Microbuses have been one of the main means of transportation for millions of Egyptians for years now. We mostly hate them and wish they disappear off the face of the earth but unfortunately cannot deny their crucial role in the daily commute of their users. In Egypt, we have different types of microbus drivers. Here’s a sneak peek at our diversely ‘tempered’ microbus drivers:
1-DJ
This is the one who fills the already hustling Cairo streets with their loud irritating music. It’s usually third class sha3bi jingles.
2-Beleil Ye3akes
He drives around at night, probably passengers free, just to harass innocent girls on the street.
3-EL Baltagy
He makes sure to go against every single driving rule and then shouts to your face for disapproving looks. He drives the wrong direction, breaks the traffic lights we kaman yeksar 3aleiko.
4-El Mo7taram
He comes quickly in your direction, and surprisingly lets you pass first. Unusually decent.
5-El Bared
3ady he parks his vehicle right in the middle of a one lane street to buy some stuff from El koshk and chit-chats belmarra with the vendor. When you start using the horn, he gets annoyed we yestaghrab awy that you’re in a rush and can’t wait!!
6-El Wise
We all know this guy, decorating his vehicle with wise quotes everywhere. “Mat3erafsh te2aledny enta yadob te7esedny,”” El 3ein sabetny we rab el 3arsh nagany” and that kind of stuff.
7-El Motahawer
This driver is the reckless kind who usually drives with his door open. Sometimes, when the microbus is overcrowded with passengers he would drive with half of his body outside the bus, holding the door under his arm.
8-El High
You are never sure if he’s conscious or not. He’s just staring into space; that’s the effect of the huge amount of drugs he consumed.
9-Malek El Eda2a
Colourful pee lights cover his microbuses, from the front to the back and even inside.
10-Beta3 El Kalaksat
He drives around giving people on the street a headache with his continuous non-stop kalaksat. Whether you’re driving fast or slow, traffic is good or bad, he just goes “beeb beeb.. beeb beeb.. beeb beeb.”
11-The Under Aged
It doesn’t make any difference because microbus drivers are usually high anyway, but at least when the driver is a grown-up he can reach the breaks.
12-The One with a Falling Apart Bus
You feel like it’s going to fall apart right in front of you. The driver is usually creative though; he holds the bus together with a rope or duct tape.
