With thousands of offices sprouting up in Gurgaon every day, there is a little chance anybody can escape the city. We're sure most of you are reading this sitting inside one of those glass buildings. Whether it's Golf Course Road or Cyber City that your office is located in, we're all in the same boat. Of course, nobody can ease your pain of spending a major part of your day there. Read on as we bring forth 14 signs that prove you work in Gurgaon, just so you know you're not the only one.

1. No matter how pleasant the weather is in Delhi

the moment you de-board the Delhi metro at Sikanderpur, Gurgaon always welcomes you with scorching heat and a storm of dust.



2. Each time you cross the road, you'll 'almost' get run over by a car.

If not that one, then definitely by the next one. C'mon, it's F1 racing. What do you expect?

And when they're driving on the wrong side, they're even more brutal.



3. More than cars, you'll be scared of pigs. Yes, pigs - lots and lots of them. Dirty, stinky and a little too friendly.



4. If the harsh sun isn't enough to ruin your day already, the ugly and monstrous glass buildings all around reflect all the sun on you till you literally burn.



5. Like they say, if you throw a stone in Gurgaon, it will either hit a 'daru ka theka' or a shady mall. The kind of people you find at either of the places is pretty much the same.

6. If, God forbid, you fall sick at work or feel like eating out, good luck finding a local market. It's either a mall or nothing.

7. There's always something or the other getting constructed around you.

You're so accustomed to those construction noises that silence literally creeps you out now.



8. The metro stations are far and a few and the offices, too many. Wherever you come from, you have to change at least three modes of transport to reach the area your office is located in. And then you have to walk. Walk a lot, amidst all the dust.

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9. The roads in Gurgaon are even more uneven than Darsheel Safari's teeth.

Normal roads have potholes. Gurgaon roads have craters! This is how it feels like driving your car on them.

And in case you fall into one of them, God save you!



10. Do you know what the third degree torture is that they resort to in hell? They make people travel in Gurgaon's public transport. You have three options.

Option 1: Board a shared tempo that makes ten people sit in a space meant for three. You'll be so close to the man sitting in front of you, that not only will you know which oil he applies on his hair; you might also accidentally kiss him in case the tempo driver decides to apply the brakes all of a sudden.



Option 2: The bus. There's no way you're going to get a seat inside it. So, good luck while hanging out of it.



Option 3: The private autorickshaws. They charge so much, you have to make sure you're carrying your cheque book with you all the time.



11. If you do survive the claustrophobic attack in the shared tempo, there's no escaping the loud music in it. From 'De De Party' to 'Kamariya' to 'Kitna Haseen Chehra', the DJ driver has the most ridiculous playlist ever! What's worse, after a year of travelling in the tempo, you find yourself humming along to those songs one fine day. Damn!



12. Oh, the endless traffic jams. No matter when you leave from work or where you live, there's no way you're reaching home before ten.



13. Come rains and you'd literally need boats to travel in Gurgaon.

14. There's one last factor in Gurgaon that eases the pain at least a little - probably the only saving grace of the city. And that, my friends, is the abundance of 24 X 7 'thekas'.

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