This summer, Danielle and I plan to travel across the world from Europe to the Middle East to South East Asia. Watch our progress and revel in jealousy.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
India? More like Scamia or Smellia
So... What do I think about India? Not much. We have quickly learned that the price for a local is not what we pay for anything. Its sad really. You have to bargain for everything. A bottle of water that the locals buy for 10Rupees for us might cost 100R. The first few times I just paid but now I dont pay anything. Another kinda smart move we use when getting into a Tuktuk is asking a well dressed Indian guy on the street to hail it for us. Twice, this worked out well. The taxi thinks its a local and then we hop in and only pay the price the Indian guy agreed on. Another annoying aspect is the staring. I asked Danielle when we got here to cover herself up and for the most part she has done a great job, but the creepy Indian guys still stare and still come up and try to pick her up. A common question we get is... "Sister or Wife". Its almost like she is for sale if she is my sister. I think this because we read some personal ads in the local newspaper. Things like... "Family looking to make business arrangement and marriage for beautiful daughter". Its a really foreign concept to us. The other thing is the filth. It is filthy here. Its just like Nepal where everyone just throws their trash in the street. Wanna take a pee? Pee right where you are standing. Finished with that bowl of curry? Throw it right here. Stranger yet is all the locals wear sandals. They walk through the piss and rainwater mud mixed with garbage and dont flinch. Where me and Danielle tippy toe through everything. Its also not uncommon to see people sitting in the garbage filled mud. Mostly injured stray dogs are also a common part of life. I dont know... Its hard to explain what its like without seeing it and smelling it.
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