So I totally got pissed off at the mall today. You see, it all has to do with a simple concept that people in India don't really get-- standing in line. You see, let's say we head to a KFC over here. In most civilized countries, you stand in a line and wait for the cashier to say, 'Next' or something.

In India, it's different. EVERYONE just rushes to the register. There's no sense of order. It's whoever can yell loudest or throw their money at the poor cashier trying to make sense of it all.

Today at the mall, I'm waiting behind this one lady who is waiting for her Coke or whatever she ordered. Another guy shows up to my right, obviously not waiting behind me (what good would that do?), and decides to grow the line laterally. "Uh uh uh," I explain, "...after me. I came here before you did." He looked at me as if he wasn't even THINKING of doing that (they always do this- it pisses me off...most of these guys are complete pussies) He started trying to say, "Hey relax man, it's okay...don't get mad, I didn't know, blah blah blah." I just ignored him. Somehow, the punk managed to get in front of me. I kept my cool.

Until the next poor sap tried it.

"Yah I vant Coke."
!!!!!!!!
"Whoa, hold the f*** on. When did you f***in get here, huh? AFTER me. So who goes first? ME. Two Diet Cokes please. Now f***in WAIT."

The poor guy never knew what hit him. I swear to anyone reading this for the first time- I'm a pretty patient guy, and nice. But the thing that pisses me off the most is lack of respect. I took this to be an example of that. Others include being late, not following up on your word, and yes, cutting lines.

But now onto some better things! After my sushi brunch this weekend, I think I'll be putting up a little beginner's guide to sushi. Just let people know one of the things I love and some of the terms associated with it. I got the idea when I was talking to my cousin and he said he'd never tried it. So yeah, that's that. Peace!