3/15 Ruby Tuesday's are you serious?

Ardaman took me for a drive around Chandigarh today. We saw the University, a new IT complex with fantastic architecture and tons of development. The streets are beautiful, quiet and calm.  The traffic moves seamlessly. Roundabouts everywhere. Gardens and parks everywhere. We went for lunch ... at Ruby Tuesdays.  I couldn't help but laugh.  It was totally bizarre.  American paraphernalia all over the walls, happy hour and a soupy Ceasar salad. I think that was the only time I actually enjoyed a restaurant chain.  We walked out of a way too serious movie, Kartik calling Kartik.  Too bad because I really like Farhan Ahktar.  We drove around for the rest of the day.  The city has not exceeded my expectation but shattered them.  It's just so different than what I thought it would be. There are no plastic bags in site.  Every store gives you a little fabric bag.  It's totally smoke free.  There are a million trees. However, I hadn't yet seen this many cars or parking lots in India.  Come to think of it, I don't think I had seen any parking lots. The old cars are small and the new ones are big ... mini SUVs that is.  Middle class India - India real time;).