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Chapter 9
Updated: June 7, 2026

Cultural Notes From the Cultural Capital

Updated: June 7, 2026

Delhi will confuse you. Not because it’s unknowable, but because it operates on a completely different set of social rules than what you might be used to — rather like arriving at a dinner party and discovering everyone is eating with their hands, and having the time of their lives. None of these rules are good or bad; they’re just different. The sooner you stop comparing and start observing, the more you’ll enjoy yourself.

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