PG - The thought that strikes on hearing this is not Post Graduation but Paying Guest.The no of Paying Guest accommodation can be found more than the number of houses in Bangalore.
“Guest” – a term highly valued right from the age of Thiruvalluvar who quotes “Virunthombal” meaning “Hospitality” -Taking care of guest at one’s place.The kind of privilege treatment given to a guest at one’s place is known to all.What if the same guest comes, enjoys all the honors and also pays ? Royal Treatment !!
If you have such a mindset about PG .Come on ! Wake up. Eat Britannia and Think better !! :)
In spite of paying, the guest doesn’t get proper treatment. More than the owner, the maids in these places show their dominance over the PGs. They neither give a proper response when you ask to switch on the motor nor even lend an ear when you ask for something.My friend has shifted to the 3rd PG in 3 months. And the food’s taste has gone only from bad to worse. You are lucky if you get good roomies [So what’s in my case ? lol]
I stay in a pg. I share my room with three girls and a few cockroaches and ants too :)
There are a few pg accommodations where an apartment is shared between 6 or 8 and home made food is provided with all facilities. And also goes the other extreme where even a kitchen is made into a room and shared between two people. Business tactics :P
But pgs are much safer and secure for girls compared to rented apartments.A pg where you are provided with food (intolerable at a very few times though) , maid to clean the rooms, good roomies to adjust, and in a good area nearer to your office , then believe me you are in the right place.
If some of you think of shifting to a house because of the some of the below reasons, then here are a few things you can re-consider .
BAD FOOD
The food will be far better than putting all our pain(after returning from tiring office work) in cooking and getting something worse than the present one prepared by maid.
COCKROACHES
Cockroaches doesn’t know if it’s a PG accommodation or its an apartment. Even my friend who stays in a posh apartment has this problem. This is nothing to do with pg owner or your room.
SPACE INSUFFICIENT
If you need space, go to terrace.
Note: Warren Buffet stays at a 2 bedroom apartment which he says is enough for his family.
NO SIGNAL
The problem is with the service provider and not with the room.
Switch to Vodafone ;)
POWER CUTS
This happens not only with your pg accommodation but anywhere and everywhere in any city. Check out ‘The Hindu’ page 2 for more news on power cut regrets everyday.
COMPLAINTS
If your PG owner took two days to change your bad tube light to a good one. Stop thinking. We would have taken a week to first track down the electrical shop ourselves.
So pgs, stop complaining.
Enjoy maadi !!
