tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618607.post4200726954054841664..comments2024-02-08T09:48:16.514-05:00Comments on Firangi Mama: Bangalore? Modern? huh...Firangi Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782499163785979323noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618607.post-76038825566700656632009-10-25T12:35:25.556-04:002009-10-25T12:35:25.556-04:00The truth is no Indian city is completely devoid o...The truth is no Indian city is completely devoid of its roots. No Indian city is completely modernised. In every city you go, you might see clean roads and sky scrappers but just as you keep traveling you might see a rugged road with the sort of population that battle life out everyday. That is the contrast we find in India and it's an ideal place to see both sides of a coin. <br /><br />Bumped in to your blog when i was looking for bangalore blogs. Will come back to read someday. <br /><br />Cheers, <br />J B Jux.J B Juxhttp://www.jalabulajux.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618607.post-76602113535802393972008-06-08T03:31:00.000-04:002008-06-08T03:31:00.000-04:00Depends on ur social circle I guess. U saw the rea...Depends on ur social circle I guess. U saw the real thing. luckily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618607.post-40442660215400224932008-03-16T02:53:00.000-04:002008-03-16T02:53:00.000-04:00Sometime back, you left your views about Bangalore...Sometime back, you left your views about Bangalore.<BR/><BR/>Regarding that, you are right, comparing the other big cities of India, Bangalore grow rapidly and comparatively cosmopolitan. Of course, still long way to go catchup with other major cities of west part of the globe.<BR/><BR/>Definitely Bangalore is poised for growth, not western.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618607.post-58088031266381915522007-06-08T15:26:00.000-04:002007-06-08T15:26:00.000-04:00Hi there!Thanks for the email - we are still regul...Hi there!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the email - we are still regularly check in on your site. I hope your little girl has adjusted to life in the US! We are settling in here in Switzerland, but it was a very different move than we were planning (hahah...). I think you're right, this is better for now, and then hopefully Mumbai in a few years, when Das Baby can fend for herself a bit better (and remember it too!).<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah...and we are indeed in the Alps, and the "Al veet er zheen" made me laugh hysterically! (I may use it from now on...lord knows it would tick off the Germans! hehehe...)<BR/><BR/>Keep in touch!<BR/><BR/>P.S. Thanks for all your good advice, I'm sure it'll all be put to good use in a few years! = )Indie Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225257481584546456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618607.post-42716975999740166502007-06-04T08:23:00.000-04:002007-06-04T08:23:00.000-04:00Hi, Lauren. I would be happy to answer any questi...Hi, Lauren. I would be happy to answer any questions that you feel the waiter may have brushed aside. Email me at jillemo@gmail.com. One thing that may make you feel uneasy when you first get to India is the staring. Foreigners are no longer "freak sightings" but still people there are quite curious. I think I have a previous post on that...<BR/><BR/>I congratulate you on your courage to really show your kids the world! They will be much better off for it, as Thomas Friedman suggests.Firangi Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06782499163785979323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618607.post-46056769436649019592007-06-03T23:00:00.000-04:002007-06-03T23:00:00.000-04:00Please continue to leave your thoughts! My husband...Please continue to leave your thoughts! My husband has put in for a position in India with his company, and we are anxiously waiting for the interviewing process to continue. I so want this experience for our family. My children are ages 9, 7, and 3 -- what a way to teach a world view. View the world!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. I feel like I am making a long distance friend!<BR/><BR/>We recently cruised to Alaska, and our waiter was from Mumbai. We met with him one evening when his shift was over to talk about India. He also said that Mumbai was very modern and we wouldn't find a lot of differences, everyone spoke English, it was safe for women on the streets at night, blah blah. My husband asked me later if I thought he was sugar coating everything, and I said that possibly that was his true viewpoint. We have to remember that we come from almost exactly opposite sides of the globe, and experience differs!<BR/><BR/>I had so many questions that I was trying to ask, and he did kind of brush over them. My husband and I are both originally from Missouri (the show me state), so we really want to get there and see for ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com