When I flew out of India for the first time in my life on 4th Aug 2010 lot of my assumptions were thrown out of the window.
Firstly, nowhere in the world is my name pronounced correctly.
Secondly, whoever said Americans do not spit on the road did not have the privelege to witness what i did this evening.
Russel Peters was telling the truth about Italians using sign language for WTF :D (I had an Italian for company from Munich to Newark ... friendly guy named David)
The smallest size of coffee/tea is not our good old "cutting chai" back home.
It's hot in the East Coast at this time of the year!!
As soon as I landed at my final destination at Richmond apart from being tired (damn the 35-40 hours connecting flights) I was taught a good lesson immediately. A security guy asked me if I needed help which I politely refused. But, he kept insisting, so I was like ok. When he loaded the bags in the taxi he was there standing, I was like uh oh! what have I done! Thanks to Strabucks (where BTW the smallest cup of coffee you get is called "Tall") I had change to give him 5 bucks.
So, lesson number 1: "Nothing is free in life. Even if you didn't ask for it in the first place."
Cab ride was good. Afe (the driver) was scared of lightnings and well you guessed it ... when I landed there was a thunderstorm. He kept telling me he was scared and kept praying to Jesus. Well, I just flew through those storms ... Imagine if Afe was in the plane!!
Work is challenging and good here, luckily the CRM team folks are awesome and helpful. I can only say there's never a dull moment here. *Grinning*
Adjusting to life in Pardes. It's very expensive here(who said you could save here) and no local transport .... believe me Pune public transport is much much better. So, that means I gotta get a license here and quick. Hope that goes well. Bought a new camera so till the enthu is there I'll be clicking snaps here and posting on facebook.
That's pretty much it for this time .... Got an offshore call in an hour now :D
Take care and be safe
Marwin
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4 comments:
Ha Ha...
Starbucks also has option of 'Short'..and 'Extra hot'..if you really want a steaming cup....Nope its not on the board but you can ask for it..:):)
Try 'Chai Latte'..pretty close to what we get back home..
Ahh..Public Transport..WTF is that.. :P:P
Yahan Car bina jeena BeKar.. :):)
Welcome to US.. :):)
Bro,
I think u can drink on your indian license for some time.. just dont tell them if they catch u that u plannin to stay in the US for long.. :P
Just tell them u there for business :P
All the best for your stay in Pardes! Do keep updating your blog regularly!
@Abhishek: Still learning :)
@Areez: Thanks bro ... that'll definitely come in handy ;)
@UT: Thanks re ... I'll try to update regularly :)
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