As a precursor to our Jaipur blog posts I thought I’d post this portrait up of a young man washing outside his home, illustrating the lack of running water in the backstreets of Jaipur. This sight is not uncommon in India, despite its fast-growing economy.

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Notice the relaxed and easy squatting position… my knees ache just looking at the photo.
Used to be able to do that when I was in Asia – doubt I could do it now though, too fat. It goes a long way to explain why Jamie has trouble with the squat toilets
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Matt, sometimes you are so funny…