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Don't be defensive. I am not picking any particular place. What I am trying to say is there are places everywhere which violate the perception of a particular n
by jagira 14y ago
Don't be defensive. I am not picking any particular place. What I am trying to say is there are places everywhere which violate the perception of a particular nation. The OP had some wrong perceptions about places like Agra or Gaya.
And, I am not talking trash.
My sister lives in Troy. When she was new to Detroit, she chose a wrong route while driving to downtown Detroit. While passing through a certain area (don't remember the name, will call her and ask) some gangsters tried to stop her car and rob her. Luckily she escaped.
My sister didn't crib about it like the OP did. She accepted the reality, changed her driving directions thereafter and moved on. Like thousands of her fellow Americans do. Likewise millions of Indians accept the harsh realities, change their driving directions and move on.
>> Compared to what the OP described, a "ghetto" in old Detroit would be a paradise.
Also, just to point out, don't base your comparisons on a blog post. People, here, may try to trick you but will not shoot you. Things are improving here as well. Though, at a slower place.
Update: The area where my sister faced gangsters was Highland Park.
- crag 14y ago"Also, just to point out, don't base your comparisons on a blog post." As opposed to what you are basing you opinions on; "My sister lives in Troy. When she was new to Detroit, she choose a wrong route while driving to downtown Detroit. While passing through a certain area (don't remember the name, will call her and ask) some gangsters tried to stop her car and rob her. Luckily she escaped." Down vote me all you've want... but unless you actually been to Detroit, recently, you are taking out of your ass. From PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/is-detroit-the-new-brooklyn/10290/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/is-detro... I'll quote a part so you don't have to browse it: "Last weekend, the New York Times featured a story in its Style section about the onslaught of hip, young urban pioneers streaming into downtown Detroit. These “creatives,” as they are being called, are taking advantage of low rents and the opportunity to recycle this abandoned, blank slate of an urban landscape into something new and exciting. There are restaurateurs and entrepreneurs of all stripes living alongside environmentalists and urban farmers. ..." If you want I can post many other links.. but i assume you can do your own google'ing. Edited: typos.
- jagira 14y agoa) You still don't get it. I am not trying to pick any place. Maybe Detroit has improved. Good for you, my sister, the USA and this world. But you may still warn your tourist friend of certain places in other American cities, right? An uninformed tourist will be shocked if he/she visit such places just like India. b) I didn't down vote any of your post. Hence, these replies.
- kamaal 14y agoIn all fairness, what you call the poorest in US would actually qualify to be pretty rich people here in India.
- jagira 14y agoAgreed. I am talking about expectations and exceptions. In USA an uninformed tourist won't expect such places. In Somalia, a person won't expect a super friendly neighborhood with Audis and BMWs roaming around.
- crag 14y agoNo, YOU don't get it. Maybe you should not reference places you've never been too in your posts.