Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The Polish Ticket Inspector

Filho de Puta!!

On our way to the train station we decided to catch a tram to save our legs. We got on the tram and I asked the driver for a ticket. He said that they were 3 Zlotys, I was looking at this sign that said 2.5 and said you mean 2.5 no he insisted that they were 3. So I brought them feeling pretty pissed off. So just before the stop for the train station three ticket inspectors pull out their badges and ask to see our tickets. Feeling much happier now that the 3 zlotys has just saved me a 375 zloty fine i pulled them out. The puta ticket inspector asks "do you have one for you bag?" I say "no why would I". Very smugly he informs me that we need one and now he will have to give me a fine. I ask him where is the sign. He points to one on the wall, I read it and it does not say anything about tickets for bags, I tell him this but he is insistent. I dont think that he can read English or even Polish. He escorts us off the tram and we think about running or punching him. A very large ticket inspector accompanies him. This finishes that train of thought.

This puta is one of those smug bastards that takes a childish delight in reaming tourists. When I protest that there was no signage he pulls out a tram brouchure that at the very back at the bottom in 4 point print it states that you need a ticket for your bag. I tell him that this isnt good enough and he shrugs and tells me that me is going to give me a fine. I start to lose my cool a bit and start to abuse him a little, Jonny is also upset and abusive while Fernando kept up a steady stream of abuse in Portuguese.

This is not helping us, in steps Poliana, a beautiful (of course) Polish girl that starts to defend us. She sounded persuassive and the guy starts to look slightly uncomfortable under the weight of her argument (we can't understand this of course it was in Polish). He seems slightly embarresed by what she was saying and my hopes rose. He asked us if this was our first time in Poland and seems to relent a little but then screws it all up by saying OK i will only give you a fine for two of the bags. MF.

I tell him that in Australia when somebody robs you at least they have the decency to have a gun or a knife, I also call him a thief and a coward and threaten angry emails denoncing Poland and Krakow to the UN and other influential institutions. He is unmoved and says if we dont like it then he can call them Police and we can argue with them. We pay the fine.

via levar nico filho de puta. Asshole

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