One thing that struck me about India was that in general,
commuters were really helpful (this does not apply to anyone at the airport). Yes when it came to directions they were often
wrong with the information they gave, but they were happy to give it. And
importantly, people gave information for free. There wasn’t the constant “I’ll
help you but then you need to pay me” attitude you find in some other
countries. We even found some people being really concerned for us. On our
stint in 2nd class at rush hour a couple found a way to squeeze me
through the crowd to a seat so I wouldn’t get trampled. At a station kiosk a
man warned Noah to hide his metal water bottle because “the public will take
it!” A man on the train warned me to put away my camera when we came to stops
because someone could reach in the window and grab it and run off. Thanks
commuter friends!
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