[Assam] $850 rent vs 880 pm salary Indian embassy in DC - Strange room hunting Munna Bhai style

[umesh sharma]

Mukul-da

It seems you are right. Having a car is a privilege only for those who can afford to have rooms they can lease or legally own -- even in US. Even public /govt roads do not allow you to park after 6:30 in US and if you park inside some residential complex your vehicle can easily get towed after midnight - and you have to fork out $150  - even if your visitor pass u can park till midnight -as happened to a roommate of mine today. His car cost him $250 to buy and the fine cost him $150 (and it can be repeated endless number of times).

It seems that poor have life made more difficult by the local laws -- perhaps thats why there are few poor people in Fairfax , Virginia where we are based.

In India atleast there is democracy -- noone fines u to set up a slum by the roadside -- maximum they would kick out your belongings. But no fines and you can come back.

Umesh


umesh sharma <jaipurschool at yahoo.com> wrote: He He Mukul-da,

Thats a good one. I don't have a car and now realize I don't the headache which goes with it either. But those who have one (each) need parking space - I am told one can park for 10 days on US public roads before they are towed. That might work.
Thanks and regards.

Umesh

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 Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:31:58  -0800
From: jaipurschool at yahoo.com
To: assam at assamnet.org
Subject: [Assam] $850 rent vs 880 pm salary Indian embassy in DC - Strange room hunting Munna Bhai style works Miami, DC, New York City

Hi,

Some might like to apply to US embassy for analyst position at a salary of only $880 per month -- many have been working for many years on it. My roommate (now leaving for NYC tomorrow) was an employee for 10 days till he got a better offer. We had persuaded himto check out the place and get the experience which till recently was reserved for the likes of Lord Mountabatten (in London based India Office), Harivansh Rai Bachchan etc.

 Ofcourse it more like internship stipend that any logical pay but the perks include that your spouse can work anywhere and you can get alcoholic drinks at 60% discount since no duty or sales tax is charged and also no US income tax or Social security or health insurance deduction -- since it is considered part of  India (US embassy compound). Even by Indian standards $880 is about Rs35,000 --about the amount an IAS officer gets or a manager in a small MNC . It is less than what a bribe earning clerk might get in Indian govt departments.

However, even Harvard Business School professors call up there to find about 
impact of globalization on Indian film and media industry -as per a call received by my roommate and in the same day he collects data in his trade ministry office to send as reply to a question raised in Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) about prospects in the west for Indian artifacts.

Last week he got a job in New York City (and got a $850 per month - p.m.  - apartment) and decided to leave this weekend (after delivering a steady supply of reduced price hard drinks like Chivas Regal ($13 per 1 liter bottle - in market about $39) or Johnny Walker Black Label (750ml for $20 --in market for about $50). He resigned too soon for that though. 

Another  ex-roommate of mine (recently back from Miami) was looking at all this and decided to offer to join our place after having some hangups with the leasing office at his apartment place about his car parking despite his not being on the lease.  He decided to move right away last night and till 4am we were shifting his stuff. Thats the time I generally go to sleep anyway. His previous roommates had decided not to return his security deposit (one month's rent) even if he gave them the required notice  so Munna Bhai style  he decided (with my feedback)  to stop payment of this month's rent  check  (which was still not deposiited by the leasing company - he was not lease anyway) and withdrew cash from his bank account so that check may not clear even if presented by leasing office. So in the end he came quits but didn't lose. Paid one month rent (as deposit) and stayed for 21 days. Now searching for parking space for free . 

Any suggestions on  how to get free parking space?

Umesh






Umesh Sharma

Washington D.C. 

1-202-215-4328 [Cell]

Ed.M. - International Education Policy
Harvard Graduate School of Education,
Harvard University,
Class of 2005

http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu info)

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info)




www.gse.harvard.edu/iep (where the above 2 are used )
http://harvardscience.harvard.edu/



http://jaipurschool.bihu.in/   
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