I was enjoying a party in one of the south east Asian country. Drinking beer, whisky having local delicacies and dancing is always followed like a custom in parties. I had something spicy and rushed to find water. I looked here and there when a low pitch voice flown in my ear " what are you looking for ?" I looked around and in no time located where from this voice came. " Yes I would like to have some water, I ate something spicy ". She said " Paani Chahiye ?" 

I was surprised to listen that. " Paani ... Yes you are right. In hindi we call it Paani". Since water was the only urgent mission nothing else could divert me from that. She got one bottle from somewhere and passed to me. 

When party started losing youth and people started leaving, suddenly I remembered that girl. I looked around . She was still enjoying the party. I took my beer glass and joined that group. After initial cheers and bottom up kind of triggers I asked that girl. "How you learnt this word? ". She replied " I was in India for long time. Long enough to see its culture, cherish different delicacies and attended some marriage events as well.". It sound good. I wanted to ask her many questions but did not want to make party a Q&A session. With formal talks and laughter we said bye with a plan to meet in near future.

Soon we met for one more beer session in a live music show coffee shop.

 "You love beer it seems" i asked as ice breaker.

"in this country everyone loves beer, especially during festival season and in parties we drink a lot "

"Yes I have experienced this.So you might had a bad time in India. Buying beer itself is a challenge"

"Ya, once in evening I straight walked to nearby liquor shop wearing half pant and a loose t-shirt. it was crowded with men. I thought it is just a matter of chance. So I tried to reach counter and asked for 2 bottle beer. All the men started looking at me. I think shopkeeper understood that I am not from India. He told me not to go to any such shop since in India girls are not allowed to drink"

" Then how did you manage to get the drink ?"

"we had one guy in our group and from that time he was the designated as the head of this department"

"I see, what you liked about India then?"

" India is diversified country, it have sea beaches, mountains, snow fall, places of historical importance and places of religious importance. If you love travelling, India is a perfect place to spend your time. ALong with that, things are really cheap. At least cheaper then my country."

"So how did you used to bargain in India ?"

"I learnt one word ... kam kar do bhaayya.. Whenever I wanted to bargain I will say this"

I could not control my laughter the way she uttered this line.

"Which all places you visited in India ?" I asked

"Tajmahal of course, Bodhgaya, kullu manali, Delhi, Rajasthan Jaipur. Also I visited Nepal Kathmandu. I want to go to India again and visit Goa and Mumbai. I loved Jaipur, bought lot of souvenir from there."

"Did you try Indian Dishes? "

" Yes , me and my friends always used to go to eat chaat and gol gappe. It seems Indians love chicken. any where if there is non-veg there is only chicken. I liked tandoori chicken and roti. I tried briyani and many dishes. Many names I can not remember now."

"Did you get any chance to attend Indian festivals or marriage events ? "

" Oh Yes. We celebrated Holi in our group. every one was shouting that day. Holi Hai.. Holi Hai.. We colored each other. This festival was really a fun. Also I attended one of my friends marriage. It was nice. At entrance there were different dishes. everyone wore so colorful dresses with full of jwelleries. The bride was looking really beautiful.But there was no beer or whisky in marriage party. "

"Holi is one of the best festival I like in India. In this festival you can color anyone. Generally liquor is not part of our culture. It is not seen as a good thing. "

" Did you miss your country when you were in India ? "

I missed my family, and I used to talk almost everyday over skype with my family"

" Did you visit any discotheque or night club in India ?? "

"Yes, It was nice. We enjoyed a lot there. only difference was in India lot of guys were there then girls."

"hmm.. Yes. Any bad experience??"

"Yes, One day me and my friend was going to discotheque in night when some guys came on motorbike and touched my friends body and went. My friend was talking to someone on her mobile. She threw the mobile on them. They caught it and ran. Behind that another motorbike came which teased my and left. It was the worst experience I had in India."

"Did you try any Indian Traditional dress ? "

" No, generally the dressing style is tshirt and jeans what I felt in India. I did not dare to try saree as it looks so complicated to wear. "

It was getting dark so we called waiter for bill and then we left.