OMG!! This reminds me how old I'm getting.
Only once did I & Hubby do this (sort of), well back in our shared youth, on a trip to Greece. We took a local bus to Athens where we found ourselves packed in with, well, the locals and their chickens and their...
Like an English Idiot I had the temerity to open the narrow light at the top of the window, and the conductor - who must have had built-in radar - came hurtling down to slam it shut and growl into my face what may well have been fucking foreigners.
Why does everyone seem to be able to swear in English?
Enjoyed your read.