Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ut-ngp.UTEXAS Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!greipa!decwrl!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!sunil From: sunil@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Sunil Trivedi) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Re: Excerpts from an Interview/Biography Message-ID: <1989@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> Date: Sun, 7-Jul-85 18:01:16 EDT Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.1989 Posted: Sun Jul 7 18:01:16 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 12-Jul-85 05:01:02 EDT References: <1936@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> <345@sbcs.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: The University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 Lines: 70 Keywords: Padmini Kolhapure,Ed Koch,New York,Los Angeles,Houston From: baiju@sbcs.UUCP (Baiju Patel) Message-ID: <345@sbcs.UUCP> > From: sunil@ut-ngp.UUCP (Sunil Trivedi) Message-ID: <1936@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> > > The questioner (Q:) is A. Sikri, (P:) is Padmini Kolhapure, > > and is me, Sunil Trivedi . > > Q: How do you like New York City, since you come here so often? > > How different is it from Bombay? > > P: They're both really the same, overcrowded, dirty cities. > > > her that it was New York City. Mayor Koch [of New York > > City] ought to give her the "Key to the City" for that > > remark.> > I am surprised that somebody as ignorant as you are about New York > city comments on others opinions. I think it is about time you > visit New York ( making sure that cabby does not take you to > Hoboken ) and get your facts straight. It is a well known fact > ( even Mayor Koch will agree ) that New York city is dirty. I assume living in New York would be better than visiting New York if I want to make statements about New York. Well I have lived in New York for 13 years. I'm sure there are many out there who could "pull rank" on me [having lived in New York longer]. I definitely "pull rank" on Padmini! I agree there are several sections of New York that are not the most appealing, but that situation will exist in any major metro- politan area, unless cities either start early on trying to prevent the decay (like Austin, Texas) or have sweeping powers to demolish already existing decay (like Toronto, Ontario). I believe it is not fair to judge the whole city, when only a few sections are culprit. Just because the many communities in NYC [New York City] share a common government, does not mean that all the communities are the same. South Bronx hardly reflects the rest of NYC as the Watts section of L.A. (Los Angeles) does not reflect L.A. Even the city of Houston, has several self-supporting communities (which could easily be seperate cities), that do not reflect the image that Houston is known for. Sorry, Prentiss! Usually those who don't live in "the city" are the ones who help to give "the city" a bad name. As for Mayor Koch agreeing that NYC is dirty, I believe Koch will do whatever he has to do to get the media to notice him. If saying NYC is overcrowded and dirty will do that, then he'll say it. If NYC were as dirty and over-crowded as the "well-known facts" reveal, then why do those who have the ability to move out stay there? Does anyone believe that these residents stay there because they like to be dirty and to live in over- crowded settings? For those who are (somehow) attached to Hoboken, I give my apologies to them. In all my trips to/through Hoboken, I had felt that garbage collection was not a high priority on its city council. I hope the situation has changed. My reference to Hoboken was made in fun. > I wish you do not waste our time and yours (!!!) posting such > articles. To all those who believe that I am wasting their time (including Baiju Patel baiju@sbcs, Shaji Bhaskar shaji@sbcs, & Shankar Muppala muppala@sunybcs), please exercise the 'n' key. As to whether I'm wasting my time, I guess that it's up to me to decide. +-------------+ |Hook'em Horns| =========================== Keep Smiling, |___ ___| |(*) (*)| | | Sunil Trivedi | ^ | sunil@ut-ngp.ARPA | \___/ | ...!ut-sally!ut-ngp!sunil \ / - - - -