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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am rather amused by all this fuss over a light
hearted piece written by an annoymous "Dutchman" who may not even exist, and my
amusement is increased by the fact that I have now have to consider myself as a
native activist from India, land of snakes and tigers! (Has anyone seen the
Indian rope trick recently? I also stay on the 5th floor, not too far from the
elevator, and would be happy to show this to anyone who cares to drive
in).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And on a more serious note, as Alan has observed after two
weeks in Mumbai, life on the roads is quite different here, and unless people on
this list make allowances for this, we will never achieve common ground.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>(Do get in touch Alan, whilst you are still alive in
Mumbai - would love to meet over a pothole :) )</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cheers!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Debi Goenka</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=robert_cowherd@yahoo.com href="mailto:robert_cowherd@yahoo.com">robert
cowherd</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=sustran-discuss@list.jca.apc.org
href="mailto:eric.britton@ecoplan.org, ">Global 'South' Sustainable Transport
eric.britton@ecoplan.org, </A></DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 25, 2006 7:26 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [sustran] Re: Driving in Bangalore / India - patronizing,
offensive,heavy handed and counter-productive</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I was too perplexed and annoyed (I deleted the message at the
"idiot"<BR>pedestrians comment in the fifth paragraph) to be so
offended.<BR><BR>Though cleverly written, this is the set of impressions I would
expect<BR>someone to have after two weeks not two years. The disparaging
attitude<BR>towards "chaos" doesn't give me much hope for selling shared space
concepts<BR>a la Moderman. <BR><BR>Robert Cowherd<BR>Associate Professor,
Wentworth Institute of Technology<BR>Boston, USA<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On 8/25/06
7:51 AM, "Eric Britton" <<A
href="mailto:eric.britton@ecoplan.org">eric.britton@ecoplan.org</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>> No, not "excellent" at all. Sorry but I do not think this is
very funny. It<BR>> does<BR>> no good and illuminates nothing
useful<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> To the contrary I find it
patronizing, offensive, heavy handed and<BR>> counter-productive. (After all
we are here for a reason, aren't we? Or is it<BR>> all<BR>> about
guffawing at the feckless 'natives' for their primitive ways? Someone<BR>>
help<BR>> me here.) . <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I do not
think that this alpha, rather puerile and distinctly uncultured piece<BR>>
belongs here. I see it as a dinner piece for a group of hearty guffawing<BR>>
colonials after their fifth beer.<BR>> <BR>> (I guess that some of you are
not going to invite me to your next white man's<BR>> party, eh?)<BR>>
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anyone who does not like what I<BR>> say<BR>> here my full contact
information so that you can mail, call or come here and<BR>> look me in the
eye and tell me what you think of me and my views. I live on<BR>> the<BR>>
fifth floor, door to the right of the elevator.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
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