Getting lost is something pretty common here. Our first night was apparently typical. There are almost no street signs. Taxi drivers get close and then start asking people until they find it. Fortunately, you settle on the fare before you go so it isn't affected by all the dead ends. I'm guessing people could save a lot of fuel and cut pollution if they just put up good signs. People have said Dehli has grown really fast and that has something to do with it. But we didn't see many signs in the older neighborhoods either.
Or maybe it's just an Indian thing. You know, mapping is just a form of Western control. You learn by looking around and discovering things perhaps you didn't know were there and weren't looking for.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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Interesting. This seemingly easy solution might be plagued by, I guess, these two things: (1) who pays for the project; and (2) who decides the street names. See what the local people think why such an obvious solution has been put up in action yet...
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