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Leh, Laddakh: Memoirs!!

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My Native is the Best!

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My Native is the Best! Then why did I come here ? Incident 1:  Location: State Bank of India, Home loan office, Pune.  I was sitting on the chair waiting for our turn, to sign certain papers. Another man came rushing out of the office in the waiting area. It seemed he was in search of something. He then enquired on the enquiry counter if he could purchase some stamps which he had missed to put on his documents. The man on the counter humbly informed him in negative saying bank does not have these stamps and you need to purchase them from notary office. Another elderly person was accompanying this person who, I suppose, was his father. His father asked the same question again to the person on the counter and insisted that he checks his table. After a second NO, the elderly person said " Humare 'Patna' mein to bank mein hi stamp milta hai " ( In Patna, we get these stamps in the Bank ). His tone intended slight humiliation to the banks in Pune, rather the system i