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I think this whole article is a click-bait or over sensationalism. The culture that the author alludes to, authoritatively declaring it to have 'vanished', has
by webtechgal 10y ago
I think this whole article is a click-bait or over sensationalism. The culture that the author alludes to, authoritatively declaring it to have 'vanished', has not vanished by a long shot.
If one were to take ten random train trips longer than 6 to 8 hours each, I bet not one will turn out to be sans signs of the rich food culture. In all probability, it has reduced, but certainly not vanished.
- lake99 10y ago> authoritatively declaring it to have 'vanished', has not vanished by a long shot. I agree with you completely. Indians are quite guilty of giving really weird ideas of India to outsiders. I mean, the culture is vastly different from western culture, as it is, but adding a thick layer of nostalgia or romanticism will only make their expectations more fantastical.
- angry_octet 10y agoIt is pretty clear that the middle classes rarely take long train journeys any more. Poor people tend to be traveling for work rather than for holidays. So inevitability there are more individual travelers than families and people are (wisely) more cautious.
- lake99 10y agoThe phrase "middle class" is misleading here[1]. If you are talking about people with IT industry jobs, they certainly have enough disposable income to spend on flights or cars. Even lower income migrants travel home for major holidays, much like the author herself did when she was young. [1] http://qz.com/578793/indias-middle-class-is-almost-impossible-to-define/ http://qz.com/578793/indias-middle-class-is-almost-impossibl...
- sterex 10y agoI agree too. Whenever we travel as a (big) family by train, we ALWAYS pack food! And everyone brings a delicacy that makes up the feast!