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Another thing I have come to recognise is the sheer population density that makes everything the way they are. I won’t compare Indian city(Chennai where I was
by reacharavindh 2y ago
Another thing I have come to recognise is the sheer population density that makes everything the way they are.
I won’t compare Indian city(Chennai where I was born) with most cities in US or most cities in Europe because they pale in comparison for people density. Just a wild comparison- take the touristy chaos of New York City - now, you see the pattern emerge on what happens if density gets higher - people stop following the rules, trash outside the bins, people becoming more self-centered and out for themselves, on guard for burglars, traffic chaos.. you get the point. It’s as if India is NYC on steroids _everywhere_.
When you have a 8 lane highway for the density of Europe and the US, sure following the rules is _easier_ and will become cultural over time. When you constantly have to fight for resources, it is the other way around. People get used to not following the rules because that is the only known way to get it to work.
It’s not straightforward as one can think..
- thunderbong 2y agoDid you know that Netherlands has about the same population density as India? https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/netherlands/india?sc=XE92 https://countryeconomy.com/countries/compare/netherlands/ind...
- earth-adventure 2y agoDensity within cities, and a countries' population density are not comparable
- naveen99 2y agoSingapore is 20x denser than India, and the entire country is just the city.
- natmaka 2y agoSingapore's police is omnipresent, powerful and "less corrupted" than its Indian counterpart. It also seems to me that everyone in multi-ethnic Singapore tries hard to avoid any provocation, maybe because it wreak havoc during the 1960's. Not that I appreciate a high population density or large population... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Kohr#The_Breakdown_of_Nations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_Kohr#The_Breakdown_of_...
- naveen99 2y agoIndia is just poorer. Corruption is cheaper for the public than higher pay for cops. same reason irs doesn’t enforce taxes on tips in America.