I was walking along a road today and there was this cute little white kitten off to the side. Dogs are everywhere, but I have only seen a handful of cats. I was going to go up and take its picture when this guy coming the other way kicked it as he walked past. I pretended to rush him, shooing him away with the facial expression that was intended to suggest that he reminded me of a raw sewage pit. He seemed to find this hilarious - which wasn't quite what I was going for.
This is actually a bit of a problem for me. I don't know how to express disdain here. Glares usually earn me smiles. While I usually am quite happy to be nice to the people around me, there have been a few instances (all involving men come to think of it) where I have wished I knew how to say something like "up yours." So- to all my Indian friends out there- any suggestions on how to express disdain (in a non-entertaining way) without going so far as to incite an international incident?
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that is awful! Maybe you should have kicked him!
I think it's an overall insensitivity brought on by overpopulation. That sort of vicious attack on animals minding their own business I have not seen anywhere other than India. Remind me sometime to tell you about our Sherpa leader, who had some choice things to say about Indians. Hehehe, revenge for all the negative things Indians told me about Nepal!
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