Re:Pune, an Indian city with audacious attitude
by L_226 on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @05:48AM
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I was in Pune 2 weeks ago with my (non-Indian) gf. She quickly found out a practical way of getting rid of the constant requests for selfies with her: just ask them for 50 rupees per photo. Works great!
Re:Pune, an Indian city with audacious attitude
by saiya-jin on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @06:03AM
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Yeah, and if you travel as a couple, some guys will want to have a group photo with both of you, but attempt to move you a bit out of picture so that only your partner and the guy are taken. I presume this adds some bragging rights among peers.
It's funny, but one never knows when fun stops, especially in crowd of 10 local teens who are probably sexually frustrated (=horny) and overflowing with testosterone.
Re:Pune, an Indian city with audacious attitude
by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @06:12AM
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Strange, when I went to Goa with my wife (then GF) a few years back the locals were more interested in selfies with me. Then again, she tans very well while I was as white as a ghost. ;)
Re:Pune, an Indian city with audacious attitude
by baybal2 on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @05:36AM
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Sounds like Shenzhen signboards during the previous mayor era. Something akin these lines:
"Punishment for public defecation: first prosecution - struggle session; second prosecution - reeducation through labour; third prosecution - jail"
Or hilarious tablets in the metro back in days: "Beware of the gap, you will loose your footing and break your face if you stumble", and the famous "Decapitation hazard" - on escalators
Re:Pune, an Indian city with audacious attitude
by nodelessness on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @06:37AM
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Do you want to read only what people who live in San Francisco got trending? Why devalue this article BECAUSE lot of you cool punewadi people got it trending? Self-abasement much?
Re:Pune, an Indian city with audacious attitude
by fosstrack on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @06:05AM
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Agree. The Puneri 'patya' (signboards) are an interesting part of the local culture. Punekars (residents of Pune) don't take them seriously. Its all in humour.
Re:Pune, an Indian city with audacious attitude
by _nalply on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @06:51AM
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Interesting.
2001 I lived half a year in Pune as a software engineer intern. I remember an auto rickshaw strike. I was buying books for myself and when I wanted to return I was stranded. I managed with a shared taxi and walking.
Perhaps because many employees of the company came from Mumbai I didn't experience Pune's typical standoffishness. I once was invited to a Pune home and the people were very welcoming and warm.
I was in Pune with colleagues for a business trip. This is what a walk on the street normally end up with:
https://avaika.me/media/cache/05/2d/052d0e5ede3d3a2de448ad65...
https://avaika.me/media/cache/2b/fc/2bfc29c5af39d91c3ab87c0e...
:)
It's funny, but one never knows when fun stops, especially in crowd of 10 local teens who are probably sexually frustrated (=horny) and overflowing with testosterone.
"Punishment for public defecation: first prosecution - struggle session; second prosecution - reeducation through labour; third prosecution - jail"
Or hilarious tablets in the metro back in days: "Beware of the gap, you will loose your footing and break your face if you stumble", and the famous "Decapitation hazard" - on escalators
Nothing much to read here.
2001 I lived half a year in Pune as a software engineer intern. I remember an auto rickshaw strike. I was buying books for myself and when I wanted to return I was stranded. I managed with a shared taxi and walking.
Perhaps because many employees of the company came from Mumbai I didn't experience Pune's typical standoffishness. I once was invited to a Pune home and the people were very welcoming and warm.