27.2.07

27/2

So today I ran into my first crazy Italian person on the Tram.

The tram was very crowded, as is usual on a weekday morning. I step on the tram, and take my place near the center pole. A woman accidently steps on another woman's foot, about 2 feet from me. The one whose foot was stepped on, rather than shrugging off an accident that happens in a crowded place, started screaming at the woman about her foot. This continued and then just became a constant scream of "Basta! Basta! Basta!" very loudly, very close

Everyone on the tram made a circle of open air around this woman, as big a one as possible, which wasn't so big. I, and about 5 other people got off the tram at the next stop. However, once more people came on, I heard the tram pull away, with the screaming beginning anew.

Not a good experience, but considering how open a tram system it is, this being the first experience in two months is pretty small.

In case I haven't said before, my roommate Time is a snorer, but only when he's on his back. When he is though...sawing is not strong enough of a noise ;) It was bad enough that Saturday night, I actually grabbed my mattress off my bed, carried it to the living room, and slept in their. Unfortunately, this drastic measure didn't occur to me until like 4 in the morning, so Sunday was one long day.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

O silly boy, the tram is crazier than that. Crazy screaming italian women are only the tip of the lunatic ice berg. Hasn't your girlfriend told you the story about the breathing/rubbing man invading her personal space? We have all been there.

Joe said...

Yeh, but this was my first, so it was special