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HisTreeNut
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Ashful
Minister of Fire
You need to travel more.
I only go to India under direct threat of firing... and even then, I usually refuse. You can have it, Jan!
Watch for the Dehli Belly.
Good to hear. I've read about some new Indian wineries. That's changed since we were there 15 yrs ago. Back then the wine we drank was mostly from South Africa and Australia. Indian wine choices were very few and poor quality.
We lived there for almost 3 months and loved it. I brought the family and no one got Delhi belly. Actually we ate really well.
Ashful
Minister of Fire
Its a big country, we may be discussing different areas. We have to regularly send folks over to maintain our systems installed there, and it seems like every one of our employees that has gone to support these few customers in India has gotten sick.
Sorry to hear that. I was centered in New Dehli. We traveled a month throughout Rajasthan. Would gladly go back. There is nothing like India.
Going to Korea and Germany next month. TX in October. November: Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore/Indonesia. New Orleans in December. I need to travel less.
When I was here the first time, a few years ago, I said to myself, never again....and here we are.
Indonesia: I grew up with people from Indonesia, after WWII many people from Indonesia came to Holland. Indonesia has been Dutch "territory" for over 300 years. Been in Indonesia 8 times. In my neighborhood we were one of the few non-Indonesian families. People, nature, food (I like my food hot). The lady of the house has her roots in the Moluccan Islands aka spice islands. See photo
South Korea: People (beautiful, smart, well educated) food. Been there 7 times.
Thailand: food, I like my food hot. People. Been there 5 times.
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Let's be honest here. I am in a 5 star JW Marriott hotel and from my room window I see tent city, poverty all over, less than 200 yards from here. People have the same tarps as roofs, we use to cover our firewood. 5 Million cows roam free on the roads, people with absolutely no clothes on have a "house" made of 4 poles and a tarp on a highway intersection. This country is a mess, 85% live under the poverty line. 85% of 1.2 billion people. What are we doing? Well, the people are very friendly and the food is good. We need to change the world, just afraid it is not happening in my lifetime.
Yes, India has some real stark contrasts, often all crammed into one big city. I hung out and ate at times with some of the "under the poverty line" people there if this means under what America considers to be the poverty line. What touched me was they were still generous and polite and happy people. I agree that way too much wealth is concentrated at the top, but money can't buy one happiness or love. Like you it was the people and food that I liked the most about India. But also, the history and the ability to touch, walk and even sleep in it was an unprecedented experience. I liken India to a roller coaster where our western sensibilities sit on the back seat. We found it to be a place of incredibly high experiences, sometimes followed by some serious lows only to be followed by another great high. Crazy but we loved it. Every day was an adventure.
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