Day 3 – The haze, much like in China, never goes away which takes away from the top floor view. Even though there are sidewalks they seem to be optional which makes crowded roads even more interesting. I have been told it is the responsibility of the pedestrian to make sure he/she does not get hit and if you do get hit you really should not expect anyone to stop unless of course you are blocking traffic which is bad form. There appears to be one Micro Brewery in Bangalore (which has been renamed to Bengaluru). So staying long term does not really seem to be an option even though there is a service guy here that brings me coffee throughout the day. The locals are very hospitable they took us out for drinks (it is only Monday), I told them this makes them very, very hospitable, a hospitality that cannot be beat. At this point the guy from Slovakia told me they are even more hospitable since they would take us out for drinks at lunch. I am now very impressed by other countries and realize the US is definitely slacking off. Indians are however deprived since not one of them have heard of Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout, shameful, I was actually told that a person may not be able to find an Oatmeal Stout ( I did ask if a revolution is out of the question ), the good thing is IPA’s, from what I can tell, are pretty much unheard of by the locals. A person is expected to give two to three Months’ notice when leaving their job. Traditionally women do not drink and yet they still marry someone (I cannot figure out how this works). They have no smoking laws, you cannot smoke in the building or on Campus. You have to go through security then walk down the sidewalk 200 feet or so.
