I had dropped my daughter to play school and was returning home. I had switched on the indicator and was patiently waiting to turn right on the main road, seeing a choke created at the intersection coz everybody was in a hurry to tackle each other & save the few seconds. I was thinking in my head, how much easier it wud be if people just have some patience. Finally I crossed the road to take a right, only to... 'Bang!' A guy driving a swift on my left banged the side of my car. He had wanted to come from my left and take a right! (Now wait, isn't that against the driving rules-"Do not over take from the left?") And guess what, instead of apologizing he and his oh-so-devoted-wife, started screaming & blaming me for not seeing "both" my rear view mirrors before turning right! The lady just kept going on & on, (from the passenger seat) screaming on top of her voice, and blaming me for the mistake. I actually told her to please behave herself as I was trying to have a civil conversation with her husband, who had been driving. I explained that it was not my fault and that the scratch & dent on my XUV could have been avoided, had they not tried overtaking from the wrong side... But the "educated couple" just kept screaming. Finally I said 'Ditch it!' and decided to move on, rather than create another choke point in the middle of the main road, only to hear the couple scream "Idiot!" at me. Sigh!!!
Now I'm thinking- why are we women soooo protective of our husbands? Do we truly believe they are capable of no wrong? Where does education play a role if we can't even behave civil with a complete stranger? And why is it always a contest of the 'who-will-shout-the-loudest'? Do people genuinely believe that if two people scream together at one person, the other will back off? Is it too much to expect some decency? We are after all living in an educated city like gurgaon! Double Sigh!!!
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