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Location: God's own country
Posted on: 20-07-15 10:00:10
Not sure if it is otherwise but as far as I have seen, no one slogs here these days (People in IT , esp. the new joined people may slog as they may have to stick to US deadlines).
In Govt. no need to tell how people enjoy.
In private sector, people come late, chat a lot, have 2 or 3 tea breaks, have a big lunch break and leave around 6 pm. Of course, sharing of family stories is a must in the office. Now with FB and Whatsapp, people spend 1 hour atleast on it.
I am in Cochin and hence life is laid back here. Little bit low salary but then again very low cost of living. I am yet to know of the true situation in Mumbai or Delhi.
Murali
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Mumbai or Delhi , half your life will be stuck in traffic & pollution & with that comes road rage.
It almost impossible to get on trains or buses in Mumbai or Delhi during rush hour.
Mumbai if you don't fall off the local train , you are lucky.
Taxi Drivers & Auto Rickshaw drivers are rude , arrogant & won't come for short distances & will often overcharge you or won't give back change 
Real Estate prices are ridiculous..tiny apartments in old dilapidated buildings will go for crores of rupees
Only if you are upper middle class or rich & have connections , you will have a reasonable life in these cities, otherwise forget it .
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Originally posted by bm14
Humble observation- Most of us who leave home tend to live in the past... I mean in reference to our homeland, our memories are of the times we used to live in... one forgets that just the way we have changed and moved on, our place of birth too has changed and so have the people.
Absolutely we might keep on try searching our past there and find that new layers have come on top of that past. But still some constant things would still be there like relatives , cousins , places ,customs, festivals and the like.
In the end it's your choice and you are lucky you have one .Most don't. If you value being amongst your root & culture , you would overcome the vagaries that come along with.
Likewise for those who value their life abroad , should be able to overcome their pangs of nostalgia and home country.
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Fido.
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Originally posted by san-hugo
There is start up boom going in India , Go join the brigade...
few obvious facts -Life quality will be low, air will be populated, adulterated milk, fabricated vegetables, heat where car ac will seek water and attitude of people might numb your senses at times. Ignore that and you will have eventful life. Have a ball !
Agree, India is witnessing the biggest boom of its independent history (or probably 800yrs past, prior to which it had the largest GDP in the world).
There are problems everywhere. Canada has stress related issues, the chicken you consume may be slaughtered 10yrs ago, medical aid is horrible if you need attention & its not an emergency, kids aren't in your guidance in schools, you end up living a life of a helpless Indian in a foreign country..
Of all the people I know, none of them have/had any troubles with their kids here. Their kids grew up here being respectful of the elders and pretty educated, independent, and happy. Kids upbringing has nothing to do with the country, but the family they belong to. There are no stress issues if one has a decent job and living within the means. Old and New chicken don't matter to the ones that are vegetarians (most of the Indians are, for that matter). Last, but not the least people are not living in as much misery here and not as helpless as you project them to be. May be during initial 1-2 years. May be, I only have interacted with the happy people and relatives during my 10 years in Canada.
I completely agree on the Medical Aid though. It literally sucks, honestly.
This doesn't take away from the fact that India is indeed growing (questionable as to what do you mean growth, as the other major issues still persist) and have decent/well-paid jobs for the educated/highly skilled ones.
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Originally posted by chittesh
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Originally posted by san-hugo
attitude of people might numb your senses at times.
what do you mean by this?
please refer to India bashing threads to know that. I do not want to bad mouth my mommy country once again. Littering, Religious processions, jagrata loud speakers and marriages on roads are my pet peeve if you ask me. Therearemany !!
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Originally posted by tamilkuravan
Very good discussions.
Without HW36, CD is finally getting better and the posting are more mature.
Murali
I know u and fido doesn't like competition so, all this drama.
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Revenge can be bitter sweet, but if u sit back and watch, KARMA can be pure entertainment.
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Originally posted by Fido
Where is HW36 btw ?
I am beginning to miss her .
Maybe she's busy buying properties in Florida ..
pm her and check -do some namak-halali after eating golden & crispy dosa
I'm missing her too- but will not pm as she never offered me any Golden Crispy dosa
I am busy making delicious dishes...crispy golden masala dosa, soft idli and medu vada chatni, chiwda and desi ghee besan ladoo. aha...mouthwatering tasty yummy food.
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Revenge can be bitter sweet, but if u sit back and watch, KARMA can be pure entertainment.
