by liz scully | Jun 12, 2013 | Cultural Differences, Driving, India
You know you’ve acclimatised when… an ongoing series. It no longer seems strange. In fact, I don’t even notice it, unless I really concentrate. But here in India, only the driver of ‘two wheelers’ needs to wear a helmet by law – the pillion doesn’t. Or lets face...
by liz scully | Jun 27, 2012 | Cultural Differences, India
Part Three of my tales of acclimatisation in India. One of my dear friends here often tells me that, ‘You’re not really Indian at all, are you?’ Which let’s face it is fairly obvious, as I’m not just white – I’m fluorescent, glow-in-the-dark...
by liz scully | Jun 23, 2012 | Cultural Differences, India
This follows on from Part One about the gradual awareness that I’m culturally acclimatising to India. That really shouldn’t be any sort of shock at all, as by now I’ve now spent well over two years living in this country. But it can still be a...
by liz scully | Jun 20, 2012 | Cultural Differences, Culture, India
As you know, I love living in India – after all I went well out of my way to end up here. It didn’t just happen: one doesn’t slip and inadvertently end up on a continent 8,000 miles from where you were born. You make an effort to get here, and with...
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