tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post757977851426823402..comments2024-03-19T09:03:49.770+05:30Comments on Shobhaa De: Parlez Vous Desi??Shobhaa Dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-38725968804829187432010-02-11T02:52:40.768+05:302010-02-11T02:52:40.768+05:30A number of those homeless folk died of the cold t...A number of those homeless folk died of the cold this winter, I've heard.Sidhusaahebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428201823375343016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-11953841044571867722010-01-28T15:14:13.467+05:302010-01-28T15:14:13.467+05:30Really good read. You really should consider writi...Really good read. You really should consider writing about your travels... unless you already have and I missed it!BecomingMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259382557663098215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-51654703348052669912010-01-17T18:07:01.833+05:302010-01-17T18:07:01.833+05:30well,add some dust, litter, pan stains, a few bad ...well,add some dust, litter, pan stains, a few bad roads and truckloads of people, and I think Paris sounds just like Bombay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-60126276230363440912010-01-17T10:38:43.914+05:302010-01-17T10:38:43.914+05:30I've been hoping you'd write something abo...I've been hoping you'd write something about the Haitian catastrophe but I'm astonished at the way you've ignored it completely.You could do a great deal in helping bringing some relief to the affected people.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584032844937182900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-9822536583665730842010-01-17T06:17:33.525+05:302010-01-17T06:17:33.525+05:30Hi Shobhaa,the plight of the fruit seller touched ...Hi Shobhaa,the plight of the fruit seller touched me.In my neck of woods,its the state of the Afghani children that's heart wrenching.You find these tots,instead of being at school at every traffic signal peddling chewing gum,napkins & the like.Pity nobody's doing anything 'bout it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03452285988979913485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-42390302957182119942010-01-16T23:13:25.920+05:302010-01-16T23:13:25.920+05:30"The state paid for the booze and ciggies ( i..."The state paid for the booze and ciggies ( indirectly), and if they needed medical attention, the state paid for that as well. There are thousands of such people living on the streets of Paris at government expense. The tax payers hate them, but there’s little anybody can do with the growing numbers of these shelterless people."<br /><br />Seen from the eyes of the tourists. I don't feel sorry for the taxpayers at all( I am one of them, living in another country that is also known for high taxes.<br />We pay taxes for a lot of things not just so that the sick and the homeless can benefit from it.But the way some taxpayers bitch about it, you'd think they don't get anything out of it themselves. It isn't true. They do. They just lack the humanity to feel compassion and help those who fall out of the mainstream society.<br /><br />Nice post otherwise:)The Panoramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919885693479046926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-62087372020169804492010-01-16T21:12:04.302+05:302010-01-16T21:12:04.302+05:30have never been to paris, but i never imagined som...have never been to paris, but i never imagined something like the fruitseller incident....once again an eye opener...city of romance doesnt prohibit beggers to have a scoop of itbhawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977522952822553804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-50226909762912146142010-01-16T09:56:50.186+05:302010-01-16T09:56:50.186+05:30nice one really i never go overseas but now get a ...nice one really i never go overseas but now get a good idea of that especially the fruit sellers and the homeless thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648804801968801212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-51131790805075603942010-01-16T04:46:08.898+05:302010-01-16T04:46:08.898+05:30I gather you finally found your lost travelogue po...I gather you finally found your lost travelogue post from Paris? The story of the Bangladeshi is fascinating... I've always been fascinated by those encounters of Indians, Bangladeshis and Pakistanis at a remote place called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In case you didn't know, there are contingents of thousands of Indian, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani peacekeepers working side by side in the Congo. If only they could bring back home that sense of cooperation, problems would suddenly vanish in your neck of the wood!... But I was digressing. This page from your travelogue is just masterly--to say the least...<br />And I'm proud to be following the blog of an Indian <i>icon</i>...Alex Engwetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656045897777865794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-85787424474177950432010-01-16T01:55:25.677+05:302010-01-16T01:55:25.677+05:30Next time Vous comme to Paris during LA (!!! ) cri...Next time Vous comme to Paris during LA (!!! ) crise, come & have a glass of champagne in my tent under the pont Alexandre - not paid indirectly by the State (le champagne i mean, but by the bloody tourists. Well hamen desi tourist who buys me precious pineapple pasand he! Aur I don't know if i should speak Inglish or English with desis....vesa50https://www.blogger.com/profile/07423079692638324277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-71963169297176692642010-01-16T01:15:28.328+05:302010-01-16T01:15:28.328+05:30Hi Shobhaa,
Had gone to Paris in 2006 and your pos...Hi Shobhaa,<br />Had gone to Paris in 2006 and your post made me a bit nostalgic, I fell in love with the city, there is something magical about it.....though you brought out a different dimension to Paris or Parie ... fully agree with the your tweet, watched Arnab on Times Now on australian prob, the discussion became a joke with someone of Parthasarthy stature saying they are illegal immigrants, hello, so pl kill us we dont deserve to live!!!EQcoachindiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826791089780575121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-25527766238984381882010-01-15T22:53:43.451+05:302010-01-15T22:53:43.451+05:30The pineapple guy reminds of an incident in class ...The pineapple guy reminds of an incident in class when I was in FYJC. Looking outside the window, I asked my teacher out of curiosity, "Madam, aren't these people in slums fool to leave their homes and land up here to live like destitute at times?" She replied by saying, "My dear, at least they get to eat here.... If not twice, at least once a day."..gaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16841478266942289206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-35315963049053227402010-01-15T22:31:12.548+05:302010-01-15T22:31:12.548+05:30i read this article in the sunday times and just l...i read this article in the sunday times and just lovedd it..!! i mentioned it in one of ur previous posts as well..!!<br /><br />the story of the pineapple guy especially touched me nd ofcourse the info. on the paris culture was insightfullSEPOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165767356704947895noreply@blogger.com