So finally I land up in America! Its cold, its scenic, its organized, its beautiful, its technology. Quite a lot of my friends have asked me how is America like. I guess that would be very difficult thing to attempt in the first place, leave alone the task of completing it. But the most striking thing that comes to my mind is that, in America, every thing seems to be in the proper place. Every thing seems to be organized and lined perfectly. The roads are correctly painted, the ubiquitous signboards seem to be placed very correctly. Every thing seems to be lavishly packaged. Air Conditioners seem to be everywhere. Constant electricity and water supply that are worthy of bragging for a flat in India are taken for granted here. There seems to be a logical flow to everything. Two-wheelers don't exist in US. At least that's something that I haven't seen here till now. Also when you travel in US by car it turns out to be cheaper than any other means of public transport system. The gas prices are very low here and this leads to almost all people owning a car here. And therefore the cities are not very densely populated. People spread out to the suburbs of the city which can be as far as 40-50 miles ( approx. 80-100 Km) and commute every day. This would be something unheard of in India to spread so far from cities, but seems to be the daily routine here. The smooth traffic and great roads make travel by car easy and fast. Also, the geographical spread out helps in providing all the basic amenities to people around here like playgrounds, hospitals etc. so that all people have access to them.
Another thing that I have found here is the bizarre options available for food here. I usually go to a store chain nearby called Whole Foods, which sells organic food, and am simply taken aback by the options available for every item. There are 4 kinds of potatoes and 3 kinds to tomatoes. Whenever we go grocery shopping I simply don't understand what to buy? Here one can find all kind of vegetables that are unheard of in India. There are food items from all around the globe (including India). There is food from South America, China, Europe. Having a look at those stores makes me imagine, all the farmers around the globe sweating day and night, to feed the rich and obese kids of United States of America. And the packaging is simply amazing. The Americans, I guess would be having the highest per capita consumption of plastic. They seem to use plastic bags for everything. Every time I have been to one of the stores, I have found that people don't bring carrying bags. It seems like too much wastage, which is outrageous.
I believe I have given the readers a small peek into what they call the American way of life. Rest next time.
Another thing that I have found here is the bizarre options available for food here. I usually go to a store chain nearby called Whole Foods, which sells organic food, and am simply taken aback by the options available for every item. There are 4 kinds of potatoes and 3 kinds to tomatoes. Whenever we go grocery shopping I simply don't understand what to buy? Here one can find all kind of vegetables that are unheard of in India. There are food items from all around the globe (including India). There is food from South America, China, Europe. Having a look at those stores makes me imagine, all the farmers around the globe sweating day and night, to feed the rich and obese kids of United States of America. And the packaging is simply amazing. The Americans, I guess would be having the highest per capita consumption of plastic. They seem to use plastic bags for everything. Every time I have been to one of the stores, I have found that people don't bring carrying bags. It seems like too much wastage, which is outrageous.
I believe I have given the readers a small peek into what they call the American way of life. Rest next time.
