The Roadside Romeo Effect

Really influenced by aloque's entry about road rage, I couldn't help but shout out at a guy who was crossing the road in front of me yesterday. I was driving along, minding my own business, when this roadside romeo - red shirt with obscenely yellow stripes and trousers of indeterminate fungus-green colour (A perfect goonda type with those flashy clothes. I have an allergy to those types. They think they're God's gift to women and give a sick smile, with paan-stained teeth whenever I look in their general direction. YUKKK!) - he simply sauntered in front of me.

I probably wouldn't have minded if he was just crossing quickly, I let them do that sometimes; but what got me was the casual indifference of the man. He was fairly dragging his feet and taking ages. I slammed on the brakes, leaned out of the window and... shouted. It wasn't something dirty though. Just something to the tune of "Abey Andheeyyyy. Dikhta nahi kya..."

The effect was really unexpected. The guy stopped right in front of my car and stared at me through the windshield. Amazed expression. Looked like he lost the ability to speak or think or move.. totally braindead, moronic, stupid, crazy, half-dead upright vegetable. (Damn! I feel good after that).

Not only the guy, but the traffic around me slowed and stopped. The traffic cop standing nearby stared. The cycle fellows stopped and stared. One auto fellow stopped and smirked. For about a minute, it seemed like I'd done something totally unthinkable while everybody slowed, or stopped and stared.

Is it still a novelty to see a girl shouting at a guy who tries to die in front of her vehicle? I mean, why can't we? Only the males have the ability or right to shout out obcenities, or what? Geez! It wasn't even something bad. I wonder what would have happened if I'd done the shocking words list.

Hey people! Wake up and smell the exhaust fumes. The girls are getting down and dirty. Live with it! (If you can't, then blame aloque. :o))