On Feb 9, 2008 10:26 AM, va <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another nice thing, the front seats are for women (even BEST has 6
> seats for women) only, which ensures i dont have to argue or use any
> kata's on men who think its fine to accidentally brush against or feel
> up or fall (by mistake of course) on you each time the driver brakes.
> Buses here are well networked (if i can remember all 999AtoZ
> extensions)

Well one of my grouses with the Bus ssystem is all the boards are
in Kannada. Why not have them in dual languages such as Hindi / English.
BEST does this well.

> I dont particularly care much for elitist snobs anywhere, which even
> if plentiful are free to live in their ivory towers. I miss vada-pav,
> bhel, panipuri and every street-junk food in Bombay but definitely
> dont miss the maddeningly crazy crowds nor the heat, pollution and
> dust (which is the story in many major Indian metros today).

I miss street-food as well. There used to a place near V V puram which
was similar to the Khau-galli (Food Lanes in Marathi) in Mumbai. But it
has depleted thanks to high-handedness of the Bangalore police.

-- Vinayak

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