I have travelled extensively in India. Wonderful people...but not so wonderful cities.
Bangalore is the one city in INdia where people are very nice, and they believe in work hard and play hard...nice pubs, bars, entertainment avenues, parks, sports grounds all over the city, cosmopolitan outlook and trendy youngsters. Everyone is comfortable speaking in English.
Kochi is another place that I find extremely nice...it has very good hotels and restaurants, and since I invest a lot in the hospitality industry worldwide, it really left me impressed to know that Kochi has the maximum number of 5 star hotels in INdia (when you include the under construction hotels). The best sea food in India is in Kochi. Again lots of colleges in and around Kochi, people are comfortable about English, very clean, honest folks. The one place in Inida where I see ZERO corruption!! In fact, the mere suggestion of corruption/bride invites angry stares from the person you try to bribe. I once bought an airticket at a counter in the Kochi airport, and did not realize that I had left behind a few 100 rupee bills, and in a hurry turned around to rush to catch my flight. The guy at the counter felt that I may have tried to bribe him. He immediately called me back aloud,"Sir, DONT leave your money here." I was shocked by the stern tone of his voice. A friend explained that travellers from abroad attimes leave tips becoz of the efficient service here, but Kochi ppl r offended about receiving 'bribes'
Re: Bangalore was the one Indian City I liked. Cochin is another.
by xyz on Sep 30, 2009 03:57 AM
kool! good to hear stuff like this abt my place..dint know cochin had the highest number of five star hotels..I know that Kerala is a state with highest lieracy rate.
and i luuuuuuv Bangalore..cool pubs..eclectic city...nice roads..i absolutey love it
Milind Soman has an Adonis look about him which puts him in the same league as a Superman and Tarzan look-alike. But he did not capitalise on his looks and ended up only as a model and small time actor. He and Madhu Sapre (his one time model girlfriend) also made a perfect "made for each other couple" but he lost out on her too! They also shared the same initials. Milind Soman in his "Tuff shoes days" was indeed a role model for the yuppie Indian youth for which he will always be remembered!
Milind is the guy in the blue shirt on the extreme right, and the guy with moustache in the centre is Raj kumar's ill egit imate son, But who are these two guys?
