Chapter 171: Discrimination
In the end, the arrogant little Card still came to India, but as soon as he arrived in New Delhi, he suffered a blow to the head.
The first thing after getting off the plane is naturally to find a hotel, with Card's net worth naturally will not live in a hotel less than four stars, so he directly took a taxi to the very Indian style of New Delhi Rila Palace Hotel, at the beginning everything was very smooth, but when the front desk lady checked in for him, his face suddenly changed, and he said coldly: "I'm sorry, sir, I checked carefully, and there are no vacant rooms in our hotel at present." ”
From the spring breeze to the cold as frost, this huge drop made little Card a little unacceptable, so he asked: "Just now you said that there are rooms of all grades, why did it become full all of a sudden?" ”
The front desk lady still replied coldly: "I'm sorry sir, it was my negligence just now, I didn't check carefully, our hotel is indeed full." Although the language was very polite, there was no apology in the tone and expression, which made Little Card very angry, so he snorted and said: "Hmph, you don't make any money for you, do you think New Delhi is not only a five-star hotel?" Then he turned and walked away.
But strangely enough, he went to three hotels next, and the results were all the same, all of them were rejected when checking in, and under his inquiry, a kind account manager reminded him: "Sir, you can go to a foreign-funded hotel to try your luck, there should be a room that satisfies you." ”
"Foreign-owned hotels? Why are there rooms in these hotels in the country? Little Card still didn't give up.
However, the account manager only smiled and refused to answer his question.
In desperation, Little Card had to come to the Four Seasons Hotel, sure enough, this world-class international luxury hotel chain has all kinds of rooms, and the service attitude is very good, there is no such situation as before, after checking in, Little Card still can't help but ask curiously: "Why do the five-star hotels in India today tell me that there are no rooms, but you have all these foreign-funded hotels?" ”
The waiter's eyes rolled and he understood what was going on after a moment's thought. So he replied with a smile: "Mr. Card, if your passport shows American nationality, then you won't be in this situation." ”
"Huh? What's going on? Can't Indians stay in five-star hotels in India anymore? Although Little Card had known that he was being targeted today, he never thought it would be because of nationality.
The waiter hesitated for a moment, then replied, "It seems that Mr. Card, you don't know much about the state of India, how can you say it?" In India, some people can't stay in a five-star hotel even if they have money, while others can. But there is no such scruple in foreign-funded hotels, as long as you have money, you are our most valued customer. ”
"And what is the criterion by which Indians are distinguished?" Little Card asked.
"Hehe, Mr. Card, I'm sure you won't want to know this answer, because you'll be sad to know."
The waiter didn't tell him the answer, but Little Kad had a vague guess when he went to pay his respects at New Delhi's most famous temple, the landmark Lakshmi-Nalayan. It was completely and embarrassingly confirmed, because he was ruthlessly kicked out by the staff in the temple, and people directly said: "Dalit is not qualified to come in and worship Lord Vishnu!" ”
At that time, Carder was on fire: "What? Look down on people? It's not that I can't afford to make offerings, so why don't I let them in? ”
As a result, people replied contemptuously: "What's wrong with being rich?" No matter how rich you are, you are just a lowly Dalit, and you are not eligible to enter the noble temple. (This is true, as it was not until 2001 that untouchables were allowed to enter temples in Nepal and India, and this is only in some big cities, and in small places, Dalits and the upper castes are still not allowed to worship the same temple and drink from the same well.) )
By this time, Little Card was already angry. What made him even more angry was that everyone around him had a natural expression, except for an American tourist who quietly dragged him away and said, "Are you Indian?" ”
Little Card hesitated. Then he replied, "I'm Indian, but I grew up in the United States, and this is my first time in India, so I didn't expect to be treated like this." ”
It was clear that the American backpacker was an Indian expert, and he said sympathetically to Little Card, "Oh my God, then I get it." Maybe the problem is your surname, and I don't understand how these Indians distinguish between castes and castes, but this kind of discrimination is everywhere in New Delhi and in India as a whole. ”
"Ah, it's the same in other parts of India?" Little Card asked incredulously.
The American backpacker nodded and replied, "That's right, it's like this in all of India and even Nepal." And New Delhi is a little better as a big city, and if you go to the countryside below, this kind of discrimination will be even worse. There are caste restrictions on food, lodging and even riding in the carriage, anyway, I think it is a disaster for low-caste people to be born in India! ”
At this time, little Kad recalled what his father had said before, in India, Dalits are not human, not even livestock, and live a life of bullying and despicability to the dirt, originally he thought that these were his father's exaggerations, but now it seems that all this seems to be true!
The only thing to be thankful for is that the lovely Amisha has also lived in the United States since she was a child, and her brain has not been brainwashed by this damn caste system, because she didn't feel a trace of discrimination about her surname in her interactions, and even she took the initiative to invite herself to her birthday party, the only thing that is a little troublesome is that she has always insisted that she has a boyfriend, but she has never met this man, and even if there is, what? Anyway, Amisha is not married yet, can everyone compete fairly, this birthday party is the best opportunity!
PS: I highly recommend the online drama "Residual Sin", although it is not exactly the same as the original work, but it is a rare boutique in the online drama, Zhang Yishan really gave the slut Yu that cheap energy to the performance, hey, if it weren't for the three more internal tasks today, I really want to watch it in one breath (to be continued.) )