Tuesday, March 4, 2008

India

Well in what could be the first of a continuing series I've decided to summarise India:

Time spent: just over 5 months
Mosquito bites: about 30
On budget/time: Yes
Lost/stolen: mini-torch, one pair of socks, about 5 kilos
Sound of India: The Vengaboys
Taste of India: Masala Dosa, Masala Chai
Drink of India: Kingfisher strong
Highlights of India: Jodhpur fort, Taj Mahal, Khajaraho, Hampi, Curry three times a day


Some things I forgot to mention - cars reversing: you know how lorrys or buses make a beep when they reverse to let you know. Well in India all cars do, but it's not just a beep, it's a tune, like old-skool monophonic ringtones: Amazing grace, the entertainer, the sort of things early mobile phones had. I don't know if people put great thought into this and you can change the tune after you buy the car.

People in India really love their mobiles, in the Physics depatments it wasn't considered rude to answer them during lectures or conversations, even when you were meant to be assessing the speaker for a position.

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