Hi, this is Rebekah and I want to share some random thoughts with you!
*Every room in our hotel has a bucket under the shower tap because they all have a leak. What I do to have a nice, hot shower is I fill up the bucket with hot water so it will last and then I dump it on myself to have a shower. I notice you get a lot more hot water when it comes from the tap instead of the shower head.
*Last evening we were trying to put on the tv (which is hardly a tv, my ipad can go louder than this tv), the remote wasn't working at all, and we both couldn't understand why. So then mom shook it around a little bit and looked in the back where the batteries go and there were no batteries in sight! So I went downstairs and told the man at reception that our remote didn't work because there were no batteries and it didn't seem like he understood me very well. All he could understand was the remote didn't work. So then I had to talk in an Indian accent and told him there were no batteries and he understood perfectly well!!!
*As you all know, I am almost 13. And everyone here calls me "Baby." And it annoys me like crazy! I can understand if I was 7 or younger and they all understand that I'm 12 but everywhere I go, absolutely everyone calls me "Baby!" I think it's almost as bad as when people call me "Becky" (Uncle Matt is the exception to that rule)!
*When I first came here everything was very different (obviously), especially the sidewalks. Now at home we're conscienctious about our "carbon footprint," but here it seems like they are unaware of this. At home there is a recycling or garbage bin at every corner, but here when they're done with something they just throw it on the ground. As you can you imagine, the sidewalks and streets are full of garbage. But the thing that stood the most to me was I thought there was blood on the sidewalk everywhere I went. This confused me! My friend Rachel, from Georgia, explained to me what I saw. It is a type of chewing tabacco (or something similar) that is red that is spit on the ground. So everywhere in our hotel there are signs that say don't spit out the window or on the wall.
*Right outside of our hotel there are two gates that have a sign on them that says "Don't Park In Front Of The Gate" and yet more often than not, cars are parked in front of those gates (even when there are other spaces right beside them to park)! This is something Mom has noticed throughout the city.
*So one day we were wondering where we should eat for lunch. And we were right beside McDonalds. As you should know, my whole family doesn't like McDonalds. But we thought it might be funny to say that we ate at McDonalds in India. We have a before and after picture of our experience (will have to post later, that's on Dad's ipad). The before picture we were all smiles. The after picture we were all sick to our stomachs. And we will never eat at this McDonalds again! And by the way, don't ask for too many ketchup packets. We were given three only and when we asked for more, we were going to be charged for each additional packet! And the only place in Kolkata that offers free refills on drinks is Chillis.
So there's a few of my random thoughts and I'm sure I will have more to share in the future!
*Every room in our hotel has a bucket under the shower tap because they all have a leak. What I do to have a nice, hot shower is I fill up the bucket with hot water so it will last and then I dump it on myself to have a shower. I notice you get a lot more hot water when it comes from the tap instead of the shower head.
*Last evening we were trying to put on the tv (which is hardly a tv, my ipad can go louder than this tv), the remote wasn't working at all, and we both couldn't understand why. So then mom shook it around a little bit and looked in the back where the batteries go and there were no batteries in sight! So I went downstairs and told the man at reception that our remote didn't work because there were no batteries and it didn't seem like he understood me very well. All he could understand was the remote didn't work. So then I had to talk in an Indian accent and told him there were no batteries and he understood perfectly well!!!
*As you all know, I am almost 13. And everyone here calls me "Baby." And it annoys me like crazy! I can understand if I was 7 or younger and they all understand that I'm 12 but everywhere I go, absolutely everyone calls me "Baby!" I think it's almost as bad as when people call me "Becky" (Uncle Matt is the exception to that rule)!
*When I first came here everything was very different (obviously), especially the sidewalks. Now at home we're conscienctious about our "carbon footprint," but here it seems like they are unaware of this. At home there is a recycling or garbage bin at every corner, but here when they're done with something they just throw it on the ground. As you can you imagine, the sidewalks and streets are full of garbage. But the thing that stood the most to me was I thought there was blood on the sidewalk everywhere I went. This confused me! My friend Rachel, from Georgia, explained to me what I saw. It is a type of chewing tabacco (or something similar) that is red that is spit on the ground. So everywhere in our hotel there are signs that say don't spit out the window or on the wall.
*Right outside of our hotel there are two gates that have a sign on them that says "Don't Park In Front Of The Gate" and yet more often than not, cars are parked in front of those gates (even when there are other spaces right beside them to park)! This is something Mom has noticed throughout the city.
*So one day we were wondering where we should eat for lunch. And we were right beside McDonalds. As you should know, my whole family doesn't like McDonalds. But we thought it might be funny to say that we ate at McDonalds in India. We have a before and after picture of our experience (will have to post later, that's on Dad's ipad). The before picture we were all smiles. The after picture we were all sick to our stomachs. And we will never eat at this McDonalds again! And by the way, don't ask for too many ketchup packets. We were given three only and when we asked for more, we were going to be charged for each additional packet! And the only place in Kolkata that offers free refills on drinks is Chillis.
So there's a few of my random thoughts and I'm sure I will have more to share in the future!
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