Our first vehicle was either an LML Vespa or a Bajaj scooter, followed by a Fiat Padmini. We don’t throw a toothpaste tube away until we’ve squeezed every little bit out of it. When our first television set came home, we put a tilaka just above the screen, before we switched it on. No old t-shirts, napkins, sarees, et al are ever thrown away. We carry with us the tiny bottles of lotion, shampoo, and body wash. Oh, we love sales, discounts, and bargaining is in our DNA.
We ask when we need something and are told why we can or can’t have it. Education loans for further studies are what we believe is the best way to earn a degree. Oh, we love the arts and crafts projects courtesy of Best Out of Waste, it is in our DNA.
We’re middle-class Indians.
