Comments on: This is India! 105

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:19:47 +0000

In reply to H. It can be frustrating. Of course it happens to travelers everywhere, not just India and most are used to that while they travel. I have been to over 30 countries and of the ones I've been to, I would say that in India my first few months I did encounter ripoffs nearly daily which I never encountered anywhere else.

By: H

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 06:51:49 +0000

As an Indian, it really angers me when foreigners are being ripped off, or being treated unfairly. I remember once talking to a European woman who was in Chennai with her two kids when her tour guide (or so I thought, the way he was talking to her was more like an abusive boyfriend). I have always wanted to apologize to them on the behalf of my people because God knows how many people still think we Indians are an uncivilized bunch who don’t even have basic manners!

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:13:19 +0000

In reply to Tim UrbanDuniya. Haha, it's a conundrum!

By: Tim UrbanDuniya

Tim UrbanDuniya — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 08:40:03 +0000

Soooooo frustrating – and it’s just unbelievable how this is their job yet they seem surprised when they are required to do it. I know this feeling very well :/

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:15:11 +0000

In reply to Zara. Yes, I feel ya with the line cutting too! It's another example of how we have to change our ways to fit India :P

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:14:22 +0000

In reply to Rohan Dhillon. Thank you for sharing that story with us. If you go to my homepage and search "Goa monsoon" you'll see a few articles about where to stay and what to do during the rains.

By: Zara

Zara — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:51:54 +0000

In reply to Zara. Recognise myself*. Ugh. Autocorrect. Sorry

By: Zara

Zara — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:50:20 +0000

Yeah. This annoys me immensely too. I don’t want to be rude, but after a year of living here I realise rudeness is the only way certain things will ever get done. And.. like you said, you would never have to be rude back home…sometimes i don’t decor use myself, but there’s no way around it either. Sad.

This and the perpetual line cutting are top of the list. Back home people would be falling over themselves telling me to cut ahead of them (i’m visibly pregnant and carrying a tired toddler) but here grown men think nothing of stepping on my toes to save 2 minutes out of their day. There’s a line douchebag!

By: Rohan Dhillon

Rohan Dhillon — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 11:59:17 +0000

As a global trotter, pausing my job for a indefinite while i can so relate to this. Being half indian sometimes can be of no use, here with my girlfriend they put as in the same boat with the immigration papers. The guy heavily swore at us, when I showed him the way of law without realising I understood every word he said as per how he would ‘Do’ her if I wasn’t around and I also had a Gopro active, got him arrested and his ass kicked. When we landed reported it to the local minister- . So this is what i realised about india…. If you are not well off, they will treat you like crap. One has to vomit confidence to there faces, as people are nice- the lower class and government officials can harden your patience. Chasing a gypsy lifestyle comes at a cost. Hats off to you Rachel.

If one has to go around, where should one stay in Goa? What is monsoon for Goa? I travel to taste food, what all should I eat? I bet you must have met some really cool people, where could I learn from them?