namma baagiluyalli globalization!

That means 'globalization at our doorstep' in Kannada. Today morning, we went to buy some fruits from the street vendor outside the house. The vendor quoted a steep price for highly polished apples (with tiny stickers...a web address printed on them). On querying him about their origins, he told me that they are from Washington. I asked him if I could have the local variety instead. He said that the local apples will not be in stock for a month. If I didn't like the US ones, I could have the Australian ones, apparently. In the global village, even street vendors sell imported fruits, it seems!