OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; Rudyard Kipling I beg to differ slightly with Mr. Kipling. Manila is turning out to be a mixture of east and west. In an earlier post I wrote about Manila - as an Americanized Asia. Almost a week here and I seem to agree more and more with this observation. Today was the first day of my driving in Manila. Philippines drives the US-way, on the wrong side of the road for Indians. Most of the traffic seems to believe in lane driving, unlike India. The infrastructure is well maintained; it's easy for a foreigner to drive here (most of the foreigners would never dare to drive in India). Makati City has a lot of one ways that makes the driving slightly easier. However, don't be fooled by this! Like any other Asian country Manila has its share of craziness on road. The best I can say is if you mix about 75% craziness of Indian...
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