Chennai

Every time I go to Chennai, I'm just amazed at the changes. It seems to a fast world.

People shop a lot, spend money a lot as they're able to afford and cars have become so common like bicycle of the 80's and 90's

2 things struck the most - Driving habits in India and Cell-phone usage.

What is with people, who just don't get driving ?! Lanes have a purpose, signals too for sure. Its has become an habit to drive in the middle of a lane. Idea being that they'd want a clear view of the traffic ahead, as they expect others to stick to the lane. It surely is an habit, as even when there was no traffic, they drive in the middle of the lane. This is madness.

Next most disgusting attitude is the honks. Its an itching hand that tends to hold the horn, instead of the wheel and drive. An horn can't move a car or vanish the traffic. Understand that idiot !

Traffic is clear, a driver drives fast, but he equally honks more, as in the back of his fickle mind, he is only concerned about somebody popping in from somewhere and not focus on his control. Please save the city. Noise-pollution is serious!

I was even advised to honk as I drove a 2-wheeler, just to be safe!

India in most of the places have come a long way from Red, Green, Yellow signal to even indicate as how much of time it'd take to turn to each of these. Its time-ticker. Its really good to have it, when you driving toward a signal.

But what's depressing is the worst habit to even run over that. People are accelerating right when its 5..4..3.. - come on people. Don't abuse the system!

Cell-phones are embedded in an Indian's life. Whether it be for sending and receiving SMS on cricket-scores or utility-bills or listening to the FM-radio. But what people have forgotten or unaware, is the fact that there is a 'vibrate' option.

Wherever I went, I saw the boards explicitly warning about turning the cell-phone off. Temples in particular. Shouldn't it be a conscious feeling that we got to preserve the environment, while we advance much on the communication side.

Think Indians - you don't have the right to disturb others!

One common yet disturbing attitude is the 'dodging' attitude - oh they do it, how does it matter if I do it too. That's really bad. Somebody got to stop and look back and say no.

Just because 1000 other do something, it doesn't make it right - realize that. Think and lead your life.