On Wednesday 10 Jun 2009 2:46:38 pm . wrote: > Reading the discussion on contamination, its hard to believe that > Indians are spotlessly clean. Maybe they are at home but think nothing > of defecating on the streets and spitting in public.
Aha - Indian cleanliness extends only as far as one's arm will reach. The India who has crap in his mouth or elsewhere cleanses himself by getting rid of it where it will not bother him. If it bothers you that is your problem. I have faced great anger and criticism for telling this truth - and it is surely the anger of cognitive dissonance. Sadly it is perfectly true. Personal cleanliness is mandatory. Community cleanliness is not even considered. shiv
