After spending 3 weeks in Hyderabad, I took a few things away from there (other then souveniers
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- We have it damn good in the US. Even the 'poor' here are far richer.
- Traffic laws, while they suck at times, they are a good thing.
- India has some of the nicest people. I talked with more strangers there in 3 weeks then here in the last 6 months, all were very nice.
- Having clean water readily available is a really good thing.
- 1 Billion people (or "100 crore people"in Indian terms) is a lot of freakin people!
- Money or material items do not make a (wo) man.
- We are some greedy, egotistical folks in the US.
I loved the trip, I loved the people, I loved the sites.
I hated the poverty, the pollution, and the traffic.
It never was a place on my 'list of places to see before I die' but I would suggest others add it to their list.
I got to stay in a 5 star hotel, have a driver and car at my disposal 24x7, always had AC, etc... So I didn't get to experience the typical Indian lifestyle. However I got to witness it just enough to have a wakeup call.
Anyway, just thought I would share.
Jason