Today I went shopping. It was, for the first time in my entire stay in India, soothing. Theraputic, even. This store was actually similar to most all of the other stores I've been in. Prices, employees, atmosphere, etc. There were fewer people in there, but I'm not certain that that made the difference. My hypothesis: They had the radio station set to NPR. Classical music, oh, my love, you have found me in India! And the voice... the same one I heard every day in the violin shop, the one I hear in the car. Oh, yes, NPR.
I am such a geek. : )
Also, I spent $25 today in the store. I bought 7.5 yards (6.9 meters) of fabric, two batik skirts, and two nice shrits (man's and woman's). Amazing deal. The nicer thing: The clothes are for gifting, which means I don't have to worry about coming back to the States empty handed for any of my friends and family. Whew.
Funny: While I was out on this tour this past weekend, one of our stops was a silk shop. Everything was over priced. I didn't want to buy anything, but I looked none the less. After establishing this with one of the salesmen, he asked where I was from. He guessed: "France, Germany, Britain?" I'm still baffled. I guess I'm more Euro than I thought? Hmmmh.
How about Shopping Muzac - NPR. How entertaining that it offered you such comfort - Carl Castle on the commentary & news. The weekends are unfullfilling without Car Talk :) You'll get your chance soon!