I just moved into a beautiful apartment that has everything I was looking for at a decent cost but it’s facing a very busy junction. The windows all face this street and thanks to my great luck you have trucks going cross at 1am and traffic honks starting from as early as 6am. It’s extremely annoying and I’ve researched as much as possible and I can’t find a renter friendly option to drown this out besides white noise and ear plugs which also start hurting my ears after an hour. I need actual recommendations i.e links to products some one has used and works. I’m sure I can’t be the only one facing this. As I’m typing this I can hear the freaking honks and it’s driving me crazy.

Had an encounter with a couple of dudes with DL number plate riding a two wheeler and smoking all along letting the residue fly on the ones riding behind them. No comments on this amazing behavior exhibited but smoking in public places and causing nuisance like this in the middle of the road - What's a bro gotta do about this? Is this normal in Bangalore now?

I can't handle Garlic in some foods. In Bangalore, most restaurants and eateries don't add garlic in meals sambar even lingayat khanavalis don't add however I started noticing the trend some Darshinis/Sagars adding garlic to sambars and coconut chutney recently. Restaurants with name Ayodhya, Udupi, Krishna used maintain their native Udupi non garlic taste in food but now i see a change in them. Has something changed lately?

Hi me and my husband plan to visit Bangalore for 3 days with our 3 month old. We plan on staying near MG Road pls advice us on what we can do except for visiting malls 😅

Hi All

had applied for PCC at the PSK 8 days back, verification happened 7 days back and the Police inspector also said he has given the approval

But we are yet to receive the PCC or the sms stating that PCC has been dispatched

Anyone here who got PCC and how much time does it generally take in BLR?

1. Bangalore will hit it's 2nd lowest temp of 8 deg this winter. As early as Dec end/Jan.

2. Govt will change or at least the most powerful current leaders will fall. Unexpected but dynamic new guy will become CM.

3. Traffic and public transport will improve with new fleet of AC buses, Japanese signals.

4. Beautification of ORR stretch

5. Auto mafia will be reined in

6. Heavy lay offs in IT will lead to crash in rentals and subsequent fall in home sales.

Rapido’s auto prices are atleast at a 25-30% premium than the 3 (Ola, Uber and Namma Yatri) during peak hours- and this leads to drivers only accepting Rapido rides. This forces consumers to only book thru Rapido. It’s a loop.

This is some retarded game theory that Rapido is using in which the passenger is basically being bullied.

What a fucking shit show.

Can we still use meters in auto? I remember using meters whenever I travelled in an auto back in 2018-2019 and they would immediately agree and turned the meter on. But lately I havent seen anyone using meters and Im shy to ask for it. Can anyone confirm if we can still ask them to use meters?

The autowala's , zomato guys and a lot of riders/drivers lack basic knowledge of traffic rules like

• Ride on the extreme left lane if you are slow and let others pass
• Stick to your lane while taking turns
• Dont stop / halt in intersections blocking other lanes, etc..
• Never ever drive on the wrong lane, endagering your own life and others
• Stop, look and turn, ( turn, look and stop is what happens now)

these are simple rules but hardly followed by anyone, should the traffic police have some initiative to educate the commuters

Why does this TV9 kannada promote more these Telugus movies than our kannada.?

NOTE: Its not hate about languages

Following a post on Chennai sub, what are your biggest flexes this year? Even the smallest wins count.

Mine would be that I finally started gym this year and started eating healthy.

What's yours?

Edit: Seems like the whole of Bangalore has gotten over a toxic ex and has quit smoking this year! Kudos to Us!! 🥳

Hello folks,

I’m absolutely pissed off at urban company services. I had booked for a geyser service (at 3PM)just to do the interior cleaning of the geyser but this guy from urban company says that there is a part that needs to be replaced and that would cost around 1k. I suspected he is jacking up the price and tried to bargain even agreed to get the part myself from nearest hardware store. Finally I even agreed to his quote and told him to bring the part immediately and complete the job. He promised to return at 5.30pm but did not show up even at 7pm. I tried calling him from the app at least 50 times but no response. Customer care system is absolute shite and did not lead anywhere either. The worst part is he left the geyser open with the parts out and I’m unable to get any hot water and also the water keeps pissing out even when the other taps are used. Total sham by urban company. Waiting for the guy to come back and fix my geyser so that i could have a hot shower. Don’t they fucking have a deadline to a job? Even vehicle servicing does not take an entire day these days. I hate myself for booking the service as my geyser was working fine and i just needed the cleaning to be done.

Placed an order with dunzo …. Took more than 2 hours to deliver stating there’s no delivery partner . Unable to cancel cause the app said the order is processed . Tried to communicate with them but it’s a one way communication with a bot which they did not even reply later.
Also I realised after that I could get the same order in Zepto for a way lesser price which I later did and they were at least very responsive over the chat although there was a slight delay which I completely understand cause of the delay .

Point is , their customer service sucks and they should atleast give us an option to cancel the order is they cannot deliver it within the promised time.

Hi everyone! I’m traveling to Bangalore soon and was wondering what the weather is like right now. It will help me pack my clothes and plan my activities accordingly. :)

Thanks!

Living next to a Zepto dark store has been an eye-opener—and not in a good way. What used to be a relatively calm street is now a hotbed of chaos.

We Bangaloreans had all made peace with wrong-side riding. It’s just part of life here, I suppose. But now there’s an even more worrying trend: bikes zipping by on pavements.

These footpaths, meant for pedestrians, have turned into dangerous shortcuts. I’ve personally had several close calls—nearly hit 3-4 times. It’s only a matter of time before someone, especially an elderly person or a child gets seriously hurt. Oh, did I mention there’s a big school just 200m down the road?

Let me be clear though - I don’t blame the poor riders at all. They have one of the toughest jobs out there—delivering in all weather conditions while being pressured to meet unreasonable delivery times.

The bigger question is:

• Are these apps putting both riders and civilians at risk with poorly thought-out service offerings?
• Are we, as customers, to blame for chasing convenience without considering the pitfalls?

It feels like this system is setting everyone up for failure—and someone will eventually pay the price. What do you think?

I understand that Uber drivers are facing challenges in balancing their work and personal lives. As a token of appreciation, I always make sure to give extra tips whenever I book a cab.

Recently, I’ve noticed a particularly concerning issue, especially in Bangalore. Even when I book a premium cab, the one we receive is often quite cheap, and they are hesitant to turn on the AC.

This happened many times, even when the AC is turned on, the drivers keep switching between the 0 and 1 fan speed settings repeatedly. This behavior continues even on hot days, and it seems that they are unaware of the inconvenience it causes.

Even I took an outstation ride from Bangalore to different state. Atleast 10 times I politely requested him to turn on AC. I was very patient because I can understand it could be financial issue and payed him extra. But during entire travel I kept telling him please turn on the AC I will pay him extra. He didn’t trust me at all lol. Happens locally also.

In the long run, its costly for the drivers in terms of cleaning and interior maintenance right ? Why do they do it.

Hi, my partner and I will be moving to Bangelore early next year. We will be there in 2 weeks to look at houses. Is there anything we should definitely keep in mind when looking at the houses?

Also, I would be interested to know how to meet people in Bangalore? Are there meetings for expats or other ways?

If a person requiring wheelchair is reaching T1 thru a domestic flight and has to catch an international flight from T2... Then in such case do the wheelchair guys accompany all the way from domestic plane till gate of international plane, or will they just drop off at inter terminal bus at T1?

I am returning to Bangalore after a month, and meter taxi is charging me 2500 from T1 to Baiyapanhalli

Talking about strikes, rain and stuff, prices are high.

I am unable to convince him as well as he is talking kannada ,, which i am not fluent in...

even after saying uber was showing 900 only for sedan he is charging this much

I am currently in taxi.. what to do