We've been really busy around here. Partly because we've been driving around the entire eastern seaboard to visit relatives and sleep on their floors.
Chachoo's wife is studying to take the test to get a driver's license. Last night, she came to sit by me and brought the driver's handbook that she is studying from. She had a few questions she wanted me to clarify. First, she didn't understand passing - but how can you drive in the opposite lane of traffic? She also wanted to ask about blind spots - what are they?
I explained. A blind spot is when, while driving a car, there are areas behind you that cannot be observed even when looking at your rear and side view mirrors. I explained the remedy to this is that you have to actually, physically turn your head around to look over both shoulders before changing into another lane or turning. "OHHHH!" said Chachoo's wife, "I have seen you doing this thing!"
After a little more discussion on the subject, though, it appears that on all of our recent road trips - all the way from New Jersey to Ohio - she has thought I was just randomly turning around to stare at Chachoo and her sitting in the back seat. Perhaps to check to see if they were holding hands? Blind spots! Now that makes more sense. Bhabhi's not so nosy after all!
(Ahh, my old friend intercultural misunderstanding. These are where the best stories come from.)
