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

Tue Nov 20 02:04:11 CST 2007

Broad-brush conclusions about US conditions ( or for that matter of 
India) arrived at from experiencing a tiny segment of a continent is 
a good example of the simple-minded Indian with a half baked 
education, never mind the pedigree of their degrees.

At 11:43 PM -0800 11/19/07, umesh sharma wrote:
>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
>
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>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
>
>mc mahant <mikemahant at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } <Any suggestions on how to get free 
>parking space>     By not needing one.
>Invest in Fur-lined boots And walk to the DC metro-.Travel only if 
>you must.Tell everybody-it is all about Global Warming!  That you 
>are doing your bit.
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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
>
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>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
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