Saturday, July 26, 2008

the proud indian traffin honking!

In India, honking horns while driving is not just a signal of annoyance, but it conveys a lot more. To be truthful, the traffic remains chaotic, so honking horns comes in no use to regulate it. And you should know that the person in front of you will make no efforts to even budge, although he would know very well that you are having a trouble while driving. So it is best to make you own way in the traffic. However, the creativity of India finds ways to use “horns” to its optimum! It is a way to let out almost all the possible feelings of the world, be it pleasure, anger (not on traffic but maybe the person sitting behind), excitement, love and what not!
People find it a source of entertainment when they have nothing else to do while driving. So, they come up with amazing tunes to keep the whole traffic entertained. Plus, there is a wide range of extra-loud horns in the market for the “youths” who want to make their presence “heard” in the chaos! Plus these creative minds toot horns to eve-tease girls and who knows?!?! It could be a start for several Indian love stories.
And the fascination for honking is not just restricted to the youths of my country! It enthralls one and all irrespective of their age. The traffic is lifeless and dull without the noise around.
The most interesting thing about this its promotion by trucks and heavy-load vehicles! I mean, the colourful boards which convey other fellow drivers to honk, saying “HORN PLEASE!” are seriously eye-catching! And who would not obey the repetitive instructions when everybody finds it rather enjoyable to do.
It makes me feel that every Indian is born with the right to honk and finds ultimate delight in doing so. Is it still not a fundamental right of the citizens??? I hardly doubt it!
P.S: Well, I have to admit, you somehow get an inexplicable pleasure in doing so, a surge of happiness that makes you believe that you own the road and the city. Hehehe… So have a happy honking time folks!

Editted to add: I was just listening to some random hindi songs when I came across a Govinda song with some weird lyrics like, "maine paidal se ja rahi thi, unhe auto se aa rahi thi, kiya ting ting ka ishara, mujhe badnam kiya na!" YUCK.... But it clearly gives the evidence that horns surely are one of the most important objects of keeping the traffic entertained!

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