A continuation of our long running “Things That Make Me Laugh” series, these from Nepal and India.1) On the famous hippie/backpacker strip of the 1970’s new age movement, ‘Freak Street’ in Central Katmandu, I found this sign in a window.  Remember, most Nepalese don’t speak English, so this was clearly not intended for most of them.

2) I lived in the Tibetan refugee community of Munjikatila in Northern New Delhi for a few days, upon arriving in India.  One evening, I wandered into a random Tibetan cafe for dinner.  It’s important to remember that the Dali Lama is the most revered icon in their culture and most Tibetans keep a photo/alter to him in their homes or businesses, despite the fact it is illegal inside of the borders of Tibet (on orders of the Chinese government).  Despite its illegality, their reverence for him often overrides the law.  Outside of Tibet however, upon walking into this cafe, I found someone who this particular Tibetan family seemed to hold in a bit higher esteem.Even now, looking at this photo nearly a year later, it still cracks me up.

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