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The Bus Uncle
A Cantonese YouTube viral video clip of a quarrel between two men aboard a bus in Hong Kong on 27 April 2006. The older man, who came to be nicknamed the Bus Uncle, scolded the man seated behind him, a passenger used his camera phone to record the incident. The six minute video became YouTube's most viewed video in May 2006,attracting viewers with its copious use of profanity by the older man, receiving 1.7 million hits in the first 3 weeks of that month. The video quickly became a cultural sensation in Hong Kong, sparking vigorous debate and discussion on lifestyle, etiquette, civic awareness and media ethics within the city.
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