I am relentlessly continuing my "going local", immersing myself in the local culture.
Latest step, getting a Bangladeshi driver's license! Does it mean anything? Absolutely not, there is no test you are required to pass before obtaining one. Will I ever use it? Nope, the only time I got pulled over because the police did not see the licence plate in the back of the car, they quickly apologized to me as soon as I rolled down the window (I guess that is part of the benefits of being a "shada chamra" (white skin) here). My twelve year old son could drive here with nobody bothering him.
Nevertheless, having a Deshi driver license is pretty cool. I am still thinking whether I want to pull that one out of my wallet should I ever get caught speeding on an US highway:
"Sorry, officer, I am not from around here, coming from Bangladesh and rules are very different around there!"
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