Recently one of my friends returned after a visit from Europe . We chatted for quite sometime about the new places he visited the sites , the people and the food . I dont know whether "little thoughts attitude " i mean bloggers attitude is contagious but he told me two conclusions he made from the travel . Dont get me wrong he thoroughly enjoyed the trip . But he told me two points which i had already blogged about long back . But hearing it from another person made me happy .
point number one is simple : he was complaining loudly about the "indian " attitude of conserving money and not enjoying life to the full . He found the attitude of europeans very pleasing of visiting new places , spending money instead of hoarding it etc . I agreed with him notwithstanding the fact that indians are increasingly travelling these days and in these recession times make up among the top 10 tourists of many countries .
point number two was startling : He found the real God in Europe . Hey , cmon does jetlag produce hallucinations ? No way . This person was very much grounded as i know him for last 10 years . A staunch religious person but not a fanatic , what he meant was except in a few cities like paris where people were rude most of the places he visited had very friendly ,helpful people . He was telling many of the high theory of goodness towards others discussed in some religious places in india and what is practised among some people in india on day to day life is in stark contrast .While, In Europe though church attendance is decreasing , but as he put it " the duties of one fellow being to another " is emphasised . No society is perfect but at least for the visitor it gives a very pleasant feel and thats what he meant by "i found the real God in Europe "
So pack your bags and goto Europe for visiting : it will serve both to visit some exotic places and hopefully will see God .
P.S : Hey being a patriotic indian and having visited Europe twice dont assume that all Europe is filled with the friendliest people and all indians are the opposite . Thats not true as people are different individually everywhere . But the point is some of the good points of Europe like civic duty towards others and spending money towards personal enjoyment should be learnt .
point number one is simple : he was complaining loudly about the "indian " attitude of conserving money and not enjoying life to the full . He found the attitude of europeans very pleasing of visiting new places , spending money instead of hoarding it etc . I agreed with him notwithstanding the fact that indians are increasingly travelling these days and in these recession times make up among the top 10 tourists of many countries .
point number two was startling : He found the real God in Europe . Hey , cmon does jetlag produce hallucinations ? No way . This person was very much grounded as i know him for last 10 years . A staunch religious person but not a fanatic , what he meant was except in a few cities like paris where people were rude most of the places he visited had very friendly ,helpful people . He was telling many of the high theory of goodness towards others discussed in some religious places in india and what is practised among some people in india on day to day life is in stark contrast .While, In Europe though church attendance is decreasing , but as he put it " the duties of one fellow being to another " is emphasised . No society is perfect but at least for the visitor it gives a very pleasant feel and thats what he meant by "i found the real God in Europe "
So pack your bags and goto Europe for visiting : it will serve both to visit some exotic places and hopefully will see God .
P.S : Hey being a patriotic indian and having visited Europe twice dont assume that all Europe is filled with the friendliest people and all indians are the opposite . Thats not true as people are different individually everywhere . But the point is some of the good points of Europe like civic duty towards others and spending money towards personal enjoyment should be learnt .
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