We all know that a long-distance bus trip to areas far away from Athens is very interesting.

Some of them:

– we take a break from our daily obligations,
– enjoy the natural beauties of the route,
– we relax by reading a book, a newspaper.
– Be careful, but all this applies to the first 100 kilometres of the route.

But then we get a normal sleepy feeling. More than anything else, we stare, glancing at our fellow passengers. We lived all this in BC. BC, that is, after the disaster that befell us, many things changed, and among them, the chances of some new acquaintances on our travels.

– Let’s put it more graphically. P.C. On the way, a person of the opposite sex magnetized us.

– What we did: We simply changed position and got as close to the person as we could. Next door, even better.

– We were following some typical chatter about the route, the weather, that sort of thing.

– Then we proceeded to mutual introductions.

– Flurt and anything could be done (Panda P.C.).

– But now where are the happy moments!

– We must sit at least two metres from the person who has attracted us.

– Let’s forget about the handshake. Even with disinfectant.

– So much for long-distance flirting. Only Romeo and Juliet had a long-distance relationship (Famous relationship but … balcony).

So…we looked into the matter and found only one solution.

– Unique solution: question marks are ruled out through the mediation of plexiglass…

– Handshakes and other superficial relations are also excluded (what will Tsiodras and Chardalias say).

– So … Here’s the solution: follow, even the rudiments, sign language. What the translators do in the bulletins news. This is the only way to eliminate distances, even on buses.

N.C.