- Power outages at very inopportune times.
- Flies hovering around my favorite eating establishments, eating establishments that typically lack four walls anyways.
- Diarrhea.
- Stares of all kinds from the local Lucknovites--haunting stares, friendly stares, sexual stares, awkward stares, etc.
- The toilet not being able to flush several consecutive times.
- Bucket showers.
- Cold bucket showers.
- Cycle rickshaws.
- Going about my day and speaking Hindi/Urdu to make things happen.
- Going about my day and having no one understand my English.
- Feeling isolated from the Western world.
- Noise. Constant noise, usually from the street.
- Always having bug bites of some sort on me somewhere.
- Beggars. And that one really bothers me--that I've become almost callous to it, but it happens.
- Vegetarian Indian food.
- Chai. :)
- Wearing a dupatta (scarf) whenever out in public.
- Insane amounts of heat everyday. Why, darling, 105 is the new 85.
- Color. Everywhere. :)
- Functioning on Indian time. I may never be on time again for anything... ever ;).
- Being able to eat like a king for $3-$4.
- KULFI.
- Not being able to read most signs.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Things I've Become Acclimated to....
A short list of things I have become almost completely used to....
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And also the fact there is no toilet paper in any public place? I resorted to carrying napkins in with me because there was nooo way I was about to use that little water hose with the squirter on the end haha!
ReplyDeleteHave you eaten from a banana leaf yet? : ) I liked having chai in the morning and then eating this rice cake type bread with coconut chutney that was wrapped in a banana leaf.
It was fun reading through your list because there are quite a few things on there that I can relate to: beggars, cold showers(mountain cold), bugs are a must, eating out doesn't break my wallet, and toilet problems :)
ReplyDeleteWe definitely have a lot to talk about when we get back. We could dedicate a whole day (or week) ;) to talking about India, and we could do the same for Ecuador, as well. I'm so glad that our experiences have been far from dull. Anyways, I look forward to your safe return to the US, and may God bless you greatly with the time you have left in India.