Not clouds but foam
@allknowing (130292)
India
April 25, 2023 12:36am CST
This image that you see is of foam generated by chemicals loaded in a lake in Bengaluru not so long ago.
A city that was first named as paradise for the retired now it stinks with lakes contaminated, traffic jams and what have you.
I visited Bengaluru a few years ago and then it did look like a city for the retired who loved to see avenues of flowering trees and clear clean lakes. But now because of its name for IT progress youngsters flock there and have made that their home.
Would you prefer a quiet place or a place that is known for its job opportunities?
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
25 Apr 23
Currently I prefer a place with job opportunities and maybe in future I would love to settle in a quiet place as I age gracefully
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
There is no reason why a city can have both
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
25 Apr 23
@allknowing yes but cities due to many opportunities have crowded living conditions meaning pollution is inevitable of any kind
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
@Laurakemunto There are many ways pollution can be avoided
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
With proper planning one can have all that and job opportunities for the youngsters specially when retired couples have their kids wanting to work in the same city
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
25 Apr 23
I`m not so sure for now because I`m still enjoying working 
but of course, I like peaceful place 
but of course, I like peaceful place 2 people like this
@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
Why can't they make the place both for workers and retired people?
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@m_audrey6788 (58482)
• Germany
25 Apr 23
@allknowing Hmmm..maybe because if there are workers there. Then it will be a lot of people which comes and goes 
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
@m_audrey6788 If there is a will there is a way to create a nice atmosphere both for the young and old
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
It is time a move is made so that both situations exist together
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@aninditasen (15793)
• Raurkela, India
25 Apr 23
Retired people would like a quiet place but when it comes to children they have to choose places where there are more job opportunities.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
Children should also get clean surroundings.
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@aninditasen (15793)
• Raurkela, India
26 Apr 23
@allknowing I know that, not only children all of us need a clean environment. Children leave us for good jobs in metropolitan cities. One of my sons stays in Kolkata and one in Copenhagen. Kolkata is a dirty city and makes people sick. Small quiet cities don't have good job opportunities.
@arunima25 (85832)
• Bangalore, India
25 Apr 23
This image got so viral few years back..I came to the city in 2000 and then we left it in few months to come back in 2014. Bengaluru had deteriorated so much in that time. The city of flowers and lakes is no more even close to it. Garden city has become concrete jungle and garbage city
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
We visited Bengaluru years ago for a brief holiday and stayed in a bungalow where they were accepting guests like us We had such a lovely time and yes it was truly known as the garden city then.
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@arunima25 (85832)
• Bangalore, India
28 Apr 23
@allknowing I can relate to that. Now it's all stories of past
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@GardenGerty (157813)
• United States
25 Apr 23
Since I am older, I prefer my quiet place. Lack of opportunity bothered me when we moved here,but I certainly have what I need.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
26 Apr 23
I see you working online and that explains why you like a peaceful place.
@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
We shifted from a polluted city to this semi rural town years ago but looking at Bengaluru it was known to be the paradise for the retired but there is something about that place and seniors rush there to retire even now .
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@LadyDuck (460148)
• Switzerland
25 Apr 23
@allknowing The places are changing. There is a place in Italy called "Cinque Terre" that was a Paradise until a couple of years ago, then tourists discovered the place. Now the authorities are thinking to close the roads not to let the cars in.
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@wolfgirl569 (96258)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Apr 23
Anymore I want quiet. That is a neat view. To bad it's caused by chemicals
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@RasmaSandra (74001)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Apr 23
So sad that they would pollute such a lovely place, I would love a very quiet place, I have that now my apartment is very quiet and some days it seems there is no one around but I know my friend and her family live below me,
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
The online activity is more than enough I think to keep you in touch with the world.
The place where I live is quiet too and what is around me that is my garden keeps me on my toes.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
26 Apr 23
Most of us choose to live in a place that is far from the madding crowd.
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@DazzleDammah (353)
• Eldoret, Kenya
25 Apr 23
I'm young so I'll do place with job opportunities.
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@allknowing (130292)
• India
25 Apr 23
Would you not want to work where both kind of situations exist?
@rebelann (111405)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Apr 23
How sad about the contamination. I for one prefer peace and quiet so I can listen to the birds and other creatures but then I am retired so jobs are not important to me anymore.
