We got our first real taste of the city yesterday—at a stop light. On our way to the Nehru Zoological Park, eight of us crammed into a taxi van, the windows were down and our spirits were up. In the States, saying “no” to a vendor can typically ensure that he or she will leave you alone and move on to the next perspective buyer, but here in India it’s a totally different story.

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