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To: DebtBomb who wrote (33841)	12/28/2010 7:04:09 AM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 71456

Opulence, we has it. ...Sociologist Abhilasha Kumari also senses a change in attitude as the country's new economic wealth makes society more materialistic. "It's as if Delhi's centuries-old culture of graciousness has been wiped off and has been replaced by a frenetic and pushy 'me first' ruthlessness," she said. "People are more upfront in their aggressiveness," Kumari added. "They believe if you have the money, you flaunt it, with your big shiny new car, and you assert yourself forcefully on the road." Almost every day, newspapers carry reports of people being assaulted after getting into an argument on the roads. In one recent incident, a motorist at a crowded toll booth pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot the toll collector if he served another driver who had cut in line, local papers reported. "You have people talking on their mobile phones while driving or jumping traffic lights or tailgating you to make you drive faster," she said. hosted.ap.org