Paco has just arrived in New Delhi, India. He had bought a guide book about this surprising country before leaving Kenya. At the airport in Nairobi, he had to wait for a long time, so he had been reading the book for more than two hours by the time the plane took off. He was relaxed on the plane and tried to sleep, but he couldn't. He had been sleeping for too long the night before. The book was so amusing that he continued reading it to learn more about India. He read about the Taj Mahal. He also read some anecdotes about two English writers born in India, Rudyard Kipling and E.M. Forster. Kipling had been working for a newspaper for some time before he was fired. "You should look for a different job", the editor told him. "You can't use the English language properly", he added. Paco smiled when he read that. He could not believe it. "How is it possible?", Paco wondered, "It can't be true".

By Niklas. C. Commons

Another section of the guide book dealt with Indian cuisine. He read that Indian cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines across the globe. According to the book, it has become such a popular cuisine that it has spread throughout North America and Europe in a few years. In fact, in 2003, there were as many as 10,000 restaurants serving Indian cuisine in England and Wales alone. "Is there an Indian restaurant in every street?", Paco wondered. He went on reading: A survey held in 2007 revealed that more than 1,200 Indian food products have been introduced in the United States since 2000. According to Britain's Food Standards Agency, the Indian food industry in the United Kingdom is worth £3.2 billion, accounts for two-thirds of all eating out. "How many customers do you think it serves every week?", the president of the agency asked. "It serves about 2.5 million British customers every week", he said. "Indian cuisine must be fantastic", Paco thought. He had already tried it in the United Kingdom, but, "it must taste better in India", he said to himself.