366b Correspondent in India; World of Madhur Jaffrey; Chaos, Italian Style
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 12 August 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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BBC reporter Nick Bryant gives us a personal look at India as he discusses what he learned about its society while he was stationed in New Delhi. Then Indian-born actress Madhur Jaffrey shares childhood memories from the last days of British colonialism. Plus, friends from Italy tell Rick how they cope with their country's everyday chaos and offer tips for handling surprises you may encounter on your Italian travels.
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| 0:00.0 | Before her cookbooks on Indian cuisine made her famous in Britain, actress Modhur Jaffri |
| 0:05.6 | was schooled by cooks in her home country, back in Delhi. |
| 0:09.2 | They had a unique way of explaining what went into their traditional recipes. |
| 0:12.9 | And I would say, how do you make it? |
| 0:14.9 | She says, oh my child, what can I tell you? |
| 0:18.2 | It is made with a dew that comes from heaven. |
| 0:21.4 | Reporter Nick Bryant noticed a lot during his stint in India, like how the kind of car |
| 0:25.6 | you drive is quite a status symbol. |
| 0:27.7 | If you've got an Indian car, then you probably just enter the middle class. |
| 0:31.4 | If you've got a Japanese car, then you're a bit above that. |
| 0:35.2 | If you've got a European car like a BMW or a Mercedes, then you've really arrived. |
| 0:39.4 | Plus friends from Italy explain how Italians control what looks like chaos to outsiders. |
| 0:45.1 | You can even predict when the rail lines will go on strike, like so much else in Italy, |
| 0:49.8 | it's seasonal. |
| 0:50.8 | You'll never have a strike in July and August because they're off on vacation, why would |
| 0:54.0 | they strike? |
| 0:55.0 | It's personal with India and Italy in the hour ahead. |
| 0:57.5 | It's travel with Rick Steves. |
| 1:00.6 | When you step into the bustling streets of a city in India for the first time, the century |
| 1:04.7 | overload can be overwhelming. |
| 1:07.0 | Until you make a few friends, hi, I'm Rick Steves. |
| 1:10.2 | Coming up shortly on today's travel with Rick Steves, Mahdhur Chafri gives us a delightfully |
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