It is my third day in country and it has become quite apparent that I am quite a novelty here. Every where I go people are curious about why I am here. Perhaps after the government finishes rounding up the terrorist bombers in Dehli they could send out a memo advising the population to not be alarmed by the strange blond white guy roaming around. “He is not here to hurt you, he is here to contribute to your economy.”
I went to the zoo today which set me back 30 rupees (15 cents), so maybe I am not contributing that much yet, but I digress. I am pretty sure that the average India would pay 10 rupees to hang out with me, such is the level of interest and attention that I appear to be receiving. This manifests itself in different ways with different people, from the nice Indian guy that helped on my first train adventure to the beggars in the train stations who know a good mark when they see one. In between there have been the kids that jogged along with me while I was running on Marine Drive and the random teenagers who came by to chat and asked me where my girlfriend was at Chowpatty Beach (I think they were hoping for a little bikini viewing action, some things are universal I guess). The adventure continues.
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