Stewart's suit was ready today. His shirts will be ready in a few days. Only in India does the following occur....
We got out of work and met up with Sunil who informed us that the suit was still being ironed when he went by earlier to pick it up. No worries, we could stop by on our way home. We set off. We turned down a side road heading to the "village side" of Sarojini Nagar. There were vendors set up on both sides of the street ... well, in the street too ... peddling their fruits and vegetables. Sunil weaves the car down the street avoiding vendors, locals, and stray dogs. As he pulls off the road onto a dirt patch to park, a bull walks by our car. I'm quietly wishing we had a camera in the car. Stewart gets out of the car with Sunil while I'm instructed to wait inside because "the smell is bad". The tailor's assistant is waiting with the suit in a garment bag. He instructs Stewart to try on the coat. And that's where Stewart tries on his custom made, tailored suit coat - standing there in the dirt on the side of the road while flies are circling around them and cows meander in the background.
But, boy, did he look good :-)
We got out of work and met up with Sunil who informed us that the suit was still being ironed when he went by earlier to pick it up. No worries, we could stop by on our way home. We set off. We turned down a side road heading to the "village side" of Sarojini Nagar. There were vendors set up on both sides of the street ... well, in the street too ... peddling their fruits and vegetables. Sunil weaves the car down the street avoiding vendors, locals, and stray dogs. As he pulls off the road onto a dirt patch to park, a bull walks by our car. I'm quietly wishing we had a camera in the car. Stewart gets out of the car with Sunil while I'm instructed to wait inside because "the smell is bad". The tailor's assistant is waiting with the suit in a garment bag. He instructs Stewart to try on the coat. And that's where Stewart tries on his custom made, tailored suit coat - standing there in the dirt on the side of the road while flies are circling around them and cows meander in the background.
But, boy, did he look good :-)
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