On The Down Low With The Canadian Pharmaceuticals

It's a convoluted process: the order is placed to Canada, but the order is filled in India. The process takes weeks, but if you want the low-cost drugs, that's what you have to do. But at last the message arrived that the package was at the Post Office. So, off to the Post Office I went.

From her accent and look, I could tell the postal clerk was of Indian extraction. She said: "Oh, your packet is from India!" I could tell she wanted to strike up a conversation - about the packet, about India, about any number of things - but she remained quiet. I was on the down low, so I kept quiet too.

She finished with: "Enjoy your merchandise!"