Comments on: Men, Women and Public Transport

By: Dilip Muralidaran

Dilip Muralidaran — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:24:01 +0000

One cannot really complain, Chennai(tamilnadu on the whole) in the name of being conservative installs sexism in everybody. Men, Women and transgenders too.

We make girls and boys not talk in schools/college’s and dismiss them if they break those so called disciplinary rules. Now what do you expect? The women think they are too precious to be treated like even for somebody to occupy the space near them. The men are totally starved and just cant wait to grab a woman’s arse at the first meek sight of opportunity.

By: Sudhamshu

Sudhamshu — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:41:48 +0000

“Gave her a toffee!” Wow! I would have cursed her back, but your reaction was splendid! I was warned by people to avoid the ladies’ reserved seat well before I came to Chennai. I prefer standing compared to sneers and cruel eyes from women.
And in Mumbai too, women are pretty cool about sharing space with men in the bus. If you’re standing, they even take your bag to make you comfortable. Actually, this reminds me of one incident in a bus.
Wrote about it here – http://sudhamshu.blogspot.com/2005/09/master-or-slave.html.

I sleep in buses even when I’m standing! Once in a queue (yes! Mumbai has queues everywhere!) I saw a really cute girl & wished she sat next to me. I got in the bus, took the window seat & dozed off. When I woke up, I found my bus stop was long gone, but right next to me was sitting that girl!!! I wish I was an insomniac!

By: Sowmya

Sowmya — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:45:53 +0000

I so agree with you on this. I am a lady, all right but in this regard I am totally with you. Firstly this whole 50% of seats being reserved for ladies is rubbish. While the ladies can conviniently sit on the general category seat the opposite is made such a big deal of. Ridiculous! Another very unique Chennai concept this. As far as public transport is concerned it should be a case of first come first serve. But you did a fantastic thing by giving her a toffee. Hopefully she will think twice before she does something like this the next time

By: Aravind a.k.a The Pseudonym

Aravind a.k.a The Pseudonym — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:09:40 +0000

@Narain Dude I wish I had a clue about what makes Chennai women so special that we have to think twice before occupying the seat next to them. It is not the same in Delhi. Women actually adjust and sit wherever there is place.

Yeah as you said it is really complicated.It is as if men have just one aim in life. We men have more than that on our minds. Especially in crowded buses.

By: mihir

mihir — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:53:13 +0000

wow! I am extra careful when I get on a bus…especially a crowded one. I have to make sure i get the physics right, calculate the momenutm of the bus, the retardation when it comes to a sudden halt, I factor the tilt when the bus swerves around a bend, all to make sure I do not by any chance bump into a women passenger. The cold stares you get, and the comments are a piss-off. If have better things to do than place my hands on things I do not not desire. And occupying a ladies seat? I don’t understand what the fuss is about especially on an empty one. What’s the deal!