When I was in Delhi, the talk of the town . . . was indecipherable to me as all those who told me, "Everyone speaks English in India" clearly had no knowledge of the situation or just didn’t like me very much. But when I could understand people, they often pointed to the construction going on at the city’s center. “They still aren’t done!” “I wonder if they will finish building the stadium in time.” “Even if they do, I wouldn’t want to go in it!” Things in Delhi are a mess.
So can it be any wonder that many are delaying their arrival? It looks like the Queen of England wasn’t just being rude when she canceled over a month ago. And now, New Zealand is postponing its arrival as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls a crisis meeting. For me sitting on the sidelines, it’s kind of like watching a train wreck in very slow motion (was that a mixed metaphor?).
The real question, of course, is will this act as any sort of wake-up call? And for whom? South African sure put India to shame.
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