Due to a lot of new snow and the resulting traffic problem, we were unfortunately not able to get to Langenthal to visit Mr Ghansham Aggarwal and his shop on time. Thanks to the improvisation skills of the project team, we were able to meet all together for lunch at Sitar’s Indian restaurant. We enjoyed a delicious Indian meal and a typical Chai Tea. It made definitely appetite for more.
To get prepared for the trip to India, we need to know at least the basic rules of behavior in an Indian society and a few words of Hindi. Ms Neelam Nagar came to us to teach us word like “Namaste” which is a common greeting expression or “Dhany nad” what means: “thank you”. Also three different traditional clothing were presented. Especially the demonstration of how to bind a sari was impressive. But also other very helpful advices of how to behave to not getting in to any kind of trouble were given form Ms Neelam Nagar.
After getting faced with unexpected problems on the snowy streets we learned a lot about the everyday life in India.
Jan Preisig, Marilen Dürr
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