[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by adit1329

stops at most places to pick up luggage, the seating is uncomfortable, the drivers are in lungis and vests..

hey does the driver's dress affect u ???? and about picking up luggage ...i most of the bus operators do that do that ...as transporting same thing in a truck willl take more time and will cost more ....most of the mumbai-AP buses are always overloaded with luggage and they struggle to climb even teh straights

[Ram]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

hey does the driver's dress affect u ????

Why don't we go to office or college in lungi and baniyan?
Why do restaurants say, "Shirts and shoes required?"
Does dressing professionaly, shaving and having a smart haircut matter anymore?
What environment do we want to live in?

Originally Posted by speedsatya

and about picking up luggage ...i most of the bus operators do that do that ...as transporting same thing in a truck willl take more time and will cost more ....most of the mumbai-AP buses are always overloaded with luggage and they struggle to climb even teh straights

Do we ever want to differentiate between passenger vehicles and trucks?
A Volvo ticket-sales office in Mumbai shared an opinion that the Patel-Volvo conflagration happened in Gujarat because of illegally transporting a cooking gas cylinder in the hold meant for bonafide passenger baggage.

[tifosikrishna]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

hey does the driver's dress affect u ????

Providing the drivers with a decent uniform is not only to make them presentable, it may improve their self esteem and may help make more responsible drivers on the road...

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by tifosikrishna

Providing the drivers with a decent uniform is not only to make them presentable, it may improve their self esteem and may help make more responsible drivers on the road...

pay more and you will get drivers with tie as well ...ST's can manage all that as its we who pay for it ...about private operators

[adya33]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

pay more and you will get drivers with tie as well ...ST's can manage all that as its we who pay for it ...about private operators

you are forgetting one thing SS
about uniform, when climbing bus I see driver in uniform I KNOW that he is qualified professional. (Volvo drivers get special training)

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by adya33

(Volvo drivers get special training)

thats what i wanna say ...uniform or no uniform ...lungi or no lungi ...it doesnt matter ...they are trained

[adya33]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

thats what i wanna say ...uniform or no uniform ...lungi or no lungi ...it doesnt matter ...they are trained

but how do you know that the person wearing lungi is a trained person ?
would let people without unifom fill up your car at petrol pump? I won't
he could be anyone, when I see a person in uniform I know he works for that company

[Ram]

At the risk of slipping a wee bit off-topic, let me share a thought.

When you travel overseas, unshaven with jeans and sneakers, the air-hostess will not treat you properly. And airport immigration at your destination will grill you more severely, even despite proper documents. If you return home from overseas, unshaven with jeans and sneakers, even the airport customs will single you out for harassment.

Strangers whom you need to interact with, invariably form a first impression of you from your attire and presentation, even before you utter a word! And first impressions last very long. If you're impeccably dressed, good helpful first impressions about you start to form in people's minds.

Those who look like bums, end up being treated as bums, by all concerned. That's why, I'd like my chauffeur and watchman to be very smartly turned out in uniform.

'nuff said!

[falcon]

I totally agree with ram!

A well dressed person commands respect.
A shabbily dressed person has to earn respect.

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by adya33

but how do you know that the person wearing lungi is a trained person ?

and how do you know people in uniform are trained ????

[Rtech]

SS, c'mon man. The debate has been won by the other side this time! Let it go.

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by Rtech

SS, c'mon man. The debate has been won by the other side this time! Let it go.

yeah ....but the drivers dress doesnt actually matter to me as the moment i am in B7R ...i have no time to look at useless things ...its the road that i keep watching form teh LHS aisle...anyways forget it

[adit1329]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

pay more and you will get drivers with tie as well ...ST's can manage all that as its we who pay for it ...about private operators

I think we pay a lot more than the regular buses when we book tickets on a Volvo..

And yes, we do complain (Indians) that the foreign bus drivers are smarter and much more respectful..for example in singapore, the bus driver is very smartly dressed and in uniform with tie and greets you when you enter the bus..do we also not want our surroundings like that?
we claim ourselves to be IT pros' and the next happening country..
cant' we dress decently???

[adit1329]

Originally Posted by speedsatya

and how do you know people in uniform are trained ????

so would you buy a car from a salesman who comes dressed inappropriately???

so you mean to say airline pilots in uniform are not trained

[speedsatya]

Originally Posted by adit1329

so you mean to say airline pilots in uniform are not trained

i think we were talking about poorly paid bus drivers ...and not airline pilots ...anyways i am out of this topic