Ok, let's look into what are the irritants for R2Is, as I mentioned in my last blog entry. Several things can be irritants once you R2I, specially those things which can't be changed easily ...
One thing that always bothers you is how much care is taken about surroundings in western countries and how much it is disregarded here. Fact is that these things are unlikely to change in the near term. Worst thing is our country has all the potential to address these issues - we have educated people, there is enough money in the system but we don't see things changing. Unfortunately unqualified people are ruling and government intervention is required to make these changes - view of nice getting filled up with dirt, trash, without any regard to the fact that these are the critical water resources irritates you.
When it comes to service, things are improving but it is still bad - for ex, you don't see people lining up in a bank or post office and see 5 people standing right next to the service table. And the banks don't enforce this, which can be done so easily. So, you have to rush even though you don't want to do it. Also, if you buy something, sellers are nice until you buy them. Once you bought it, you are on your own.
When it comes to public sector, there can be lot of irritants - unfortunately, political system doesn't have the will to address these issues. When the average worth of an MLA is 10 Crore Rs, why would they have public interest to serve people?. They just need power and want to enjoy their term. Again, case of where there is a potential for things to get fixed but there is no will and that bothers you.
There are many other small things which I had listed - lack of footpaths makes it hard to walk in any place. Noise on roads is irritating but you get used to it. Driving habits of people drives you bit crazy since following rules is the last priority(I have heard Bangalore is much more civilized when it comes to this and places like New Delhi can be really bad). You may be right but that hardly matters.
Overall, main irritant is - you see that there is a potential for things to change but they don't happen. What disappoints is - Bangalore is a city with high number of educated population but it is hard for them to change things. However, you do see ray of hopes like people in localities getting together to clean up the lakes, clean up the footpaths etc. But, these are drops in the ocean. What we need is some major surgery to fix things from a right administration - and you know that won't happen in the near future!
One thing that always bothers you is how much care is taken about surroundings in western countries and how much it is disregarded here. Fact is that these things are unlikely to change in the near term. Worst thing is our country has all the potential to address these issues - we have educated people, there is enough money in the system but we don't see things changing. Unfortunately unqualified people are ruling and government intervention is required to make these changes - view of nice getting filled up with dirt, trash, without any regard to the fact that these are the critical water resources irritates you.
When it comes to service, things are improving but it is still bad - for ex, you don't see people lining up in a bank or post office and see 5 people standing right next to the service table. And the banks don't enforce this, which can be done so easily. So, you have to rush even though you don't want to do it. Also, if you buy something, sellers are nice until you buy them. Once you bought it, you are on your own.
When it comes to public sector, there can be lot of irritants - unfortunately, political system doesn't have the will to address these issues. When the average worth of an MLA is 10 Crore Rs, why would they have public interest to serve people?. They just need power and want to enjoy their term. Again, case of where there is a potential for things to get fixed but there is no will and that bothers you.
There are many other small things which I had listed - lack of footpaths makes it hard to walk in any place. Noise on roads is irritating but you get used to it. Driving habits of people drives you bit crazy since following rules is the last priority(I have heard Bangalore is much more civilized when it comes to this and places like New Delhi can be really bad). You may be right but that hardly matters.
Overall, main irritant is - you see that there is a potential for things to change but they don't happen. What disappoints is - Bangalore is a city with high number of educated population but it is hard for them to change things. However, you do see ray of hopes like people in localities getting together to clean up the lakes, clean up the footpaths etc. But, these are drops in the ocean. What we need is some major surgery to fix things from a right administration - and you know that won't happen in the near future!
