What does lentils have to do with traffic?

Written By: The Homo Economicus on June 8, 2009 10 Comments

The answer is Chennai.

I arrived yesterday morning, and since then, I have been eating lentils for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have nothing against lentils, and they are good for lunch and dinner… but for breakfast I’m still getting used to it.

I went out yesterday to tour around the city with some friends that I met here. Actually, two out of the three places that we went were closed (if any of the authors of the Lonely Planet guide for India is reading this, please correct your book!). The traffic is terrible. Aside from the fact that we almost got killed in one rickshaw – and the rickshaws themselves – I felt a little bit like in Caracas, where the traffic lights are barely inexistent, and there is no pedestrian culture.

Here are some interesting pictures. I gotta go now to have my lentils for dinner.

The Rickshaw

Sunday Afternoon in Chennai

Playing Criket

Near the Temple

Going inside the Temple

10 Responses to “What does lentils have to do with traffic?”

Roy on: 8 June 2009 at 4:11 pm

Good luck with your new project, man!
Bilgehan on: 8 June 2009 at 5:11 pm

Dani, keep us posted everyday, I liked your blog!
The Homo Economicus on: 8 June 2009 at 8:19 pm

Thanks Roy and Bilgehan! I will write often!!!
Soham on: 8 June 2009 at 11:04 pm

Sweet photos!! Glad you made it to India in one piece man!
Gisela on: 9 June 2009 at 2:41 pm

Dany, take good care of Olguis and Helenita! Enjoy the lentils. I really liked the blog, btw.

Saludos from Mexico
The Homo Economicus on: 9 June 2009 at 3:59 pm

Hey Gisela!!! Obrigado!!! Mucha suerte en mexico y cuidate!
Raanana (former Kfar Sava) on: 13 June 2009 at 12:32 pm

Lentils are full of proteins and are very typical in Venezuelan food culture. This, together with heavy transit and car traffic must make you feel at home!
Zara on: 13 June 2009 at 5:20 pm

Enjoy Chennai! I was there last year, and I am pretty sure I was able to find other kinds of food, so keep trying and good luck!
Naisha on: 17 June 2009 at 3:25 pm

Love the pictures!
PEP on: 26 June 2009 at 3:59 am

lentils = gas –> cheap energy for vehicles?