Less than 24 hours since I've landed in India and I'm thrilled to be here. The sights, sounds, food, language, culture....feels like I've merged with the mothership. Actually, when I first set foot in Mumbai, I thought to myself: "This is the home of Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan" (Two of the greatest actors in the Hindi Film Industry) - Wow! Not that I'd every get to meet them other then cozy up to their mega-sized street posters endorsing products from baby milk to Rolex watches - but it's still good enough.
And Indian hospitality - OMG - it's in a class of its own! The driver Mr.Mishra who was supposed to pick me up from Mumbai and drive me for a full 4 hours to Pune must have written the book on care & concern for others. Halfway though our ride, at 110kms/hr, he noticed another fellow driver whose back door was semi-opened. So, he negotiated his mini-pocket book organizer from his back pocket, rifled through his book of numbers to find that particular's driver's number, DIALED the number with his other hand (note, first hand still had the pocketbook!), elbows on the steering wheel, calmly talking to the other driver saying "I am SO concerned about your safety...pull over and close your back door - now drive safely!".
Sonia says: Dude, your elbows are holding the keys to MY safety at 120kms/hr - but its wonderful that you care so much about the next driver, but seriously DUDE! *lol*
Good thing I can laugh about it now!
Good times!
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