-That somehow Texas seems to get higher priority in terms of political attention and precautionary measures when compared to Louisiana. - Is it because TX is the president's state or because Louisiana is predominantly an afro-american infested state?
-That Bush's vacation is over and he still can use phrases like 'weapons of mass destruction' or 'war against weather' while referring to Katrina or Rita. - It was really pathetic to see him speak stupidly as usual!
-That people in the U.S are either over-cautious or totally carefree!
-That no matter it was a hurricane scary weekend or a normal weekend,people don't turn up at work on friday or leave as early as 11 a.m!
-That people are so paranoid that they end up buying groceries and things that they would never have bought and used even on a normal day.I heard a friend stock up cereals,milk,fruits and many other things that I bet he would never eat even on a normal day!
-That 100 different news channels survive 24 hours showing the same pictures and talking about the same set of things happening!None of them have anything remotely different from each other to offer and none of them get tired of showing the waves rising and flooded areas!
-That refugees or evacuees in the U.S,sometimes end up leading a better life with new sheets/new clothes/better living conditions and fresher food than when they lived earlier normally!That really is different than in India,where any refugee or evacuee would be considered on par to a beggar and would be generously endowed with most of the old clothes and leftovers!
-That these deadly hurricanes are aptly named after females!You never know when they are serious and where they would hit you!The damage can never be assessed exactly and they can paint the entire town red,when they are in full form!
-That lack of affordable mass public transport system such as the railways is a main problem in the U.S!I wonder if this kind of a congestion on the roads and large scale use of gas could have been avoided with trains carrying people out to safer places!
-That this instance of over-cautiousness is going to be akin to the 'puli varadhu' story!Next time theres a major hurricane,I doubt if people are going to take pains in evacuating,considering the 13 hr drives to cover 100 miles of distance!
-That whether its Katrina or Rita,the desis here in U.S just wait for the action to end being never tired of watching the KATRINA Kaif movie that they downloaded from the internet and the americans just continue sipping their beer and MargaRITAs, well seated on their couches!
-That folks in India have started getting better awareness about U.S and its weather patern!-I was amazed to hear warnings and friendly advices from friends and family even a week earlier than RITA was supposed to hit!Paatis,amma and maamis speaking of hurricanes,typhoons and tornadoes and their categories ranging from level 3/benign nature etc with such elan brought a smile in me!
-Raapi
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Oh cmon Dev..
was that offensive? :)
Thats the reality,even its a bad thing to say!jus like desi infested calif...
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Now that you say it, I see the similarity... But it's applicable only if you belong to the same group ;-)
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Dude !!
afro-american infested and dei infested have stark differences in this context ! Read now ... " or because California is predominantly a desi infested state " . This was the first thing that caught my eye :(
The mass transit and puli varudhu are the only true issues with this blog. Very average this time machi ... !! :) But that Katrina Kaif brought back the smile :p
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Hurricane's used to be named after females. Not any more. Now they are alternatively named.
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Hurricane's used to be named after females. Not any more. Now they are alternatively named.
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