tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post8590401430104856139..comments2024-01-22T10:47:38.507+05:30Comments on As I Please: Delhi LawsRahul Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751088048215388592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-87000378436071366842008-06-12T21:03:00.000+05:302008-06-12T21:03:00.000+05:30Sire Rahul, your blog has begun to sound like the ...Sire Rahul, your blog has begun to sound like the US Republican Party -- a bunch of old school chums heartily agreeing with each other and saying how bad the proles are. Allow me to offer an alternative and possibly acerbic point of view. <BR/><BR/>It seems to me that Indians are the most self-deprecating people in the world, especially ones educated in elite public schools and colleges. Except that these elitist folk do not think they are being self-deprecating but feel like they are snickering at those other than themselves. In the eyes of the rest of the world though, the chaos-wielding junta is only an extension of the java-wielding programmer or the steel wielding Mittal, the two are one and the same, two sides of the same coin. Admit it, none of the eminent bloggers here EVER obey anything like the "Delhi Laws". Or do they? Why not? Do not need to, being elite and not having to stand in the Queue Nahin? Have they ever talked to a scooter driver who eats heat and dust and sound kicks on the rump from potholes? Do they understand why s/he is so erratic? Do they know burping is REQUIRED in some cultures and is understood to be a polite appreciation of good cuisine? Do they know that, as do joggers, bus riders must spit -- or swallow the grime they filter from the air? No. They ride their a/c cars, secure parking spots, chaprasi Queue Nahin's, drivers and yes, hairless chests and freely deprecate their own, snickering unknowingly at their own reflection.AmOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351322682932613136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-16377669618157449722008-06-11T11:09:00.000+05:302008-06-11T11:09:00.000+05:30> (Some of these are universal and are valid acros...> (Some of these are universal and are valid across India).<BR/><BR/>Chennai has a few more which seem to be unique to Chennai:<BR/><BR/>Bus stop enough:<BR/>It is perfectly reasonable for MTC to create bus stops at a major crossing since the bus has to slow down for a signal anyway. Moreover, this is convenient for the passengers who can access all corners of the crossing with too much walking.<BR/><BR/>Global Village:<BR/>The road passing by my village has become a four-lane highway but I can still safely stroll across it to get the superior chai on the opposite side.<BR/><BR/>(W)Hol(el)y (w)hole-some:<BR/>If there is a major festival coming up then I can make a hole in the road to plant a shamiana or a god-in-lights. Those two-wheeler riders who get injured because of the resulting pot-hole will have that particular god's-blessings for ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-46729085960291533642008-06-11T00:25:00.000+05:302008-06-11T00:25:00.000+05:30Very apt! "Zebra Crossing": Municipal vehicular as...Very apt! <BR/><BR/>"Zebra Crossing": Municipal vehicular assault zone.<BR/><BR/>"Bus Stop": No buses may stop within five meters of this.<BR/><BR/>"No Entry": Vehicular shortcutAmOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351322682932613136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2007509643610309350.post-34103463756352003982008-06-10T16:05:00.000+05:302008-06-10T16:05:00.000+05:30Funny... And unfortunately true.Funny... And unfortunately true.Akilanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677328298596479367noreply@blogger.com