Expats playdate for kids and adults

Today, we did a very American thing. We had a planned and scheduled playdate with expats that we met at Indus. One of James' friends is an expat as well. We went to their neighborhood and it did not feel like we were in India or in an Indian neighborhood. It felt like a 5 start hotel. Their place looked like a very nice community in the U.S. and their clubhouse had a very fancy pool and several restaurants that were poolside.

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Both adults and kids had a blast. It was nice to talk to people from the U.S. and laugh about some of the things that drive us crazy about living in India when you have Western standards. Truth be told there is a lot of crazy things that happen all over the world.

Even today when we were searching for our friends place, this guy (clearly American) walks slowly in front of our Ola and starts yelling that our driver honked and in this neighborhood there is a no honking rule. He was really rude. He walked up to our driver and pointed to the no honking sign and was telling us that there is a Rs.500 fine for honking. But our driver did not honk. It was so bizarre. Then he proceeded to follow us and took a picture of the license plate and proceeded to tell the security guard that our driver honked and that he has to pay a Rs. 500 fine. John and I were not going to sit back and let him yell at our driver like that so we rolled down our windows and was very clear that he did not honk and that we were sitting in the car. He kept on yelling and we just drove off. Crazy people are everywhere! When we got to their house, Gwenn told us that she heard of a similar story of the same guy with a delivery truck that was backing up and was belligerent with him too. I guess he has nothing better to do than police the neighborhood incorrectly.

Never the less, we all had a good time with good people. It was fun to exchange stories and talk about all the things we love about India too. We love how free the kids can be, the amazing hospitality even by strangers, and the amazing food even in fast food joints.





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