Why a Bangalorean would feel alienated in Doha…
Shifting base to a foreign country can be an exhilarating yet perplexing exercise. Depending on how different the new country is from your home, you can feel anywhere from “right-at- home” to “ I have just landed on Saturn’s twenty ninth ring”….
I know the feeling very well. Have had to go through it a few times in my less than three decades worth of existence.
I come from a chaotic, secular, ever- burgeoning, bustling metropolis with a population that is five times (possibly more) that of the country I live in now- Qatar.
A city that is famed for its lakes, parks and benevolent climate (maybe not quite so, these days!). A city that has more engineers per capita than any other place in the world. A city that maximised and grew with the IT revolution in the late nineties and early part of this millennium.
A city with dozens of British- age schools and scores of new age pubs. A city with an 11: 30 pm deadline for eateries, restaurants, pubs and discotheques.
A city rife with new- world chicanery but still trying to hold on to it’s old- world mores and values. Brassy, audacious glass towers intermingling with quaint stone structures and historical monuments.
A vibrant, multi- cultural environment where education is as important as partying, where manners and breeding are more important than wealth and materialistic showmanship.
I grew up in such a city. So, imagine the shock of living in Doha.
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The old Bangalore is lost, just as everywhere in India. Now it is concrete jungle, traffic jams and huge time spent in commuting. Only climate is still better. On the way to becoming mumbai. Also locals are only 25% of the total population.
True Vaquar...
I feel inclined to explain myself now... This post is neither meant to be a critique of Doha nor an over- exaggerated praise for Bangalore....Just a way of reminiscing about one's birth-place. I have lived away from Bangalore for so long now that even it's not-so-great attributes seem bearable....
Also, I am very open to facing new challenges- exactly why I love to travel and live in different countries!
HI,, m also a bangalorean. U need to be open to challenges. Bangaloreans are used to a relaxed life, so it is difficult. U need to approach people and make an understanding with them.
after staying in Doha for so many years IM..83.....all he has learnt is Khooruj !!!!!!!
grow up ..open your eyes ..let ur brain function
@ the commentator above.... either it you are being satirical or you do not understand the essence of the post... !
Better go back to Bangalore.
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Easier for those who have a shoulder to lean on.
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