Let me start off with what i had in my mind, based on what i had heard from people before i came hereto Canada. "Awesome place","20 years ahead in all aspects of life","One of the best places to live in"and "Culture less place" were the most common things i heard.

So now having spent some time here, what would be my view of the place?

Let me begin with the bright spots

Quality of Life:No point in comparing i feel since the quality of life here is definitely better than what is prevalent in India

Inclusive Growth:  A truck driver here earns enough to lead a quality life with all basic amenities. Wonder how many of the truck drivers can do the same in India? 

Respect: Regardless of Ur profession, financial status or color u r looked upon as a normal human being and not as anything else. People warned me about Racial Discrimination, before i came here but i must admit that i have never seen anything of that during my stay here. People have been really hospitable. I am not issuing any generalized statements here nor am I going to do so for i have not seen most parts of this country. But all I am trying to say is that for people who associate Racial Discrimination with the Western world are just like the people who in west associate India with Snake Charmers, "IMMATURE".

Technology: I have said this time and again and I think this wont be the last time either. Their focus and Investments on technology is their biggest strength. Technology has helped them cut down on Red Tapism ( one of India's biggest drawbacks) apart from improving productivity and efficiency.

Self Discipline: Rules can be framed, technology employed and people be monitored, but rules are nothing if people are not going to adhere to it. Fear alone cannot be used as a weapon for long period of time.People here seem to  realize that these rules are made to make life better for them and follow it willingly. Indian immigrant population also follows the rule to the dot. Hope my friends remember to do that when they come to India too.

Of course no place in the world is all white, there are some grey areas too, grey areas  more from the economical point of view

Spending: I am pretty sure that when parents asked their Kids to live alone and fend for themselves they must have done so with the Intent of making their kids understand the value of Money and thereby hoping to make them wise spenders of money. However as with many other things in life, this has backfired, the effort to make them realize the value of money has in my opinion gone awry or rather backfired. People in stead of becoming wise spenders have become reckless spenders, People shop for things without thinking whether they really need it or not in the first place. Such kind of spending has only made them more reliant on their paychecks and failure to get one makes them go bust. I only hope that they realize it sooner and start spending judiciously.

Shrinking Population Base: presents a big problem since a shrinking population base means that the population is skewed in terms of the aged and since the govt takes care of all the pension and the health programs and it does so out of the tax money it generates, an ageing population means less Tax Money as the number of young people who can work is reduced and it also means greater strain on the Government.Population Control was instrumental in their development but now the time has come where they need to make sure to do the opposite. Time for the Government to start taking measures for that.

Shrinking Population base is also not good for the Corporates since what it means is that they have a smaller customer base to target and achieve growth. That will only lead to excessive discounts and attempts to lure the customers to spend more and more and more and in turn will lead to more reckless spending, which is not good news. 

So whats my final take on the stay "Enjoyable" :)

Glossary:"Quality of Life" covers the overall standard of life and a better standard means less corruption, less bureaucratic negligence, less pollution

Disclaimer: I have written this out of my own personal experiences and my own observations. Also this is no attempt to degrade India. I have written these things with the most objective of mindset and in fact I would be the most happiest person if India can achieve this standard of Living, without becoming the reckless spenders.