Birthdays

Back home, if it is your birthday, you usually expect someone to take you for dinner, or to buy you a gift. Not here! Today was Sushma's birthday and she brought chocolates for everyone. And that is generally what everyone does. They bring gifts for others on their birthday. Actually about a month back i was invited to a swanky new restaurant for my friends birthday. Back home, that usually means everyone is splitting the bill, and the birthday boy/girl will almost never pay for him/herself. But the birthday boy picked up the bill for all of us. And that was just the normal thing to do. Just another "only in india" moment i wanted to share :o)