Traffic "Problem"? Travel to India!

Here's why Americans need to travel more often - to countries like India.

To get some perspective.

Cooper Marcus of SparkParking.com thinks India's traffic anarchy is a positive thing. I bet he never set foot on the roads of India!

Yo dude, take a timeout. Come to India with me the next time I go there. I guarantee it will be one of the most educational and life-changing trips of your life.

[Originally posted on my personal blog at muralikd.blogspot.com, October 10, 2006]

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