Excuse me, Sir
I've noticed that i'm beginning to run out of ways to answer the second most popular question posed to you by locals: "How do you like India?"
The first is "Which country you come from?" That answer is easy, as it only requires one word. What follows is usually, "Oh, I have a brother/uncle/nephew/sister/niece/aunt/grandpa/grandma/mother/father/aunt's sister's daughter's brother in Canada." Once that explanation has been made, it's on to the question at the top. Can you really small talk an answer to that question? Especially considering the person you are talking to is not usually fluent in English. I almost always end up saying, "Hot." It's easy and they have no choice but agreement because I'm from the land of snow and ice. If not "hot," then "good," or "beautiful country."
If the person asking has good English skills, it can be a pleasure to answer the question because you won't just get a nod in return. On the other hand, a print-up of all the answers I can think of for that question might just be a good idea (in Hindi and English, of course).
Not sure where else to go from here. Lately, I've been saying, "Oh, the weather is much better now." But I know that's going to lose its effectiveness when it gets "cold."


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