Our observations of India

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India was a tough place to travel, but it was definitely worth it. Here are a few observations to conclude this chapter.

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Photos

Menu spellings
Notice the various spellings of these well known Italian dishes; all different, and all wrong. The inaccuracy of spelling was the only consistent thing about Indian menus.

Friendship
In India couples show no physical signs of affection in public. However, groups of girls do each other's hair lovingly and teenage boys hold hands as they walk along the road.

'Your country?'
This question is posed by everyone we meet, followed by 'name is..?' 'Your father name?' 'Profession?' etc.

'Looking is free...'
'...and then if you like, you can buy.'
Everyone in India has something to sell and the desperate shopkeepers who follow you everywhere will say anything to make a sale.

Food in India
The food in India is good but we have noticed some strange things. Cows seem to prefer to cardboard to anything else! Every taste is extreme. Even the sweets are twice as sweet!

Modern vs Traditional
Here illustrated by this isolated hill top monk using his mobile phone.

Dishonest drivers
Never trust a rickshaw or taxi driver. They will tell you literally anything that will get them some business. Expecting them to take you where you wanted is usually wishful thinking! (By the way, we didn't actually take any photos of this item as we were too busy being angry at the time. We thought you would enjoy this one however, and the expression is appropriate!

Comments

[Alex]

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Cant wait to sit together in your living room and bitch about the Indian Hard Sell! My God. "You like, you give good price". No - sod off. Hows that?