Things We've Learned So Far...In No Particular Order...
1. Indian men like walk past Josh when he's wearing a kurta and sunglasses and say things like "You are looking so good today."
2. Excellent sayings such as "No worry, chicken curry," which was courtesy of our multi-lingual rickshaw driver today (He spoke Hindi, English, French, Italian as well as a local dialect. Damn.)
3. If you're tired enough your first morning in Delhi, your taxi drivers might be able to talk you into spending some time wandering through certain shops where they get "little presents" when they bring tourists by, although you will be assured time and time again that you do not need to buy anything. But it wouldn't hurt.
4. No matter what you ask for, even if it's completely impossible, the first thing you hear will be "No problem."
5. Elephant polo is slowest, wierdest game on the planet. Even though the announcer assured us it was "the inevitable evolution of India's love affair with polo and with elephants."
6. People like to watch us bargain, and sometimes, help us not get completely screwed. Two particular incidents come to mind-- (1)one rickshaw driver tried to convince us it was 100 rupees from our house to Josh's teacher. We'd already made the trips several times and paid 50. Within 30 seconds, 4 other drivers and several young boys had gathered--maybe to see if we could hold our own or if they could go home with another great story about how the foreigners got ripped off and seemed happy about it:-) When we had insisted on 50 rupees for a few minutes, one of the other drivers stepped up, punched the offending driver in the shoulder and told us to pay 50. (2) A few nights ago, while dueling it out with a driver yet again, a young man shouted to us in a very bold voice "YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT." The driver didn't bargain for much longer.
7. According to one older woman we met in front of a food stand, even though Jessica is very white, she has Indian features. Who knew?
8. Spanish is totally, completely, utterly, without a shadow of a doubt, USELESS here. But Jessica keeps trying...
9. The Indian government regulates helmet use on motorcycles and seatbelts in cars.
10. We've never seen more autos (and animals, including the occasional camel and elephant) run red lights, cut through the gaps in concrete medians, drive against oncoming traffic, all the while, the drivers happily smoking bidis and/or chatting on their cell phones.
More to come (and those gosh darn pics too...)
Peace and Love,
J&J
2. Excellent sayings such as "No worry, chicken curry," which was courtesy of our multi-lingual rickshaw driver today (He spoke Hindi, English, French, Italian as well as a local dialect. Damn.)
3. If you're tired enough your first morning in Delhi, your taxi drivers might be able to talk you into spending some time wandering through certain shops where they get "little presents" when they bring tourists by, although you will be assured time and time again that you do not need to buy anything. But it wouldn't hurt.
4. No matter what you ask for, even if it's completely impossible, the first thing you hear will be "No problem."
5. Elephant polo is slowest, wierdest game on the planet. Even though the announcer assured us it was "the inevitable evolution of India's love affair with polo and with elephants."
6. People like to watch us bargain, and sometimes, help us not get completely screwed. Two particular incidents come to mind-- (1)one rickshaw driver tried to convince us it was 100 rupees from our house to Josh's teacher. We'd already made the trips several times and paid 50. Within 30 seconds, 4 other drivers and several young boys had gathered--maybe to see if we could hold our own or if they could go home with another great story about how the foreigners got ripped off and seemed happy about it:-) When we had insisted on 50 rupees for a few minutes, one of the other drivers stepped up, punched the offending driver in the shoulder and told us to pay 50. (2) A few nights ago, while dueling it out with a driver yet again, a young man shouted to us in a very bold voice "YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT." The driver didn't bargain for much longer.
7. According to one older woman we met in front of a food stand, even though Jessica is very white, she has Indian features. Who knew?
8. Spanish is totally, completely, utterly, without a shadow of a doubt, USELESS here. But Jessica keeps trying...
9. The Indian government regulates helmet use on motorcycles and seatbelts in cars.
10. We've never seen more autos (and animals, including the occasional camel and elephant) run red lights, cut through the gaps in concrete medians, drive against oncoming traffic, all the while, the drivers happily smoking bidis and/or chatting on their cell phones.
More to come (and those gosh darn pics too...)
Peace and Love,
J&J
posted by Jessica Pierce at 5:08 AM
3 Comments:
Hi guys! Love the blog-even though I don't know what a blog is! I love hearing from you-glad you are safe!! Kids and Mark send their love!!!
Love Kristen- your #1 auntie!!!
Pricture, picture, picture ... ;-)
hannes
heres one
haram-zada
only use this when you're very angry
:)
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