'Next time when you look at these posters on road-side, your lips will surely arc upwards into a naughty smile'
I parked my car on the road-side near MGF Mall. I don't do it regularly, most of the times I use parking lot of the malls, but that day being a Sunday the parking's were full. So, I parked the car and was moving towards MGF Mall, to get a trouser from Shoppers Stop which I left there a day before for alteration.
Busy on my phone, I was moving fast with my head down.
'Excuse me' A soft voice approached me from behind. A middle-aged man, may be about forty or forty five called me with soft words. From his accent and looks I guessed he belongs to somewhere from middle-east. And there are lot many people who visit Gurgaon for their medical needs, specially to Medanta Medi-city hospital. He might also be one of those.
'Yes please' I turned towards him attentively. Eager to help him in a foreign land, It's really needed, I can tell that from my own experiences.
'err... What is err... this?' He asked even more politely in his broken English. And I looked towards his hand movement.
'It's an advertisement for a PG' I replied on seeing the colored posters pasted on the concrete electric pole.
'err... And what is that?'
'Paying Guest' I thought he must have not understood the short form so I elaborated it. But he seems even more confused on my reply.
'Paying guest, If you want to get a room on rent' I told him what a Paying Guest facility means.
'But this err..' He didn't have words to ask, so again he pointed his finger towards the posters.
'Ohhhh, this PG is for girls only. You have to look for some other place for you' I explained him on seeing the 'FOR GIRLS' mark on the poster.
'NO NO NO...' And he shied away.
I asked him what happened, if I can help him in anyway.
'err... That's not err... what I thought' He gave that naughty smile and I was looking at him and then at the advertisement. It took me few seconds to get what he meant and I was like 'Oh Shit....'
I never looked at those advertisements in that way. But now, when I looked at it from his perspective; Those flashy bright color posters marked with mobile numbers and 'GIRLS' in bold letters can imply that only to the foreigners.
After getting his point of interest I explained that poor-fellow that its not legal in India but still you can get it. And you have to either visit GB Road in Delhi or on a safer side you can get that in some of the night clubs here in Gurgaon.
He moved ahead with a thanking nod and a shy smile on his face and I kept standing there staring at those flashy advertisements.
