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Kanchipuram is
a pleasant rural town. The people are villagers. Generally they are not
aware of their own great town. Visitor is always a respectable guest
to them. They are usually very kind to visitors. Appearances can be
deceiving. Sometimes you may find a man dressed in the simplest
South Indian dhoti and shirt, riding down the road on a bicycle, but never
be sure regarding his wealth. Most of the city's millionaires lead that
kind of life. They are very down to earth personality but some of them are
making habit of leading a luxurious life. A car is not so necessary for
the veterans of the city's centuries-old silk industry. Inside the
not-so-impressive house you see on a side street, you might find a bunch
of handlooms running round the clock, earning up to a few hundred rupees
every hour. Still, the bicyclist millionaire has all the time on earth
when a visitor stops him and asks for directions and suggestions. As it
goes with any part of rural India,
women
can be quite shy and may not appreciate a stranger stopping them to
ask for directions or any form of help, especially if the stranger is not
a woman. Avoid them. Don't get unnerved if they neglect you. It's not that
they hate you. That is their nature to shy. |
