Big and small

Big and small

                Does size matter? When you cross countries it does matter. Coffee mugs are big when you ask for small; India offers her coffee cups so small that you crave for one more sip. Here you wish to hit the bottom soon. Pop corn bags are very big even you demand small. You feel awkward to carry such a big paper container bubbling with warm corn. A snack sandwich is larger than you could possibly bite. The counter man need not necessarily be so generous with his large spoon. Asking for a smaller plate seems very odd here. A burger is so big that you need a knife to make small bitable cubes. The prospect of opening your mouth so wide to swallow all these frightens me. The Japanese eatery which offered a host of delectable dishes for one dinner made me wonder how could anyone do justice with the variety of colorful dishes. Still I could suffice with a plate full of one twentieth displayed. The apple pie about which I had read many stories came alive in front of my eyes. Couldn’t resist that, notwithstanding my satiety. Milk cans are big enough to go into fridges here, but I doubt whther they could be accommodated there. Apples, onions, potatoes, bell peppers, bread, ice cream bowls, wine glasses – all these are much bigger than I have ever seen. Yes, frighteningly bigger.