Mr. Dang Hung Anh (37 years old), driver of bus number 10 (departing from Ho Chi Minh City National University to Mien Tay bus station), said: “Every day I still see many well-dressed passengers using the bus. One day I heard them say that because their personal car had problems or broke down, they took the bus. Telling that story helps us understand that not everyone who takes the bus does so because of low income.”
Ms. Dang Thi Diem Hang (31 years old), in charge of human resources at an agency company on Pham Ngoc Thach Street, District 3 (HCMC), said: “You can’t judge a book by its cover”. In fact, there are many wealthy people who still take the bus. For example, my boss is Japanese. He has a car worth several billion VND and has his own driver. But sometimes he still wants to take the bus from Thu Duc City to the company. In addition, there are many colleagues with an income of about 20 million VND/month who also choose the bus as their regular means of transportation”.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh (34 years old), working at No. 1 Tran Khanh Du, Hai Ba Trung District ( Hanoi ) said that the distance from home to work is about 32 km. Her husband works at a company 27 km away. And the couple decided not to ride a motorbike or a car. Instead, they both chose the bus. “Every day, I only spend 30,000 VND, and my husband spends 24,000 VND for both round trips (the ticket price for a route with a distance of 30 – < 40 km is 15,000 VND/ticket/trip, the route with a distance of 25 – < 30 km is 12,000 VND/ticket/trip – PV). It saves money on gas, and is less tiring than driving a car or motorbike yourself,” Ms. Binh said.
Mr. Do Tien Khoa (30 years old), working at 929 Ta Quang Buu, District 8 (HCMC), said: “The view that only low-income people take the bus is one-sided and incorrect. Many people, including me, take the bus because they want to limit the impact of outside weather, contribute to protecting the environment, keep themselves safer, can use their phones to handle work, save costs…”.
Source: thanhnien.
Source: Vietnam Insider