Our Tata Sky (cable box) was just installed, and that brought us over
800 channels for roughly $30 a year. Great deal, right? We get movies,
reality TV, the occasional American football game, and news. So why
should I be anything but excited about this recent installation?
Up until our Tata Sky was installed, I had satisfied my cravings
for news through magazines. That works out well in the USA, but anyone
whose lived overseas knows that mail tends to arrive about two weeks
later than in the USA. I was pretty content my arrangement when it came
to current events, it's not like most teenagers sit around discussing
the news. Although, now that the cable has been installed I get news at
the same time as everyone else around the world, and it was a little
confusing at first.
I was so content, I had assumed everything was happening just as I
received my magazines. So, when I turned on the cable for the first
time, I found out the that Romney and Santorum were tied in the Iowa
causes, two weeks before I expected them to even take place. I was
utterly confused, "weren't they not supposed to start for a couple more
weeks? What is this madness?!", I was screaming to my sister.
My sister chimed in pretty quickly, reminding me that I
had received all my news solely from magazines, which tend to arrive
late. It was one of those times when I remembered I was living in a
developing country, where mail isn't exactly fast or safe. Oh well, I
guess it's just part of living in Incredible (wait for it) India.
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