Quality of life this is something a lot of people tell me that its better in the US. I beg to differ at the least. The quality of life sucks big time here. What is quality of life ?? That is the most important question. Is it just that the air you breathe is clean of Hydrocarbons or Is it that the roads are clean ? Well I don't think so. Because according to me, these are things which fascinate you when you have just arrived in the US of A. Or to that matter to any developed country. I hope my fellow student NRI's agree (also people doesnt it get on your nerves when they refer to India as third world country every time? We have almost everything these guys can afford to buy) What according to me quality of life is, living it to the fullest, enjoying every moment. You can ask me what is stopping me from doing it here. A couple of things.The conversion factor, its frigging irritating I tell you.
I don't know what gets into the people who come and settle here they tend to be overly conscious about their health, maybe its due to the health system, I wonder. They tell you not to use plastics for vessels no teflon for cooking no to ready to eat stuff (tell me how will a bachelor with no cooking skills survive ?) So you have to listen to all that. And talking of cooking, should i explain ? All of us have been spoilt with good food. So every meal is a huge depressing ordeal. Did I hear someone say food outside ? I have no idea why, all Indian restaurants I have been, I have been to a couple btw, they all have the same menu. Naan Aloo subji Palak paneer samosas gulab jamuns and chicken tikka. Other cuisines are nowhere near stomach filling, atleast for a Vegetarian it isnt. That isnt a great quality of life here.
And If you need to go out like so many people would have pointed out you need to visit weather.com get the forecast for the day and dress accordingly. How pathetic !!! The weather tends to be a bleedingly boring thing. It would be all bright and warm in the morning, urging you to get in your shorts after sometime it might even start snowing. How is that ? There is also saying around here, "If you dont like the weather just stick around for sometime its going to change" Bah! With all that layering you dont feel like going out at all. Nor here.
The worst part is you will be in a room looking at your computer screen. You feel so detached from the entire world. The entire world you see is through a broken video of a webcam. If it is some festival you spend it by people calling from India on video conference and telling you that they are missing you. And you would typically go to the Indian association's celebration on a 'convenient' weekend.
People are always working. They get bored if they dont work because there is nothing to do. They dont even have time for each other. Yes it is the same case in India too. Office drop kids at school pick them up drop them at some practice then come home cook pick them up eat sleep. No cooking in the morning mind you.
Overall the quality of life in India looks a lot better. Yes this is a mega scale rant. But I just had to get it off my chest.
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It's all about the money, honey!
But in absolute terms, yea, I guess India's way better. At least you can feel at home, and not be looked at with accusatory glances, everytime an Amreeki passes u by.
@mirage: ya exactly.. but money isnt everything rite??? fun tats wat matters..
Wrst thing than the glances are them greeting u as if u were jiggri dhosths and pointless mutterings of excuse mes and thank yous.. bah!!
waow...dat was a great perspective...im sure itll help one of my frendz whoz hell bent on goin to d US
@gunj: Ypu can be perfectly blunt and say "get a life!". neway lik u said its jus a perspective.. prbbly ur frnd will like this place better than i do.
hi da..
i totally agree with u... y only US, it sucks equally in da UK as well !
oru kaal kattu pottunda ellam sariya ayidum !!
u will join the rest of the "proletariats" in your weekly trip to walmarts and grocery shops and the local mall and trip to india once every 2 yrs :D
think about this, if u r an american living in america, u can go fishing,swimming,skiiing or work on building/fixing everything from cars to houses on your own and dont have to look fwd to vaazhai ilai and 'full kattu'. u can make do with a tuna sandwich and a can of coke !!
diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks !
for now, try to enjoy whtevr u r doing or not doing and live in the moment.
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