WR vs CR females

Local trains in Mumbai may be a pain to travel by, but, they give one an immense opportunity to carry on some activity during that long travel time….Before coming here, I had heard of some of the activities carried on by Women-cutting vegetables, making woolen sweaters, reading holy/story books, sleeping, etc. Though as per my experience, the last two seem to be the most common ones. And, ofcourse, how can I forget? Quarreling ……..for getting in, standing in a queue for the next/last station, and finally getting out.

I find it a pain to travel in locals, especially after shifting from the Western to the Central lines. I find the crowd in the latter case a lot more insensitive than the former one. Irrespective of whether a pregnant lady gets on to the trains or a small kid, they do not care to budge to enable people to get in/out comfortably. I have experiences of waiting for3-4 to trains to pass by, before I can find one where I do not have to hurt someone while finding my way in. Ofcourse, while getting down that option is not there. So, I have to remind myself every morning-“BE SELFISH IN LOCAL TRAINS”, and have even taught my friend the same thing.

There is a prominent difference in the level of sophistication, mannerism, dressing sense, hygiene, and willingness to help among females in WR and CR. WR females scores in most of the above parameters except the last one. Ask a 1st class compartment lady to make a place for the fourth lady or for helping you out to keep your bag on the shelf above, and notice the difference.

But one positive on WR ---females generally queued in front of the door a couple of stations beforehand, but, on central lines, right from CST, women would queue for GHATKOPAR AND EVEN THANE. (I am talking about the women compartments only and a mixed experience of 1st and 2nd class coaches). 90% of the overcrowding in trains on central lines is because of unnecessarily forming a queue even when they do not have to get down in the next 5-10 min. Inspite of being more crowded than central lines, western lines seem to be self-regulated by women commuters, which, surprising is not the case with Central lines.

What results in this stark difference in the attitude of women, inspite of being from the same city? Is it because of difference in level of sophistication, or is it something else?

(I chanced upon this link ...For more insights on WR and CR girls/women

http://www.thevoiceinmyhead.com/2007/02/01/western-railway-girls-make-better-nri-wives/)