Bengaluru! Once hailed as the 鈥淚T Hub of India,鈥 it might soon earn a new title, 鈥淭he Most Viral City鈥, thanks to its endless stream of bizarre, hilarious and downright relatable urban chaos. Known for its intense hustle culture and legendary traffic snarls, the city has once again captured the Internet鈥檚 attention.
This time, it鈥檚 a viral Reddit post by a frustrated resident battling Bengaluru鈥檚 notoriously unpredictable transport system, one that鈥檚 not just inconvenient, but emotionally exhausting.
The user took to social media and shared that he left the office at 6 p.m. and arrived home at 9:15 p.m., 3 hours for a 12 km distance. Yes! You read that right. He added that his evening was ruined not by rain, traffic, or protest, but by the city simply being itself.
The customary bus on his route didn鈥檛 arrive. There was no word on Tummoc or Namma BMTC. He eventually had to catch a different bus, only to be dumped off in the middle of the journey and forced into an exhausting 鈥榓uto hunt.鈥
He continued, 鈥淣amma Yatri? Not a single driver accepted unless I tipped 鈧50+. 鈥極ptional tip鈥 is the biggest joke in this city. Meter? LOL. Eventually paid more for an auto than I鈥檇 pay for an intercity bus.鈥
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However, despite being stuck in traffic for more than 3 hours, the user was 鈥榥ot surprised鈥, instead was 鈥榡ust drained.鈥 He further emphasised that in a city full of startups promising to 鈥渟olve urban problems,鈥 simple transportation remains an unresolved puzzle.
The post also highlighted how the residents, instead of solving the issue, have normalised this chaos. 鈥淲e expect it. We plan for delays, carry a backup charger, have an extra water bottle, and psychologically prepare ourselves for conflict every time we leave work,鈥 he added.
It concluded on an emotion of tired hope: that perhaps, one day, things will improve. Until then, Bengaluru continues to wear down its citizens, not with one major failure, but with a thousand minor ones every day.
The post instantly grabbed the audience鈥檚 attention, sparking an outpouring of similar experiences online. A Reddit user shared, 鈥淭he worst faults in this city are that the most crowded places haven鈥檛 been connected by metro, and who knows when that will even happen.鈥 Another one wrote, 鈥淚t鈥檚 insane how this problem has been ongoing for more than a decade now.鈥
A person shared, 鈥淒on鈥檛 worry, TUNNEL IS COMING in around a decade. You can be stuck there for a change of scenery.鈥
This comes days after the State Government put a ban on the Bike Taxis in the city.