Friday, August 31, 2007

In USA ..finally

Well...some gyan I acquired these days (I'm a novice...it was my first intnl flight n first intnl trip...)
i wud like to share.....

1) Air India is not THAT terrible as ppl sound it is...i was impressed by the food...service may not exactly be super amazing..but it did not cause me any probs...

2) Chicago Airport is 20 times size of Mumbai airport..

3) The brands of cars here are different...Toyota camry, toyota sienna, Lexus, nissan, Ford, Honda civic were some of the names i learnt and saw in my first 2 days here...

4) Everything is reverse here...switches on/off.. left hand drive.. (consequentially left turn being longer)

5)In 2 days...I havent heard a single car honk..there is no system of horn...Traffic rules r super strict here....if u honk..it means driver in front of u doesnt drive...

6) People generally r pleasant..any store/office u go...u r greeted "Hi..How u doing?"

7)Chicago downtown is full of skyscrapers...I have heard people here comment it easily beats Manhattan too.. I too think it can beat anything in the world....Sears towers leads the pack with 110 storeys...baaki many building surround it..70-80 storeys is common there

8) Place where I live is very peaceful.. I can hear myself type (as if I am using a typewriter)
I dont know who the neighbours are. Never seen anyone come out..Just saw a kid cycling..

9) The tissue culture takes time to get adjusted..No, its not my research field...I'm talkinh abt the toilet culture..lol

10)Cabbage here is the size of a football..many kinds of fruits and vegetables are available here...

11) There is Diwan Avenue here..divided in 2 parts..half of it is Pakistan and other half is INDIA..
u get desi stuff here...stores r named patel brothers etc..felt good....u get indo pak food..clothing..everything here...inside the stores saw so many desis.......felt so much at home...

12) Its difficult to beat americans at basketball..tried it with my cousin...lost hands down..(i wasnt playing for the first time..have had coaching at ymca n played for some time b4..still..I've lost all pride now...


13)
Where r all the BABES?? friends whom i meet online keep asking abt chicks...but i havent seen any here .....last awesome looking gal i saw was at frankfurt airport...
I am not in luck here...hopefully things will imporve soon..

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