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Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
I couldn’t agree more with the writer. It’s horrifying that a large percentage of people among us disagree to this argument. Manners and ethics take a back seat whenever it comes to public places. Adjusting 9 people in a seat meant for 7 is like a birth right to them. The other day a woman was sitting on a seat reserved for disabled and old. A pregnant lady came inside and stood right in front of her. Instead of getting up she looked to her left and asked the person next to her to shift and adjust. This is just a single example and not my generalised ignorant thoughts about every metro traveller. I have been taking public transports in Delhi for about 6 years now and although everyone isn’t as rude and selfish, majority of the people undoubtedly do hijack a person’s personal space without any guilt or shame. This lacking of ethics matters so much now as we are now facing a pandemic level disease on a global scale. As no other means of transport for people travelling everyday to work and putting their health and life on risk, it’s high time that we realize, accept and act immediately on it.
And anothet thing, please write “we, Indians” instead of Indians. You sound like “They, Indians” . And please don’t sound stupid by generalizing one experience to billions. Racist crimes, thefts, burglaries and thug behaviour are much more common in ‘your’ USA and european countries than in ‘our’ India.
Firstly, I don’t read print articles anymore because you can guess the content before reading the article. I feel pity for your journalism.. just leave that metro seat and take an Uber.. or a flight to your dream place where there is loneliness all around
Hahaha what personal space , I can smell a girl in Delhi metro , push an uncle , thrust my armpits on someone’s face …….it’s wonderful , why behave like Europeans I wish we still had Bullock carts .
I don’t think the author is complaining about the metro being busy. I get his point. People in our country don’t respect personal space even when there is plenty of space available. They’d still prefer to touch each other, sometimes unintentionally in inappropriate places. People are just not mindful. I don’t know what they are thinking most of the time.
Bloody firangi!
Get real, my man! You live in one of the most highly and densely populated places in the world. Keep your “personal space” ideas to yourself and read/watch/visit more of the world than just Europe and America. Check out Asia and realize that India is in Asia, and like Asia. Japan has horribly crowded metros, china does too, philippines, indonesia, malaysia – these are asia and india is like them. BTW, when was the last time you actually read an asian book? Murakami and Viram Seth are firangi content, btw. Read the life of people who live here, in this country, dealing with indian ideas and indian concepts. Don’t like it? Adjust!
And Focus on what you get – cheap labor (maids at home?), cheap and tasty food, spices, low cost of living, close-knit family, friends who are deeply involved in each others lives…
maybe i need to write an equally snooty article that shows how pathetic these gora nations are, with their concepts of personal space, wokeness, veganism, and turmeric latte.
Go visit Japan and other countries in South East Asia and observe their behaviour in public places despite having a very high population density. You will realise that they are *not* like us. We have a lot to learn from the rest of the world. Its time we accepted our failings and stopped giving excuses.
I am a regular reader of The Print but I seriously want to mock this article. Even I used to bother myself with such issues, but later realised that it’s a trade off between things that we get in life. I appreciate what you did there.
There is no dearth of articles in The Print, which run down India. Everyday, one can find half a dozen of them. This is one more. The writer ought to have taken birth in Iceland. He expects personal space in Delhi Metro! Need I say more about irrationality of some of the writers in The Print?
Indians like to live and die together. To expect them to behave like antiseptic Europeans shows a complete lack of what we are all about. There is nothing that can be private in a nation where even the Gods are the target of much gossip. Corona or no Corona this mass of humanity, will keep reincarnating forever…so stop complaining.
When idea of personal space has wrecked havoc, it is actually comforting Indians don’t mind invading other’s space and privacy. Otherwise we’ll have isolated, alienated, too individualized populace. This is better.
I couldn’t agree more with the writer. It’s horrifying that a large percentage of people among us disagree to this argument. Manners and ethics take a back seat whenever it comes to public places. Adjusting 9 people in a seat meant for 7 is like a birth right to them. The other day a woman was sitting on a seat reserved for disabled and old. A pregnant lady came inside and stood right in front of her. Instead of getting up she looked to her left and asked the person next to her to shift and adjust. This is just a single example and not my generalised ignorant thoughts about every metro traveller. I have been taking public transports in Delhi for about 6 years now and although everyone isn’t as rude and selfish, majority of the people undoubtedly do hijack a person’s personal space without any guilt or shame. This lacking of ethics matters so much now as we are now facing a pandemic level disease on a global scale. As no other means of transport for people travelling everyday to work and putting their health and life on risk, it’s high time that we realize, accept and act immediately on it.
And anothet thing, please write “we, Indians” instead of Indians. You sound like “They, Indians” . And please don’t sound stupid by generalizing one experience to billions. Racist crimes, thefts, burglaries and thug behaviour are much more common in ‘your’ USA and european countries than in ‘our’ India.
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Firstly, I don’t read print articles anymore because you can guess the content before reading the article. I feel pity for your journalism.. just leave that metro seat and take an Uber.. or a flight to your dream place where there is loneliness all around
Hahaha what personal space , I can smell a girl in Delhi metro , push an uncle , thrust my armpits on someone’s face …….it’s wonderful , why behave like Europeans I wish we still had Bullock carts .
Chennai is an exemption to this
I don’t think the author is complaining about the metro being busy. I get his point. People in our country don’t respect personal space even when there is plenty of space available. They’d still prefer to touch each other, sometimes unintentionally in inappropriate places. People are just not mindful. I don’t know what they are thinking most of the time.
Pl don’t ask for private spaces in public utilities
Bloody firangi!
Get real, my man! You live in one of the most highly and densely populated places in the world. Keep your “personal space” ideas to yourself and read/watch/visit more of the world than just Europe and America. Check out Asia and realize that India is in Asia, and like Asia. Japan has horribly crowded metros, china does too, philippines, indonesia, malaysia – these are asia and india is like them. BTW, when was the last time you actually read an asian book? Murakami and Viram Seth are firangi content, btw. Read the life of people who live here, in this country, dealing with indian ideas and indian concepts. Don’t like it? Adjust!
And Focus on what you get – cheap labor (maids at home?), cheap and tasty food, spices, low cost of living, close-knit family, friends who are deeply involved in each others lives…
maybe i need to write an equally snooty article that shows how pathetic these gora nations are, with their concepts of personal space, wokeness, veganism, and turmeric latte.
Go visit Japan and other countries in South East Asia and observe their behaviour in public places despite having a very high population density. You will realise that they are *not* like us. We have a lot to learn from the rest of the world. Its time we accepted our failings and stopped giving excuses.
I am a regular reader of The Print but I seriously want to mock this article. Even I used to bother myself with such issues, but later realised that it’s a trade off between things that we get in life. I appreciate what you did there.
There is no dearth of articles in The Print, which run down India. Everyday, one can find half a dozen of them. This is one more. The writer ought to have taken birth in Iceland. He expects personal space in Delhi Metro! Need I say more about irrationality of some of the writers in The Print?
Indians like to live and die together. To expect them to behave like antiseptic Europeans shows a complete lack of what we are all about. There is nothing that can be private in a nation where even the Gods are the target of much gossip. Corona or no Corona this mass of humanity, will keep reincarnating forever…so stop complaining.
When idea of personal space has wrecked havoc, it is actually comforting Indians don’t mind invading other’s space and privacy. Otherwise we’ll have isolated, alienated, too individualized populace. This is better.