It's been just around an year and a half, and I miss India far too much more than I had thought. I miss my home country in so many ways I can't explain. It's ingrained in me, and wherever in the world I might be, my heart would always lie there. All the peculiar day to day things make India, INDIA!! You cannot take India out of me. Its not the big things but the small things that make me miss it daily in some way...
It's like something happens and it starts all over again! The feeling that I get, can only be felt when you are away for this long or more.
First of all, I miss the 'Street Food'. I might try it as many times I want, but I never get that taste or flavor. The food I used to gorge upon, can't be seen anywhere here. There's all sorts of new food, of which I like just a few. I miss the Golgappe, Bhelpuri and Jalebi !! :(
Here they call it Henna tattoo, I'd prefer my good old 'Mehendi'. I miss the smell and color. When I was in India I'd get it on my hands all the time just because I love it. Now, I just crave for it.
I miss watching 'Hindi Movies' in theaters. They feature some Indian movies in other places, but not where I am. We watch Hollywood movies all the time, but its the Bollywood we long for! Brilliant or blatantly pathetic, I want to watch them in the movie hall.
And now what do I say about the 'Trains and Auto rickshaws'? The trains were the way to travel and autos can get you into any nook and cranny of the city! I just miss traveling that way.
The glamour of 'Weddings' in India is out of this world. And the Shaadi ka khana too. The color and fervor is all what I miss. People just go all out crazy during a wedding in the family!
The songs blaring on the 'Loudspeakers' during festivals, and people 'Honking' like crazy during a traffic jam, I miss all the noise, the hustle n bustle, the craziness!!
Everyone is 'Uncle n Aunty n Bhaiya n Didi' in India. Sometimes calling people by their name kind of feels awkward in here. And all those Uncles Auntys Bhaiyas and Didis like to see you 'Fat'. There are only two categories in their eyes, either you are 'Malnourished' or as they like to call it, 'Well fed'. Nobody is Fit! and that's the way it is..
There are 'Local Shops' at every 2 steps in India. You want to get something, anything and you got it! You are having trouble finding some place, ask for directions from people in these shops or from vendors, Chaiwalas or Paanwalas, and they just happen to know! Its so frustrating to go 2-3 miles just to buy groceries.
There are no 'Power Cuts' here,no 'Antakshari', no 'Cooking Gas Cylinders' and no hassles about it!!
In India there's just one 'Time Zone' and that's so convenient! You don't have to think twice before calling somebody thinking they might be asleep as they are ahead of you or they might be asleep because they are behind you in time! And, no adjusting time while you travel within the country.
Most of all, I miss 'Hindi'. Speaking in Hindi with everybody! And the slangs and abuses, sound so much better in Hindi! :D
I can say.... India, I miss you!!! :'(
It's like something happens and it starts all over again! The feeling that I get, can only be felt when you are away for this long or more.
First of all, I miss the 'Street Food'. I might try it as many times I want, but I never get that taste or flavor. The food I used to gorge upon, can't be seen anywhere here. There's all sorts of new food, of which I like just a few. I miss the Golgappe, Bhelpuri and Jalebi !! :(
Here they call it Henna tattoo, I'd prefer my good old 'Mehendi'. I miss the smell and color. When I was in India I'd get it on my hands all the time just because I love it. Now, I just crave for it.
I miss watching 'Hindi Movies' in theaters. They feature some Indian movies in other places, but not where I am. We watch Hollywood movies all the time, but its the Bollywood we long for! Brilliant or blatantly pathetic, I want to watch them in the movie hall.
And now what do I say about the 'Trains and Auto rickshaws'? The trains were the way to travel and autos can get you into any nook and cranny of the city! I just miss traveling that way.
The glamour of 'Weddings' in India is out of this world. And the Shaadi ka khana too. The color and fervor is all what I miss. People just go all out crazy during a wedding in the family!
The songs blaring on the 'Loudspeakers' during festivals, and people 'Honking' like crazy during a traffic jam, I miss all the noise, the hustle n bustle, the craziness!!
Everyone is 'Uncle n Aunty n Bhaiya n Didi' in India. Sometimes calling people by their name kind of feels awkward in here. And all those Uncles Auntys Bhaiyas and Didis like to see you 'Fat'. There are only two categories in their eyes, either you are 'Malnourished' or as they like to call it, 'Well fed'. Nobody is Fit! and that's the way it is..
There are 'Local Shops' at every 2 steps in India. You want to get something, anything and you got it! You are having trouble finding some place, ask for directions from people in these shops or from vendors, Chaiwalas or Paanwalas, and they just happen to know! Its so frustrating to go 2-3 miles just to buy groceries.
There are no 'Power Cuts' here,no 'Antakshari', no 'Cooking Gas Cylinders' and no hassles about it!!
In India there's just one 'Time Zone' and that's so convenient! You don't have to think twice before calling somebody thinking they might be asleep as they are ahead of you or they might be asleep because they are behind you in time! And, no adjusting time while you travel within the country.
Most of all, I miss 'Hindi'. Speaking in Hindi with everybody! And the slangs and abuses, sound so much better in Hindi! :D
I can say.... India, I miss you!!! :'(
