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Another big difference for me was the lack of people around and how empty US was. I came to University of Illinois (UIUC) in the middle of winter (was starting
by soumyadeb 5y ago
Another big difference for me was the lack of people around and how empty US was.
I came to University of Illinois (UIUC) in the middle of winter (was starting grad school in spring). Granted UIUC is in a small town but still it was a campus town and yet I probably saw 50 people in the first week. Saw as in not said hi but just "saw".
Was the biggest shock coming from India. In India, walk into any market and you will see 100s if not thousands of folks.
- baby 5y agoLiving in SF that’s what I find the hardest about living in the US. Everything is empty, there isn’t much life in the city. Unless you live in new york I guess. I really miss the density of european or asian cities :(
- paleotrope 5y agoI've spent some time using google maps to look around the world and it's absolutly shocking to see huge parts of india and China where every piece of land for seemingly hundreds of miles are small family farms. The immensity of it is shocking.