Dhondy Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 . Ya I know ... What's so special in Iceland ? The ICE ? :D Any guyz been to Iceland ? Great spas. Look very relaxing. BTW, wanna swap dads? (Don't tell Holy. He's still considering my offer. I might just gazump his dad.)
Dirty_South Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 BTW, wanna swap dads? (Don't tell Holy. He's still considering my offer. I might just gazump his dad.) :finger:
fineleg Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Norway owns your COUNTRIES .... I did my major part of my education there and my Dad still stays there , can't wait to get back to Norway.... I have been to Canada, Aus,France but still nothing to beat Norway...(I have never been to USA or UK) Sweden is much better compared to Can & OZ ...I still wonder how Norway is not number ONE :( Blue_billion, Can you please share your experience on why Norway is the best? Genuine question. I'd like to know, since I dont know much abt the lifestyle and facilities there. What do you like / dislike abt the place, life there etc And did you grow up in Norway? How come the cricket interest then? Doc: For the joke-impaired (and inside-info impaired), can you pls. explain the holysmoke joke?^^ :D
Dirty_South Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Can you please share your experience on why Norway is the best? Genuine question. I'd like to know, since I dont know much abt the lifestyle and facilities there as much. Norway is the BEST when compared to Can/Aus boz of the Climate ,People , Facilities and there are no THIEVES :D ....yes there r no thieves , the Govt helps them by providing car,house , job etc....and also I have never been to US / UK so I really can't compare 'em with Norway. The Cost of living is GOD DAMN high ... People mostly eat Chicken all the time with a mug of Beer , they don't like it spicy . For Vegetarians like me food is a main problem , but still I love that Country . I'll try to attach some pics....
fineleg Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Norway is the BEST when compared to Can/Aus boz of the Climate ' date='People , Facilities and there are no THIEVES :D ....yes there r no thieves , the Govt helps them by providing car,house , job etc.... Is this for real or what!? OMG!
Dirty_South Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Yep and the Govt sees to that there r no beggars ....
Dhondy Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Blue_billion, Doc: For the joke-impaired (and inside-info impaired), can you pls. explain the holysmoke joke?^^ :D Holy has a dad who's loaded with cash and owns half of Bombay real estate. My dad's in heaven and therefore skint. I reckon it's a fair swap.
fineleg Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Holy has a dad who's loaded with cash and owns half of Bombay real estate. My dad's in heaven and therefore skint. I reckon it's a fair swap. :haha: No wonder holy advises to buy iPhone and i am like how much do I need to shell out for that? :haha:
Gambit Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Regarding living where you want, obviously, it's a matter of choice. If you want kicka$$ living standards and can afford it and don't really care about being an immigrant/2nd class citizen nonsense, go for it. Australia/Canada/Switzerland whatever suits your fancy. If you want a decent lifestyle and want a sense of belonging and want to be close to your family, living in your own country will be ideal. It's a tradeoff like others mentioned.
Dirty_South Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Holy has a dad who's loaded with cash and owns half of Bombay real estate. My dad's in heaven and therefore skint. I reckon it's a fair swap. I knew that when he posted a Pic of his bedroom :sad_smile:
Dirty_South Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Regarding living where you want' date=' obviously, it's a matter of choice. If you want kicka$$ living standards and can afford it and don't really care about being an immigrant/2nd class citizen nonsense, go for it. Australia/Canada/Switzerland whatever suits your fancy. If you want a decent lifestyle and want a sense of belonging and want to be close to your family, living in your own country will be ideal. It's a tradeoff like others mentioned.[/quote'] Very right. I'm living in my own country whereas my family lives Abroad .... :(( Am I the only one in ICF with this weird scenario ?
fineleg Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Very right. I'm living in my own country whereas my family lives Abroad .... :(( Am I the only one in ICF with this weird scenario ? in ICF maybe...but i know others in ur sit
Guest dada_rocks Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Regarding living where you want' date=' obviously, it's a matter of choice. If you want kicka$$ living standards and can afford it and don't really care about being an immigrant/2nd class citizen nonsense, go for it. Australia/Canada/Switzerland whatever suits your fancy. If you want a decent lifestyle and want a sense of belonging and want to be close to your family, living in your own country will be ideal. It's a tradeoff like others mentioned.[/quote'] :two_thumbs_up: These days I am having daily fights with my wife over this issue :D
Lurker Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 :two_thumbs_up: These days I am having daily fights with my wife over this issue :D Lage raho Munnabhai :two_thumbs_up: Hum tumhare saath hain, Gambo tumhare saath hai, kaho to poora Bihar peeche laga dein? :D
Mandrake Posted February 15, 2008 Author Posted February 15, 2008 India's rank ??? India is way down at 128..... Here's the full listing: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/
suraj Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Can someone please post pics of some Iceland chicks? I'll make my ranking decision based on those
suraj Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 India is way down at 128..... Here's the full listing: http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/ and Pakistan is 136:yay:
CC1981 Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 Regarding living where you want' date=' obviously, it's a matter of choice. If you want kicka$$ living standards and can afford it and don't really care about being an immigrant/2nd class citizen nonsense, go for it. Australia/Canada/Switzerland whatever suits your fancy. If you want a decent lifestyle and want a sense of belonging and want to be close to your family, living in your own country will be ideal. It's a tradeoff like others mentioned.[/quote'] That is a hyperbole and no doubt, from the nature of your post, you are basing this from USA/UK dealings. In most other western countries, for eg. Canada, you are less likely to be discriminated against than in your own country(India) as long as you didn't arrive here illegally. And sense of belonging doesn't come(atleast, for me) from some arbitary notion of country but from sense of belonging in the community. Most immigrants don't integrate very well because they are either too afraid to put themselves out there or are too old and 'set in their ways' to change. But so long as you form a solid link to the community, that place becomes your home. The grocer you are friendly with, the coffee shop owner who lets you loaf around the place, having friends you hang out with/meet regularly/do stuff with from a diverse background ( socially & economically, if not ethnically and philosophically), etc. are the fundamentals to developing a sense of belonging. You get the sense of belonging when you realize that the people around you will stick up for you. I've been in Vancouver for close to six years and i can say with a certain confidence that this is my home, not Kolkata anymore. All the stuff i mentioned above, i've cultivated here over time and when i visit Kolkata every other year, it feels like comming back to the past, not to the present. Ultimately, sense of belonging comes only if you want to belong somewhere,the society isn't too restrictive and you know how to go around cultivating the interpersonal relations that makes you a part of the community instead of a perpetual tourist. I've come across some desis here who understand this, but most do not. Most of the time, when i come across desis, they become instantly super-friendly, expect reciprocation from me simply coz i am a desi too. Which always is a put off for me, for ultimately, closeness of relations is due to interpersonal relations, not holding the same passport/place of origin. A random desi or a black african guy on the streets gets the same level of interest/interaction from me simply coz they are both equal in my eyes- two people that i do not know. And you will find that most people who don't have a problem integrating into the society have such views instead of holding on to the arbitary and often hollow concept of 'comming from the same nation/place'.
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