{"id":1187,"date":"2012-08-19T15:31:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T15:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brieaustin.com\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T17:42:47","slug":"culture-shocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brieaustin.com\/staging\/travel\/india\/culture-shocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vagabond in Bangalore, India: Culture Shocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The last thing I wanted to encounter in a\u00a0foreign\u00a0country was Americanized chains. \u00a0However, during my couple of days enduring Gandhi’s revenge<\/a>, I’m quite glad they were here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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It was Subway that I ate exclusively during that time, as it was non-spiced and generally easy on my system. \u00a0But Bangalore also has other brands like McDonald’s (which is spicy), KFC, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, and Domino’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was surprised to find pizza here, and even more surprised that the cafe I like<\/a> has really good brick-oven pizza.  Just goes to show you can’t assume anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently Sri and I went to UB City and stopped in at Biere Bar, which is widely known among the expats here, and really enjoyed a mixed platter of chicken, lamb, goat, and fish\u2014very tasty!<\/p>\n\n\n

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And yesterday for lunch he took me to a\u00a0little\u00a0hole-in-the-wall that I would have never found on my own, where I ate Chicken Biryani; a dish influenced by Persian, Arab, and Mongol conquerors. \u00a0It is mostly spiced rice, chicken,\u00a0vegetables, and a hard-boiled egg, with a side of yogurt-onion\u00a0sauce. It was very good and cost $1.50. \u00a0I’ll be going back there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that my system seems to have adjusted, I’ll be sampling a much wider array of classic southern Indian cuisine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may seem that I am settling in, but I’ll always remain a\u00a0vagabond\u00a0at heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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