If the all-knowing Cassandra had met Henry Ford, she would have said "Mr. Ford, you are not going to believe me when I tell you that in less than 100 yrs., there will be an entire nation of vast populations that will drive your clever motorized invention as though they were all captives of the devil himself. " Ford would have said she was crazy. No matter how bad you have heard the Indians drive, it is far worse. There is no type of motorized insanity that the Indians have not adopted with elan. The fatalities are higher than anywhere else in Asia, and naturally, most of the fatalities are cyclists, pedestrians and tuk-tuk drivers and passengers - because they are always being pushed off the roads and shoulders by car, truck and bus drivers. Not police, not signs, not death and injury stats can alter the behaviour of drivers, but cows can. It is so funny to see traffic have to stop or change lanes when the cows decide to claim a piece of highway. One day I saw four cows and a few goats take over half a road and they were so smug.
My houseboat had two chairs where I said and was served tea and banana chips between meals. Meals were on the little table behind chairs and under the Jesus photo. Behind that wall was my double bedroom with a good mosquito net. Behind the bedroom was nice blue-tiled bathroom with shower. It was a comfortable boat.
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