कितना दूर है भाई?

" भैया, चौक कितना दूर है यहाँ से?"
" यहाँ से करीब आधा किलोमीटर होगा "
:O :O

I was perturbed. Distance? In Kms?? Since when?

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In Mumbai, the distance is always measured in minutes and hours.

" अँधेरी कितना दूर है यहाँ से?"
" सीधे सीधे जाके 5 मिनट में आ जाएगा "
"वैसे तो १० मिनट का रास्ता है, पर ट्रैफिक हुआ तो आधा घंटा तक लग सकता है"

For the past five years, it has always been like that.
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So used to we are to this fact, that it took me a while to realize that the Bikaneri person in front of me, was actually using the correct units of distance. That distance is measured in kms, not minutes.

Correct he was, but of no use.

We, the Mumbaikars, will still prefer it if the distance is told in terms of seconds, minutes and hours. :)

Mood: Still frustrated from Bikaner journey.
Music: Musicless.

p.s. Only 60% of the week is over till now, really?? :(