Logic

We are still getting used to living in a different culture. There's not only the weather and language, but there's also a different worldview. When we have appointments and meetings we try to plan alternative arrangements, and pack a book and MP3 player, just in case the meeting is late or cancelled, which is quite often. But one reliable part of life here are the buses that leave the bus stations exactly on time, but after leaving the bus station the Middle Eastern logic takes over. There's a sentence on the timetable that the times at all the subsequent bus-stops depend on traffic conditions, and that buses may pass earlier than scheduled. At least buses at home normally wait until the planned time if they are early. I cannot see the need for a detailed timetable if the bus does not wait if it is running early. We are fortunate that we normally travel between bus stations and so we rarely have to spend hours and hours waiting at bus stops. P