tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post4118073681864589026..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: I travel because ... Google Earth and iPhone are useless!Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-74784113392698111572013-06-05T19:00:05.566-07:002013-06-05T19:00:05.566-07:00it appears then that the US immigration folks did ...it appears then that the US immigration folks did their job really really well--their goal was to make sure you appreciate India and not always criticize the Ramamirthams there. No wonder that these days you have been blogging so fondly about Ramamirtham!<br /><br />Yes, it is awful how the US immigration people deal with passengers these days. If it makes you feel better,we citizens too feel the difference. Not the old friendly system anymore. I have been so close to mouthing off some smart alec comment, but the fear of imprisonment ...Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-58163511687411935452013-06-05T16:28:05.512-07:002013-06-05T16:28:05.512-07:00So so true. There aren't many more enriching e...So so true. There aren't many more enriching experiences than travel. <br /><br />And yes, the quote from Chesterton is so true. I have appreciated India much more when I lived abroad. <br /><br />As a complete aside, its really nice to renter India after a trip abroad. After a few border crossings when I am usually made to stand in a queue a mile long, yelled at to stand straight, not use the phone, not talk, fill forms correctly or else, fingerprinted, photographed, and generally put in my place as a sub human being from the Fifth World and potential illegal immigrant, (hint hint, US immigration :)), when I come back to India, almost every booth is manned, and I am whizzed by in literally a couple of minutes.<br /><br />This is one place at least where India leads the world. I've been to many a country. Few match India for immigration efficiency.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com