Now, I don't usually engage in conversation with a foreigner but she was sitting next to me and gave me a paper that had some address written on it and asked me how to get here.
It was the address of Select city walk so I guided her how she should get down at Malviya Nagar and where she'll get a cab and all. Long story short, this started the conversation. (I am sticking to her language. Her English was kinda crumbled but solved its purpose.”
Me: “so, how long have you been in India?’
She:” almost month now.”
Me:” so I see you must have visited a lot of places.”
She:” very. Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Agra-- a lot bug cities”
Girl sitting next to me was also listening and asked:” what did you love the most in India.”
She: “Taj Mahal. Very pretty.”
Me: “Nice!”
I asked her what did her family like? Did they love taj mahal too!
And she said this one thing:
“I thought India is a poor country. Tajmahal is the only beautiful thing here. But I was surprised to see so many beautiful monuments here in India. Cities are beautiful too. India is blessed with good natural scenery and buildings.”
I was sitting there smiling and all I said was “yeah!!”
She told me how she loved Hawa mahal, Amer ka Kila, Elephanta caves-- everything. She didn't even expect all this.
When we were at Green park, I told her station was coming so she thanked me with a genuine smile and said, “Indian people are kind.” Awe! Made my day :)
PS: I seriously miss being able to roam around New Delhi in Metro.
Edit1: So many comments right!
Actually, I am not saying that the Taj Mahal is overrated. A Turkish woman who spent grand money in going around India made that comment. Respect it!
Edit2: this is not a hindu Muslim agenda. Please maintain the brotherhood and respect our secularity. I just CAN'T hate muslims at all. The people who helped me grow were never caste specific. I don't want to be someone caste specific as well. I had no intention to give it a hindu-muslim thingy.