Katmandu Commuter Hell
By Marlina
@marlina (154166)
Canada
July 9, 2018 2:47pm CST
Katmandu Commuter Hell
A few hours ago, I found those pictures online showing how bad the commuting is in Katmandu.
I can't believe that people have to travel in such conditions.
And here, we complain when the bus or subway is late only for a few minutes.
Or that we have to wait for the streetcar because of a small delay due to traffic.
Are we ever spoiled here in North America? At least where we live in Toronto, Canada?
Do you have an easy way to get to your work in the morning?
As the government ploughs on with its controversial road expansion scheme, commuting in Nepal’s capital can take up to four hours – while many joke that the dust mask has become part of national dress
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@snowy22315 (169568)
• United States
31 Jul 18
When I used to have a regular job I always drove. My son takes the metro to work.
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@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
3 Sep 18
Oh yes, we are certainly spoiled brats here in North America!
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
10 Jul 18
There is always a balance in that those who have to go through such hardships also accept them and when something is accepted it becomes cake walk
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@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
10 Jul 18
Yes we are very spoiled here with pretty much everything. I can't even imagine having to deal with that dust and dirt in Kathmandu
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
11 Jul 18
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225, I complained a lot when the workers did some work on my street for new cables underground. They had to dig and we had so much dust.
Thanks that they are finally done, but unfortunately, in Kathmandu, they live with this DAILY.
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@Marilynda1225 (79571)
• United States
11 Jul 18
@marlina for everything we complain about there's always someone worse off than us.
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
15 Jul 18
I am not working at the moment, but when I ride Ecat I have to do my riding and errands during the week and it still take a while, but aturday it is almost impossible to get anywhere a most ot the connections don't meet with the routes running only every other hour and you may have a long wait if the bus you want to connect to is on the same every other hour schedule as yours
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16517)
• China
29 Jul 18
I haven't been to Nepal.It is said that It is a mountainous country.
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
18 Jul 18
Yes,some places do not have a good public transport system .Since I live very near my college I can easily walk it down if I do not get a transport
