29 May, 2006

-image-I’ve Got Pressure

AsiaPundit is behind the curve on picking up the ‘Bus Uncle’ phenomena. Who is Bus Uncle? He’s the latest accidental internet star — although more in the vein of Dog-poop Girl than Mahir Cagri.

The foul-mouthed ‘uncle’ unloads on Hong Kong teenager Alvin after being asked to speak more quietly on his cell phone on a Hong Kong bus, causing an even greater interruption for commuters, an arrest and merchandizing:

As can generally be expected, Roland has the best summary of links and multimedia..

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by myrick @ 9:04 pm. Filed under Asia, East Asia, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia

One Response to “I’ve Got Pressure”

  1. Cate Says:
    May 31st, 2006 at 8:28 pm

    Thanks for the link to Roland’s page on the Bus Uncle story and spin offs :).

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