The Bus Uncle
"The Bus Uncle"is a Cantonese video clip capturing a verbal altercation aboard a bus in Hong Kong on April 27,2006.The clip was taken by a passenger,uploaded to HK Golden Forum,and then quickly mirrored on YouTube and Google Video.Soon after its debut on YouTube,the 6-minute video became a cultural sensation in Hong Kong and inspired vigorous debate and discussion on life and etiquette in the city.Attracting over one million hits, the clip became one of YouTube's most viewed items in May 2006.Its copious use of profanity and its rhetorical outbursts attracted the attention of local and international media,and some of its utterances became catchphrases in Hong Kong and Chinese communities around the world.
Roger(The Bus uncle),"Get off the bus at once!Dun stay on the bus!" Elvis,"Dis isn't necessary." Roger,"If it isn't necessary,why d'u pat me on the shoulder?When I's talking on the phone,u..." Elvis,"(interrupts)Boss..." Roger,"Hey,dun call me'boss'.4 the sake of fairness,we dun know each other.Y d'u hafta do that?(faster tone)Why d'u hafta do that?Look,everyone in society suffers from stress.Now that u've done sth v.unfair,should I've a word with u?" Elvis,"(softly)I think we already aren't having a pleasant conversation anymore..." Roger,"(angrily interrupts)Now that we're talking,I ask you.Have I touched youWell?" Elvis,"Just what d'u want me 2 do?" Roger,"What d'I want u 2 do?I want u 2 apologize!" Elvis,"Soz,I didn't mean 2." Roger,"What d'u mean,'U didn't mean 2'?Who's right,u or me?" Elvis(interrupts softly),"U wanna save face." Roger,"What?" Elvis,"(louder)You just wanna save face. Soz,boss." Roger,"I don't wanna save face!Hey look,first,when u spoke on the phone,I didn't interfere with u.(Elvis puts his right arm on the headrest of the seat.)" Roger,"Why d'u hafta say I'm talking 2 loudly?I simply haven't disturbed u.Right?So,what d'u hafta say 4 urself?"Elvis,"Well,nothing really 's happened,it's all that simple." Roger,"What's happened 2 u?Just what d'u want?Hmm...I wanna settle this with u." Elvis,"The matter's settled,it's that simple."Roger,"It isn't settled." Elvis,"It's settled." Roger,"(louder)It isn't settled!" Elvis,"It's settled." Roger,"(yelling very loudly)It isn't settled!We both hafta settle dis right now!2 put it simply,when u talked on the phone,did I interrupt u?Y d'u interupt me?" Elvis,"U 're talking 2 loudly." Roger,"Look,when u 're talking on the phone,did I say u were talking 2 loudly and disturbing other ppl?We're both talking on our phones.When ppl talk on the phone,there 'll b noise,but u,ur voice... our voices 're the same.Yes,and did I interrupt u 4 that?(Pause)What d'u say?(Dead silence)" Roger,"(yelling)U r really asking 4 a fight!Fuck ur mum!R u asking 4 it?I 'm stressed,u r stressed,why d' u provoke me?" Elvis,"(very softly)I didn't mean 2..." Roger,"What d'u mean'U didn't mean 2.'?Apologize this instant!" Elvis,"I'm sorry." Roger,"Say it louder!" Elvis,"(louder)I'm sorry." Roger,"Don't ever do that again,I warn you.(Roger takes out his hand)" Roger,"Take out your hand." Elvis,"(softly)It isn't necessary." Roger,"Why isn't it necessary?Is sth wrong?" Elvis,"(softly)I've apologized." Roger,"When you've apologized,u shake hands.Why aren't u shaking hands after the apology?" Elvis,"It isn't necessary." Roger,"Y not?If u dun shake hands after ur apology,it means that the matter still hasn't been settled.(Elvis laughs)" Roger,"If u dun shake hands,it isn't settled.If the matter isn't settled,it means that we hafta settle it 4 good,right?U disturbed me while I 's on the phone,did I disturb u while u were on the phone?Fuck!I'm already furious.Just then I... Why d'u pat me on the shoulder?Fuck ur mum!" Elvis,"(very soft)(inaudible)" Roger,"You even interrupt me while I'm talking.What the fuck d'u know about me?Fuck ur mum!Hey!Now that you've apologized,y dun u shake me by the hand?Well?The matter still hasn't been settled." Elvis,"All right,I'll let you've ur way.(The two shake hands)" Roger,"Good,dun do it again.Lemme tell u,other ppl'll hit u if u do that." Elvis,"May we meet each other again." Roger,"Yes,if destiny permits.Just dun ever do it again.Dun disturb me,and I won't disturb u,ok?We both are stressed." Elvis,"Right." Roger,"I'm always ready if u wanna fight me." Elvis,"That's not necessary." Roger,"It's okay if that's not necessary." Elvis,"Gentlemen talk things out,n do not resort 2 violence." Roger,"(loudly)No,when u talk,u cause a great deal of trouble!U patted me on the shoulder while I was on the phone." Elvis,"Well,then should I pat u on the head?" Roger,"U patted me on the shoulder!U've just apologized.There's no problem with that,but when u patted me on the shoulder,it means that you've disturbed me b4 I've even disturbed u.Hence I fucked ur mum!Is that right? Look,we've settled it.(begins 2 turn forwards)" Elvis,"But still,dun fuck the mum." Roger,"(turns back sharply)If I dun fuck a mum,who should I fuck?(cuts off Elvis)When I fuck ur mum,am I copulating with her?I'm just using some Chinese swear words!(cuts off Elvis)I like 2 fuck!I'm not copulating with her!(turns forward)" Elvis,"(inaudible)...I'm warning you..." Roger,"(turns back sharply)Why r u warning me?Now that we 've shaken hands,why r u warning me,pal?What's this 4?" Elvis,"The matter 's been settled..." Roger,"(interrupts)If it's been settled,why d'u warn me?I'm heavily stressed.I wanna shake nds.You settle...you said that the matter is settled and now you warn me?What's the point,pal?This is pointless for both of us,is that right?Now that we've shaken hands..." Elvis,"Let me tell you,this matter is between the two of us.Don't drag other people into it." Roger,"If you have to drag people into it,you do so.If you enjoy fucking,you fuck;if I enjoy fucking,I fuck.Fucking other people is harmless.Fuck,fuck and fuck! Should I punch you twice instead?Right?When it's been settled,it's settled.Don't warn me.Why did you warn me?I'm not half scared even if you do!(Elvis opens up his phone)I'm extremely stressed,don't you know that?Now,do you understand?You shouldn't warn me! It's settled,you get the point?If you warn me,it means the matter isn't settled!We should forget about this,having shaken hands.OK?" Elvis,"All right,I don't want to talk to you any more." Roger,"(yelling)What did you warn me for!Aren't you satisfied?(Roger's phone rings)Fuck!"Elvis,"Get the phone...(Roger turns forward.)" Roger,"Hello? Hello."
bus uncle
A grumpy middle-aged man who became an instant celebrity when a video of him ferociously scolding a fellow young bus passenger became a hit on youtube.com. The young bus rider tapped the middle-aged man on his shoulder to request him to keep his voice down while talking on his cell phone. The man reacted vehemently and scolded the young man. The process was filmed by a 22-year-old man with his cell phone and the 6-minute footage was posted on youtube. As of now, the video has accumulated over 2 million hits and the phrases used by the middle-aged man - 'You face pressure. I face pressure' and 'Not resolved yet. Not resolved yet. Not resolved yet.' - have become the hottest catchphrases in Hong Kong. Newspapers around the world have reported this phenomenon.
Keep your voice down when you're on the bus. You don't want to be another Bus Uncle. You know, you face pressure, I face pressure, everybody faces pressure.
bus uncle
An old man who over-reacts to someone who asks him to stop speaking loudly into his cellphone. Usually while on some form of public transportation.
That guy is a bus uncle
bus uncle
A six-minute film showing a grumpy man scolding a fellow bus passenger in Hong Kong for interrupting his cell phone call.Bus Uncle,as the film is known,has been viewed nearly 1.7m times on the video website Youtube.com-the second most-viewed video on the site in May-spawning spoofs and new slang.The grainy film,which is apparently shot with a mobile phone on the top o'a double-decker bus, is hilarious for its absurdity and dramatic twists.The film starts with the middle-aged protagonist reacting strongly when a young man sitting behind him taps his shoulder 2 ask him 2 keep his voice down while talkin'on the phone.
Bus uncle:"I don't know you.You don't know me.Why do you do this?"the infuriated man says, punctuating the sentence by jabbing his right hand downward in the air.When the young man,who rarely talks back during the argument,expresses an unwillingness to continue the conversation, the middle-aged man explodes,"This is not resolved!This is not resolved!"-now a catchphrase in Hong Kong.He goes on to say:"I face pressure.You face pressure.Why did you provoke me?"Just when the dispute seems to have ended after the young man apologises and the two shake hands,the young man takes issue with profanity used by the middle-aged man,who then launches into another round of swearwords.Netusers've also added Chinese&English subtitles.The video has inspired numerous spoofs,including a karaoke version and a rap song using the middle-aged man's refrain:"I face pressure.You face pressure."
bus uncle
A grumpy middle-aged man who became an instant celebrity when a video of him ferociously scolding a fellow young bus passenger became a hit on youtube.com. The young bus rider tapped the middle-aged man on his shoulder to request him to keep his voice down while talking on his cell phone. The man reacted vehemently and scolded the young man. The process was filmed by a 22-year-old man with his cell phone and the 6-minute footage was posted on youtube. As of now, the video has accumulated over 2 million hits and the phrases used by the middle-aged man - 'You face pressure. I face pressure' and 'Not resolved yet. Not resolved yet. Not resolved yet.' - have become the hottest catchphrases in Hong Kong. Newspapers around the world have reported this phenomenon.
Keep your voice down when you're on the bus. You don't want to be another Bus Uncle. You know, you face pressure, I face pressure, everybody faces pressure.