One with what I face is poverty. Of course I don't surprised you at all)))
But I even couldn't imagine how difficult it will be for me to get used it, no, it is not possible to get used to it.
For me it is so difficult to say "NO" someone, especially to children... a lot of people see that we are tourist, foreigners and they think that we are very rich, ask for money and help. First time I couldn't say "no" and gave money or buy some food, but I understand that I can't help everyone, it is impossible unfortunately. and the strange thing the more you give people the more they want from you... may because of we are stranger here, they have hope that we will help them..
Other thing that rich and poor people are so close to each other... some people sleep under the bridge, on the street and some people are so rich. and no one is blame... it is just so and you can't change it... or you can but how??!!
that is why Kolkata is so different from place to place and often it is so strange for me to see rich hotel on the street where there are so many poor people, dirty and so on... so it takes time to cope with it, hope you understand what do I mean...
I think you just need some time to go through it. You've seen India is another world with a little bit another rules in it :-) don't try to measure them by our caps :-)
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dear, thank you for your comment)) yes, I know))) it is just difficult to observe and not to be able to help people... that is I meant((
ReplyDeleteI do understand you totally dear! I see it everyday, and I just try to make something for these people time to time. But to be white doesn't mean to be rich. We trainees now it for sure.
ReplyDeleteAnd it doesn't matter how long we will be in Asia, we always will be "white rich tourists"...
yes, I see.. I just have to accept it. may be it is difficult cause I am only one week here?!
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