FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Had gone to Delhi just last week for an interview. Though the interview was totally screwed up, I got a chance to visit some places I had long desired to see. Connaught place, India Gate, Pallika Bazaar etc. But the one thing which impressed me most about Delhi was the Delhi Metro.

The Delhi Metro is not only a technological marvel but is also unique in many other ways. Trains running underground, in some cases one on top of the other. The ticket system is totally automated-coupons are used which are automatically scanned by sensors, so no need for ticket checkers. Automated announcements in the train give the name of the incoming station.
But the most striking feature I observed was the general level of cleanliness in the stations and the train. No paan stains, no wafer packets, no cigarette stubs, everything spotlessly clean. Even the tracks were clean n clear. As one of my friends remarked, We were trying to find anything remotely resembling the real India in the metro. But we could not. It was as if we had entered a foreign country, where Indians were no longer Indians. They were law abiding, civil, cleanliness freaks.!!!!

This brings a peculiar trait of Indians to fore. Not that I am criticizing it or anything, but still. If a particular place is regularly maintained and cleaned, like a multiplex or the delhi metro, very few people will take the pains to make it dirty. Maybe the fear of being ridiculed by others, or their appreciation of the efforts put in keeping it clean stop them. Surely some FOOD FOR THOUGHT!!!!!