do u love india ?

ofcourse we love india

Each one of us has a different reason as to why we love india. I just came across this article and thought of posting it here. The number one reason is: *People. Must include all those (besides my friends) who make India the crazy, welcoming, delightful place it is - the obnoxious little girls begging on MI Road, the salesmen who relentlessly try to lure foreigners into their shops, the saddhus, the rickshaw wallahs, the doormen in their elegant turbans, the guards in their military garb with their huge shotguns, the women sitting on the ground in the marketplace with their vegetables for sale spread out on burlap - they are all the spirit of India. The other reasons are: *Bystanders are always happy to give directions even if they have no idea where you want to go *There is always time to accept an offer of tea *The musicians that play in the bands at weddings, even the most elaborate weddings, all seem to be playing different tunes at the same time *If you need change you can always get it even if you're not buying something in that store *If the price is 6 rupees and you have a 5 rupee note and a 50, they will take the 5 *Everything is flexible *Men walk down the street holding hands. *Driving down the road eating a banana, when I am finished I can just throw the peel out the window for the cows (pigs, goats etc.) *Mehendi *The sun always shines *A pedicure in a luxury hotel beauty salon costs 75 rupees ($3) and a good haircut costs about the same *There is always room for one more person on a seat in a train *If the bus is full they hang out the door or sit on the roof *If a woman enters a bus carrying a baby and there are no seats, a woman who has a seat will take the baby *There is always time to visit with friends *If it doesn't get done today, tomorrow is okay too or the tomorrow after that *In Hindi the same word (kal) means both yesterday and tomorrow *Giving is considered an honour *On your birthday you give presents to other people (usually sweets) *Food is always shared no matter how poor someone is *What is impossible one minute (not possible madam) becomes possible if you stand around and look anxious long enough *When I left my favourite pen in the public fax office I returned the next day and found it stuck neatly behind the calendar on the wall *You can't take a train from one city to another without being invited to someone's cousin's wedding or someone's home for dinner *Grown men have names (nicknames) like Googooji and Tinky *Many women still wear saris every day *Bicycle rickshaw chauffeur all afternoon for 60 rupees ($2.50) *When it comes to spelling, close is good enough *Designs in powdered colour in the middle of the road *Nobody is afraid to sing *It is not fashionable to be thin, only poor people are thin *Shops have names like Decent Travels, Famous Tailors, Honest Hairdressers and Precious Drycleaners * If you are stopped for a minor traffic violation, 20 rupees (bribe) handed over to the policeman will end the matter *The first time I had my shawl dry cleaned it cost 30 rupees. The second time I had the same shawl cleaned at the same place it cost 25 rupees. The third time it cost 20 rupees. *My credit is good everywhere, no need to sign anything, I can pay when I get around to it *The transport trucks are all decorated with silver and gold Christmas garlands and painted with birds and flowers and on the back it says HORN PLEASE and THANK YOU TATA *I am referred to as Julie-Ji, Julie Madam, Julie Memsahib (pronounced memsaab) or (good grief) The Julie Memsahib. *Bombay (Bollywood) produces more than 700 movies each year, far more than Hollywood, all are musicals, all singing is lip-synced sung by an (approx.) 70-year-old woman named Lata Mangeskar *Rajasthani village men wear turbans in bright orange, hot pink or lime green with their sparkling white shirts and dhotis *Item from the "helpful hints" column of Femina magazine, a leading women's magazine: For an animated centrepiece at your next dinner party, mix water and vinegar in the ratio of 3:1 in a tall glass. Add a teaspoon of soda bicarb and several moth balls. The balls will rise and fall automatically for a long long time. Ranjana Pasupathy, Noida *First cousins are considered so much a part of the family they are referred to as cousin-sisters and cousin-brothers *When a new refrigerator was bought for the hotel restaurant, it was decorated with a garland of marigolds, sweet balls and sacred symbols, a candle was lit in front of it and pujas (prayers) were performed by the resident Brahmin priest to ensure its success * I once saw man going down the road on a rickety bicycle with a baby goat in a burlap bag hanging from each handlebar *At the train station, ladies (correct term) get to go to the front of the line when buying tickets *Everything can be repaired - from my broken rubber sandals to my computer printer *There is lots of time to just BE Some more reasons: Dal Batti Churma, a traditional Rajasthani feast Monkeys, camels and elephants Maharajahs, palaces and forts Polo matches Toe rings, bangles, ankle bracelets, nose pins Sandals everyday, all year Kite day Bougainvillea, jasmine, queen of the night Rose garlands A sense of the sacred is never far away Gods and goddesses Festivals - Diwali, Festival of Light - Holi, Festival of Colour, etc Every day I see green parrots, mynah birds, peacocks and hoopoes At night there are a thousand sparrows in the bamboo tree by the pool at the Rajputana Hotel In the evening at dusk the owlets come out of their tree where they sleep all day and perch on the sprinkler heads on the lawn If we get a craving for Creme Caramel after dinner we can send somebody up to Niros Restaurant to get us some Fresh squeezed orange juice every morning Ramesh, one of the sweepers at Hotel Diggi Palace sings while he sweeps pagsarv is offline Reply With Quote

I'd definately like to visit there one day!