It's 2 years that I moved back to India and I had several thoughts on how life will be after 2 years when I boarded the flight from Boston. Lot of things changed in last two years and lot of habits/tastes/life style/preferences did too.
I still long for Chipotle, Not your Avg Joe's, Joseph's II and several other cuisines but Hyderabad has lot to offer as well including Hard Rock, TGIF, Chilis (soon to be opened) with Sub Ways, McD's, KFC's all over the places and offcourse the best Indian cuisines and local delicacies like Bawarchi, Gokul chat and more modern restaurants like Indijoe from BJN group.
Hyderabad has also caught up on Malls with the new Inorbit and GVK one being on par with international shopping outlets and experience.
Internet has revolutionized several business and life seems easy for booking movies, train tickets, paying utility bills and banking but there is more scope for improvement on few areas. Internet speeds and prices, I believe India is much ahead of many developed countries - 4mbps speed for Rs.600 ($12) from Beam Cable - just amazing.
Cell phones are one of most common commodity in India now and I think India provides the best services, tariffs, plans and phone models.
Traffic is one thing that still makes life miserable but after a while the long honks, heavy black fumes and zig zag driving will not bother you lot. Power cuts make life inefficient but you will soon be ok with planned outages. Other thing that bothers is prices, India has become very expensive, in 2 years prices of petrol, groceries, food, travel, clothing and entertainment have shot up and in some cases even doubled up.
In short - moving back to India is about your will and your desire and your need. All other things will fall into place sooner than you thought of.
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Dude, Good writeup.
Regarding Internet, It's very true. We are far ahead than many countries in the world. I had to pay EUR 18 per day in one of the biggest hotel chain (Holiday inn )in France, Swiss and Germany. It reminded me of our CSA - unlimited high speed wifi internet :)
On the otherhand, India is becoming expensive in shopping. It is uncomparable with Indian incomes.
Sudhakar...agreed with your point on expensive India...I have added the following...
Other thing that bothers is prices, India has become very expensive, in 2 years prices of petrol, groceries, food, travel, clothing and entertainment have shot up and in some cases even doubled up
Dude... Good to see your update. I'm happy and proud to know you are doing great in India.
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