Diary of a White Indian Housewife
Thoughts and Experiences of an Expat Living in India
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Two evenings ago there was a knock on the door. It was one of the watchmen. He started speaking animatedly in Hindi. Apparently, the housing society secretary had issued a notice about all the water theft going on. And apparently, quite a bit of it had been taking place from our garden tap….
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I took this photo in Uttar Pradesh, where this advertisement for “Pimp Kill” pimple cream appeared prominently a number of times….
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Tired of slathering myself with Odomos, and using half a bottle of spray to conduct a full extermination of the bedroom every night, and I’ve adopted another solution. An electronic mosquito bat…
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Hmmm. That’s not very proper. I found this notice from the post office under my door today…
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I remember the first time I encountered a Fancy Store in India. I was living in Varkala, Kerala and wanted to buy some elastic bands for my hair. Normally, I’d just get them from the supermarket. But not in India! “Try the fancy store”, I was advised…
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When my husband is amused by something Indian, and actually calls me to look at it, I know it must be funny….
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I just had an “only in India” moment. This massive decorated Brahmin bull, accompanied by a drum player, strolled into the apartment complex courtyard….
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My husband and I were waiting for a bus from Nashik back to Mumbai this afternoon. All of a sudden my husband exclaimed at me,”hathi!” (elephant). At first, I thought I must have heard him incorrectly. An elephant in the main street of Nashik?…
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I took this photo on Varkala beach cliff, in Kerala, when I was living there a couple of years ago. The sign points to a hairdressing salon on the cliff, which is predominantly a tourist destination….
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Ah, Kerala, the land of meeshas (moustaches) and mundus (sarong type cloth wrapped around the waist and worn like a skirt, similar to a dhoti). While I was down Kerala way recently, I heard a joke. How do you know when the temperature is going to be extremely hot in Kerala?…
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