There’s something quite discomforting about sitting in a shop, and watching a bunch of men speaking in a different language than you while holding sharp objects in their hands. Especially when they are attacking the packaging of an expensive purchase, poking and slicing with scissors and knives like they needed to stab the scam out [...]
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It’s called the ‘New Delhi Shuffle’, part 3
February 8th, 2010by Randy Zwitch · 2 Comments · Residency 3: Delhi
Tags: Culture·Ethics·India·Travel tips
It’s called the ‘New Delhi Shuffle’, part 2
February 7th, 2010by Randy Zwitch · Comments Off · Residency 3: Delhi
Each residency, there has been a main theme/memory that I take back with me, whether it be a specific event or an overall behavior. In London, our first culture dash showed that even though England and the U.S. aren’t too far apart culture-wise, wandering around different countries armed with video cameras and asking probing questions [...]
Tags: Culture·Ethics·India·Travel tips
It’s called the ‘New Delhi Shuffle’, part 1
February 4th, 2010by Randy Zwitch · Comments Off · Residency 3: Delhi
Mr. Goodkat: A Kansas City Shuffle is when everybody looks right, you go left.
Nick: Never heard of it.
Mr. Goodkat: It’s not something people hear about. Falls on deaf ears mostly. This particular one has been over twenty years in the making. No small matter. Requires a lot of planning. Involves a lot of people. People [...]