Virtues, anyone?

Howdy? I've been out in the sun during the day hunting for a new cell phone today n doing certain other chores...n it was so damn hot n humid!! Drenched in the sun screen n further getting all sweaty n sticky in the heat is not my idea of shopping at all !! And add to that all the meyhem the traffic on the roads create...it's not funny! There was so much of honking and shouting n dirty looks from an irritated lot of people even inside the markets that it is just impossible to walk a few steps without being jolted from behind by some irritated middle aged guy or a youngster in a hurry or a driver whose fundamental idea of driving is only to aim in the general direction he needs to go to, put a foot on the accelerator and just honk, honk, honk so he can get a free path !!!!

Ever read celebrity interviews? I'm sure everyone's read a few and a lot of them ask the question...wat do u think is the most over-rated virtue? I've read all kinds of replies like honesty, beauty, virginity, sense of humour n all....but y don't we talk of the most under-rated virtue? I'd say it's PUBLIC MANNERS!! Please God, let me see more of that in people of this country...air'nt we the guys who are supposed to be really cultured? How do the parents forget to teach public manners? We're all too familiar with the guy honking like crazy behind us on the red light...what's his problem? Why do people walk down the streets as if there's no one else around, hitting n pushing n jostling around? I am specially intolerant of all the fat women in crowded buses who pass you by literally crushing you and then doing a double take by their thick bags trailing behind which hit you with double the force ! And if the lady also steps on your foot with her heels and all of 70+kgs...ure dead meat !! I wish they'd start a seperate service for all over-weight people who love throwing their weight around..quite literally! (I think that's what I wanna do if I had to answer " wat will you do if you became the prime minister for a day?" )

And why do people throw out litter from the bus window? Why should'nt you stand in the line to pay your bills just like the rest of them..are the others there just cos they enjoy standing in the line? Why do men stare at women in lifts, at signals, on roads, even when i'm on my own terrace ...Why can't they be more discreet when they're talking in public on their mobile phones? Is it social service when men water the plants all around the city roads ? Do u find it cute when lovers have scribbled their names on historic monuments...if i catch someone doing that..they'd sure be history! I'm quite sure it's typically indian culture to clean your own house n dump the dirt in the neighbour's courtyard..Ugh !

I sure hope someday it will also dawn on this country's youth that being modern is not about wearing low rise jeans ...it's about having an open mind ! Until then, Mera Bharat Mahan !!