 The " Bus Uncle " title for the video was coined by members of an Internet forum in reference to the older man in the video . In Hong Kong , it is common to refer to an older man as " Uncle " ( <unk> ) , hence the English translation " The Bus Uncle " . Lam 's name appears as part of the title of the original video . Contrary to reports in Western media , the word " Uncle " ( <unk> ) was not used . 
