on moustaches

 

i have long been of the theory that moustaches went out of style with burt reynolds, back in the day. those classic 70's pictures with the guy sauntering up to a counter and ordering a drink, or perhaps a beach shot with a shirtless guy and a big old 'stache. well, to my utter suprise it not only never went out of style here in india, but is the single handed most popular facial hair style to have. many a different kinds have i seen thus far. in fact, when i see someone without a moustache i am taken aback..something seems a-miss! ah yes, that little strip of black is missing and the person's face just doesn't have the same ring to it. the same zing to it. i highly recommend a little google image search of 'indian moustache styles' and see for yourself.

 

on horns.

 

okay, i know i already talked about the horn...but seriously it's amazing! melissa was trying on some traditional indian clothes for herself, and i was sitting at the store entrance staying away from the whole experience (it always makes me sleepy being in clothing stores for some reason) and sitting there...i was imaging myself owning the store and going through the motions of calling in all the locals and tourists to try on the clothes, watching the day go by and seeing the interactions from the chai and sweet shop across the street. people walking by for just those five seconds you get to glimpse before they are out of view. you know, good old people watching. my mind kind of tuned out of that listening and tuned into the horns. i could hear them from blocks away all echoing around. never more than five seconds went by that there wasn't some type of horn being tooted, and we were just on a smaller side road. these horns come in the beep style, the rarararr style, the country horn style, the laying on the horn style, the tweet style...you name it, they've got it here. my mood oscilates back and forth all the time from finding it hilarious and classic, to being extremely annoyed by them--usually depending on the heat and my level of food and water intake. so horns and moustaches it is, still alive and well in the sub-continent of india. while you have your google image search going, also check out 'mysore' on the map so you can get an idea of where we're at. much love! carson (and melissa)

 

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