The ethnicity of our city… of our ciiiity

Nepal is a landlocked country of ~30 million bordered on three sides by India and one side by Tibet. As you might imagine, Nepalis vary in appearance from Indian to Tibetan to anything in between. This can occasionally lead to some confusion.

The time: “Eight”-hour bus ride from Sundrawoti to Kathmandu
The situation: Non-charter buses don’t run on Shiva Ratri, so our bus driver stuffed a few local hitchhikers into the already-packed bus

Me: *Singing along to one earbud from Avigayil’s iPod*
Avigayil: *nods toward the row in front of us* The Indian woman is looking at you
*Ten seconds pass*
Me: … she’s Nepali.