Bonding over Prostitutes!

My most current maid, Molly, has been with us for over a year now. However due to the fact that she speaks little or no English, and even less Hindi, conversations are a tad lacking. Now don't get me wrong! Its not like we don't talk to her at home at all or anything extreme like that, I know 'enough' about whats happening in her life and with her family and friends. We share the routine conversations when I get back from school -not before going to school however, i despise talking for at least 20 mins after i wake up- but we really haven't gotten swept away in a conversation, well, ever. And considering the fact that I live with her, the situation seems rather desperate.

Now normally if i need to buy anything from Bur Dubai, I'd go by myself after informing Molly. But a few days ago, I needed to buy some cloth and I really didn't have the time to 'shop around' for it. So I asked Molly to accompany me. We got ready, locked the door behind us after making sure the dog had been provided for, took the lift down, and made our way across the road into the market, all in relative silence that was punctuated now and then with small talk.

Pathetic.

We picked up 'the goods' after the expected haggling, got distracted for a bit by the shiny that was the jewelry shop, and then proceeded to make our way home. Ho ho hum, just a regular chore completed.

It was then that we saw two women walking towards us. Did i say walking? Sorry, I meant strutting their stuff towards us. Short skirts, ridiculously high heels, gaudy makeup, badly bleached roots. Our set of eyes met theirs and stayed connected as we walked (well they waltzed) past. Molly and I glanced at each other. "Es taruh ki aurat!.." (pardon my 'Hindi') was all it took, and we launched ourselves into a long, highly animated discussion on prostitutes; our first ever REAL conversation with actual 'connections' being felt and formed!

Funny how it took a pair of prostitutes to get that to happen :P