wholesome experience on kottayam roads
today i attended a function in kottayam and drove there from kochi. i’m generally a very calm and careful driver because i value safety a lot, so i usually slow down or stop to let other vehicles or pedestrians cross when needed!
what surprised me today was that on the drive back, i stopped three different times to let cars cross in front of me, and all three drivers thanked me with hand gestures and thumbs up!
coming from kochi, this felt unusual because i do this regularly there too, but maybe only 3 out of 10 people acknowledge it cause I think everyone is used to this!
so now i’m curious. is this kind of courtesy less common in kottayam, which is why they appreciated it more, or was it just a coincidence and i happened to meet especially polite drivers today?