Late realizations!!!

Late realizations!!!

I had lot of assumptions about US and people in US. Here are some realizations which were so stupid assumptions. Some might be so obvious, but forgive my ignorance.

1. Americans are not the best fit people in the world. May be I had seen all Hollywood people fit and fine which left me an impression that all the people in US are good looking and fit. Here out of 10 people I can see, 8 of them are over sized on their hips or on their tummies or other parts

2. Left hand drive is an expected part but people walking along the street are also in the same lines. I mean the people opposite to you walk on the left of you, not on the right of you.

3. 'The coloured people are dangerous and keep away from them' was one such assumption. But what I can see here is they are as human as we are and there is nothing to keep away from any one of them.

4. There are lots of beggars in America, I assumed there was none.

5. Here everyone does not speak good English; they struggle with their grammar and tenses.

6. Car is more of a necessity than a luxury here

7. Public transport in our country is far better than what we see in sub urban US. We should never take our public transport in India for granted.

8. Poor people in India live a better life than those in US. Because it is very tough to live if you don’t fall into an at least one bread everyday category.

9. Buying alcoholic drinks or cigarettes require an identity proof to show your age otherwise these products will be denied for you in US.

10. There are day care centre for pets in USA.

11. Indians are considered clever, intelligent and educated people in USA. (Don't know why)

12. American people talk a lot and they talk about their private life also in office. What I have learnt is, they are very particular that they don’t talk about their family. What I can see is they talk out like all normal people. Nothing particular but nothing hidden.

13. Every one greets each other even when they don’t know each other.
The Indian in US will not greet the other Indian until and unless some one needs some thing from the other Indian.

14. Honking is done only to give a warning about a probabilty of accident or when there is a serious mistake done by another driver, not the Indian style honk for clearing the road.

15. Half the cars will have their head light 'ON' irrespective of being a day or a night.

This much for now, I think I will have a longer list before I leave US and I might change some things listed here...... Things change with time na !