Cynical Bystander

I am a guy who spends most of his day time sitting in front of the computer, playing pool, and eating. I like sitting in a corner and watching how the world goes by. But I enjoy not being part of the action, but at some level I need to play some role. I guess by writing about what I observe, I will play my role.- an important one,nonetheless. Just imagine, who would have heard of Rama, had Valmiki not written Ramayana. Hence me==Valmiki, and the world == Rama

Friday, May 26, 2006

America- inhabited by cars

So this is what happened. At around 8 o clock in the night[evening] we realized that we needed a break, perhaps go for a drive down to the town center. It was a week day, but still we thought what the hell, we need a change.

So after googling for the route, and following it to the inch, we reached the place. At first sight it really reminded me of a set that I had seen in Ramoji film city, perfect, clean, all artificial animals and stuff.

We parked our car, and we saw lots of them- cars. In fact, we saw only cars, close to 100 of cars, of all varieties, huge, convertibles, compacts, the beetles to the Grand Cherokees, but no people, Absolutely no people. It was only 15 minutes past 8, and no people, just cars. We looked around and could see atleast a distance of 2 blocks in each direction, and still no person - not even one person

Well, right now am sitting in my room, and I go out of the room, and imagine what I can see. Well only cars parked. Well any guesses what is the only thing I can hear? --- Well again cars. IT so happens that the my place of stay is near the freeway, and I can hear them day in and day out.

America is really a place of wonders. No people, only cars. And imagine this is summer season, it would not take much of thought to even estimate how it would be in winters.

Well, how different is it from India?

3 Comments:

Blogger Amateur Blogger said...

Very.... Why do you think Amreekis get such culture shock as soon as they step out of the airport....
SO MANY PEEPULZZ!!

But I can so recall how wierd it felt. Redmond Town Centre right? And Homestead's creepier if you have the cornermost room in the last row of suites.

9:44 PM  
Blogger The Cynic said...

Well believe it or not, I have the one but the cornermost room in the last row of suites

So there you go, glad to know I am not the only person who feels like this

9:46 PM  
Blogger Shashank Mohan said...

Dude...america nahi REDMOND ... i had the same feeling but ironically i liked this (though not just cars) but serenity .. but then aamchi india ayaad aane laga and the lovely sights of just heads and heads and heads ...

1:44 AM  

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