Sunday, February 07, 2010

Thing I won't miss when I leave India: noise

As I sit in a conference hall having my eardrums blown out by the overamped microphones of the speaker, I'm reminded (again) how Indians have apparently developed amazingly strong eardrums. More than any other culture I know of, Indians are able to enjoy music, speech and car horns at a level that others would find absolutely ear-splitting.



On the positive side, I guess this is an evolutionary advantage. I had to leave the room, thus missing out on some (potentially) valuable education. Indians 1, Firangi 0.

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