So it seems that the ticket checks on the trams and buses in Zurich have ramped up in the last month or two. It now feels like every other time I ride them, there I am having to dig out my pass, potentially the dog's ticket, while balancing a baby and stroller. What gets me is how much it reminds me of those 80s cop shows where the pimps and drug dealers can totally tell a cop who is trying to go undercover.
I've noticed now that whenever a person gets on the tram who looks kind of shifty, dressed in not too fashionable clothing, and I start to revert to my CTA brain ("watch your wallet and bag..."), without fail they turn around, flash a badge and ask for my ticket. They stand out SO badly. I always think they are junkies or daytime drunks or something.
"Oh, my ticket? Phew, I thought you were going to try to lift my iPhone. You guys should stop looking around so nervously when you get on. You stand out. A lot. And I've only been here a year and can tell."
One of them ticketed a black lab standing next to us, who was riding with a man who had helped me and another mom with their strollers. That's cold.
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