Bangalore First Impressions

After much thought, trepidation and planning i'm at Bangalore. The out sourcing mecca of the world. Here are some of my first impressions.

The city seems to be buzzing all the time. There is moving traffic even at 4 in the morning. The one thing that strikes you momentarily when you reach bangalore is just the number of people around you. Its just a sea of humanity. I don't know if you would feel the same way if you moved from an other city in india. But coming back from a place like tulsa it was just so very evident. I did feel so claustrophobic at times inside my apartment. It almost like being surrounded by a layer of humans and concrete from all ends.

But what surprised me more is just the general attitude of the people here. Everybody seemed to be calm, focused and had a grip on all the madness around them, and with so much activity going around there is abundant people to do all the services/work needed.
In fact there is a boy at the temporary accommodation the company had provided who cooks cleans and takes care of the guests need and every apartment complex has a boy like this. At the work place there is a person allotted to take care of any personal belongings that you might want to leave at the door( just imagine he is like a walking safety locker). So theres just people everywhere to take care of even the mundane of the work.

You walk in to the workplace and the awe continues. But Strangely with so many people around the place sounds eerily quiet. If you close your eyes for a few moments you might think that there is no one around you, but the moment you open your eyes you can see the top of a hundred heads at the same time. I did get some looks for my weird accent now and then but all in all it is a pleasant looking workplace.

Most of all one thing that struck me was india humbles you very easily. You are surrounded by honest hardworking people trying their level best to lead a good life. Be it the boy who works at my apartment, the guy who collects items at the doors or the avp of my team its just a bunch of people trying to make a living doing all they can do. Among all the commotions , the pollution , the traffic jams, the crowds the humility and hard work of people around just shines through. It will make you feel insignificant and humble all at the same time.

For my next post --- House hunting in bangalore.