Here in Australia we’d sit on a wall but things are different in India. Squatting seems to be the order of the day.
This picture was taken by another one of our team members as we cycled out of Karnal on our trip from Delhi to Chandigarh last year.
There had just been an election in the area and so there was a lot happening in the streets. People were celebrating the win of their favoured candidate. It was a noisy affair with a lot of colour.
These gentlemen were watching the events of the day unfold from their vantage point on top of a wall. I don’t think my balance would be good enough to perch on top of a wall for any amount of time but then again I’ve never tried it.
I guess we’ve all experienced that moment when we’ve realised that the wall or seat we’ve been sitting on wasn’t quite as clean as we first thought and we’ve walked away with someting nasty on our clothing. Squatting on a wall may just be the answer.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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