Karlstad is one of the cities in Sweden. For me, it is the second best place on earth.
This is where I lived for 2 and a half years while pursuing my Masters.
Its soo nice place to live in...Wow. I miss that place a lot.
When we are abroad, we tend to think that it would be good if there are Indians around. But believe me, people are not the same once they are out of India.
Exceptions are always there, ofcourse.
In the whole city we were only 4 Indians and we were happy about that.
Initially there used to be 10 to 12 Indians - senior students. But they all left in the first couple of months.
If you want a peaceful, calm, happy, out of politics, clean life...Karlstad is the place.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
India away from India
Irving - The place I live. Its a small city in Dallas county, TX.
In one of the Hindi movies, a character says that every fourth person in America is an Indian. In Irving, the person who is coming in the opposite direction, the chances of him/her being an Indian are 80%. I hardly see any American around. After Indians I see Afro-Americans and Mexicans.
I never felt away from India here. Irving is like a mini Vijayawada. Believe me, am not exaggerating.
I have a friend living somewhere in Florida. He has to drive for 60 miles to go to an Indian store. But here in Irving, there is an Indian store/restaurant at every 3 to 400 meters. Not just Indian stores, there are Indian restaurants, Indian tiffin centers, Indian snacks place and a lot.
There are so many Indians in Irving that there is a park called Gandhi Park.
Some of the Indian hangouts are
Our Place - One of the very famous Indian Restaurant.
Hot Breads - It looks like a typical bakery on the road side in Hyderabad.
Other places are Aahar, IndyaFusion, Sarigama, Masala, Chaat Palace, Taj, Mayuri, Rice&Spice, Rice 1 Roll, Swadeshi Cuisine, Swadeshi Plaza, Indian Bazar and a lot.
This is one of the reasons Indians prefer Dallas to settle.
In one of the Hindi movies, a character says that every fourth person in America is an Indian. In Irving, the person who is coming in the opposite direction, the chances of him/her being an Indian are 80%. I hardly see any American around. After Indians I see Afro-Americans and Mexicans.
I never felt away from India here. Irving is like a mini Vijayawada. Believe me, am not exaggerating.
I have a friend living somewhere in Florida. He has to drive for 60 miles to go to an Indian store. But here in Irving, there is an Indian store/restaurant at every 3 to 400 meters. Not just Indian stores, there are Indian restaurants, Indian tiffin centers, Indian snacks place and a lot.
There are so many Indians in Irving that there is a park called Gandhi Park.
Some of the Indian hangouts are
Our Place - One of the very famous Indian Restaurant.
Hot Breads - It looks like a typical bakery on the road side in Hyderabad.
Other places are Aahar, IndyaFusion, Sarigama, Masala, Chaat Palace, Taj, Mayuri, Rice&Spice, Rice 1 Roll, Swadeshi Cuisine, Swadeshi Plaza, Indian Bazar and a lot.
This is one of the reasons Indians prefer Dallas to settle.
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