Unbelievable as it may seem, but, The Bus Uncle is one of the viral videos that have been circulating the Internet that has turned into a national sensation. Based on a report from AP, it occurs in a Hong Kong bus where an older grumpy man gets into some form of verbal argument with a younger bus passenger.
The Bus Uncle viral video was shot by another bus passenger and is entirely in Chinese. It is the opinion of some of the viewers of The Bus Uncle that the video actually shows the real state of mind of most bus riders in Hong Kong.
The 6-minute viral video which has gained extreme popularity on the Internet actually focuses on what seemed to be a never ending discussion. Oddly enough, the entire The Bus Uncle viral video begins with the interruption of a simple telephone call which the older man did not appreciate.
Part of the amusing appeal that some viewers have found with The Bus Uncle is that while the older guy kept on yapping his mouth, the younger bus rider showed extreme self-control and patience.
What’s the Buzz with the Bus?
Lasting around six minutes, The Bus Uncle begins with the grumpy old man being interrupted while on a phone call by the younger bus rider. The younger man wanted to point out how noisy the old bus rider was while talking with someone.
Unfortunately, the old man did not appreciate what happened and began berating the man for interrupting his call. In Chinese countries, older people are normally referred to as Uncles or Aunts.
Beginnings of Uncle
The Bus Uncle viral video was initially uploaded on April of 2006 to three online hosting websites. Since then it has been viewed literally over a million times and has spawned spoofs as well as relatively new slang words.
Unknowingly, while The Bus Uncle was berating the young bus rider, another passenger took out his camera phone and began recording the incident.
This led to establishing The Bus Uncle viral video as a certified Internet sensation. By May of 2006 (just one month after its upload) it has achieved the status as the most viewed online video.
Bus Uncle Attractions
According to many of its viewers, some of the attractions of The Bus Uncle viral video are the rhetoric outbursts of the older bus rider including his numerous profanities. It got over 1.7 million hits on its first three weeks during the month.
The uploading of The Bus Uncle also sparked a number of debates as well as discussions which centered mostly on etiquette, lifestyle, media ethics, and civic awareness for those riding the city bus. Eventually, it caught the attention of the foreign media allowing The Bus Uncle to become one of the cultural viral videos in Hong Kong.
Watching Uncle
In case you are one of the few who have not had the chance to watch The Bus Uncle viral video, then it is about time that you do so. Keep in mind when watching The Bus Uncle to finish it all the way through. Initially you will not be able to understand what makes this viral video so popular.
However, after the first minute of the video things will begin to become more interesting. This is also one of the reasons why some of The Bus uploads also features an English and Chinese subtitle to help those watching understand what is happening. There will definitely be more vulgarity and profanity after the first minute of this viral video.
Bus Incident Details
The Bus Uncle viral video took place on the upper deck of a Kowloon Motor double decker bus that was travelling on the Yuen Long route in Hong Kong. The incident happened at about 11:00 in the evening of April 2006.
The young male passenger wearing glasses tapped the shoulder of an older passenger seated in front of him. He was asking The Bus Uncle to lower his voice while talking on the phone.
In an interview The Bus Uncle said that he was under some stress when he was tapped on the shoulder because he was in an argument with his girlfriend and was calling the Samaritans.
The younger passenger however disputed this and said the older man was merely chatting up friends. The result of the effort is The Bus Uncle viral video.
The Bus Characters
There are apparently three characters involved in The Bus Uncle viral video which has become a big hit not only in Hong Kong but in the Internet world as well.
- Jon Fong Wing Hang is the 21-year old accountant and part-time student who shot the video with his camera phone. He recalled that he recorded the incident just in case the man would be abusive and violent.
- Roger Chan is the 51-year old who plays The Bus Uncle in the video. He is a restaurant worker who lives alone but has a girlfriend in Mong Kok.
- Elvis Ho is the 23-year old property agent who was being berated by The Bus Uncle. He reveals that he usually takes long bus rides on the way home and asks passengers to lower their voice so he can nap.
An Internet forum was responsible for coining its title which eventually translated to The Bus Uncle in English. The growing popularity of this Internet video also led to the registration of the domain name busuncle.com in obvious reference to The Bus Uncle viral video.
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