Traditional Neighbourliness - Spare an Onion?
My neighbours from India just made my day. They came asking if I could spare some onions as they had run out of them while cooking. It brought back such memories of growing up in India when people felt free to ask for such 'loans' which of course would be repaid. I feel so good that I thanked them from the bottom of my heart.
The other day I ran out of potatoes and considered asking them next door as I was in the middle of cooking. My kids thought it was strange and 'weird' and 'Indian' having grown up here all their life. They wanted me to drive immediately to the mall as I have usually done here. The neighbours were not home and my kids were thankful .
Today apparently the neighbour's kids also felt the same when the parent decided to give it a try to show them how it is done. The kids (mine and theirs) were very surprised at my joyous response! :-)
Copyright (c) Kannan Narayanamurthy 2016
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Copyright (c) Kannan Narayanamurthy 2016
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