I'm Canadian, and I tried taking a greyhound bus from Chicago to Detroit. I travelled all over the world, and apart from childhood memories of communism, and my

I'm Canadian, and I tried taking a greyhound bus from Chicago to Detroit. I travelled all over the world, and apart from childhood memories of communism, and my recent visit to India. Never had I seen so much disorganization. The bus station was totally overcrowded, with confused passengers. The attendants were screaming into the PA and it was hard to discern which bus line was for which bus over all the peaking and distortion. So I got in the information line, so I could know which ticket line to get into, so I could get into the right line for my bus. So many lines, and its going slow, and I know my bus will leave in an hour. I'm waiting impatiently, soon I'll be next. What happened next, was a Kafkaesque moment. I literally saw a guy get escorted out of the "Information" line for asking a benign question, one too many times. There was a cop already there outside, seemingly ready for such moments. And promptly put cuffs on the guy. When I asked if I could still catch my bus, I was told "I was bamboozled", and laughed at. I was confused, not wanting to argue, I stepped out of the line. Bathroom smelled of urine and vomit. It was mostly poor black people at that Greyhound station, being treated terribly by other black people. I missed my bus, and ended up booking a Megabus, 6 hours later. It was a 5 hour trip, my lower back took a beating sitting over a wheel well. Never again. If you're rich and want to check your privilege, and have a lower class, "Coming to America", kind of experience. Try taking a Greyhound Bus in Chicago. Highly recommend it for that purpose.