Random Notes

The other day we were at the pool along with a German woman (the only other white girl in our complex that i've seen) who was sitting outside the pool with a bikini and towel wrapped around her waist. A few minutes after we arrived an Indian lady who was walking around the complex came up to her and asked her to put her clothes on...she said that people were talking about her:) The German girl, seeing noone in sight, asked who?:) The Indian lady preceeded to tell her that she needed to be more modest because of kids and other women playing/walking in the vicinity. So she did. I didn't want her to be embarrassed so I told her that Indian women don't wear bathing suits and I had never seen any women swimming here. She said she knew that but didn't think anyone was around:) She told me there actually are bathing suits for women here--shorts and a t-shirt made of matching fabric. So different from the states huh?! It's kind of nice knowing we won't see any sights little boys shouldn't see!
Another random note...ice is a rare commodity here. You can't buy it at the store, it's not served in restaurants (thankfully they serve drinks cold) and I've never had it at someone's home--although you can buy icetrays. We've had ice one time in Pondicherry at a Pizza Hut that advertised icecubes in the Ice Tea and Green Apple Soda. It came with two small cubes each:) Personally we don't have ice b/c our freezer is the size of a shoebox:) We do own icetrays though:) We don't really miss ice but the next time I get to chew on some Sonic ice I will savor it!:)