hmm.. a good narration on the working of our Embassy in DC. But not all of our embassies are like that. For example, the Royal Nepali Embassy in Beijing is very different- exactly opposite of our Embassy in DC. Its the most friendliest and most well-kept of our embassies abroad. Not only you are asked tea or coffee, you also get your work done in no time. It took less than 10 mins to get my new 10 barse passport! -satte! It would have taken less than that if I had filled my forms beforehand and had the exact money on me. Plus there is the usual Nepali hopsitality and guff-suff. The building is quite and a Chinese PLA guard makes sure that "only Nepalis" and "only those with business " enter the compound. A huge far-far Chadra- Surya greets you once you are inside the compond. Then there's a little Buddha shrine, and a nice garden. You enter the administrative building and the first thing you notice is its clean and in a very good condition. Another thing that you notice is, every staff desk, from the first secretary to the accountant saab has a computer. If our Ambassador saab is down, then the chances are you will be going to his office upstairs for some more guff suff. The staff members are quite nice and friendly. If you are an Embassy regular, you can drop by His Excellency's office to say hi, without any appointment or anything.