4 weeks in India

Guest post by Artur.

After 4 weeks in India crossing streets trough continues traffic becomes OK, eating street food and eating with hands also is not problem now. First stress or how it could be called "cultural shock" is passed. Some places in India now looking like at home (sweet home) and also filling is OK not so hot (filling like at Latvian summer). While we where at Belakype where is Tibetian camps, theirs momo's (pelmeni,dumplings) also was like at home (Latvia). Now I could call it second stress.

"Missing home" - stress. And yes for 4 weeks we eaten only 2 times western food, toasts and 1 pizza. 

When we moved to Ooti, Tamil Nadu and first impression was like we are not "so special" now. People almost don't looks on us, and don't say "hi", and don't try to sell something. Ooti made us usual people and that's like at home.

On the streets people ask sometimes questions. And there is people who ask one question and then go further, like saying "hi". My most favorite questions is "Are you German?", "Are you Arab?" (we need to cut our beards), "Are you Hindu?" (my t-shirt with Om causes that?), "Are you Indians?" (my answer was Indian head-shake).