I have been commuting by train to work for the last 18 months, and somehow I manage to cross paths with new situations... almost EVERY day!
Twitter is my companion at times like these. Soon I had people asking me to shut the fuck up, while some even suggested I write a tiny book. So obviously, since shutting up is something I won't do, I decided to create and then update a blog that can fit all my train travel experiences now on, and what first-time travellers should expect.
I'm already having a bad feeling about this. #dammit
Anyway, here we go:
* First things first. The trains between 9:00 am and 10:00 am are always packed.
* Indian women usually have extra long hair. Mine for one is short. And these long-haired folks enjoy the breeze through their oil-loaded locks. So be ready for a whiff of coconut oil. If you're passing Bandra, Mahim and Matunga, on the western line, you will be lucky enough to have a bonus of human dump stench, and a good look at about 20 black buttocks.
* Some women don't shave their underarms, and see no problem in sporting sleeveless tops.
* This one time the only view I had was of a woman's ear. Infested with blackheads. And I had no where else to look.
* Quite a few have to be introduced to deodorants.
* They will elbow you in the face, stomach, chest, back and anywhere else they can. They will. I have learnt to too!
>>Check this space for more updates on what to expect while travelling in the ladies compartment!
I know exactly what you mean. I traveled for a while via the other line (to VT) and I had to share the miniature first class ladies compartment with little school boys who always hopped on for the entire journey. One even tried to peek up my skirt?
ReplyDeleteWhen I reported to the authorities at the station, they were like 'boys will be boys' and 'kids will be kids'.
And once in a regular train, I was groped. By a woman!
xox
Head2Heels
Yea!.. agreed. but i've been lucky to have female TCs often onboard.
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