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to the needs of their customers. They do laugh easily with one another but
never boisterously. They are not overly outgoing as are Americans and

Australians, but they do respond to friendly contact. They definitely exhibit

that nebulous quality called happiness as their beloved king has so eagerly

wanted them to feel. Though it is not possible to “get to know” folks from

another culture on a 10-day visit, even when they are English speaking, we
all felt that we could see enough evidence of a contented society to give

kudos to the king!

I celebrated my birthday while we were in Bhutan and was touched by the

special attention I was accorded at the guest house where we were staying.

Kelzang had been told by his tour office that my birthday would occur while

we were in the country, so he arranged with a local bakery to have a cake

appear before supper that night. The wonderful greeting on the cake
demonstrated that the Bhutanese are not used to more than one name. My

cake was decorated with the words Happy Birthday Gray!