.....and I thought India was bad !!!!

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Its been close to 9 months now since I have landed in the land of opportunities (Yes friends I am talking about the United States of America), I had a shine in my eyes and sigh of releif in my breath. Everything in this country is automized and fair, unlike in India, where most government undertaking are still manual and run on bribe. I had a dream (I still kindda have it), that Ill learn as much from this country go back and try my best to implement it in my country for the benefit of my countrymen. Well to be frank that dream is now fading out........

The first roadblock: Social Security Number
Most of the readers might be knowing, in the US each individual is a number. He lives, works, eats, excrets using this number. Without this you donot exist here. Well I came here on an H1-B and wanted to start my job, I had to wait for a whopping 2 months to get that. Everytime you call them you hear, "Sir please dont call us, we'll call you". In India, no-one is illegal. Probably you will find an illegal immigrant getting more respect and perks than a citizen. ...........and I thought India was bad.

The second roadblock: Credit Card
Getting a credit card in the US is a vicious circle for first timers in the US. Without a credit card you cannot create credit history and without credit history you dont get a credit card. Well you start off by taking a secure card, thats basically paying for the card out of your own pockets. In India there are 2 sects - an IT Professional and an non-IT professional. An IT professional has on an average 3 credit cards and can take virtually unlimited loans, and an non-IT professional struggle to get even one card. So if you are an IT guy you'll get sick of it and if you're a non-IT guy you'll never even try for it. ........and I thought India was bad.

The final roadblock(till now, expecting more in near future): Driving License
In India I was driving a car for rougly 6 years. Over here I flunked the written test once and the driving test once. It took me 1 and a 1/2 months to get a driving license. I understand its importance: very high speeds and the government is trying to be carefull. But I still have seen idiots passing the test the first time and driving all over the country, thretening the lives of others. In India you can order for a driving license at home without ever having to give the test. Result is unlimited number of cars on the road, more traffic and very slow speeds. You never have to bother to meet with an accident.........and I thought India was bad.

If you are still here, you might feel that I am getting on your nerves. Its better to stop before you hunt me and kill me.

Take care and keep reading,
-Ashish

Comments

Anonymous said…
Abe Angrez....gaddar...
Ye tu hindustaan ki taarif kar raha hai ki burai...

Tere jaise hindustaniyon ki wajaha se hi aaj hindutaan ki ye haalat hai....

--
Deependra
September 20, 2007 at 11:13 AM
Puneet Parakh said…
"I had a dream (I still kindda have it), that Ill learn as much from this country go back and try my best to implement it in my country for the benefit of my countrymen."

don't let this dream fade buddy!!
January 7, 2009 at 9:48 PM
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