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Life is Hezzy, Yes. But feeling Lively is an option too! What you are experiencing in the photo is the everyday look of Dhaka - the city where I live! *Thousands of overhead wires, millions of people on the streets, street food carts and small vendors here and there, random car & motorbike parking, and the rush! This is what it looks like living in a densely populated city. But this is what makes the city life, this is what provides food to many...* Just to let you know the average traffic time of Dhaka is around 1 hour. But in reality, it's more than that. People usually spend on an average 2 hours on the street every day to reach their office and come back home. So going for some small work means we would spend almost 3 hours on the street though the distance is very short. I had some work outside, decided to take the intercity bus. During pick/office hours the streets get too much traffic. So I choose to go outside after 11.00 am. But I couldn't skip the traffic.
And the random things you will get to see here and there! *Here, you will get to see a lot of rickshaws (man pulled vehicles) but they are not allowed on most of the main roads. So if you have some work there and don't use a private vehicle then you have to walk like miles.* It took me a while to find the address I'm looking for in all of this chaos. And my work was done in just 15 minutes. Then I took another ride for almost 50 hours to come back home. What a life! My respect for all of those that are facing this traffic every single day.
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2 hours in traffic is still okay as compared to over 3 to 5 hours in traffic here in Lagos, Nigeria.
Yeah, I heard about Lagos. Either way, it feels worst.
Traffic is the main problem here in the city my friend especially to the employees or there's is something came up or some urgent or emergencies. Traffic can be a big disturbance. I remember when I was in my first job ma'am. I took a transportation and I felt I sit long hours because of the traffic.
Yeah, I also had to be on traffic for more than 4 hours every day for work. But now as I work from home, I usually can avoid it. That's why I respect those who go out everyday for work.
4 hours is already a long hours friend. I'm glad that you are work from home now so that you avoid it friend.
I rather go on foot to work than remain stuck in traffic for hours.
Yeah, that's a good option. But I don't feel safe/good at street.
Then it will be difficult to travel in this city because there is a large population. Cities have a lot of traffic which forces a person to travel on foot. I think Dhaka is a city of Bangladesh
I'm living in a province and not experiencing that, take care always friend.
It is really what feels like living in the city there is traffic everywhere I used to go stay in my aunt's house that lives in the city where it's traffic most of time and the hours on the bus when I am going there is really unimaginable. I experienced almost 1 hour without moving because of the bumper to bumper traffic and road accidents.
Yes, that's the worst thing about cities. Thanks for sharing your experience.