> The Bus Uncle

"The Bus Uncle" is a Cantonese video clip of a quarrel between two men aboard a bus in Hong Kong on April 27, 2006. While the older man (Chan), who came to be nicknamed the Bus Uncle, scolded the man seated behind him (Ho), a nearby passenger used his camera phone to record the entire incident

A young bespectacled male passenger tapped the shoulder of a middle-aged man in front of him, asking the man to lower his voice while on his mobile phone. The man in front turned around and reacted strongly with a rant about being unnecessarily provoked under stress:

Chan: Hey, don't call me "boss". For the sake of fairness, we don't know each other. Why did you have to do that? (faster tone) Why did you have to do that? Look, everyone in society suffers from stress. Now that you have done something very unfair, should I have a word with you?

The younger man, who seldom talked back, expressed a desire to end the discussion. However, the middle-aged man insisted that the matter was not settled and requested an apology from him:

Ho: The matter has been settled. It's as simple as that.
Chan:It's not settled.
Ho: It's settled.
Chan: (raises voice) It's not settled!
Ho: It's settled.
Chan: (yelling very loudly) It isn't settled!!! We both have to settle this right now! To put it simply, when you talked on the phone, did I interrupt you? Why did you interrupt me?
Ho: You were talking too loudly.
Chan: Look, when you were talking on the phone, did I say you were talking too loudly and disturbing other people? We're both talking on our phones. When people talk on the phone, there will be noise, but you, your voice... our voices are the same. Yes, and did I interrupt you for that? (Pause) What do you say?
(Silence)
Chan: (yelling) You're really asking for a fight! **** your mother! Are you asking for a fight? I am stressed, you are stressed, why did you provoke me?
Ho: (very softly) I didn't mean to...
Chan: What do you mean "You didn't mean to."? Apologise this instant!

The younger man apologised, reluctantly shook hands, and also warned the older man regarding the use of mother insults. This last warning resulted in more profanities from the older man:

Chan: If it's been settled, why did you warn me? I'm heavily stressed. I wanted to shake hands. You settle… you said that the matter is settled and now you warn me? What's the point, pal? This is pointless for both of us, is that right? Now that we've shaken hands…
Ho: Let me tell you, this matter is between the two of us. Don't drag others into it.
Chan: If you have to drag people into it, you do so. If you enjoy ****ing, you ****; if I enjoy ****ing, I ****. ****ing other people is harmless. ****, **** and ****! Should I punch you twice instead? Right? When it's been settled, it's settled. Don't warn me. Why did you warn me? I'm not half scared even if you do! I'm extremely stressed, don't you know that? Now, do you understand? You shouldn't warn me! It's settled, you get the point? If you warn me, it means the matter isn't settled! We should forget about this, having shaken hands. OK?
Ho: All right, I don't want to talk to you any more.

The video ends with the older man receiving a phone call.