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Anybody here ever been to India?

MVP said:
Not sure what you mean by that? Former Soviet Union was actually very safe country. Crime was pretty much minimal. Nobody was afraid to let little kids play outside unsupervised all day long or let them take public transportation to school and back starting at the age of 7 years.
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MVP, but you probably now, what a "bardakk" is? :-). Or maybe even served in Soviet Army? Or travelled in Russia by train. I was born in '75 so i managed to escape it i.e Soviet army.
Anyway, i think, that you will survive in India :-).

IMHO Delhi is not dangerous compared to Rio De Janeiro or some places in Mexico or South Africa. Of course, every white guy is walking wallet for a typical person who approaches you in India. It was very difficult to find people, who are not interested in your money and with whom you can talk about different things. In Thekkady we talked to the Bengal family; they told me that while they are citizens of India, they will also be harassed by crap-sellers.
My tips for those who want to visit India:
1. Have a lot of time; travelling between cities takes time.
2. IMHO domestic flights are better compared to train travel. Of course, visiting Agra is better to do by car or train.
3. Houseboat is overrated. While the food was super, the temperature was quite hot and you will be bored there.
4. 0,5 litre of rum, gin, vodka etc per week for keeping pests in your stomach under your control.
5. Clothes that do not attract attention.
6. If you are a single woman, get yourself a male friend. You as a woman will be practically invisible to harassers and the male guy will get all the attention. Also if they ask whether you are married, say something like "no, we are co workers and i am his boss". Worked in our case; the hired car driver was quite confused that the woman is calling the shots, is angry etc. Even brought me a beer and told "the madam is quite angry, is everything OK, what should i do" etc.
 
lauriandres said:
MVP, but you probably now, what a "bardakk" is? :-). Or maybe even served in Soviet Army? Or travelled in Russia by train. I was born in '75 so i managed to escape it i.e Soviet army.
Anyway, i think, that you will survive in India :-).

IMHO Delhi is not dangerous compared to Rio De Janeiro or some places in Mexico or South Africa. Of course, every white guy is walking wallet for a typical person who approaches you in India. It was very difficult to find people, who are not interested in your money and with whom you can talk about different things. In Thekkady we talked to the Bengal family; they told me that while they are citizens of India, they will also be harassed by crap-sellers.
My tips for those who want to visit India:
1. Have a lot of time; travelling between cities takes time.
2. IMHO domestic flights are better compared to train travel. Of course, visiting Agra is better to do by car or train.
3. Houseboat is overrated. While the food was super, the temperature was quite hot and you will be bored there.
4. 0,5 litre of rum, gin, vodka etc per week for keeping pests in your stomach under your control.
5. Clothes that do not attract attention.
6. If you are a single woman, get yourself a male friend. You as a woman will be practically invisible to harassers and the male guy will get all the attention. Also if they ask whether you are married, say something like "no, we are co workers and i am his boss". Worked in our case; the hired car driver was quite confused that the woman is calling the shots, is angry etc. Even brought me a beer and told "the madam is quite angry, is everything OK, what should i do" etc.
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What is the advantage of traveling with a bossy woman? It earns you free beers? Strange. If you are actually there with a woman you want to be with, is there some reason not to let them know that you're a couple?
 
dalamon said:
Lotta nice places to see in India man. Culturally gorgeous, the Himalayas are sublime
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That is probably very true and it would be a cool place to visit but I can think of numerous places id want to visit first.
 
They have an "Visa on Arrival" option that should only take you about 48 hours to get one. It's easier than it has been.

You'll get a ****-ton of delays with Indian bureaucracies. If that bothers you a lot, then you're going to struggle. If you learn to get zen about it, then you'll have a good time. But, seriously, you have to work on this precise facet of being there.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
What is the advantage of traveling with a bossy woman? It earns you free beers? Strange. If you are actually there with a woman you want to be with, is there some reason not to let them know that you're a couple?
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Well, it seems that the wires inside the crap-sellers brain will short-circuit if they find out that the couple is just friends (or acting like friends). For example when we walked some minutes in those shops which offer some money to the driver who brings customers, the sales persons ignored my female friend and tärget only me (my wallet). After some shops it will be quite tiresome, because most of the people who approach you in India try to sell something to you. We actually missed genuine people with whom we would able to discuss about ohter topics.

I earned free beer from the driver because he tried to lure us again to some kind of shop (or asked some extra money) and my partner shouted something like "Manuel, we don't want this or that, please do ...". :-)
Of course, at the end of the 7th day when he dropped us to the airport we gave him 1000 INR as tip - i think it was quite generous considering the total price of the tour (about 700 USD for two)etc.
 
Kind of like when people say "I don't like Chinese food." I mean, I get that they are pretty much saying that they don't like Americanized "Chinese" restaurant food, but if you take it literally they are pretty much saying they don't like food, as there is every kind of food in China prepared in almost every way imaginable.

But the most generic definition of curry is a dish prepared with a spiced sauce. Of course there is a typical curry flavor that usually involves turmeric and a few common spices.
 
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