T.I.I.

In India, It's common practice to drive as impatiently as possible and risk weaving through oncoming traffic just to get in front of a bus or cow.

The interns and I take daily note of ridiculous things that take place here, shocking us but seem so normal to the people here. For instance, the public bus and rail systems seem to have no order or rules, and I have literally seen men push and shove and fight as they bottlenecked onto a simple inter city bus, or someone may put their fanny directly into your face while attempting to squeeze into a seat next to you. Just the other day, I saw an elderly man slowly bend down and pick up a rock and feebly throw it at a barking dog. It's dangerous to ride a motorcycle here, not just because of the traffic and people on the side of the road, but because the tires might slip out on a fresh cow pie. When it comes down to it, we just have to laugh at things if they are completely frustrating or if something seems totally ludicrous, and just say 'T.I.I.' 'This is India." And I have to be honest, I actually stole this line from the movie "Blood Diamond" where Leo uses the phrase 'T.I.A.' (This is Africa). The cultural differences here are incredibly vast, and I often cannot finds the words to explain it to someone, or describe it accurately. So, for now, T.I.I.

as someone here once spelled my name,

Rid