My friend just went to India for three months. Here's the tea
Friend - 23, white female solo traveler, 140 lbs tops, a solid 9/10, well traveled thru third world shit holes, generally positive smiley person
Setting - Flys into Jaipur, travels to 8 different parts of India over 3 months
The Negatives -
- Groped 3 times with hands, other gropings were with elbows. She said the Indian men are usually very beta and don't have the balls to grope w their hands, so they use their elbows. Lots of elbow bob taps. Says she would scream in the gropers faces and they would act like it was an accident.
- Litter is a custom. As in you cannot not litter. There are no garbage or trash services. The first few days she would give trash to vendors, they always threw it directly on the ground, so she started littering, too. She said when she got to USA she noticed herself littering and was shocked at how quick she got used to such a nasty habit.
- Had food poisoning three times. You cannot drink the water, bottled water is also dubious, you have to buy specific brands and watch those brands in the news for disparity on quality
- Small portions. They drink from tiny shot sized glasses instead of full glasses. She said she had to buy 4 drinks and 6 meals at a time the portions were so small (as stated she is thin). Each meal or drink is like $1. Meals have no meat, paneer is favored. The food is better towards the south because they have seafood and fatter people. Said the food wasn't good and she longed for American food.
- Saving face (lying) is integral to their culture. She stayed with a family and they would all tell her something privately and be like "please dont tell me mom/son/sister this."
- Hinduism is retarded. My friend went with an open mind hoping to learn something. She said there's no set text, it's just random customs and folk tales passed around. They love to tell the stories of the gods and they are all fucked up stories of mutilation, isolation, and incest. In Hindu they can reach enlightenment or reincarnate as something better if they commit to one thing forever. It doesn't matter what the thing is. Many commit to holding their arm up forever or not showering or shit like that lmfao. Saw weird rituals including men naked covered in burnt human ashes with brooms tied to their dicks dancing around to induce pain
-Men try to take pictures w/ you constantly
- Mothers mutilate their children to beg
- Says the most dysgenic jeets immigrate westward because the good looking ones can make a way in India, the ugly ones have to become nerds to be exported.
- Most of the men were unattractive, but there were a few hot ones.
- Men pee in public, openly everywhere. Street vendors will pee by their cart then go back to cooking. No one washes their hands.
- Scamming is the only option. Will go to a cab and said she will pay by the meter. Cabbie says no, he names the price at the end. She walks away and the cabbie will idol in the hot sun for hours instead. Laziness was common. She said no sympathy for them as there are endless ways to make money there because there are no regulations. Street artisans were raking it in, for example.
The Positives
- Chai tea is amazing. They grind the spices on the spot. There is no food storage there. Everything bought is cooked as soon as they get it.
- Waterfalls everywhere
- Stray dogs will follow and defend you from hecklers if you feed them
- Could rent an automatic motorcycle for $3 a day
- Those trains with 10000 people on them have classes you can buy to get out of being in swamped areas. $1 to ride about 8 hours in swamp, $20 to ride same time in small room with bed
- Loved the definition of regions. Says in USA you can be in Alaska, Texas, or NY and people will eat fried chicken, have a husky, and look the same. In india each region is defined- it has a certain dog, the people have a particular look, way of life.
- Street shitting is on the way out. She didnt see anyone publicly defecate once. They are beginning to shame it and trying really hard to implement toilets thru public campaigns. Saw a few human shit piles regardless, but said most of the shit comes from the free range cows.
- Said the trip made her more racist
The Verdict
Loved it, fave country ever visited, can't wait to go back