How many of us Indians are encountered by rude and ignorant auto drivers who complain about traffic and one-way roads? Traveling by the auto rickshaw is a nuisance and convincing them to go anywhere you want to makes it tougher. Also, a slight drizzle in namma Bengaluru will get them to charge extra and demand higher than the usual fare! Take a bus ride and you are sure to find women and men quarreling over seat or the conductor speaking rudely to the passengers.
We Indians love talking and with more than half of the population in India, now having a mobile phone, (According to Gartner, the mobile penetration in India will reach 82% in 2014), all hell's going to break loose! Talking non-stop with increasing decibel rate will certainly leave our ear drums damaged! Also, I don't get the point why people talk so loud so that others can hear what you say? Does it matter to me that you just had a bad day at work?
We complain of bad roads, and missing pavements, how many of us use the pavement for walking? What about two-wheelers using the pavement to escape the traffic jam! And then there are others who love spitting, littering, and running into others while walking or crossing...
These are things that we see everyday and let it happen cause we too are culprits. We travel abroad and follow the rules and have a disciplined life. As they say, “In Rome, do as the Romans do”. Once out, we are back to our old ways. Yes, old habits die hard.
But it is up to each individual to bring about a change. Lets make a difference and begin with ourselves first, so that others can follow.
As Gandhi said “Be the change you want to see in the world”.
