My office gives me cab service. Pick and drop. The roaster keeps on changing and I have never got same office colleagues with me. Strangely none of us talk. I have tried very often to break into conversation but sometimes I repeat my stuff two times and then I realize they have put on their ear phones and I have to often repeat my words only to be disinterested again.
Mobile kranti, facebook and twitters have brought people so silent. (Only If they are not talking to their love interests.) When I used to go to HCL fun was amazing. We would sing songs would know all the cab mates and radio fm was awesome. The radio still plays but no one fights for controlling the channels. For everyone has their own. Getting a mobile with mp3 was expensive affairs those days and good old radio in car speaker was so hit.
But here I am to write about the best of the traveling experience yu get and the kind of people you meet when raveling on the greatest carrier of India. The Indian Railways,
While coming alone I prefer taking second sleeper class. Chaotic and sometimes painful journey but most entertaining of all journeys and if you are observant the best time for you and your brain to analyze, interpret and deduce. Here I would classify few of the travelers I often observe.
Flaunters : These are the set of people who could have been it to glam world but could not make it. These are the set of things they would carry with themselves.
Mobiles : well camera phone with mp3 is a a necessity good now. The worst part would be the way the songs are played with highest decibels. China mobile would be making sound which people from other coach would also be hearing. And if there is bunch of guys then there starts the Bluetooth exchange melas. Again they would be queuing at the end of the coach to recharge there mobiles standing dutifully. “Bas do danda aur ho jaane dijiye sir phir aap recharge kar lena.”
Laptop: The free movie show for the boggie on there laptops and when yu have become all interested in the movie they would be ready to sleep. Afteral it was a free show.
Heavy Book Flaunters: Recently I saw one kid from Delhi University with Hansraj T shirt reading The Castle from Kafka and I was like OKAY.I observed later that the number of pages read have come down. So do u read the book from middle? Or was that the real way to read Kafka ?
Consumers
These are the people who owe it a lot to the vendors and pantry car wallahs. They would have everything. Chai, Tomato Soup, Frooti, Water, Cutlets, Samosas, Anda, Jhalmurhi, Fried Rice, Set of ten Pens, Torchlights etc. They would also get there shoes cleaned, bags repaired and get papers. Everything…
Revolutionaries
These people we do everything but not sit at there seats. Seats are not meant to sit or sleep.
The trip will include regular visits to loo for smoke. Afterall that’s what it is meant to be.
The trip to all other coaches. To and fro.
The stand off at the doors. World looks more beautiful from the door of the trains.
The frequent hop in and hop off whenever train stops.
Frequent Travellers
These must be poor marketing guys who come from Dhanbad to Lucknow or other places perhaps to get there stock make payments etc. And they carry the mini world with them. The trip starts when they open there shoes and bring out chappals, open their bags get the lungis or shorts out take a towel and go to the loo. Now when they come back they will arrange all the stuffs back on the bag. Take something to eat offering you some to eat only to start a conversation would talk to you in great details. Will keep the snacks back in the bag. Take the air wala pillow. Blow air in it. Would take out bed sheets and then in minutes will snore.
Whatever kind of people we get in trains. Its one joyfull ride. Next time you visit this great mela do observe and please add a few more.
Mobile kranti, facebook and twitters have brought people so silent. (Only If they are not talking to their love interests.) When I used to go to HCL fun was amazing. We would sing songs would know all the cab mates and radio fm was awesome. The radio still plays but no one fights for controlling the channels. For everyone has their own. Getting a mobile with mp3 was expensive affairs those days and good old radio in car speaker was so hit.
But here I am to write about the best of the traveling experience yu get and the kind of people you meet when raveling on the greatest carrier of India. The Indian Railways,
While coming alone I prefer taking second sleeper class. Chaotic and sometimes painful journey but most entertaining of all journeys and if you are observant the best time for you and your brain to analyze, interpret and deduce. Here I would classify few of the travelers I often observe.
Flaunters : These are the set of people who could have been it to glam world but could not make it. These are the set of things they would carry with themselves.
Mobiles : well camera phone with mp3 is a a necessity good now. The worst part would be the way the songs are played with highest decibels. China mobile would be making sound which people from other coach would also be hearing. And if there is bunch of guys then there starts the Bluetooth exchange melas. Again they would be queuing at the end of the coach to recharge there mobiles standing dutifully. “Bas do danda aur ho jaane dijiye sir phir aap recharge kar lena.”
Laptop: The free movie show for the boggie on there laptops and when yu have become all interested in the movie they would be ready to sleep. Afteral it was a free show.
Heavy Book Flaunters: Recently I saw one kid from Delhi University with Hansraj T shirt reading The Castle from Kafka and I was like OKAY.I observed later that the number of pages read have come down. So do u read the book from middle? Or was that the real way to read Kafka ?
Consumers
These are the people who owe it a lot to the vendors and pantry car wallahs. They would have everything. Chai, Tomato Soup, Frooti, Water, Cutlets, Samosas, Anda, Jhalmurhi, Fried Rice, Set of ten Pens, Torchlights etc. They would also get there shoes cleaned, bags repaired and get papers. Everything…
Revolutionaries
These people we do everything but not sit at there seats. Seats are not meant to sit or sleep.
The trip will include regular visits to loo for smoke. Afterall that’s what it is meant to be.
The trip to all other coaches. To and fro.
The stand off at the doors. World looks more beautiful from the door of the trains.
The frequent hop in and hop off whenever train stops.
Frequent Travellers
These must be poor marketing guys who come from Dhanbad to Lucknow or other places perhaps to get there stock make payments etc. And they carry the mini world with them. The trip starts when they open there shoes and bring out chappals, open their bags get the lungis or shorts out take a towel and go to the loo. Now when they come back they will arrange all the stuffs back on the bag. Take something to eat offering you some to eat only to start a conversation would talk to you in great details. Will keep the snacks back in the bag. Take the air wala pillow. Blow air in it. Would take out bed sheets and then in minutes will snore.
Whatever kind of people we get in trains. Its one joyfull ride. Next time you visit this great mela do observe and please add a few more.
so which category would the silent observers come under?
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