23rd Sept - Learning Observation in the Playground

It's no surprise that Indians push driving to the limit, squeezing through paper thin gaps despite the violent consequences of getting it wrong, or that they conduct seemingly suicidal acrobatics to get a job done; all of which of course while us Limeys watch in horror.

Imagine that your playground had been one giant obstacle course from the age of three. A never ending onslaught of hazards and challenges: unfinished building work, the rusting concrete reinforcement strands bent hideously across your path; nails poking up through planks left lying around; the inevitable dogshit; goats; the list could go on. This must be the premiere training environment in the world to teach you to look out for yourself... And I have no doubt that it provides Indians with their innate intricate awareness of their surroundings.