One Fleeting Moment

oh, i have this theory on this matter that all Indians here celebrate once a week "See I am an Indian" day. So not only do the aunties where their churidars and bindi et al. even the kids can be seen in ghagras and whatevers - very amusing

Interesting observation! I never did notice it, but then in Seattle the only people who came shopping were techies taking a break from MS next door (probably after urgent ("Suniye ji ...") phone calls from their wives.

Nice to have you back Anyesha...I guess the one's who come shopping in their Sunday best are the one's who are cooped up in their houses all week and look forward to this sojourn to the Indian grocery store and treat it as a socializing event: dressed to kill so that if they run into anyone they know, they can stand around and talk about where they got this salwar from and when they had that jewelery made!
Sorry to hear about your car though and worse still the hassle.

Sagnik: I like your theory period.

Amlan: you wouldn't notice...you see this is an east coast thing!!!

M: My car is back and life is sweet. But what baffles me is the urge to dicuss your latest accquistions in the sartorial department with strangers in grocery store aisles...wouldn't it be more comfortable to do it over hot chai in your living room with other similiar minded individuals! But I completely agree with the fact that most people treat it as a socializing event.

ahh...you miss the point here. These are not strangers. They are people they know, of course. And yes why they don't do it over chai at home beats me, may be next time we should just ask them, huh?

glad to know ur car's back though :)

m: we could get together over chai and discuss why they don't get together over chai!!!! hihhihii...yeah its nice to have the car back.

Unfortunately, Anyehsa, I am no more a west-coaster (though my heart remains there)... I've been downgraded to an upper mid-westerner... or may be a Great Laker... or just Superior if you don't mind.