Sometimes it is the subtle differences that catch your eye. Take for instance sugar in India. When we first went shopping, it seemed the best place to buy flour, sugar and salt was in the bulk foods section of the grocery store. The sugar looked a little more granular than sugar in the US. Nonetheless, I just accepted it and hoped it would taste close to the same as back home.
Then one day, someone mentioned to us to check the Tea and Coffee section for the fine ground sugar like in the US. The next opportunity I had to go shopping, I checked and sure enough there it was in a yellow, ziplock, airtight, sealed bag half the size of the smallest bag of sugar you can buy in the US and twice as much. Perhaps the greatest piece of marketing on that bag is a small phrase, "Sugar - the way the world loves it." That is, except for the 1 billion plus Indians. Sometimes seeing all the subtle differences, I wonder if I am still on the same planet or perhaps in some weird Twilight Zone episode. "India is a unique place" was the gross understatement I heard on the travel channel during one of my trips. And yet you still find ways to love and enjoy every minute of it!!!
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I was told the body doubles were a superstition and to ward off evil spirits or some such thing. There was one an building adjacent to Leela Palace for at least 2 years while it was under construction.
From a certain for India Country Director
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