- encounter a very long line
- be pushed in line
- have someone cut in front of you every few minutes
- get so frustrated that you push, too
- wait in line for 30 minutes, and when it's finally your turn, have the window closed for a "technical break"
- not be spoken to by the ticket seller
- be told "How should I know?" by the ticket seller
- be given stink eye by the ticket seller
- be yelled at by the ticket seller
- pass young men drinking vodka as you disembark an overnight bus at 7 a.m.
If you depend on the kindness of strangers, you'll occasionally be in luck. Be grateful if you are:
- assisted by an elderly woman in finding your bus or timetable
- asked if you are "Amerikansky," upon which you say yes, and are engaged in conversation with a curious and pleasant rider
- seated on a bus
- allowed to open a window on a hot day
- picked up by a bus with AC
- picked up by a bus that isn't playing Russian pop songs
- picked up by a bus that is playing Russian pop songs, to drown out the teenager next to you who is playing every ring tone ever made on his "mobilka"
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