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Rupees Talk; Guard Walks
When I was in Katmandu with my sister and brother, it was raining pretty steadily. I waited in the car while they did some banking.
I noticed a guard walking back and forth in front of the bank, and carrying an umbrella to keep the rain off him. What attracted me was the Khukuri knife he was wearing on his belt. It looked a lot like the Khukuri knife we sell.
I asked permission to take his picture and he refused, saying, "No! No!" I decided to try another method to get permission and showed him 100 Rupees and asked again.
This time, he got a big smile on his face
and agreed to pose for me while I took a picture. You can see how hard it was raining by the rain drops on my camera lens.
The Khukuri knife is hanging on his belt and it is obvious that he is very proud of his job and his uniform.
Our Khukuri knife continues to sell very well and I was pleased to see a real example of how that knife has become part of the everyday life of a proud man.
When I was in Katmandu with my sister and brother, it was raining pretty steadily. I waited in the car while they did some banking.
I noticed a guard walking back and forth in front of the bank, and carrying an umbrella to keep the rain off him. What attracted me was the Khukuri knife he was wearing on his belt. It looked a lot like the Khukuri knife we sell.
I asked permission to take his picture and he refused, saying, "No! No!" I decided to try another method to get permission and showed him 100 Rupees and asked again.
This time, he got a big smile on his face


and agreed to pose for me while I took a picture. You can see how hard it was raining by the rain drops on my camera lens.
The Khukuri knife is hanging on his belt and it is obvious that he is very proud of his job and his uniform.
Our Khukuri knife continues to sell very well and I was pleased to see a real example of how that knife has become part of the everyday life of a proud man.