The Knee Move

I´ve noticed on the bus the Chileans have an odd custom. When someone is sitting on the aisle seat they refuse to move over if you ask to sit down, they simply move their knees to the side and you get to squeeze on through. I don´t know, I feel like in the US people would just move over. But maybe I´m wrong.

Also interesting is that when the bus is full. People who get on from the back and can´t get to the front will have their money passed to the front. It´s amazing to see people pass a 1000 peso bill, have it get handed off and then have the change passed back. Carol, our director, says that has to do with the dictatorship which created culture of obeying the law which allows passing money on the bus to work without cheating by dishonest passengers.