Hitler is more popular in India than Ghandi.

[Hawaiian Punch]

The fukking Ganges just has dead bodies floating in it like it's nothing

This is the same place people be bathing and drinking

Using your left hand to wipe our butt? With no toilet paper?

I have love for all brown folks regardless if they don't like my black ass, but that is the last place I would visit

 

[intruder]

India is filthy in many areas from what I understand, but dudes are acting like many parts of sub-saharan Africa aren't the same. I know people who have been to Africa mostly on missions and talked about how it stinks and people are shytting out in the open in alleys and in the streams they bathe in and it's generally filthy and unhygienic. But like you said, that's not the whole continent.

People who live in impoverished developing nations generally tend to have bad health and hygiene standards. Gee, what a shock. As usual some idiots here try to make it some racial shyt.

Thats because the typical american naturally approaches damn near every discussion with race in mind. And I understand it because the history here has a lot to do with it. Just as a lot of other countries people naturally associate damn near every discussion with corruption and fraud in mind because thats's what's there.

 

[intruder]

Exactly. But an inferiority complex is all it is. It's sad, but this is the kind of behavior some people have to engage in to establish some self-worth.

It's human nature but you have to be aware of it and put a lid on it.

People will (in their minds) find every reason to think they are superior than the next.

• I usually starts with how much more money they have than the next
• if not then it's race: Their race is better than yours
• if not then it's nationality: their country is superior to yours
• if not then it's religion: their God and beliefs are better and make more sense than yours
• if not then it's profession: Their profession is more respected than yours
• if not then it's education: Their school and degrees are higher than yours
• if not then it's cultural back grounds: their ethnicity is better than yours
• if not then it's family ties: Their family has more success than yours

 

[Malta]

@Malta :hold:

you was up in that Africa thread talkin bout Africa is way different than the media projects it. it was beautiful even.



yup. Low key this is why I respect Obama so much. he came up in the internet age and they really dont have much dirt on him.

all of the historical figures we idolize have way more dirt on them

nobody's perfect, but that's why i dont idolize man either.​

Fam, I never once said Africa was different from the way media portrays it. What I said is that Americans can find an easier way of life there, nothing more and nothing less.

You're going to limit yourself based on stereotypes? Especially when I'm sure that your travels taught you that each country has its slums and luxuries - and everything in between.

I am not a fan of staying in South Asian big cities for long (can't stand the crowds), but there is a lot of affordable luxury available outside of the cities too. You just need to do your research beforehand. I drank bottled water, avoided the street vendors, I never got sick. Spas, jet stream showers, massages, runway fashion shows, lounges, etc - whatever floats your boat is all there. You can try beach towns too, but my favorites in both South Asia and East Africa tend to be vacation homes or resorts on the country and mountain side.

I would do anything to stay in these two places:

Vivanta by Taj - Madikeri, Coorg

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Since you're well traveled and actually have been there I respect your opinion, my opinion wasn't really based on stereotypes, Indians from India were the ones telling me it's filthy there and to avoid the food. It doesn't help that I'm not a fan of Indian food to begin with, and outside of China/Japan I'm not that interested in visiting Asia.

By the way, what do you do? I'm about to start calling you Carmen San Diego, you've traveled more places than me and I'm finding it difficult not to throw shade

 

[Sinnerman]

Hey I'll be the first person to criticize India for being dirty, overpopulated, obsessed with outdated customs/rituals, etc.

BUT

You dudes in here that try to shyt on India while giving countries in Africa passes for the same shyt

If you want to get technical, India, dirty as it is, is way more advanced that any country on the African continent in every category and it's not even close. Does this mean Indians are inherently superior to Africans? No, it doesn't but it does mean a lot of you need to smarten up and get a reality check. Being willingly ignorant will get you nowhere.

this isn't true

but I get your point regardless

 

[GetInTheTruck]

this isn't true

but I get your point regardless

Yes, it is.

 

[nineteeneightysix]

I believe that Adolf Hitler is the best kind of leader to have when the country is broken and in the sewers...

You can't have an Obama, Mandela, Ghandi, Clinton, Chretien, type of leader when the country is broken and morale is low...

You need a dude like Hitler who will unify people, invest in National pride, and provide social support while building a strong military...

Even if it means eradicating another race...

 

[HoustonHeat]

Since you're well traveled and actually have been there I respect your opinion, my opinion wasn't really based on stereotypes, Indians from India were the ones telling me it's filthy there and to avoid the food. It doesn't help that I'm not a fan of Indian food to begin with, and outside of China/Japan I'm not that interested in visiting Asia.

Indian streets are dirtier than the U.S., but if you survived NYC in the 80s, you wont be as shocked. Your Indian friends probably think you can't handle the food/culture shock cause you are an American, I got told the same.

Do you not eat carne guisada or rican chicken stew? A lot of South Asian and North African cuisine is similar to that. Hmm.

By the way, what do you do? I'm about to start calling you Carmen San Diego, you've traveled more places than me and I'm finding it difficult not to throw shade

I wouldn't say I traveled more than you, just different places. I haven't been to South America like you, but you inspired me to go in 2013. I've mostly traveled in N. + central America, Europe, East Africa, and Asia, and I'm a rookie. I have South America and Australia to still visit, along with midwest U.S. and Hawaii.

My dad was a super nomad and I got his travel bug. As soon as I started earning a little money in late undergrad/early 20s, I started domestic traveling within U.S. and then outside the U.S. shortly after.

Being a student and traveling = using the entire winter and summer breaks.

Now as a workaholic, I make domestic plans for most of my 3 day weekends, months or even years before. Foreign travel plans can only take place with my holiday break combined with time off or during slow periods at work. My workplace gets 1.5 weeks off in December, plus fed holidays, and I earn about 25 days worth of Sick/Vacation leave per year. I have about 5% of my monthly income automatically placed in a separate checking account for travel savings.

I don't waste a SINGLE hour of my vacation leave. I'm a pretty efficient and frugal traveler, I'll leave with my carry on right after work and then arrive back to work a little tardy on my first day back.

I couldn't do any of this with kids though, so I'm going to try to get all my traveling done by my mid 30s before I pop a munchkin out. My cousin travels abroad about twice a year with her 2 year old, don't know how she does it.

 

[Malta]

Indian streets are dirtier than the U.S., but if you survived NYC in the 80s, you wont be as shocked. Your Indian friends probably think you can't handle the food/culture shock cause you are an American, I got told the same.

Do you not eat carne guisada or rican chicken stew? A lot of South Asian and North African cuisine is similar to that. Hmm.

Well yeah, NYC in the 80s was a hell hole, honestly I'll keep an open mind to it. I'd be open to going if it were on a deal and I were a little bit older, but I can assure you I gots no love for the food, where's the sazon? I've always wanted to go to the Maldives truth be told, and I guess I'd have to go to India to get there.

I wouldn't say I traveled more than you, just different places. I haven't been to South America like you, but you inspired me to go in 2013. I've mostly traveled in N. + central America, Europe, East Africa, and Asia, and I'm a rookie. I have South America and Australia to still visit, along with midwest U.S. and Hawaii.

My dad was a super nomad and I got his travel bug. As soon as I started earning a little money in late undergrad/early 20s, I started domestic traveling within U.S. and then outside the U.S. shortly after.

Being a student and traveling = using the entire winter and summer breaks.

Now as a workaholic, I make domestic plans for most of my 3 day weekends, months or even years before. Foreign travel plans can only take place with my holiday break combined with time off or during slow periods at work. My workplace gets 1.5 weeks off in December, plus fed holidays, and I earn about 25 days worth of Sick/Vacation leave per year. I have about 5% of my monthly income automatically placed in a separate checking account for travel savings.

I don't waste a SINGLE hour of my vacation leave. I'm a pretty efficient and frugal traveler, I'll leave with my carry on right after work and then arrive back to work a little tardy on my first day back.

I couldn't do any of this with kids though, so I'm going to try to get all my traveling done by my mid 30s before I pop a munchkin out. My cousin travels abroad about twice a year with her 2 year old, don't know how she does it.

I'd rep you 5 times if I could and that doesn't sound like the passport game of a rookie to me at all.

More people should live like that and I wish I could have done more traveling before I settled down. There are still tons of places I wish I could have visited, Australia being one of them, and parts of the South Pacific. As for your cousin, there are plenty of people that still travel with kids, they just home school the kids, which in this day and age seems like a wise choice.

If you get the chance, check out the documentary A Map for Saturday, it's about a guy who spends 1 year of his life just traveling the world. If I had to do my life over again, I think I'd just spend it going around the world, living like a international vagabond.

 

[HoustonHeat]

I'd rep you 5 times if I could and that doesn't sound like the passport game of a rookie to me at all.

More people should live like that and I wish I could have done more traveling before I settled down. There are still tons of places I wish I could have visited, Australia being one of them, and parts of the South Pacific. As for your cousin, there are plenty of people that still travel with kids, they just home school the kids, which in this day and age seems like a wise choice.

If you get the chance, check out the documentary A Map for Saturday, it's about a guy who spends 1 year of his life just traveling the world. If I had to do my life over again, I think I'd just spend it going around the world, living like a international vagabond.

I say rookie cause my cousin (same one) and her sis are the daughters of an Ambassador. She literally lived - not visited- all over the world, and still travels regularly. My dad has me beat as well. Those friends who are married to Euros also tell me about all the international traveling Europeans do on the regular.

I tried to look for "A Map For Saturday" on netflix but it wasn't there. I went to dude's blog though, it will be good weekend reading, thanks for the tip! I'm going to look for the documentary in local stores.

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

These are the same people who shyt and piss in the water they bathe in

link ?

 

[RicanFury]

Ive heard of the temple before.... all Im saying is that western media have a habit of going to the worst or most impoverished areas of so-called third world countries and giving the impression that that represents a whole country....

Yeah theres a guy drinking out the same bowl as a rat, In the states right now theres someone eating their own shyt , dont mean it represents a whole society

show me some of the modern parts with toilet paper

 

[Yung Yogurt]

I wish more people were like you. Black people always wanna judge others based on what they see on TV and what others tell them only to get mad when others judge them using the same source

Realest post in here..yall nikkas sound exactly like racist white people talking about Africa or people in the hood smh. The food and women alone would make me want to go to India. Yeah some parts look filthy but look at some of the neigborhoods and cities we rep on here.

 

[rantanamo]

What kind of nonsense is going on here. I went to India last year for 6 weeks. To be honest, there was some scary poverty. The sensation was much worse than I had seen on TV or imagined in real life. Sorry, that was just the reality. Was everything like that? No. I stayed in some very nice middle class areas in Kolkata and Bombay. Had a great time in many places. But man, the average street was scary, no lie. The air quality was scary no lie. You cannot prepare yourself for seeing dead bodies floating. You cannot prepare yourself for some of the smells or seeing kids use the bathroom on the street. Their family driver was scaring the hell out of me. My gf has been visiting India and even lived in India at times throughout her entire life. Her father grew up in India, and multiple times he had me not drink tap water. Hell her cousins that live there, would say the same thing at times. Sorry if that hurts, just being real. I'm not judging at all, but that's how it was, and my gfs family are upper class people, so we stayed in nice places, but the real was unavoidable.

If you're in the right places, some damn beautiful women.

 

[zerozero]

Her father grew up in India, and multiple times he had me not drink tap water.

you can't drink tap water in most places on the planet breh

anyway I'm glad the general "omg india is a sewer!" sentiments is getting some pushback in here. Just cause some guy from China went to a particular place and took a bunch of revolting pics doesn't mean you have to be around all that. And it's not different from many parts of other developing countries