How footpaths are used as free car park
just leaving this here. I don't have words to explain this.
I'll let the citizens judge them.
just leaving this here. I don't have words to explain this.
I'll let the citizens judge them.
I made a post a while ago asking why we're paying Rs. 999 for a World Cup pass.
those how paid how is it going? What I'm seeing
Server error. Stream down. Match miss.
Remember, Premium bhanera sticker taldai ma premium hudaina. Nepal ma paisa matra premium linchan, service chai guu nai ho
DH Go in the comments
K ho yo natak World Cup herna pani season pass kinna parne? 🤦♂️
2018 samma World Cup herna khasai esto drama thiyena. Aba jabo 4-5 ota game herna Rs. 999 tirnu parne?
Nepal ma gatilo sports channel pani chaina. Euta football fan lai World Cup herna pani paywall pachhadi rakhne?
Eak ta match haru rati huncha. Arko office, school, college bhako manche le sab game herna sakdaina. Dherai jaso responsible adults ko life ma already dherai tension huncha.
Kahile kahi weekend ma euta game herera relax garna khojne haur lai pani Rs. 999 season pass kinna parne?
Ani paisa tirepachi pani game bich bich ma screen sano garera ads. Jata tatai ads nai ads. So what exactly are we paying for?
Last time maile paisa tirera herda stream quality free internet stream bhanda naramro theyo. Buffering, lag, delay net mai herya jasto.
Football fan haru lai support garne bhanda pani jati sakyo teti paisa nikalne business garira xan world cup ko name ma.
Few days ago I made a post about people parking on the footpath and how Nepal’s real problem isn’t just corruption, politicians, or bad infrastructure.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nepal/comments/1t4jqpk/nepal_wont_change_not_because_of_leaders_but/
It’s the mentality.
Since that post, I started noticing something.
Different cars. Different people. Same exact behaviour.
Every single day, someone new parks on that same footpath like public space exists purely for their convenience.
Today was different though.
This time the driver was inside the car when I started recording.
The moment he realized I was filming, his entire behaviour changed.
“Video delete gardinus na… mero bejat huncha.”
And honestly, that sentence has been stuck in my head since.
Because it proved something important:
People know.
They KNOW what they’re doing is wrong.
They know a footpath is for pedestrians.
They know blocking a galli entrance is selfish.
They know they’re making life harder for everyone else.
But they still do it.
Why?
Because in Nepal, inconvenience to strangers doesn’t matter.
As long as “malai sajilo bhayo”, everything else becomes secondary.
And the crazy part is, there was literally enough roadside space nearby.
It was dark, way past 8 o'clock. Low traffic. They could’ve parked normally without disturbing anyone.
But no.
Footpath khali thyo. Easier.
That’s what scares me more than weak law enforcement.
The casual selfishness.
The complete absence of consideration for people you don’t personally know.
Then we sit online and talk about changing Nepal, fixing the system, electing better leaders, building smarter cities.
But how do you fix a country where people only suddenly develop civic sense after social embarrassment kicks in?
How do you build a better city when basic public awareness disappears the moment it becomes slightly inconvenient?
At this point, I genuinely think Nepal’s biggest problem isn’t a lack of rules.
It’s people who think rules are optional if nobody is watching.
Just look at this. Car parked straight on the footpath.
Like… seriously?
That space is literally made for pedestrians. Not your car.
And before anyone says, “Balen will fix Kathmandu”, “Balen will fix Pokhara”, “Balen will fix Nepal”, fix what exactly?
Is he supposed to go house to house and teach basic common sense?
Because that’s the real problem here. Not policy. Not leadership. People.
We don’t have civic sense. At all.
Everything is just “what’s convenient for me right now”.
In this case:
– Footpath? noooo free Parking
– Small galli blocked (bikes/scooters can barely pass)
– Proper parking options nearby… still ignored
And here’s the funniest part, footpaths aren’t even built to handle cars.
Ever noticed how they dip or crack where cars keep climbing onto them?
Yeah, because they’re not designed for that weight.
But no, that’s too much thinking apparently.
You can’t sit and teach people every tiny basic thing like this.
This isn’t school-level knowledge. This is bare minimum awareness.
Honestly, without strict fines, nothing changes.
Hit people with penalties and suddenly “awareness” appears overnight.
Until then, this is what we get.
Blocked footpaths, blocked roads, and people who genuinely don’t see anything wrong with it.
Real talk:
Nepal isn’t stuck because of bad leaders.
It’s stuck because of habits like this.