Hey...I had some rather "Lovely" incidents during that transition from USA to India. Firstly, at the Barber's at New Park Mall. That lady was rather chatty..and seemed to think that I was an encyclopedia on India. (Heck! I've seen more of the US than India) :P
Then came the million dollar question: How much does a haircut cost in India?
Erk..my answer almost killed her. Rs. 20..so that's 40 cents! She looked like she was going to faint!
Then yeah, when I got back, a rickshaw waala who rides me from school to home quite frequently inquired where I'd been all these months..when I told him I was in the US, he wanted to know how much the "kiraaya" is for a rikshaw in the US. :/ erk erk erk erk
And uff!! Another one tells me...."Apna desh hi accha hai Udit ji, jo bhi keh lo. Wahan pata hai, ladke-ladke shaadi karte hain".
oho! erk. yes yes.
Apna Bhaarat Mahan. :P
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Monday, August 27, 2007
Bhaarat Mahan
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welcome Raazi,
Actually ladke-ladke (guy-guy) shaadi (marriage) is not formal as yet in most of this desh (country) ... but the way things are going .. it's well on it's way
ugh! as if a rickshaw waala cares if its "legally" allowed or not. ;) :P Indian rickshaw waalas are a reflection of India's thought process, btw. You should sit with one of them someday. ;)
i would like to state that I myself was taken to school by a rickshaw for some 5 odd years if not more... and i think i can get a rickshaw for a reasonable price... not a common trait
Hey Raazi.. Thanks for blogging... And I agree... Indian rickshaw wallas are like the best people to get gossip and other such mindless information from...
back in the day.. how well a movie does was decided by the reaction of the rickshaw wallahs.. i wonder if it is the same?
"Indian rickshaw waalas are a reflection of India's thought process"
^o)
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