The best excuses from Hungarian fare-dodgers
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According to tudnodkell.info, Hungarians seem to be very creative when it comes to playing truants. Listed below are some of the best excuses from fare-dodgers that are unforgettable for ticket-inspectors.
“What ticket? You hear that Peti?! Is this the entrance of Sziget Festival or what?”
“As you can see, I am 8-months pregnant. I don’t have to buy a ticket for the child until school and I am with a child, sooo…”
‘The only reason I got on is to be in an air-conditioned place because it is freaking hot outside. It is really annoying that this thing moves with me but since I don’t want to go anywhere, I ignore it and rest in the cool. I’ll take a ride, and then come back to Moszkva, get off and it will be just like nothing had happened.”
“Can you see that guy in a black T-shirt over there? Now, when I validated my ticket, he took it out of my hand! Can you see him holding my ticket? That is MY ticket but he has a gun so I didn’t want to oppose him.”
“Dear Sir, I have a season ticket to the Opera House. This includes a trip back and forth to the Opera. Why else do you think it costs so much?!”
“When I got on, I validated my ticket, showed it to the driver just as I was supposed to do. Then I threw it on the ground. Yes, I can see that there are no trashcans but it is our country’s fault, why the hell can’t they put trashcans on trams?! They force us to throw everything on the ground! What kind of country is this?!”
“Even you know that this is harassment! I am a 67-year-old retired housewife and I know my rights! I am sitting here peacefully and you come over to harass me! Leave me alone, otherwise I’ll report you for violating my identity!”
“I don’t have a ticket. Do you? You are also travelling, right?”
“I travel for free because my father is Imre Kovács…It is not my fault that you don’t know him, but he is one of the shareholders of BKV and all of his relatives travel for free.”
“The dog doesn’t have a ticket because it is a cat…A Hungarian deerhound? No, it is not a deerhound. Yes, it does look like a deerhound but it is a Persian-dachshund- German shepherd – tabby mixture cat, you see? The way it sits is typical. A deerhound sits totally differently.”