'“This is like home,” says Pal, the name he uses on the road (said like “Paul”).' No, it definitely isn't pronounced like "Paul" (the way Westerners mangle "Ne

'“This is like home,” says Pal, the name he uses on the road (said like “Paul”).' No, it definitely isn't pronounced like "Paul" (the way Westerners mangle "Nepal".) It's more like "paal" with a soft "l".