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We are once again in Hyderabad, on the 7th floor of a hotel with a view. And we brought the heavy artillery, camera wise. There is certainly something despicable about this situation, but after hours of pondering my guilt, I … Continue reading
Fake it, just fake it
We spend most of our time not having a clue what we are doing. Would you like papdi chaat* or “something something” chaat? Here, you have several options. You can say papdi chaat because 1, you know what it is … Continue reading
Eight years’ salary
I went to settle our bill tonight, or at least the charges we have accrued until now. The people at the front desk had kindly informed me that we were over the allowed limit, and although they trust their customers, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Fine Balance, absolute deprivation, Bangalore, Dominique Lapierre, dumpster, expat, Flash, foreigner, hotel, India, Indian politics, Jeet Thayil, Necropolis, onion, politics, pollution, poverty, price, Rohinton Mistry, Salaam Bombay, Slumdog Millionaire, slums, The City of Joy, tomato, traffic, tuk tuk
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It’s a pretty sweet feeling when a woman at the store doesn’t believe you have only been in the country for 5 days but thinks you have already spent 2 years here! It warmed my heart. And that was necessary … Continue reading
Country of residence? India
We made it. All of us. And all four of us seem happy. At the hotel this morning: “Could we bring plates to our room to put the cat food please? Sure, no problem Madam.” They come back a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangalore, cat, expat, Frankfurt, Frankfurt airport, hotel, India, indian hospitality, Lufthansa, moving
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