Nepalese men wear daura, suruwai, topi patuka (waist coat) and a khukri, while the women wear chowbandi choli, gunew tied by patuka, hembari (shawl tied round the chest) majetro. The ornaments include chyapte sun, gadavari (ear rings), tilhari kantha, chura, dungri, mundri (nose ring), kallis (ankle ornaments), sirbandi charrani har and tikmala. The sindur (vermilion) and the potey (bottle green) are the signs of married women.
Most of the regular meals consist of a combination of lentil soup, rice and curried vegetables. Nepal has adapted to Western tastes, markedly evident in Kathmandu's smorgasbord of menus: Mexican tacos; Japanese sukiyaki; Thai chocolate; Chinese marshmallows; onion and minestrone soup; borscht, quiche and soy burgers, almond layer cakes, fruit cakes. Lassi (a refreshing mixture of curd and water adapted from India), the locally produced beer or cyhang, a Himalayan home brew made from barley, are the most famous beverages.
Nepal is a democratic constitutional monarchy. The constitution provides for a bicameral government consisting of a House of Representatives or the lower house with 205 elected members and a 60-member National Council or the upper house, a third of whose members retire every two years.. Due to lack of awareness, two-thirds majority in the lower house can only amend the constitution.
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