SilberCafe -What's New?

I went to India to see my son and my friends last month. This is my fourth time to visit there. To tell the truth, my first impression about India wasn’t good, and I didn’t  want to go there again. But, the more times I go there, the more interested I get in India. There are so many “How come?” things in India. I’d like to write about what I saw or experienced and how I felt in India. 　

“Indian economy”

Almost all of them who heard that I had been to India asked me about Indian economy. They know Indian economy has grown strongly in recent years. As I am only a traveller, I cannot tell how it is. I just realize the price of the hotel is getting higher or new fashionable shops are increasing.

This time, what I saw first after landing at Mumbai airport was the site of construction. The airport : the runway and the building were under reconstruction. And there were so many workers. But, apparently, they were not working, just standing, just hanging around there. Only a few people were digging the ground or carrying the materials. Then, I understood that’s why the airport was always under reconstruction and it looked never to be completed.

I saw the same kind of thing at the cafe. There were eight men working at the small place that is full with twenty people. And they were always chatting. How come in India?

  Of course, there are many Indian people who work hard every day. I know personally some people who work very hard. Yet, there are so many people on the street or around I have a no idea what they are doing. I’m sure if they all worked hard, Indian economy would grow more strongly.