East Vs West

Hellooow!  How are things?  I am writing after a very long time.  I am in India now and I work with customers from the western world.  We always contrast and compare the westerners culturally (perhaps they do it as well!).  I came across a website that was doing this contrasting between the east and west.  I have given some pictures ,that I liked, from the site.  These images do not represent my opinion though.

Blue is for Westerners and Red is for Asians.  Click on any of these images to visit the site and see the other pics. 

Punctuality

Waiting in Queue

Kovakkai

After I came to India, today is the first time I happened to taste Kovakkai (a vegetable called ivy gourd).  But this has been classified as a fruit!  This vegetable(fruit) is famous especially in Chennai (perhaps I have not seen it anywhere in India).  I really like it and it goes well with any type of rice or chapathi.  It is sliced into small discs and deep fried in oil with spices and salt.  It resembles a Jalapeno in shape and it is red inside with tiny and soft seeds.  But it is not very hot and spicy like a Jalapeno.

I am not surprised when the poets in India compare it to the color of women’s lips.  Well atleast women ought to have lips in that color!

It has some medicinal uses also.  It is used in treating diabetes, skin eruptions among many others.  It is used as a herb in Thailand.  May be you can refer to wikipedia to know more.