Monday, December 5, 2011

Conservative City...

I never such sumissive before any travel to overseas country. But, why this time so nervous !!! Is it because it's the holy land in earth where moral policing is pretty active. My close acquitances and colleagues given a briefing how a culture shock I would undergo. But, untill I experience myself the city is alien to me. Behaviour & Attitude seen from the flight that takes off from Mumbai. Significant travellers are cattle-class, stinks to good heavens when you sit next to them. From the wear, you can trace they are ready to get slaughter on landing the alien country. Its the ignorance, or the trafficking or slavery that runs the racket to have such branding of Indians there. Anyway, the immigration took 90 minutes for 15 people in the queue, its the finger print that takes 10-15 mins for each person. Reason being the cattle-class were dirty fingers and the prints are not coming up. Arabi personnel blasting like the way they treat slaves.
Hotel was decent and rightly priced. Free Internet, but horrible speed, breakfast is not that great, but spread is continental and arabic.
Taxies are run by pakis, lankans & bangaladeshis. Heard B'desh taxis are notorious folks, Arabis doesn't understand and might land up anywhere with a unknown cost. Safe to talk with taxies in Hindi and if they don't understand don't board it. Food is not an issue, it's perfectly placed to taste indian buds.
Quite strange to see high rise walls without windows. Restrictions in mall entry for bachelors and restrictions to restaurant which has family section. Seems to be a difficult place for unmarried / bachelor person. As a business traveller didn't get into much problem, and safely exited post 4-5 days of stay.
Got some dates & butter chocos; tasted black tea, enjoyed reasonable food.
Now that I will keep visiting to these places, need to get myself adjusted to people, environment, challenges and wramath of welcome....