You are here !!

I am back !!

Had never dreamt that I would fall flat on ground so soon.The people made me realize "You are here" and the "I am back" fun was gone too early.

I am carrying two cabin baggages with difficulty wading my way through the tight aisles of the plane full of "apne log" from Frankfurt. I had picked up a copy of Times of India ( hereafter TOI) and on my way to the seat had made good plans of how I am going to enjoy my long awaited reading orgy with TOI.TOI has been such an integral part of my mornings in India.I had been given the aisle seat and the guy on the next seat is an indian of about my age, we exchange smiles, he helps me in fitting my bags into the overhead bin.While I was just adjusting my bags he grabs MY copy of TOI and asks where did i get that , told him it was there with the flight attendants.Showing no courtesy and without even a piece of thanks he starts reading MY newspaper and after full 20-30 minutes when his hunger is satisfied he pops the paper back to me which obviously is passed onto another gentleman sitting in the front seat without my bating an eyelid.

It was kind of a realization to me.Why we Indians are in general so discorteous.I was just expecting some respect for my personal space and for him to ask a simple "Can I borrow this " etc etc. We need to learn a lot in terms of public manners.We have been grabbing things, pushing people aside, shouting at them, spitting at anything or anybody at our own free will,Taking a U-turn in the middle of a crowded street just because we don't care about the other road users - All these amount to disrespect to your fellow human being and nothing else.

But yeah after a long long time eating yummy spicy Indian food was fun and am not satiated.Even after two weeks of being back in India the list of mouth-watering items is still pending.