Yes, I do press my clothes everyday I do clean my toilets, sink etc. I do clean my food plates. I cook food myself. I'm not at all cribbing about the above! I love to do my own work! But...Read on...
The govt here takes away 33% of my salary as tax. I mention this coz someone talked bout natioanl insurance abroad. The autowallahs are unruly. The bus conductor keeps the change. It's hot and humid. The common man cannot afford an A/C coz an A/c is still a luxury in India! Black marketing everywhere. The traffic always sucks. We have cows and buffaloes on major thoroughfares. I almost hit them on my way to work everyday. We live by chance on Indian roads, not by choice. Civic amenities are just a temporary thing. I've never seen them work for even 4 days at a stretch. But we have a lot of pseudo pride and call ourselves an economic superpower. Only 0.00000008 % making money...dat too folks in metros. I live in a major metro. Just check the state of public transport anywhere in India. It sucks BIGTIME. No discipline. We still need cops monitoring traffic signals coz even though there are traffic lights, ppl jump signals if there is no cop around. That is if the signals work. They don't work half the time coz there's seldom electricity power supply even in the silicon valley of India. What do u know dude? The lies spread by the media to keep us happy that India is SHINING? PFFFFFTTTTT!
RE:India shining? Or WHINING?
by arungopal agarwal on Jul 18, 2007 06:23 PM Permalink
We have many things without discipline? If you want a character certificate from DM or so, you will have to spoil your character 1st. In public life, there is no accountability. Our hard earned money given in taxes are wasted by Politicians/Babus.
RE:India shining? Or WHINING?
by Gaurav Lohiya on Jul 18, 2007 06:45 PM Permalink
well... well.. u wrote a lot of things and I feel that nasically you rally vent out your frustration...
Now, would you like to re-read your words yourself and tell me how much of it was true (based on facts)??
OK, let me give u some hints:
Even if there is a power cut in the city, power to the traffic signals is supplied and they do not stop working because of POWER-CUTS...
Similarly, not all civic amenities are non-functional. Some work at a brealy satisfactory level around 80% of the time, some work always while some do not work at all or work sporadically... So, do not say that NO civic amenities work...
Public transport in India differs a lot from city to city, state to state... So, please explain that which place you are refferring to.
RE:India shining? Or WHINING?
by Joseph George on Jul 18, 2007 06:33 PM Permalink
The real India is going to disappear in to slums. Where else are these displaced people going to go? Ulka says 70% is real India - It was 90% in my textbook 20 years back. 70% is not bad considering most of it is semi urban. I earn 28 lakhs per year and paid Rs.62 in taxes inadvertantly. There is such a thing called Tax Planning Kishore. Indirect taxes have however eaten up 60.041% of my spending. This year has been good so I have been able to donate twice my tithe. One tithe = 10%. I still have to provide for my child's education. I have cheated on tax only due to compulsion once - The seller of the only landed asset I purchased this year insisted on underquoting for registration purposes. Does India belong to me - No. It belongs to the elite purely.
RE:India shining? Or WHINING?
by sandipan das on Jul 18, 2007 06:29 PM Permalink
If you have so much problem...Why dont u join politics and change India.. Stop cribbing !!
RE:India shining? Or WHINING?
by rama REDDY on Jul 18, 2007 06:39 PM Permalink
sandipan, do you mean for small things like rude behaviour and bus conductor not giving change we need to be politician.
RE:India shining? Or WHINING?
by arungopal agarwal on Jul 18, 2007 06:40 PM Permalink
Dear Sandipan, I do not have any problem, one is to learn, how to live in indisciplined society.Cribbing is done by unfit people. What we are sharing is in national spirit and for improvement.
