Today has been an "ordinary" day (yes, as if...). We got up slightly later (6 AM), got ready and walked to the hospital. The morning was misty and the sun was just showing up. Indians dressed like in the queue for the ski-lift in St Moritz and the two of us in flip-flops (this for those who say that the temperature is not a mental attitude!!!).
The day went quite smoothly, Louise in Cath-lab trying to understand what to improve (or better...where to start from!) and I went to theatre.
There is one consideration to make: India is NOT a country, it is a PLANET. They follow their own rules that are completely different from any other country. The way they manage the interpersonal relationships, the way they reclute mucus from the bottoms of their lungs up to the throat and then spit it, the way they shamelessly stare at you as you walk by as they ve just seen a guy with two heads, and if they are walking and they can t believe to what they just saw, they come back and have a second peek. The issue becomes funnier and funnier whenever we meet another caucasian person (wanted to write "white" but I opted for being polite), because they also stare incredulously at us as to say : "No way, I am not alone!".
In the hospital being "white" has its pros and cons:
PROS:
- as we are easily spottable, people of the offices remember of us immediately and we don t need to tell them why we went there. This worked everywhere: HR department, security guys at the main entrance, in the bank, and , above all, in the coffee shop. When as we enter the guy already knows that I want an strong espresso and Lou a Latte without sugar.
CONS......well this is not being polite, but except for being constantly looked at , we cannot find a single thing to say......on the other hand, one year is a looooong period and I am sure I ll find something.
Anyway tomorrow I ll have my first oncall.... I ll let you know.
The day went quite smoothly, Louise in Cath-lab trying to understand what to improve (or better...where to start from!) and I went to theatre.
There is one consideration to make: India is NOT a country, it is a PLANET. They follow their own rules that are completely different from any other country. The way they manage the interpersonal relationships, the way they reclute mucus from the bottoms of their lungs up to the throat and then spit it, the way they shamelessly stare at you as you walk by as they ve just seen a guy with two heads, and if they are walking and they can t believe to what they just saw, they come back and have a second peek. The issue becomes funnier and funnier whenever we meet another caucasian person (wanted to write "white" but I opted for being polite), because they also stare incredulously at us as to say : "No way, I am not alone!".
In the hospital being "white" has its pros and cons:
PROS:
- as we are easily spottable, people of the offices remember of us immediately and we don t need to tell them why we went there. This worked everywhere: HR department, security guys at the main entrance, in the bank, and , above all, in the coffee shop. When as we enter the guy already knows that I want an strong espresso and Lou a Latte without sugar.
CONS......well this is not being polite, but except for being constantly looked at , we cannot find a single thing to say......on the other hand, one year is a looooong period and I am sure I ll find something.
Anyway tomorrow I ll have my first oncall.... I ll let you know.
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