The ridiculous examples of these are where a client is awarded millions of dollars because they did not realize the hot coffee they ordered was hot and it burnt the skin when they spilled it, or a burglar is given compensation because he fell on a wet floor in the house that he was trying to burgle, just to name a few. Contrast this with the Indian airports where the whole process of immigration and customs is a breeze.Īlso, there is a totally misplaced emphasis on individuals rights rather than accountability and societal rights which the legal system has manipulated to the detriment of society. Most of the counters are unmanned and rude ushers bark instructions at the hapless travellers’ who are totally at their mercy. Less said the better about the arrival counters in the major US airports where visitors are made to undergo unnecessary hardship after a long haul flight. (They could learn a thing or two from the eastern and middle-eastern airlines). It almost appears that when you travel in a US airline you pay to get harassed by the airline personnel both on ground and in the aircraft. Then there is complete lack of courteous service in the airline and the hospitality industry.

Many of the roads, including in Manhattan are bumpier than a camel’s back. It is sad some of the airports in the USA are worse than many third world airports and landing at one of the swanky Indian airports seems heavenly on a return trip from the USA. Extraordinary spending on security (homeland security) and armed forces resulting in budgetary cuts for education, infrastructure, research and welfare.

The loss of freedom and fairness once symbolic of the American way of life has gone for a toss after 9/11 with security concerns giving rise to suspicion, loss of freedom bordering on paranoia.

The rising glory of america