On Public Transport Drivers
Pilipinas
Pinoy : Mama, bababa na ako ang sukli ko sa P10 (P 8.00 fare).
Driver : Wala ka bang BARYA?
Pinoy : Wala e. Sige di bale na! (keep the change)
Canada
Pinoy : I do not have CAD 5.50 (fare for 5)but I have 6, is it alright to give you this?
Street Car Driver : No, I need exact fare. You get off on the next stop and to have it changed in a store or buy a card.
In other words : No thank you! I don’t want to keep the change.
Lesson No. 1 : Importante ang BARYA!Syempre bumaba ang Lola mo to get change!
On Getting Off
Pilipinas
Pinoy : Mama para na po dito!
Driver : Di pwede dito may nanghuhuli!
Canada
Pinoy : (Pull the string to stop, looks at the driver before getting off) Have a nice day!
Street car driver : You too.
Pinoy : I will!
On opening a savings account
Pilipinas
Teller : Min. of P5,000 to open with less than 1% interest. P200 charge for going below the Min. daily balance.
Canada
Financial Advisor : min. of CAD 5 with 2% interest, no maintaining balance!
On Fares
Pilipinas MRT: Pay fare from Baclaran to Taft get off after 1hr ride from Taft to Quirino you have to pay again.
Canada : Pay a standard fee - whether you get off Stop 1 or 3 , then later from stop 3 to 5 just show your transfer ticket so you do not have to pay - as long as it is used within the same day.
For us we got the monthly card worth CAD 109 so it gives us unlimited use of the subway, bus and streetcar for 1 month! Lugi na sila sa amin ngayon pa lang sa dalas namin lumabas!
the best thing for me is that di ka maliligaw (salamat naman!) because you just call a number, tell the person (not a machine!)exactly where you are and where you want to go and they will teach you exactly how you can get there! Galing di ba?
Welcome to Canada!
