When I first arrived in India I had some salwaar suites made. Four pretty extravagant, nice ones that are good for church, weddings, special occasions. And then a couple salwaar shirts, two that I wear quite often because they are light and cool. So I've been interested in seeing if any of the retail stores have ready made shirts that I could add to my wardrobe that would fit me.
Everything in India is smaller when it comes to sizes. Yesterday I tried to get some of the really pretty, colorful, cool shoes that Rajasthan is known for. And similar to home, none of them fit. I could get them on, but boy were they tight. I was assured they would stretch and fit me, but that would take a LOT of stretching. I chose not to take the chance of them never stretching quite enough, so I didn't get them.
So today I was at a mall with a couple people that are becoming very dear friends. We went to EasyDay which is essentially Wal-mart, they had shirts up to xxl. But just like the shoes, boy were they small!! We checked a couple other stores, and it was the same story.
I know her intentions were good and pure, but it was a very funny and classic moment when she suggested I go into Mommy & me. I told her there was no way I was going to a maternity store to try and get a shirt. It took them a few moments of looking at the mannequins to realize what type of store it was. We all had a good laugh!!
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