From New York.....

My first trip outside my india and i should say that the experience has been rather nice till now, except for the fact that i really miss my better half (particularly during this phase) and my near and dear ones.
I had always maintaned that americans were those egoistic ones, but then, i am slowly in the process of changing that opinion. Hey come one, aren't we indians also a little too much proud of our country? Same applies to all people.
but what stuck me so different over here is the general friendliness of the people. Stangers in lifts greet you with a bright good morning or how-are-u-doing. At least a nod of the head is granted for sure. If you are crossing the road and if there is a taxi speeding down on you, the guy actually stops for you and then puts out his hand and waves to you to cross the road and waits till we do that. I was just thinking if the same sitatuion had happened back in india, the taxi driver would have speeded up and made sure that he went first and then probably would have put out his head and spit out some abuses for trying to get him into trouble.
Well, its only been one week, so its not enought time for me to pass a judgement that americans are more courteous than indians......surely time will tell....