Honesty Pants

Things that I found were vital to thinking/living cross-culturally in India:

1. A sense of humor.
The greatest phrase of all time that will carry you through India is “No problem.” Because really, when a baby pees on your only pair of jeans, it’s no problem. When you tell everyone in India “You’re tasty! You’re very delicious!” when you actually mean “Very good!” ---- it’s no problem. When you chew an unknown substance for a lengthy amount of time and there is genuine concern about whether or not whatever you are eating might have possessed rabies at one point in time, it’s no problem.

2. A positive attitude.
When you eat an entire rice field single-handedly and the Indians still want you to eat more and don’t understand the word “enough” --- it’s not a problem. There are mansions in heaven for women who don’t mind gaining a jean size for Jesus.

3. Flexibility – it’s a spiritual gift.
Plans change . . . and change . . . and change . . . and change . . . and change again.