Standing on a bus/mat? My my... that was the worst experience ever! Owe unto you if you are short... you head would stick right in some sweaty armpit and you almost faint with the smell..... and with the water rationing,aaaaiii,hii hatutaki. There were just too much bad in the whole thing to want to have it back - the sweating,the squashing,the stealing,the tents and pines (seriously,this was a very very serious problem - men may not understand but it was - one mukurino from kayole I have never forgotten- but thats a story for another day......),matatus forcing some of us to cut down our weight coz they wouldnt allow some sizes into the matatus (they wanted the slim ones so that they can fit many!!!) bure kabisa hii watu.
One time i wore a big sweater(dont know if it was the sweater or my size anyway) then three matatus refused to carry me,the forth said if they carried me,i pay double!!! Imagine going through that piece of................. again???!!!! psychos!!!
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.