Thinking of annoying habits reminds of people who honk needlessly when struck in a traffic jam... some people honk to their heart's content even if is quite evident that it will take more than few seconds for the traffic to clear or disperse.

I was once driving on an empty road and the driver behind was constantly blowing his horn. Every time I would makw way for him to overtake he would not do so. I blocked him at a narrow stretch and asked him why he was constantly horning - as i driving wrongly. He laughed and said as he likes to sing while driving horn provides music. !!!!

A case of severe nutcase in my opinion! Honking horns unnecessarily while driving should be made a punishable offense and liable for heavy fines. Once I had taken out one of our clients from UK to our city centre for shopping on the prominent Laxmi Road area. There was so much honking of horns and terrible noise in general, she was very much disconcerted and asked me if something wrong had happened in that area! When I told her no, it was normal here, she was really stunned and said that if they became so much nosiy in her country, they all would have spent a night in the jail! She asked me to my utter embarrassment whether we do not have any concern of causing trouble to the babies and the elderly and sick! :blink:

Exactly, honking without any reason should be punishable. But if you come to think of it, how many things can be controlled by mere punishment, why can't people be more alert and morally educated. Why do we have to have punishment or fine for every little thing?

Exactly...but then as a nation we have developed or to be more precise, underdeveloped as responsible citizens so we have to be policed in all matters. If that were not so, then our country would not be so dirty!

But poice is also drawn from the same society !!!

That is why even they do not mind the horns! And since as rule, Indians ARE noisy and noise-loving people so it is unsettling for us when in foreign countries we do not hear the traffic noise as we are generally used to! When I was In England for sometime, after finishing work at 5:30 pm I used to walk home, the shops would all be closed by then, streets would all be deserted and with not even a dog on the roads (there never are any stray dogs or animals) so I used to be very disconcerted initially, even scared. BUt then I got used to it and learnt to enjoy the solitude for I knew it was going to short-lived! :cheer:

Thinking of annoying habits reminds of people who honk needlessly when struck in a traffic jam... some people honk to their heart's content even if is quite evident that it will take more than few seconds for the traffic to clear or disperse.

I was once driving on an empty road and the driver behind was constantly blowing his horn. Every time I would makw way for him to overtake he would not do so. I blocked him at a narrow stretch and asked him why he was constantly horning - as i driving wrongly. He laughed and said as he likes to sing while driving horn provides music. !!!!

A case of severe nutcase in my opinion! Honking horns unnecessarily while driving should be made a punishable offense and liable for heavy fines. Once I had taken out one of our clients from UK to our city centre for shopping on the prominent Laxmi Road area. There was so much honking of horns and terrible noise in general, she was very much disconcerted and asked me if something wrong had happened in that area! When I told her no, it was normal here, she was really stunned and said that if they became so much nosiy in her country, they all would have spent a night in the jail! She asked me to my utter embarrassment whether we do not have any concern of causing trouble to the babies and the elderly and sick! :blink:

Exactly, honking without any reason should be punishable. But if you come to think of it, how many things can be controlled by mere punishment, why can't people be more alert and morally educated. Why do we have to have punishment or fine for every little thing?

Exactly...but then as a nation we have developed or to be more precise, underdeveloped as responsible citizens so we have to be policed in all matters. If that were not so, then our country would not be so dirty!

But poice is also drawn from the same society !!!

That is why even they do not mind the horns! And since as rule, Indians ARE noisy and noise-loving people so it is unsettling for us when in foreign countries we do not hear the traffic noise as we are generally used to! When I was In England for sometime, after finishing work at 5:30 pm I used to walk home, the shops would all be closed by then, streets would all be deserted and with not even a dog on the roads (there never are any stray dogs or animals) so I used to be very disconcerted initially, even scared. BUt then I got used to it and learnt to enjoy the solitude for I knew it was going to short-lived! :cheer:

It must have been in winter. I had a similar experience in Switzerland where shops used to close at 6 pm. I and a colleague would then walk on empty streets and return back to our hotel. On the fourth day our hotel manager told us that the local poice was enquiring about us. This was because someone had reported them that two heavily dressed foreigners are walking everyday at the same time. It was because we were the only two persons walking everyone else was driving.

Thinking of annoying habits reminds of people who honk needlessly when struck in a traffic jam... some people honk to their heart's content even if is quite evident that it will take more than few seconds for the traffic to clear or disperse.

I was once driving on an empty road and the driver behind was constantly blowing his horn. Every time I would makw way for him to overtake he would not do so. I blocked him at a narrow stretch and asked him why he was constantly horning - as i driving wrongly. He laughed and said as he likes to sing while driving horn provides music. !!!!

A case of severe nutcase in my opinion! Honking horns unnecessarily while driving should be made a punishable offense and liable for heavy fines. Once I had taken out one of our clients from UK to our city centre for shopping on the prominent Laxmi Road area. There was so much honking of horns and terrible noise in general, she was very much disconcerted and asked me if something wrong had happened in that area! When I told her no, it was normal here, she was really stunned and said that if they became so much nosiy in her country, they all would have spent a night in the jail! She asked me to my utter embarrassment whether we do not have any concern of causing trouble to the babies and the elderly and sick! :blink:

Exactly, honking without any reason should be punishable. But if you come to think of it, how many things can be controlled by mere punishment, why can't people be more alert and morally educated. Why do we have to have punishment or fine for every little thing?

Exactly...but then as a nation we have developed or to be more precise, underdeveloped as responsible citizens so we have to be policed in all matters. If that were not so, then our country would not be so dirty!

But poice is also drawn from the same society !!!

That is why even they do not mind the horns! And since as rule, Indians ARE noisy and noise-loving people so it is unsettling for us when in foreign countries we do not hear the traffic noise as we are generally used to! When I was In England for sometime, after finishing work at 5:30 pm I used to walk home, the shops would all be closed by then, streets would all be deserted and with not even a dog on the roads (there never are any stray dogs or animals) so I used to be very disconcerted initially, even scared. BUt then I got used to it and learnt to enjoy the solitude for I knew it was going to short-lived! :cheer:

It must have been in winter. I had a similar experience in Switzerland where shops used to close at 6 pm. I and a colleague would then walk on empty streets and return back to our hotel. On the fourth day our hotel manager told us that the local poice was enquiring about us. This was because someone had reported them that two heavily dressed foreigners are walking everyday at the same time. It was because we were the only two persons walking everyone else was driving.

No actually it was the middle of the summer. It was a few days before I came to know that the English desert all the streets, alleys, offices and homes around 5:30 pm and invade the pubs to socialise with friends. It was only when my English friend and colleague took me out the first weekend to a local pub that I came to know this fact! For the English, its the rum thing :laugh: not affected at all by any season! :laugh:

Since it is raining, I can cite example of another thing that is quite annoying. During rainy season the pitiable condition of Indian roads come to the fore...potholes filled with water all over. Someone who is riding a bike or a scooter can easily become the target of these muddy waters when a cars passes by in full speed. Car driver/chauffeurs can easily lessen their speed while going over potholes to avoid this but they won't. Some do it on purpose.

Since it is raining, I can cite example of another thing that is quite annoying. During rainy season the pitiable condition of Indian roads come to the fore...potholes filled with water all over. Someone who is riding a bike or a scooter can easily become the target of these muddy waters when a cars passes by in full speed. Car driver/chauffeurs can easily lessen their speed while going over potholes to avoid this but they won't. Some do it on purpose.

many a time while on way to office have such muddy waters blown at me by uncaring car drivers, who could have reduced speed but that would be against there prestige. I would not only be wet but also the dress would become dirty. I have often wondered why we are so uncaring about others- is there something in our culture that makes us so immune to feeling of others. I sometimes feel yes.

Since it is raining, I can cite example of another thing that is quite annoying. During rainy season the pitiable condition of Indian roads come to the fore...potholes filled with water all over. Someone who is riding a bike or a scooter can easily become the target of these muddy waters when a cars passes by in full speed. Car driver/chauffeurs can easily lessen their speed while going over potholes to avoid this but they won't. Some do it on purpose.

many a time while on way to office have such muddy waters blown at me by uncaring car drivers, who could have reduced speed but that would be against there prestige. I would not only be wet but also the dress would become dirty. I have often wondered why we are so uncaring about others- is there something in our culture that makes us so immune to feeling of others. I sometimes feel yes.