India: a First Impression - Racial Profiling, Traffic, and Different Cities within a City
It was meal time on the (non-budget airlines) flight into Mumbai from Bangkok. As per standard practice, the flight attendants went about up the aisle, asking "fish or chicken?" and handing out the appropriate meal as requested. Then he came upon this particular traveler, who stared back at him, awaiting for him to pop the standard question. He stared back blankly, and without a word, fixed a meal tray, and handed over. "Here, Thai food." He whispered, not expecting a comprehensible reply, moving on before the surprised author can say "thank you" in return.