Now the only other picture of animals I have from Goa is a blink-amd-you'd-miss-it-cos-they're-really-quick dolphin photo that my friend Jo took...
In our office here the other day a number of the contradictions of life in Mumbai really came out. This is the sort of place where:
....you spend loads of money on a fancy bathroom with a special shoe cleaning machine and a permanent attendant but put in the cheapest plastic pedal bins possible (think Wilkinsons)
...you lay expensive marble slabs at your new flagship office when you are only half way through building and continue to build on top of, over and next to said slabs, which then become cracked, scratched and generally in need of replacement before the building project is complete
...you have expensive swipe entry security doors and then employ a man to swipe people without badges through with no questions asked
...you have a lift attendant in every lift but only equip them with an old, cheap, dirty white garden chair to sit on
...people wearing one white glove (a bit Michael Jackson-esque) to place coasters on the new $20k table top before putting your drinks down
...it's ok to answer your mobile in a business meeting as long as you cover your mouth with your hand
...you employ 2 smartly dressed men to stand at the printer and bring you your printing
I think this is what is known as culture shock. I would be really interested to see the blog of an Indian person visiting an office in the UK to see what they thought was weird!
