You’re Too Old to be This Foolish: An Expat Gets Injured Over a Thirty-Cent Bus Fare

The photos showed a mean bruise on a shoulder. Apparently the Original Poster (OP) had taken a fall, and landed hard. That was the least of his troubles.

The OP has lived in Ecuador for more than ten years. He’s now a pensioner, over sixty-five, speaks the language and professes to love the country and its people, according to his story.

There are all kinds of elder-friendly rules for folks over 65. Among them, plenty of discounts on things like bus fare.

He got on the bus, and when the driver asked him for full fare, the gringo stood his ground. I think the difference was thirty cents.

A gringo, in a developing country, getting pissy about thirty cents.

White immigrants take advantage of these laws because they can. They are, by and large, the least needful of those discounts.

Thirty cents. The driver refused the half-fare. The OP didn’t explain further. Since it’s his story we will never know if the bus driver had a valid reason. (By the way, the story has since disappeared from FB, or at least I sure can’t find it again or I’d link it)

It got unpleasant. The gringo capitulated, at least for the duration of the ride. Then, on his way out of the bus…