We were told that nothing dreadful happened in the year 2000. Nepal remains an agrarian society. Farming is still done by hand with oxen or humans if no ox is available. Two to three harvest times a year. We saw the people, young and old alike, all working in the fields.
Rice is picked and then thrashed by hand.
The basic food is rice, noodles, potatoes and meat, if any, will be mutton or chicken. Cows are considered sacred and never eaten. In the larger cities such as Kathmandu and Pokhara, you will still find the sacred cows wandering at will. Traffic jams from cars, cows, people and bicyclists all vying for the same single lane road, no stop signs and smog as well as computers and Coca-Cola. We sent emails home rather than trying to call.