Bangalored....

A few observations about Bangalore….Bengaluru…City of gardens….full of lakes…

It’s almost two and a half years now that I am associated with this “City of Boiled Beans”

Like every city this one too has its own special traits. It’s own special style…

Here are a few traits that i noticed...

The very first is the presence of liquor shops on literally every corner of the road… go to any area… round the corner you are bound to find at least one wine shop. The only problem is that many times you end up with duplicate stock. This city has the highest density of pubs too…

Every small grocery shop here accepts credit/debit cards!!! Something you will not see even in big metros like Mumbai or Delhi. IT boom certainly has left it’s mark on people not associated with IT too… also unlike other places where they don’t accept cards below certain amount… here u can pay any amount using your card…something very convenient for people who believe in plastic money…

The outsourcing culture has taken its toll too…

Everything that can be outsourced... you will generally find being done here. Not that in other cities they don’t do it but here you notice this in particular. This generally results in a chain of outsourcing like some call center companies out source their transport system. But the people to whom they outsource in turn outsource the vehicles from other individuals…who again hire some driver…. Or to give some other example…even bakeries outsource many of the food item which we expect them to prepare…

This city is perhaps the most green among all the big cities in India. It is very very rare that one can see a tree being cut. And even when it is necessary to cut they generally cut a few obstructing branches and all. Have a look at this city from Google earth or wikimapia and you will immediately notice the presence of green lines marking the roads.

Another thing regarding trees is the special importance given to the coconut trees. This something really special… at least I have never seen such thing anywhere. People change the plan of their house but do not cut coconut trees. One can even see a tree going up from inside the house. Not a single line of exaggeration…

Now that it has come to nature… one thing I find strange… may be it is common in south India… You get everything in Kg. even fruits that generally we buy in dozens like mango’s or apples… everything goes in Kilograms here… Another thing is that generally most of the grocery shops sell vegetables also. Unlike the Mumbai where we see vegetables generally sold either on streets or in special markets, it is very common here to see a shop selling vegetables in same line along with other grocery, medical, food shops and all…

A few more things to write about…. To be continued in next post…