Note to self: Don't J-walk in Front of a Cop

While walking to this great little Hungarian restaurant, I couldn’t help but notice the police presence at this one intersection.  In all honesty, it made me feel right at home.  To think that there aren’t many places in India I have been to without seeing an officer of the peace at every corner.  As far as I knew, Canada was known for having policemen everywhere…apparently things have changed.

One guy j-walked right in front of a cop and was immediately questioned.  At that point, I started to think about what my excuse would be if I was ever stopped.  It would probably go something like, “I’ve just been in India for the last 7 months and j-walking is legal there, so I did it all the time and now it’s engrained in my system.  It’ll be at least a month before I learn to use the crossing lights.”  I bet they don’t hear that everyday.

Then, after crossing the street legally, I see this cop ticketing a couple of youngsters that were apparently causing trouble.  In a stroke of “genius” the kid decided to mouth off the cop.  It made me think about what would happen if a poor fool did that in India.  Anyways, the cop grabbed the kid and sat him down on the bench for a solid intimidation session.

On a positive note, I may have found the best Hungarian restaurant in Calgary…Jonas’ Restaurant on 6th Ave. and 9th St.