Amazingly, after prayer they served hot!! (while prob 90 degrees inside) coffee and one resident brought Rossogolla which the elaborate packaging states is "A Sweet of Uncomparable Delicacy." They teased each other and fought over the small white balls. This was the rare Indian food I do not understand and had to force down: a white sea-sponge texture that sticks to the tongue sopped in sugar liquid. I tried to be graceful about it. I failed.
After a presentation on chronic liver disease, we get to the patients!
Interesting, about residents and nurses:
1. Language: All medical-speak was in English. Talking about the call schedule in Hindi and Tamil. Talking to pts in Tamil.
2. Women wearing Salwars and Saris and all men in button downs and long pants. Of course, not a tie seen in India yet- just in a shop window.
3. Nurses wear long white saris- very beautiful with old-timey nursing hats. Student nurses wear white coats but no med students or residents wear them.
4. Pt charts in English. Orders in English.
5. All residents who get a traumatic lumbar tap have to take everyone out for ice cream.
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Chafen! This is Deepa, Eric's pal who lives in Chennai. I just wanted to tell you - rossagulla (or rasgulla, depending on where you are) is the best food ever manufactured for human consumption. Give it another shot. And give me a call when you get back to Chennai - would love to hang out.
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