There is a language to be learned here. Hindi is one of them, yes. But there is another. The all-pervasive horn. Forget traffic rules other than an occasional stoplight. On the road, it is more like a free for all with the horn as moderator. The horn says "hey there" or "I'm on your right," or my favorite, "NOT stopping!" Some of the endearing phonemes of this unspoken language include the short and quick beep, a lengthy succession of beeps, and the long hard blast of sound that will make the ears wince. Whatever the message, everyone has something to say.

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