One of the first things you'll notice around India, is that some men will simply take a piss wherever they are. Driving down the road on my first day here, I looked out the window and saw a guy pissing on a wall. Painted on the wall was a painted sign that said "No Urinanting" in English and Telagu. He apparently only read French.
I was beginning to think no one cared, until I picked up today's paper. On page 5 was a story detailing how the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad had conducted a series of inspections and slapped 150 people with fines for urinating in public. The best (worst?) part is they simply went to areas with public restrooms and nabbed people who were too lazy to walk inside. The fines were Rs 50 (a little over a dollar) or Rs 15 for those unable to pay the full amount. The funniest part of the article has got to be the accompanying picture showing an inspector standing behind a man pissing on a wall and pointing at him. I'm sure the man was startled and turned around and pissed on the inspectors leg.
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I've read about this 'peeing in public' in a bunch of blogs, but still, I need to see to believe... Hm... I know what they say, 'when in Rome, do as the Romans do', but personally I think I'll pass... :-)
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