You may be missing India, when you ......

Colin · Sep 8th, 2003, 11:16

When you need to go to the shops, its cold and you grab your shawl instead of your leather jacket...

Katta · Sep 8th, 2003, 15:17

When you pass the garbage dump and stop in order to enjoy the smell.

When you walk up close to any blue eyed person and stare straight into their eyes without saying one word.

bijapuri · Sep 22nd, 2003, 02:32

when you go to a restaurant in sunnyvale which has black granite from Karnatika on on of its wallfaces, and you give it a hug

(sad but true story)

rickshawwallah · Sep 22nd, 2003, 03:37

when you make a cup of tea and put lots of milk and 8 spoons of sugar in it

(also sad but true story)

turlapati · Sep 22nd, 2003, 09:48

when you run the shower to fill your bucket....
when you no longer carry toilet paper with you there, and try to cram a jug into your purse here
when you are taking the recycle box the curb at 6 am you start yelling "paaaaaaaaparrrrrrrrr"
when freshly painted walls tempt you to hoark red wads
when you insist the cashier open the pack and sell you just one cig

this thread has had us in hysterics

turlapati · Sep 22nd, 2003, 09:49

one more....

when you ask the jeweller if he has any schemes going..

vasuki · Sep 22nd, 2003, 13:33

Triple riding on a Bajaj scooter from work on a rainy evening...

....Bombay police 'pandu' asking for 50 bucks or face challan when caught!!!!!

bijapuri · Sep 23rd, 2003, 02:22

wow- instant flashback
I live on a quite street in a coastal surf town in California. A vhicle just scooted by beeping it's horn off and on all the way. For a moment there I was BAAAAAAACK!!!!! I even felt the humidity of a september morning!

BiJ

LonelyWoolf · Sep 24th, 2003, 01:47

wow..I'm 3 days back from India and then this thread...rolling on the floor!!!!

....when I start bargaining at the local market and always ask
"are you happy?"

steven_ber · Sep 30th, 2003, 17:00

....You wonder why all the dogs have 4 legs, 2 ears and a tail.

absolut · Sep 30th, 2003, 17:24

when you shift your fridge into the living room.

LonelyWoolf · Sep 30th, 2003, 20:15

..always when you try to use your extra locker at your home's door

...weeks after you return, parts of your rucksack content are still somewhere around, so you wont miss the feeling of "being still on the road"

..when you listen with rapt attention to your pda-recorded, shrill voice of "indira gandhi airport" announcer and you start dreaming of India....

..when you have indiamike's site as startup page on every pc you use and you always dive into the forum threads, although your todo-list is completly full with "important" things

wonderwomanusa · Sep 30th, 2003, 23:41

Quote:

when you shift your fridge into the living room.

It's funny: my parents grew up in immigrant neighborhoods in the US, and my mother always said she married my dad because his was the only family that did NOT have the fridge in the living room!

fattyboombatty · Oct 11th, 2003, 18:33

I've not been yet but I miss it already after reading these posts!

Dayglowhamster · Oct 13th, 2003, 15:36

When perfect English makes less sense and has less feeling than self taught english.

When you stop to listen to crows.

When you wriggle your toes trying to feel sand.

When you run for the bus and take off your mules because you can run faster barefoot.

When you enjoy a wash in the yard because your bathrooms being fixed.

When you describe your friends with the same affection as Sri Lankans describe their friends - and you realise here you sound crazy!

When you feel your feet getting soft.

When you look and dangling things on car mirrors and wish there were more.

When you hear it on the telly and run just to catch a glimpse.

When you read there local news more often than you do your own.

When buying a ticket on your credit card is the only solution....

Sep 22nd, 2003, 02:32	#48
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	when you go to a restaurant in sunnyvale which has black granite from Karnatika on on of its wallfaces, and you give it a hug (sad but true story) __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

Sep 22nd, 2003, 09:48	#50
turlapati Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: texas Posts: 95	when you run the shower to fill your bucket.... when you no longer carry toilet paper with you there, and try to cram a jug into your purse here when you are taking the recycle box the curb at 6 am you start yelling "paaaaaaaaparrrrrrrrr" when freshly painted walls tempt you to hoark red wads when you insist the cashier open the pack and sell you just one cig this thread has had us in hysterics __________________ susan turlapati

Sep 30th, 2003, 17:00	#55
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 8,659	....You wonder why all the dogs have 4 legs, 2 ears and a tail. __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information.

Oct 11th, 2003, 18:33	#59
fattyboombatty Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New Mills, UK Posts: 5	I've not been yet but I miss it already after reading these posts! __________________ "You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life." --Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)

Oct 13th, 2003, 15:36	#60
Dayglowhamster Twit Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: uk Posts: 143	When perfect English makes less sense and has less feeling than self taught english. When you stop to listen to crows. When you wriggle your toes trying to feel sand. When you run for the bus and take off your mules because you can run faster barefoot. When you enjoy a wash in the yard because your bathrooms being fixed. When you describe your friends with the same affection as Sri Lankans describe their friends - and you realise here you sound crazy! When you feel your feet getting soft. When you look and dangling things on car mirrors and wish there were more. When you hear it on the telly and run just to catch a glimpse. When you read there local news more often than you do your own. When buying a ticket on your credit card is the only solution.... __________________ Mine's not as clever as yours!

Sep 8th, 2003, 11:16	#46
Colin Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pai, Mae Hong Son, Thailand Posts: 208	When you need to go to the shops, its cold and you grab your shawl instead of your leather jacket...

Sep 8th, 2003, 15:17	#47
Katta Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belgium/Sweden Posts: 38	When you pass the garbage dump and stop in order to enjoy the smell. When you walk up close to any blue eyed person and stare straight into their eyes without saying one word.

Sep 22nd, 2003, 03:37	#49
rickshawwallah I know cheap and best! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 204	when you make a cup of tea and put lots of milk and 8 spoons of sugar in it (also sad but true story)

Sep 22nd, 2003, 09:49	#51
turlapati Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: texas Posts: 95	one more.... when you ask the jeweller if he has any schemes going..

Sep 22nd, 2003, 13:33	#52
vasuki Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Narkanda/ Kotgarh Posts: 207	Triple riding on a Bajaj scooter from work on a rainy evening... ....Bombay police 'pandu' asking for 50 bucks or face challan when caught!!!!!

Sep 23rd, 2003, 02:22	#53
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	wow- instant flashback I live on a quite street in a coastal surf town in California. A vhicle just scooted by beeping it's horn off and on all the way. For a moment there I was BAAAAAAACK!!!!! I even felt the humidity of a september morning! BiJ

Sep 24th, 2003, 01:47	#54
LonelyWoolf Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 53	wow..I'm 3 days back from India and then this thread...rolling on the floor!!!! ....when I start bargaining at the local market and always ask "are you happy?"

Sep 30th, 2003, 17:24	#56
absolut Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Belgium Posts: 54	when you shift your fridge into the living room.

Sep 30th, 2003, 20:15	#57
LonelyWoolf Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Austria Posts: 53	..always when you try to use your extra locker at your home's door ...weeks after you return, parts of your rucksack content are still somewhere around, so you wont miss the feeling of "being still on the road" ..when you listen with rapt attention to your pda-recorded, shrill voice of "indira gandhi airport" announcer and you start dreaming of India.... ..when you have indiamike's site as startup page on every pc you use and you always dive into the forum threads, although your todo-list is completly full with "important" things

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