Indians, and civic sense (or the lack thereof)

Just the other day, returning back home from somewhere, I found a car parked right across my car. It was so perpendicular to my car, that it was fitting like a 'T' (pun intended). It was like someone was plotting against me, and had planned to delay my departure, so that a team of snipers could take me out. After honking incessantly for about 10 minutes, the guy appeared from somewhere, sat in his car, and drove away. And oh yeah, I forgot to add, there wasn't a mere mention of the word 'Sorry'. Not even a 'I'm-sorry-for-parking-like-an-idiot' look. And that was that.

I sometimes wonder why my fellow countrymen are built this way. No remorse for making a person wait, absolutely no respect for your fellow compatriot (or foreigners for that matter), and just doing their own thing, without even taking a moment to think, if someone else will be troubled by their actions. Coming in late for a function, without informing, is 'cool' in this part of the world. It makes you just that much more important.

I live in a society where owning a garage, and parking your car inside, is a luxury. People come from anywhere, and park right in front of other people's garages, and walk away. The poor guard just is a mere spectator, and he dare not open his mouth to say anything to anyone. If I have to go somewhere, and if there is a car parked right in front of my garage, I then have to waste about 5 minutes of my time, asking the guard to call that person down, to remove the car from there. And, even then, sometimes, they have the audacity to send only their car keys down, and then I have to move their car over to another place, then remove my car, and then drive away.

When are we going to learn that simple things like parking a vehicle, is supposed to be done in a way that no one else has a problem. Is it that such a big deal ? God forbid, if a person needs to be taken to hospital for an emergency, and someone needs to drive them down, the poor person will die in the car itself, due to the apathy of their fellow countrymen.


It is high time we Indians learn to act like adults, and put others' needs in front of ours. Having your own space and privacy is a basic necessity today, and is everyone's right, but some imbeciles have no idea what that means. Everyone trods on others' spaces, and think that they can get away with anything, because India is a 'free country'. So much for a free country.....