Mostly Harmless

The holiday season is now starting here in The Netherlands and so this weekend was full of activities. There was an Indian style mela in the center of the town and it seemed as if the entire population of the town had gathered there, it was crowded like hell. People with wierd makeups performing spectacular stunts and I also got to see a play by a British group.

Well for me it was a mixed feeling really, with scimpily clad blond girls all around me but non of them single. I've officially given up my search for a single girl after 2 months now. Speaking of girls, well the average beauty here is definitely more than the average beauty of Indian girls, although I dont find the girls here that attractive (grapes are sour, did you say?).

Netherlands is one of the most liberal countries of the world. This is one of the many countries where prostitution is legalised (sounds great?, i know), one of the few countries where euthanasia is also legalise, and as far as I know the only country in the world where drugs are legalised (that sounds greater?, yea i know). In fact people from as far as America come here so they can take drugs without any hassles. A quote I read on one of the T-shirts in Amsterdam comes to my mind as I'm on this- "Warning: Visitors will return" and no doubt they will, in fact they do.

The Government has a very chilled and practical attitude and it doesnt try to act as the godfather of every damn person setting moral standards for them, instead it considers them mature enough to decide their morals for themselves. Well I'm no moralist and whether going to a prostiture or taking drugs is morally and ethically right or wrong is still debatable, but why not let the people decide that for themselves? I'll leave you with that thought.

Apart from that I'm terribly missing Indian food here and I cant wait to get back home and eat the mom cooked food.