Am on it yet again and it feels good to connect , to people you know , people you dont know ...i mean how much better can it get when you can get inside the minds ...and debate if you think a particular thought , did someone else somwhhere in the world think of it too ...before you , are even your most obscure thoughts your own , or have you shared that with someone as well , someone you dont even know ...but still someone who thinks exactly like you .... and is lost somewhere in the big world ....When you read the blogs, you get to see the individual , much beyond what is on dispaly otherwise , its the core that talks ...and the surface that hides and that is what makes me want to read , to feel... coming back to the discussion i had on the couple of earlier blogs about the US cities , and the comments one of my friends made on that ... .I agree with him ...This is definitely the place where people come above everything , you can feel it in every single experience you have over here ... .. and I stay in NewPort , just across hudson , so if you walk a mile along the river walkway you can reach the statue of Liberty;-) and believe me, every single time you see it , it feels like a experience ...I was talking about the respect for people and it is just so evident ..You make a mistake on the road , and the cop behind you would say ...excuse me sir..please pull over ..and not for a moment , wud he be rude to you , I mean it is just inherent in this place ... .I have experienced it so many times , and every single time it amazes me ... i mean i try crossing a road on a red light , and all cars stop and wave . ...like please go ...no horns nothing .... I bought a mixer grinder ,and after a month it stopped working, i was almost sure it was my mistake , i hadnt followed a lot of instructions , and then have already thrown teh cartons and stuff , and had ordered it online ...Now i just walk into one of the retail outlets , with the grinder literally in hand ,and say it is not working ..and salesperson doesnt ask any questions , and is ready to replace with a new one is a matter of seconds ...i cant imagine this , i mean its tough to get used to it coming from India ..where once you buy something, you are almost married to it for better or worse ;-) whatelse , had a long trip across the hudson on a ferry which shows you the whole of new york ... needs one whole blog to describe the experience ... till then ......