A ROAD TO NOWHERE
Came back yesterday from Hong kong and Shenzhen(china),the moment I walked into the arrival lounge was warmly greeted by the overwhelming stench from the stained carpet " welcome back home"
Jokes apart what progress these countries have done is beyond anybody's imagination,we are nottoo far we have a great achievement to boast about a sea link from bandra to worli sea face which took 10 years to make and a budget that would buy a small nation,and god knows how long it will stand on its leg's which is like a 6"zipper on the pant,these guys have sea links for miles, you never know where they ended and started,you zip from one to another, you don't see the pant only the zipper going all around, beautiful blue sea the roads are silky smooth not even a scratch or a patch of unevenness,while you are driving you see other links up and down for miles,no people or animals ,no hawkers,beggars,squatters and above all no slums.
The buildings one better than the other,you marvel at each,I cant find one damn building in south Mumbai even Antilla for the price you are made to pay,their middle class buildings are better than our best of best, the people on the roads looked very well dressed in latest and fashionable clothing,the restaurants were rocking, we went to pizza hut which had a capacity for 200 people and it was full on a Monday,most youngsters I saw were having cold drinks and not booze,totally hip hop crowd looking very happy and prosperous unlike some stories which we keep hearing.Malls were full and people were shopping.
I use to say we are atleast 50 years behind china, this trip confirmed we are 5000 years behind and I only see us getting worst from here, they move forward by leaps and bounds and we keep sprinting backwards, we don't even have roads,if the asphalt sorry(shit) put on the ground looks to you like a road then you have never seen what roads look like and iam wasting time explaining the same, even in the crap we drive thru we have to find patches where we can drive and avoid falling into potholes if you are lucky to survive that,then you have to dodge people who are competing with each other who will die under your wheel first.
The variety of goods manufactured in these countries is beyond imagination, people are extremely hardworking and churn out products at prices one cant imagine, never buy electronics from there, but you cant compete with them in clothing,watches,toys and sundry goods,let me give you an example they sell a toy for 40 Rs which has 2 recharchable batteries included,In India if you go to buy only 2 rechargable batteries of everready you will get them for not less than Rs 250/- forget the toy.
In India you will not get a decent shirt for less than 1500/- few washes and the collar will be looking east going west and the shirt completely washed out, Iam a vetran garment exporter since 41 years and I say this with authority that we are lucky to get business from the west,either our buyers are not aware or we are bloody lucky.there you can get a branded beautiful shirt for Rs 270/- in retail,name the brand tommy Hilfiger,paul smith,polo, camel,paul shark etc;and jeans for Rs 550/-
The pace at which these guys have moved ahead make us look stupid, we may churn out educated kids who will service in banks and financial institutions, we need someone who can make roads first, that look like roads, we cant or don't even know our ABC and we talk about being a emerging super power or rubbing shoulders with china,anybody comparing India to china must be put behind bars and keys thrown in the sea as it is rubbing salt into the wounds and making us look like idiots.lets stop folling ourselves iam getting out of garment business and want to become a Baba as china cant compete in this and I can find many followers "Jai Baba ki"balls to garment and being a exporter.
KARAN DIWANLOST IN TRANSIT..A ROAD TO NOWHERE...CHINA AND BACK TO AMCHI MUMBAI | Sulekha Creative
Came back yesterday from Hong kong and Shenzhen(china),the moment I walked into the arrival lounge was warmly greeted by the overwhelming stench from the stained carpet " welcome back home"
Jokes apart what progress these countries have done is beyond anybody's imagination,we are nottoo far we have a great achievement to boast about a sea link from bandra to worli sea face which took 10 years to make and a budget that would buy a small nation,and god knows how long it will stand on its leg's which is like a 6"zipper on the pant,these guys have sea links for miles, you never know where they ended and started,you zip from one to another, you don't see the pant only the zipper going all around, beautiful blue sea the roads are silky smooth not even a scratch or a patch of unevenness,while you are driving you see other links up and down for miles,no people or animals ,no hawkers,beggars,squatters and above all no slums.
The buildings one better than the other,you marvel at each,I cant find one damn building in south Mumbai even Antilla for the price you are made to pay,their middle class buildings are better than our best of best, the people on the roads looked very well dressed in latest and fashionable clothing,the restaurants were rocking, we went to pizza hut which had a capacity for 200 people and it was full on a Monday,most youngsters I saw were having cold drinks and not booze,totally hip hop crowd looking very happy and prosperous unlike some stories which we keep hearing.Malls were full and people were shopping.
I use to say we are atleast 50 years behind china, this trip confirmed we are 5000 years behind and I only see us getting worst from here, they move forward by leaps and bounds and we keep sprinting backwards, we don't even have roads,if the asphalt sorry(shit) put on the ground looks to you like a road then you have never seen what roads look like and iam wasting time explaining the same, even in the crap we drive thru we have to find patches where we can drive and avoid falling into potholes if you are lucky to survive that,then you have to dodge people who are competing with each other who will die under your wheel first.
The variety of goods manufactured in these countries is beyond imagination, people are extremely hardworking and churn out products at prices one cant imagine, never buy electronics from there, but you cant compete with them in clothing,watches,toys and sundry goods,let me give you an example they sell a toy for 40 Rs which has 2 recharchable batteries included,In India if you go to buy only 2 rechargable batteries of everready you will get them for not less than Rs 250/- forget the toy.
In India you will not get a decent shirt for less than 1500/- few washes and the collar will be looking east going west and the shirt completely washed out, Iam a vetran garment exporter since 41 years and I say this with authority that we are lucky to get business from the west,either our buyers are not aware or we are bloody lucky.there you can get a branded beautiful shirt for Rs 270/- in retail,name the brand tommy Hilfiger,paul smith,polo, camel,paul shark etc;and jeans for Rs 550/-
The pace at which these guys have moved ahead make us look stupid, we may churn out educated kids who will service in banks and financial institutions, we need someone who can make roads first, that look like roads, we cant or don't even know our ABC and we talk about being a emerging super power or rubbing shoulders with china,anybody comparing India to china must be put behind bars and keys thrown in the sea as it is rubbing salt into the wounds and making us look like idiots.lets stop folling ourselves iam getting out of garment business and want to become a Baba as china cant compete in this and I can find many followers "Jai Baba ki"balls to garment and being a exporter.
KARAN DIWANLOST IN TRANSIT..A ROAD TO NOWHERE...CHINA AND BACK TO AMCHI MUMBAI | Sulekha Creative