I may be called an anti-nationalist or anti- something or the other post this...however..after watching and reading what all my friends on FB have to say (mix of all sort of emotions) quite frankly i am very confused whom to believe and whom not to.. Being a rational human being, every time i read something from a friend whom i know to be rational too, i decide to trust his/her opinion and then again the next moment its another rational friend who changes the whole concept.. thus, after all these confusion, I had this strong urge of jumping onto the bandwagon of expressing my views to public.. here it goes:
Very recently i had a chance to visit Vietnam to meet the love of my life...apart from the love and nature bit what struck me the most was the way the country is being maintained. Yes people barely speak English (but then again, language is just one mode of communication, when communication happens from heart, you do not need a common phrase or sentence to express yourself) Yes people are a bit laid back, (but then again...whats the rush...what do we gain in a city apart from stress, bank balance ~rarely~ and lot of pollution) As a tourist this is what I noticed:
As a developing country which has been scr**ed over and over again it is commendable how they have maintained their cities and villages alike..the roads are not only broad but are cleaned everyday..barely you will find trash thrown here and there and so are the beaches.
If you are travelling from one part to the other in their inter-state bus, one can not wear shoes, you keep your shoes in a plastic bag and use the rubber sandals provided in case u need to get out of your seat. And all of these just to maintain the cleanliness!!
After a few days I almost felt ashamed that even though we are independent (as if British govt. forbade us to clean our streets and surroundings) we still have the most dirty cities.
Not just cleanliness, the locals are extremely trustworthy ~believe me when I say that our house doesn't have a lock~ and sets amazing examples of hospitality.
The next thought that strikes me is: so is it better to be a communist nation, what have we achieved in last 60 odd years of being a republic nation?
Being brought up in a communist ~barely~ state, I always had the inclination towards the ideologies (very little that I know of and can fathom) but this chaos that we are witnessing in our India, I wonder if all this would have happened if we were ruled by military.
Disclaimer: No I do not look down upon the fact that we actually have the right to vote and our so called 'Freedom' is in abundance..however, what are we doing with it?!!
Very recently i had a chance to visit Vietnam to meet the love of my life...apart from the love and nature bit what struck me the most was the way the country is being maintained. Yes people barely speak English (but then again, language is just one mode of communication, when communication happens from heart, you do not need a common phrase or sentence to express yourself) Yes people are a bit laid back, (but then again...whats the rush...what do we gain in a city apart from stress, bank balance ~rarely~ and lot of pollution) As a tourist this is what I noticed:
As a developing country which has been scr**ed over and over again it is commendable how they have maintained their cities and villages alike..the roads are not only broad but are cleaned everyday..barely you will find trash thrown here and there and so are the beaches.
If you are travelling from one part to the other in their inter-state bus, one can not wear shoes, you keep your shoes in a plastic bag and use the rubber sandals provided in case u need to get out of your seat. And all of these just to maintain the cleanliness!!
After a few days I almost felt ashamed that even though we are independent (as if British govt. forbade us to clean our streets and surroundings) we still have the most dirty cities.
Not just cleanliness, the locals are extremely trustworthy ~believe me when I say that our house doesn't have a lock~ and sets amazing examples of hospitality.
The next thought that strikes me is: so is it better to be a communist nation, what have we achieved in last 60 odd years of being a republic nation?
Being brought up in a communist ~barely~ state, I always had the inclination towards the ideologies (very little that I know of and can fathom) but this chaos that we are witnessing in our India, I wonder if all this would have happened if we were ruled by military.
Disclaimer: No I do not look down upon the fact that we actually have the right to vote and our so called 'Freedom' is in abundance..however, what are we doing with it?!!
