B'Lore -

K interview got over on 15th Feb. Landed in B’Lore on 14th Feb. First impressions of the place –
1) Great climate
2) Lots of greenery
3) Lots of buildings and schools
4) Auto drivers who don’t fleece
5) Pathetic roads and too many speed breakers.
6) Non-existent public transport
7) Large number of Muslims
8) Too many one ways and too much smoke from vehicles
9) Traffic congestions galore.
10) Loads of good looking girls

Funny thing is that Bangalore seems to be the opposite of Chennai in each of the above points (except may be 3).

Another thing that struck me was the large number of young guys lolling on the streets with uniform dress code – Oversized Jeans pant, Round neck T Shirt, Tracksuit/leather jacket types, oversized coolers, long hair and sneakers. Wonder why I found it disturbing? May be it was the perception that guys at the prime at their lives were doing nothing but just lazing around. Either that or the thought that I just dont have the time to loll around any more :)

Somehow the distinct impression I got of B’Lore at the end of 2 days was that of a place that was struggling to keep up with the pace of change but was just not succeeding. Dope on the GD/PI later.