Late to the "reply" queue, but was enjoying localizing myself in Hong Kong and Shenzhen for the last 2 weeks. So, I guess I have more thoughts ...
Each time I go to a properly modern city (HK, London, NYC) I quickly feel at home. I know that all the basics I need are available: food I like, entertainment I like, people I know, safety of law enforcement, language I know, etc To be fair, I would live in any decently modern city without too much cribbing. But home is home. - Vinit > -----Original Message----- > From: silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail....@lists.hserus.net > [mailto:silklist-bounces+vinit=bhansalimail....@lists.hserus.net] On > Behalf Of Venkat Mangudi > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:39 AM > To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] who killed bangalore? from the "churumuri" blog on > Karnataka > > > I appreciate your enthusiasm but what is it that draws you back? As > an > > "outsider" not raised in Indian culture (but appreciates the variety > > of experiences the world has to offer) it seems to me that Singapore > > or Munich would be preferable. > > > I came back because I feel I belong here. Everywhere else, I am a > foreigner. You'll be surprised how people can change if your skin is a > different color. The worst experience was in a mall in Fremont, CA. > Somebody once told me CA was the most broadminded state. All that is > nonsense. Kentucky treated me better, I think. But I digress. Before I > get back to the mainstream discussion, let me state for the record that > some of my best friends are not Indian and hence I am not biased > against non Indians. > > I came back because I told myself even before I left India over a > decade ago, that I would come back. I totally loved it in Munich and > Darmstadt (I lived there for a while as well). Singapore was very
