Comments on: India vs America – How Indian cities are better

By: Abhijit

Abhijit — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:45:59 +0000

This post is nothing beyond crap.
Are you generalizing the final outcome as to what is better USA or INDIA based on your personal experience with zoning & lack of driving skills…what crap…

just because you can’t drive or you went to some place which is actually located somewhere so remote…you cannot generalize the entire USA….and what basis are you saying INDIA is better based on cities like Delhi, Mumbai.
What if you were living in Pune 10 years ago or somewhere in cities and you needed toothpaste..where the f**** will you a kirana wala…? you surely need a vehicle there too..

what are you planning to do there…get ur toothpaste or not drive due to environmental issues…..if u want to get to do a comparison it should not be personal on what “you” feel…it should be based on facts…

i have lived in INDIA for 24 yrs before I moved to California for my studies and work…both I still love both countries…
Every country/city has its flaws and will always do….
Mumbai is now so expensive to find housing…pollution…its hard to get a rickshaw and people wait fir 30-40 mins before getting one….plus in a country of more than 1.2 B people so many people, move in and out….
there is more people than space..and because india is still developing….and match to USA, India needs to grow in multiple facets….
infrastructure, process, discipline, anti-corruption and most importantly as a country strict rules….
but USA has its own flaws…education levels, student drop rates, value of education, obesity etc…etc…

so please do not stereotype…its because of fuckers like you that most Americans have a false image about India and vice versa…

By: Varun

Varun — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:55:44 +0000

@Andrea, why u always talk about big cities, you don’t know that here in India, every city has every facility like ur ny and dc ! Ok

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:07:36 +0000

I don’t agree with this article, if you go to big cities like NY, Chicago, Miami etc.. you are going to find people bumping into you all the time, cabs everywhere and convenience stores everywhere.. I don’t know where you live or why do you say that is too cold.. to even drive a car.. I live in Jacksonville, Fl and even when it gets cold.. I can still drive my car without any problems.. and I know there is no snow here.. but still snow is not a huge problem anymore for big cities either.. they know how to manage that situation. So overall, I don’t think that you have the right to say “Don’t come here” that is a personal choice and you are just trying to influence people based on you personal experience which is not true for everybody.. it just depends on you location.. and for all the bad things you said it seems like you need to go back to India or move to a better city!!

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:57:33 +0000

Lived in that part of the world for some time, always missed home, so -Returned, Happy and content now, That is all that matters. Of course Grass is manicured , there is a sense of order and live by rules, Big cars even bigger homes,but mates Have you seen the interiors of Detroit,Seattle or Carolina , Life is an expensive affair in the USA, what ever even if you are a US passport holder you still are not White to be included in the society. Major part of that part of world is not inclusive and drenched in hippocrisy.

We travel all the way to the west to create our own cocoons of saravana bhavan and Indian food and more how many time does everybody yearn to come back. Wish all the best for those woh have arrived to the best of life standards in USA, to all who yearn to go there, the author is bang on.

Life is chaotic in India, Work hard and you will have the same life standards or better here in India.

Grass is greener on the other side :)

By: Unit

Unit — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:40:05 +0000

America is a great place. India is stupid. India is dirty, crowded and smelly. America is green. The suburbs are great. FUCK you.

By: bhagwad

bhagwad — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:53:29 +0000

It really sounds idyllic! I think it'll be a while though before we're able to appreciate such a model. We first need to pass through the phase of big cities and big cars.

By: Rajesh

Rajesh — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:36:49 +0000

I was in Zurich. Switzerland and LA for years. The Swiss have less space compared to US. Still they don't clutter stack their houses, every house will have a small portion for outdoor dining and lawn in the cities.

A bus runs every 10 minutes to the nearest Train station and the train in (30 minutes) inturn into the city. This is the same even if you are in a remote village.

every place is so scenic at the same time always near to shops, malls ect. Still less population and no trafic jams

India can dream of a swiss kind of a city/suburb planning. As it lacks wide open spaces and Cars for everyone.

Swiss was like best of both worlds

By: Rakesh

Rakesh — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:50:26 +0000

I am seeing lot of pessimism in your post which isn't healthy.
I went through the same when I first entered US.
You will just need some time and an open mind to appreciate it.
All the best.

By: bhagwad

bhagwad — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:08:51 +0000

But just because things are different here doesn't mean I have to adopt them. There are some good things we can learn from and bad things that we condemn. Such as wastefulness.

The reasons why people are different has more to do with genetics and long term environment rather than just nutrition. An example is the Japanese who are smaller than we are and are yet live in one of the most developed countries in the world. Stunted growth only manifests itself in extreme nutritional deficiency.

I don't doubt that Americans are richer and so have access to better healthcare. But do they lead healthier lives? I seriously doubt that based on what I see. In any case, one can hardly appreciate a country for being bigger and having more resources :)

I don't quite follow you as to why you think having a car is greener than not having one…You've just made an assertion without giving any proof of your statements. Since your assertion is contrary to just about every study made so far, you need to back up your claims with some extraordinary evidence here.

And from what I've seen so far, America doesn't have a chance in hell of adopting electric cars. This is one of those times when I would be ecstatic to be proved wrong, but I'm not holding my breath for the next 150 years…

By: Rakesh

Rakesh — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:28:42 +0000

This is a typical desi mentality.
People have no idea about US lifestyle and they start complaining as soon as the reach here.
When you are in USA, you will have to adapt to it rathar than complaining about it. Remember the saying "When in Rome, be a Roman"

Any person requires his own space to grow as a person. Ever wondered why an average American is better built and healthier compared to an average Indian?(Check statistical data for Indians vs Americans for example life expectancy for an Indian is 69.9 while for an American, it is 78.1)
Its because of the resources he has access to.

Caring for environment needs more thought rathar than just not buying a car. If you think about it carefully, having a car would be better for the ennvironment in long term. Since this would quicken the process to make the shift to renewable sources of energy. Let us not get into that debate now.

It is not that costly to own one either. Buy a second hand which you can afford and then pay just for liability insurance which should cost you about 25-30$ a month.

Electric cars are coming out. So we have better hope. They might not be cleaner in India right away due to electricity production from coal but in USA, it would surely matter a lot.