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On both occasions that I've travelled to India, once on assignment and the other purely because we wanted to go back, I travelled with / took my GF and we never had any problems.
The only thing that really troubled me was the amount of people I saw getting killed in traffic accidents
On both occasions that I've travelled to India, once on assignment and the other purely because we wanted to go back, I travelled with / took my GF and we never had any problems.
The only thing that really troubled me was the amount of people I saw getting killed in traffic accidents
Yup, I spent 6 weeks in India with my (then) girlfriend, didn't get any hassle at all.
Pro tip: be sensible while travelling.
Excellent, then leave it to those of us who don't mind a difficult journey and getting in to (and out of) uncomfortable situations to see some of the most beautiful places on the planet.
Does going there make me a better person than you, or anyone else? No. Does not slating something I've never tried? You can answer that. Hell, in India I ended up in hospital for 4 days with dysentry, despised Delhi and had some of the most uncomfortable trips I've ever experienced. Still have no regrets about going at all, standing watching the ganges flowing out of the mountains surrounded by monkeys is something I'll never forget.
e: Just remembered while writing that, OP, if you're staying around the north, consider Rishikesh, especially after a few days in Delhi, it'll seem like a haven. We ended up jumping on a bus full of pilgrims going there, but there are some spectacular sights and walks to get away from everything. I'd post pictures, but I'm on my phone.
Does going there make me a better person than you, or anyone else? No. Does not slating something I've never tried? You can answer that. Hell, in India I ended up in hospital for 4 days with dysentry, despised Delhi and had some of the most uncomfortable trips I've ever experienced. Still have no regrets about going at all, standing watching the ganges flowing out of the mountains surrounded by monkeys is something I'll never forget.
e: Just remembered while writing that, OP, if you're staying around the north, consider Rishikesh, especially after a few days in Delhi, it'll seem like a haven. We ended up jumping on a bus full of pilgrims going there, but there are some spectacular sights and walks to get away from everything. I'd post pictures, but I'm on my phone.
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Better? No.
More exposed to the world we live in? Yes. Is that a good thing? I would say yes.
And exactly on what basis do you consider India to be an 'armpit of our planet'? I've grown up there, seen some fantastic sights and can honestly say that as far as random strangers are concerned, have met people who are far more friendly and helpful than those i've met in other places. Does it have bad bits? Sure. Does UK have bad bits? Also yes.
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This sounds random but just one thing freaked me out when I went there on a holiday.
Their trains. Or specifically - a design feature of their trains. The windows have these bars over them.
Good luck gettin out in an emergency when the exits are compromised. I dunno, its easy to dismiss but there have been several accidents there (specially fires) where there was no chance of people getting out.
Apart from that one niggle the country is SO much fun and the people are awesome!
And if you like Indian food...well nuff sed
Their trains. Or specifically - a design feature of their trains. The windows have these bars over them.
Good luck gettin out in an emergency when the exits are compromised. I dunno, its easy to dismiss but there have been several accidents there (specially fires) where there was no chance of people getting out.
Apart from that one niggle the country is SO much fun and the people are awesome!
And if you like Indian food...well nuff sed
And if you like Indian food...well nuff sed
I don't like curry.
I don't think it's that that makes us better people than you.
I could literally go on for hours about India op.
My advice is go and discover it for yourself. If I had to give you some of my personal must see places then in no particular order.
The whole of Rajahstan but in particular - Pushkar, Udaipur and Jaisalmer.
Kolkata (Calcutta) Delhi (Pahar Ganj). Manali, Dharamsala. Ahmedabad. Hampi (Bedrock. Bring mosquito repellent
). Varanasi!! Chennai (Madras) Kerala. Goa (Chapora, Anjuna, Vagator, Arambol and Palolem (Not Baga and Calangute) Pondicherry.That should keep you going for a while but there are many more obviously.
Incidentally, I've taken a girlfriend twice for 6 months at a time and had precisely no trouble at all. It's a big country with a lot of people and I dare say some have experienced issues but the only ones I ever saw were where people mistook India for Magaluf and paraded around in bikini tops and then moaned that men were staring.
Common sense required
Spoilsport lol.
Youre gf might be freaked at staring but they stared at me too so its not a man/woman thing, especially in the south its more just a "omg white man" thing. Sometimes good craic just staring back and seeing who gives in first but not in a threatening way. I never saw a single fight and was always treated like a king. Great place.