I went to some relatives place a few days back. Now that side of town has too many people I feel and it has rickshaws!which makes driving a nightmare..Plus there's really no need for the speed limit, cause roads are so wonderful that even if u wanna go above the speed limit, you can't without considerable risk to your car and your bones!Smart move.. people won't even try to drive fast!
I simply hate it when people just jump on to the road and run to cross it, with scant disregard to their safety!And people do that a lot i must say,it's all upto u, break in time or else..
People look at me with suspicion if i stop my car and let them cross the road, I mean it doesn't happen too often does it? i guess they find it strange! It is really tough to walk on Delhi roads. Everyone's always in a rush! It's not like I stop everytime, i'm usually in a rush myself..but i still try to!I think I learnt this when I went to the U.K. People stopped for others, they let them cross the road, they were polite.. they waved when others gave them way.I think it was really nice!
Here, when u do let someone go, he would just think that it was his right anyways, so why jus give u a smile or a small thanks..Infact today was one of the rare days when someone said a thankyou when I stopped to let them to cross the road before I could move on..and it felt nice! I think if we do this more often, more people would wait for others..let them go..
If only people would say thankyou more often! I think we need to learn to say thanku , please and sorry..I mean noone says sorry to you here even if they step on u, they just turn away and move on!! How would a small sorry hurt u.. How come they never learnt this..and how did i learn this?
Hey you know what, I don't feel left out anymore. I finally saw rang de basanti today :) awesome movie, leaves you thinking.., unlike most movies that are made.Great music, great acting..a little unreal in the climax but otherwise an amazing movie!It makes you want to get up and do something, make an effort..and not just complain abt things not being right.
And oh, trip was good!Interesting experiance it was, got to see how life in a hostel could be, met some very nice people and some who were really stuck up! Didn't win anything in the competition but well we weren't prepared enuf.. so it's ok i guess. Roamed around in the last 2 days, had fun..overall it was a good trip!
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hahaa...so u go to see hostel life??? did ya like it?? i agree some stuck up bitches!!!!!haha...too many of those sometimes..but hostel life is fun!!!!
and yes, about the right of way!!!! i tell u even if some1 drilled it in d indian minds, no one, absolutely no1 would get it!!! they think they bloody own d road!!!!....hmmnnn....if only ppl say thanku more often...sigh!i agree
I do agree that Descipline has to be installed in people's mind in India. They only know to break rules than to abide by it :)
I second white forest and also would add that every change can happen with thyself...we implement it, we encourage our friends to implement it and thus the Junta would finally get a hang of it!:)
Yes. Those UK people are so cute. I've heard one of my friends who had recently been there talk about them. And yes, you hit the target when you said that most people over here wouldn't turn for a thank you when you let them pass. That's probably why cars, buses and lorries take pleasure in ramming into pedestrians even when they are walking on the platform. And I remember the last occasion when I said a thank you... I was stranded on the road two days back, one in the night, legs worn out, wondering if anyone would bother to give me a lift... And finally, this biker came by slowly, and I put this -am the most innocent person on earth- expression and looked at him with hope, waving my hands vigorously. He turns at me, swerves away from me, looks at me and drives away staring behind at me. Wonder if he mistook me for a terrorist. If he had, I can confidently say that he was blind. :| Anyway, it was then that I yelled THANKS! lol And he stopped for a moment and rode on. ;)
Yikes. Sorry I blogged in here.. and you don't have to call me sir, you know. ;) And hey thanks for coming over to my place...
People stopped for others, they let them cross the road, they were polite..
I havent seen this attitude of people in India (atleast not in Mumbai or Pune) but appreciated it when I was Dubai...Zebra crossings were actaully meant for drivers to slow down so that people can cross the road safely...very nice :)
I finally saw rang de basanti today :
I saw this movie last week...nice one...I enjoyed it..
oamed around in the last 2 days, had fun..overall it was a good trip
YEYYYYYYYY!!!
So welcome back afta the good trip...hope to hear from you quite frequently now :)
sonia, when did you change your name to neha?
are you that sonia from dept of hss?
I remember one incident when a very polite pedestrian helped me out park my car..
The pedestrian " Beta , thoda left lo , thoda aur ... Ab back lo. Lete jao lete jao...."
BANG I CRASHED TO A CONCRETE WASTE BOX behind..
And when I got out of my car , the kind pedestrian was found running away at the speed at which a Jaguar would have his eyes popped out..
MYLORD I WANT JUSTICE :-P
I have now read so many good things about Rang de basanti I will have to see it, in spite of Aamir Khan's bad hair.
I have now read so many good things about Rang de basanti I will have to see it, in spite of Aamir Khan's bad hair.
Hiya Neha...
ppl have tht much time in UK to stop n wave... wow.
Delhi seems too bad.. Pune rocks :))
winning is important but lesser than having fun... n seems u had loadzzz of it
gud nite :))
"Sonia when did u change ur name to neha?"(read comment by Mala ie comment no.6)Another case of assumed identities?hmm
Just kiddin, neha suits u just fine, in C's language Sonia is so che
Talked a lot abt allowing people to cross d road n similar stuff, rang de basanti and d competition so wont comment on d post. Keep Rambling:)
I only have rights, no duties!!!
Hi...
First of all thanks to stop by on my blog & share a nice msg...
Yaeh, I'll around for a long time time..& writing also..
Hope to hear you more ..
Roy
Hi Sweetie,
Finally got the time to read about ur trip! Very nice, very nice indeed.. It ain't always about winning now, is it?
The first time I went to Dubai, wen my dad got transfered there (yes, I am fortunately / unfortuantely what is called a 'Gulfi'), I saw the stop-for-the-road-crossing-pedestrian-AND-wave-back phenomenon.. I was touched, AND shocked.. I thought ppl had lost it! Dint ever see anything of the sort in Mumbai!! But then again, their population just cant compete with us (though the Indians THERE are gaining on the Indians HERE)..
Years later, my stay in Glasgow reminded me of that first visit to Dubai.. Scots are amazing ppl.. they're the sweetest u can find..
I was getting too used to that, I suppose.. I came back to Mumbai and on my first day back, almost got run over by a raging maniac..
@sudeep pune rocks??? do u fly???? pune traffic sucks big time!!!! I hate travellin on pune roads!!! if I could only fly!!!
@Sudeep and Yashita:
I totally agree with you..no wonder its been 2 yrs Im scared to take driving lessons here in Pune :(
I worry for ma fellow drivers precious life if in case Im given the charge of steering wheel...
@Yashita, yes i did actually. it's fun, but at the smae time i think it wud get borin after awhile.. or mayb i felt so cause the place i went to had very strict rules.. esp fr girls.. they had to be back in campus by 7, and be back inside the hostel complex by 9, cause after tht they'd lock the gates!!
oh yeah.. thts exactly the way they behave.. i'v got a car so its my road now!
can't comment on pune.. i'v never been there :D
@Rathna, there's no discipline bcos we just follow wat others do.. when we go out of this country we follow their rules cause everyone there does tht.. y cant we do the same here!
@Vamsee, very true!just read ur post too.. we need to first start with ourselves..
@The Individualist, one in d night..well don't totally blame him too :) he was in a tough position.. it's difficult to trust these days.!!
next time, make sure u hv someone to drop ya home :)
hehe..sure wont call u sir :D just didnt noe how to address ya then ;)
@Arz00n, neither have i.. i wish i cud!
and yes, i'll b vella now so will keep on rambling :P
@mala and gang.. u really r even more vella than me!!
@Manish, aisa tumhre saath hi kyun hota hai? :P
:))
@sinusodally, believe me i hv seen it at almost every blog i visited, was feelin so left out..lol.. u shud really watch it!and aamir's lookin good :)
@Sudeep, yeah they do.. really, is it any better in pune? mayb its better in the smaller cities.. cud b possible u noe. delhi, everyone's always in a rush!
@Mani, even i didnt get to noe tht :P i noe i prefer neha too!! u updated ur post?
@Sid, yeah yeah .. all play no work? :P
@Roy, hey roy! ur welcome.. cya arnd :)
@Nessa, well winning wud hv been really nice , but i didn't so.. i didn't.. wont sit and regret it :)
is it just india!!i mean are people everyone better at this..never been to dubai..
and really once u get back u dont wanna get back..lol.. i mean get back to the same kinda attitude.. i found myself trying to b nice n drive in lanes and all.. but didnt last too long ;)
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lol.. i think i'll hv to visit Pune personally to set the controversy at rest ;)
now come on Arz, it cant b as bad as delhi?
Hey Neha, I have lived/visited many countries From Japan to Europe to US. Everywhere u will find people very courteous. The only other place where trafic is a mess is Italy oh god trust me I have driven in Mumbai and in Rome. Rome is bad.
I guess some of it is also pace of life and number of people. If u start waiting for every one to cross the road in Mumbai or Delhi u may have to wait for whole day. :):)
Enjoy
Sonia here. Bullshit you complain. I was in Chandigarh for a long time and it is one of the finest city in India.
Hostel Life.Who know it can tell you it is much more than what is shown.
yea de world wud really b a lot nicer if ppl actually did that par afsos bahut kam log hain aise karne wale...and glad 2 kno u had a gud time-wat does it matter if u dint win?u gave it ur best shot n that too unprepared...take care n hey i can enlighten u a lot more abt hostel life if u want me to :-)...
Have someone drop me home? Yeah, sure. :p Will ask my friend to make sure he stays awake at one in the night, sitting on a bike, police on the prowl, (see that I mention police, not thieves. Police-men are more dangerous. Most, atleast) Dogs waiting to sink their fangs in, Street-lights flickering gloomily, a distant ambulance siren echoing through the silent streets........
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hey neha whatsup?I came here to inform you tht I've just blogrolled you..This post seems real interesting..I'll come back soon and comment:-) Enjoy the weekend!
@Neha, Yashita, Zoonie: well after seeing the rush in delhi i can say tht it is better in pune... but i agree it is horrible here too
@Yashita: yes i learnt flying since last week.. wanna learn :p
Yeah.. Rang de is a nice movie!
Even i don't like the attitude of most ppl in Delhi...It was sary for me to ride on the rickshaw there...
And about hostel life, trust me there is nothing like it.Specially for we ppl(IITans) feel sad just by thought that one day its goin to end.Had some of the best moments of my life here...
Wish time stops and I stays here forever...
It seems Neha wasn't in the institute. She didn't update her blog. Where are you Neha?
Is it because of the Assam Bandh?
@Suds, so its only us huh? i was hoping for some company atlst :)
@Sonia, this is gettin buggin now u noe!
@Tarun, well i just got a sneak peek.. but i'm sure there's a lot more to it ;)
@arvind, yeah it doesnt matter.. wud'v been nice if we had bas.. :) and hey y don't u put up a few posts on hostel life so i'll read them n noe :D
@The Individualist, now come on wat r friends for ? :D
Policemen more dangerous..lol.u could b right there u noe!
@Manish, just checked it out, post coming up soon!
@sudarshan, hey thanku so much :D waitin fr u to come back :)
@Sudeep, flying? so ur flying arnd now!awesome! teach me too :P
@vaibhav, so it is :)
@Jigal, hey i'm doing good.. how r u? new job.. just read ur blog.. howz it going?
@coolvir, rickshaw rides.. aha.. they're the ones who jump the red lights the most.. lol..
well u had a great time, i'm sure these memories wud remain with u all ur life :)
@Pinki, hey girl!well now thts how u turn disadavantages to advantages ;)
@Detective, stop snooping arnd :P
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