Today was a first of a few things for me. I think the biggest achievement was catching a Tomtom (electric rickshaw) with my eldest son into town without assistance, giving directions in limited Bangla and even better, getting to where we wanted, Oh, and working out how much to pay the driver was relatively easy too. We were over charged a little but not by a huge amount so we let it go and decided to be generous.
The people here are very friendly, many want to know what country we are from and they enjoy trying out their English on us. Equally, we enjoy trying out our Bangla on them. Things have changed a lot since we were here 24 years ago. People used to stare a lot more. I think the rapid arrival of mobile phones and access to the world means people are more aware of other countries and cultures now so we are not so freaky looking.
I also went to the market today with our lovely cook. I thought she was just showing me where to go but I ended up buying fish and chicken. There's nothing quite like seeing a chicken running around and then on your plate for lunch.
The people here are very friendly, many want to know what country we are from and they enjoy trying out their English on us. Equally, we enjoy trying out our Bangla on them. Things have changed a lot since we were here 24 years ago. People used to stare a lot more. I think the rapid arrival of mobile phones and access to the world means people are more aware of other countries and cultures now so we are not so freaky looking.
I also went to the market today with our lovely cook. I thought she was just showing me where to go but I ended up buying fish and chicken. There's nothing quite like seeing a chicken running around and then on your plate for lunch.
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