Random Thoughts (Chennai, India)
To say I am looking forward to go to Palau is a massive understatement. My impressions of India thus far are very negative. There are gleaming bright spots no doubt, but the overall picture is sickening. Maybe I am being unfair.
Below are some links on where the only India listed cities - Mumbai and Delhi rank according to Economist magazine for Western expatriates in terms of "hardship."
Economist Intelligence Unit's Hardship Survey (BBC)
The whole list can be found on this CNN Link - although CNN links tend to expire after awhile. I'll post the list in the Compare N' Contrast section someday.
They don't even list Chennai. Not enough of a major city. Everything I have seen in Chennai is sickening. Bangalore is
better but still pretty bad in my book. Of course if you only confined your vision to the ITPL (Technology Park) in Bangalore or a few housing projects it is pretty good. But getting to the tech park or around Bangalore anywhere itself is a different view altogether.
The lowest ranked city on the list I have been to is place 119 - Jakarta. Jakarta recently held the top spot in my shittiest major city I have ever been to list. Chennai definitely takes that crown now. After that, I have been to Colombo - 113, Bangkok - 101, and soon Manila - 105. Let's just say there is a huge difference between Bangkok and Colombo. And Colombo is better than Chennai by far. If Mumbai or Delhi is anything like Chennai then I won't stick around those cities for long.
Although I must say one has to take the rankings with a little grain of salt as they did rank Houston and Los Angeles less of a hardship than Seattle. I definitely do not understand that logic. But, I'm figuring many of the cities could be bunched in the upper 3/4 of the list with a sharp drop off after that - generally speaking.
Main Page Images changed:
I changed the images on the main page. If you are wondering why I included French Fries then you can read a couple of the links below.
Some info on Growth of Size of French Fries in US (Chiro Community)
More info on changing of sizes over time (Wellness Word)
Below are some links on where the only India listed cities - Mumbai and Delhi rank according to Economist magazine for Western expatriates in terms of "hardship."
Economist Intelligence Unit's Hardship Survey (BBC)
The whole list can be found on this CNN Link - although CNN links tend to expire after awhile. I'll post the list in the Compare N' Contrast section someday.
They don't even list Chennai. Not enough of a major city. Everything I have seen in Chennai is sickening. Bangalore is
better but still pretty bad in my book. Of course if you only confined your vision to the ITPL (Technology Park) in Bangalore or a few housing projects it is pretty good. But getting to the tech park or around Bangalore anywhere itself is a different view altogether.
The lowest ranked city on the list I have been to is place 119 - Jakarta. Jakarta recently held the top spot in my shittiest major city I have ever been to list. Chennai definitely takes that crown now. After that, I have been to Colombo - 113, Bangkok - 101, and soon Manila - 105. Let's just say there is a huge difference between Bangkok and Colombo. And Colombo is better than Chennai by far. If Mumbai or Delhi is anything like Chennai then I won't stick around those cities for long.
Although I must say one has to take the rankings with a little grain of salt as they did rank Houston and Los Angeles less of a hardship than Seattle. I definitely do not understand that logic. But, I'm figuring many of the cities could be bunched in the upper 3/4 of the list with a sharp drop off after that - generally speaking.
Main Page Images changed:
I changed the images on the main page. If you are wondering why I included French Fries then you can read a couple of the links below.
Some info on Growth of Size of French Fries in US (Chiro Community)
More info on changing of sizes over time (Wellness Word)
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