I dont know if its the distance and unapproachability of USA from India that had made me think that it would be very different, but to my surprise, I never fail to find similarities.
Of course, the life style is bound to be different, but I am happy to see, India is catching up with the first world pretty fast.
It doesnt all look alien to me, like it would have, to people who came to settle here from India say even 5 years ago.
Most things do evoke a sense of Deja vu. Been there, done that.
US is bestowed with immense gifts from mother nature. It is a geograpically and physically diverse country. There are mighty mountains, beautiful coastline, long meandering riverbanks, vast green pastures.
I cannot help but think we have it all in India, its only magnified in scale here, given the size of US.
Then what makes US stand out as "THE" destination for the rest of the world?
Its the "Marketing", baby.
Old wine in a very attractive and sleek packaging.
You take the best of what India has to offer, clean it up thoroughly, throw in lots of facilities, lots of information centers, restrooms in the middle of nowhere, a coke vending machine at every nook and corner, super swank highways, humongous marketing efforts and lo, the concoction called "Amreeka" is at your service
At your service, hmm, not quite, as this is one thing, we Indians know better than anyone else in the civilized world. The customer care( I dont know why they even care to call it 'customer care') is non existent in most places here. Even big names falter in this aspect.
If you go to a small roadside corner shop in a tiny colony in a small city(or even village) in India, the shopkeeper would give you undivided attention, no matter how many other people he is attending to. He would have complete information about each and every product in his shack.
But if you ever happen to go to a mall here, make sure you have all the information you need, to make a purchase before hand, as the sales people will not know a thing.
But,the emergency response system here never ceases to amaze me.
There is no place that is remote, you might be miles away from civilization; cops, fire brigade and ambulance would still manage to reach you in less than 10 minutes in case of emergency.
And dont worry you Munna bhai MBBS types, they wont ask you to fill up any forms before admitting you to ER.
I wish there were a place in the world offering the best of both the worlds, now that would be Eutopia. India, you are nearly there. Good Luck.
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restrooms in the middle of nowhere!! good one.. but u forgot the key word -- "Clean". waise sahi kaha.. there are the goods and the bads everywhere.. but more than the place, what matters is where your roots are.. no place is good if you are there all by yourself.. and on the same time.. any place can be as good as a Heaven..
nice post!!
we also have restrooms in the middle of nowhere, in fact, everywhere is a restroom.
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