Post a very unfruitful yet another car shopping expedition, we visited a joint at the Great India Place, and ordered a butter chicken combo. The manager presumed that Alan was from abroad, courtesy his white skin, and offered us complementary gulab jamuns, whilst suggested that Alan must try this wonderful Indian delicacy.
We exchanged a knowing look, and played along with the charade. Now, if only he has asked to try some Indian dishes, with a certain reputation, we might have got a couple of more freebees. But no, we paid the bill and were soon on our way.
On a different note, I found out that a colleague of mine at one point used not one, but three fairness products to improve his complexion. One of them was ‘Fair & Handsome’. He thinks that the girls in north India like fair skin. Of course, his attempts at becoming fairer did not get him the girl. So, he dropped his beauty plan, and is now come to terms with his complexion.
Tags: car, fair and handsome, great india place, gulab jamuns
