Hindustan Times
I went to an interview this morning in a Mumbai hotel basement. A young Indian woman in a sari greeted me. I presumed she was one of the hotel staff, as at these high-end hotels, they often dress in saris, so I smiled and walked past. She shouted out my name and it turned out she was the PR woman waiting to meet me. Read more
(14 votes, average: 3.07 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Filed under India, Mumbai · Tagged flip flops, gay book shop, hindustan times, jeans, kurta, leather boots, Mumbaikars, news, PR woman, punjabi suits, Salwar Kameez, sari, strappy top, trousers, western dress
It’s taken me a while to work this out, since the initial difficulties of properly dating Indian men have been so all-consuming, since moving here, but I have recently figured that if you get an Indian guy to take you seriously, they are pretty romantic. In fact, they beat English men hands down. Read more
(28 votes, average: 3.04 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Filed under India, Mumbai · Tagged auto-pilot, blond, CCD, coffeewallah, dating, English men, hindustan times, indian food, Indian men, Mumbai, news, Romance, Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal, Valentine’s Day, wear Indian dress
The heavens have opened and the rain is pouring. Who cares if there is a leak in my kitchen and Mumbai’s roads are waterlogged once more? Read more
(7 votes, average: 3.29 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Hindustan Times on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge, Mumbai · Tagged Barista, Bollywood, karan johar, london eye, monsoon, Mumbai, mumbai roads, rains
I had the pleasure of interviewing Don Ward, the owner of The Comedy Store this week. The British comedy club is set to open its third outlet in the world, in India, on Friday. Read more
(6 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Filed under Mumbai · Tagged Alan Partridge, Don Ward, High Street Phoenix, India, London, Manchester, Norwich, the british comedy club, The Comedy Store, UK, world
Well, well, well. I did not have my anticipated reaction to Kites. At all. The way the film was promoted was such that I thought it was going to be mere ego boost to Hrithik Roshan – a chance for him to dance around, flex his muscles and kiss and dance with several foxy women. Read more
(23 votes, average: 3.87 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Naomi Canton on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Filed under Expat on the edge, India, Mumbai · Tagged acting, action, barbara mori, Bollywood, cross-cultural marriage, film, foreigner, hollywood, hrithik roshan, Indian, kites, love, marriage, movies, multiplex, Mumbai, religion
