat and when turning around, all I could see was a huge bundle of heads, hands, bodies and baggage, not being able to distinguish what belongs to whom.
I was proved wrong the other day when travelling on a regular minibus to the city center! This time I was sitting in the very back of the car (the same model), comfortably sharing the row with two other persons. As we approached the city center, more and more people were getting on, bringing with them children on their arms, live chicken and other stuff. When my count got to 21, I was sure there wouldn’t even be enough space to fit another chicken, but nevertheless the driver stopped again and the guy responsible of fitting as many passengers as possible and collecting the money told us to make some room for the two ladies wanting to get in. The complaints of the passengers already inside didn’t help, the guy ordered and pushed and ordered and pushed and….incredibly, they DID fit in!!!!
So, my suggestion of the limit of how many people can fit into a mini bus (Toyota HIACE, the most common model in Africa) is 23! If any of you has a bigger number, please let me know!
2 comments:
pfff...well, 23 sounds really unbelievable but i know it is still possible, can't still say the bigger number for south african minibuses...yet:)all i can say is, that is so much fun anyway:)
keep on surprising, hanno!
aaa, 27 in cape town:):):)
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