Tuesday 30 April 2013

NOT ENOUGH DOUGH !

Her husband owned a successful bakery in the city.  It did well - she wore a 24 carat  gold bracelet on her arm and spoke of previous holidays in the US and cruises around the Cayman Islands.  Her brother who had emigrated to the US, was a doctor in Atlanta, but he also owned a string of motels and condos !  But this evening in the gym locker room, she was full of indignation:  "What is this country coming to"  she fumed "business is down by 40% - nobody is buying anything, the shops are empty and if people can't afford to spend 18 rupees on bread, then how are they living ?" "It's the fault of the foreigners - they sell us their expensive technology and that has to be passed on to the consumer - suppliers are charging more and we are being squeezed in the middle - the labour market is getting more and more expensive.  They used to demand a pay rise at Diwali, now they want a pay rise every 6 months !" she added.  "The caste system is very necessary, you have to have some separation"!

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