u/Infamous-Simple2217

Hello all.
I’ve been intending to share this experience from a few days. I’ve come across some nasty people and arrogant civic behaviours and it disturbed me a lot.

Rrecently in a crowded area, a man and two women were going in two different scooters respectively. Despite the crowd, they seem to have fun continuously honking at each other. He came behind and honked more, I did not mind much and kept on walking. Yet they kept on doing it on purpose. I lost my cool and I confronted them, asking why they are honking despite the crowd and no space. He argued by saying “when everyone is quiet, what’s your problem?”

Worst part, the ladies started giggling and I left the place. They looked at me and nodded their heads mocking me, “saying, you wanted to be a hero? Now have you gotten your dose?” I was furious but helpless. I’m new to the city, and I don’t want to have any drama.

It made me wonder about what people go through, especially some vulnerable women in the nights.
I see lot of young guys driving recklessly, on the footpaths, without helmets in the wrong lanes.

As a man, I don’t even feel safe after 8pm. Sometimes I get stopped by drunkards, so I avoid some routes. With recent violent incidents, I’m losing that confidence about this city. I’m also noticing the flavour of the city has been changing. Anyone else here faced such issues with people? How do you handle if you want to take some action on these idiots?

Hello all.
Lately, the waste collecting staff is behaving all cranky. One lady used to come, but she will take leave randomly for 4 days without any backup staff.
So people started dumping it in a nearby area, and they kept a fine board. Agreeable. One guy even sits in the morning to monitor.

Last week, I went straight to the collection area nearby and respectfully handed wet and dry waste. They all got freaked out; saying it’s on CCTV, you can’t bring in here etc. Since I don’t know Tamil, I just left the conversation there.

Then the other guy said “we will come and whistle at 6:30, you can drop your waste on the wagon.” But he comes halfway through the street. We don’t know if it’s our street or the one behind. Plus he is showing very arrogant face. I have a lot of empathy for these workers, but they are really testing my patience.

If someone misses morning slot, there is no respectable dumping spot. If we go and handle it directly to compensate, what’s their problem?
Anyway, I want to know if I can reach out to the right people to bring attention to this matter.

Thank you for reading this long post.

Hello lovely people. First of all, I’m so happy to come across this sub. I’m glad to see many people reflecting on their days and improving their lives. I picked up this habit to do mental reflections when I was a kid and it stayed with me ever since.

Lately life has been tough with depression and loneliness; it is hard for me to motivate myself everyday to do everything. I realised that I need some genuine group energy to keep me going.

So the idea is simple. If you are interested, we will try to meet virtually on an agreed time and just journal. Prompts, free flow or art journaling, it doesn’t matter. Idea is to build a supportive group, but with no pressure.

If any of this resonates with you, please dm or comment.

Thank you.