It’s the closest thing to shopping mania I have seen.

People actually queue up outside stores at 4 in the morning or earlier, to grab the best bargains on offer. Read more

Posted by Yashwant Raj on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Filed under America · Tagged best bargains, Black Friday, hindustan times, news, restroom, shopping festival, stocks market, Thanksgiving

Waiting for a car

A car is a like a limb here in the US, they told me, you can’t do without them.

I didn’t disagree, but I naively believed the public transport system will suffice. Read more

Posted by Yashwant Raj on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Filed under America · Tagged Bethesda, credit history, DC, Delhi, Gurgaon, Maryland, Metro, public transport system, social security number, US

My First Diwali in DC

That was the quietest Diwali of our lives — combined age of four of us, close to 150 years. Read more