Don’t get me started about Boston the “Big Dig”. I have landed in Boston Logan past midnight several times and have driven around in circles in the downtown area trying to find my destination even after stopping to ask people for directions. I think in general, i would ascribe it to the Big City syndrome – people that are rude, are so busy that they dont have a nano-second for their compatriots, honking at them if they are confused is the done thing etc. Entire NJ and Boston both have this syndrome. Big cities in India like Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi are no exceptions.

It has also been my experience on New Jersey roads that if you slow down to try to read the signs or make sure you understand them, you are taking your life into your own hands. New Jersey drivers and unforgiving of out-of-state drivers and will not miss an opportunity to do whatever they can to intimidate the lost soul. Enough complaining about NJ.

I don’t know what is worse, meaningless road signs or no road signs. If you have ever driven in Boston you can relate to this. I think it is the only major metro area I have visited in the US that thinks it is not necessary to post street signs on major streets to tell you what street you are on. They only seem to post the street names for the small, intersecting side streets.

I remember driving in circles looking for Massachusetts Avenue. When I finally pulled over to ask a pedestrian how to find it, he looked at me as if I were an idiot and then told me that I was on it. There is a collective logic there that I can’t comprehend.