Do you need an ego boost?

If you do I highly recommend wearing a sari into town here in Nuwara Eliya. I finally got the chance to do it. Here's what happened.

I went to pick up a few things on Wednesday with Esther. Anusuya (one of the teachers) is pregnant and we were throwing a baby shower for her. We needed to buy her presents so that was the main thing on the agenda. I totally forgot that I was wearing a sari...until we got closer to town.

Everyone was smiling at me and total strangers (like I know that many people yet!) would come up to me and tell me that I was beautiful. We had to stop by the market and pick up some vegetables. One of the guys at the stall we go to also told me that he thought that I looked beautiful.

At first it was weird that people would say that to me. When I walk down the street in Canada I don't attract that much attention, if any. After a while Esther and I were just laughing about it. It did get a little annoying by the time that we were done but it wasn't that bad. The reason that people said that to me is not because they think I'm some ravishing beauty...it's because I was dressed in local clothing. To them it means that I am interested in them and their culture. It pleases them so they compliment me.

No matter what their reason for telling me that I looked beautiful it was still nice to hear.