So you want more crazy lady stories?
I bought a potted flowering plant the other day from a guy on the side of the road outside the campus gate. When I was coming back in, the security guard motioned me over and started asking me a lot of questions that I didn't understand, gesturing toward my plant. I finally caught "in room?" So I said yes and he said "tree in room?" I said yes and he and the other two guard bust out laughing, hooting "tree in room! ha ha! tree in room!" Since I bought the potted plant there- I hadn't expected this to be the cause of such hilarity, but it seems I was exhibiting yet more odd behavior.
One thing that is a bit frustrating is that the hotel staff hoard the toilet paper. They don't give you a spare roll and they only replace rolls that are totally gone. So you are always have to ask for toilet paper and sometimes they are busy and forget. Well- I have noticed a slightly better success rate on actually getting the toilet paper when I pair the request with a coffee request (which they get to charge me for.) So I often will go and ask for coffee and toilet paper. Well the other day, I went and asked for coffee and the guy at the front desk said, "And toilet paper?" I'm not really surprised that he has made this connection now that I think about it -- but it is still a bit embarrassing because I can only imagine what sort of underlying cause to the association he has surmised.
It has actually starting raining fairly often here now which means the long awaiting cooling off that is supposed to happen in monsoon season is starting as well. I've posted a few more pics to the Around BITS album. Also, coming soon (as soon as I get my pics sorted out) will be "Christmas in September."
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Thanks, Vicki! As interesting as the rest of India is, the cultural meetings in your hotel lobby are amusing to no end!
here's the plan for the tp: save an empty roll and request a new one. then take the tube out of the new one and request another new roll. since they only like to replace the empties, keep lining them up with empty tubes. or, get a roll of paper towels, cut the empty tube in half and double your returns!
it's so simple it's something, something...
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