An introduction to the people and the place they live in is necessary in order to show the importance that bamboo has in their lives. Bamboo houses line the road, and a large number of them have their own ponds, where they sit and fish. Trees like jackfruit, mango, betel nut, and other local fruit trees grow within the bamboo fences. Inside, the bedroom doubles up as the living room, and the house is decorated with objects of everyday use. There is no put-on decoration but a frank description of everyday life. (In one house, a modern sofa showing family affluence was a complete misfit.) The kitchen is a room attached to the main room where people sit on the floor to eat. (A dining table looks pretty outsized and a misfit for these houses.) However, the introduction of the LPG burner separates the server from the served. (The act of making a chaopati demands the person cooking be close to the person being served the hot chapatis.) The introduction of these alien implements makes the poor lady bend down twenty times. The toilet is never attached to the house and is even considered bad design if it is. However, in a city, an attached bath is supposed to be an excellent feature.