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Chapter 2: Nepal 7-Aug-08 to 8-Sep-08 Final 2 weeks +ve spin rating: 9 out of 10
Below is a few things I've experienced / discovered / seen during my 1 month in Nepal
1. Didi: 'Sister brother, outside inside, tea coffee?'
Didi is our 24hr housekeeper, her English vocabulary is limited to the above which makes for interesting and funny 'chats' with her
Didi is an expert at fending off unwanted monkeys who try to enter the volunteer house premises. She arms herself with stones and an unusual shrieking noise, we think its a form of monkey language
2. There is in fact a 1 set of traffic lights in Kathmandu, the locals do not know what they are for... the same goes for seat-belts
3. If you don't see a random large animal, like a bull for example, in the middle of the road in Kathmandu at some point during your day something is wrong
4. Ke garne - Nepali for 'what to do?'... a common phrase here. For Example 'but waiter, you are telling me you have absolutely nothing on the menu in your cafe?' Response: 'Ke garne'
5. Péter in French means 'to fart'
6. Haven't had a warm/hot shower in 1 month now and you know what I don't miss them (its a given the first thing I'll do when I get to Bangkok is have a warm shower)
7. Dogs are very very common here, possibly more so than Bangkok. It is sociably acceptable to stone a dog. If the dog dies it is used for meat in dog mo mo (a delicious Nepali food)
8. Watching Nepal people exercise at the Swoyambhu Temple in the morning is hilarious, they have some of the oddest methods of breaking sweat ever. Watching me try to run up to the Swoyambhu Temple (365 steps) is also hilarious
9. I am no longer a clever as I used to be due to the countless number of times I have bumped my head
10. spitting is only allowed if you huck a major loogy before-hand... everyone spits frequently here so try to imagine the common sounds when out and about. No need for an alarm clock here, our neighbour spits every morning at sunrise
11. Nepali music and film is crap. This is reflected in the western music they like i.e. Avril Lavigne is really popular here?!
12. As a tourist, don't pay more than half of the initial price you get offered for any good you want to purchase
13. As the stereotype goes, the French are indeed arrogant. I still love you guys though
14. Cinnamon goes well with EVERYTHING
15. I met a Nepal bloke in Durbar Square, Kathmandu who said 'Tiochfaidh ár Lá' to me
16. Hash is illegal here yet its sold in weighed packets in shops on Freak Street, near Durbar Square
17. Free Tibet
18. 77 Euro here will get you 53 pairs of decent quality kids jogging bottoms. Thanks Auntie Moreen and Sharon, they're delighted with them, I'll get a photo up soon of all the kids wearing them
19. when it rains it freaking pours in Kathmandu
20. I am now a master of eating with my right hand, no more cutlery for me
21. this blog website does not respond well to bullet points so I had to manually enter the numbers... what a drag
I'm peaking with the positive spin at the moment and have been all week. Lewis, your reasons for the curve the +ve spin graph takes is pretty much spot on Lewis... all the things that irritated me about this place at the beginning I now strangely love?!
I'm gonna try my damnedest to ride the +ve spin wave right through to the Full Moon Party in Ko Phan Ngan on 14-Sept
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