10.White lines designating lanes on the roads mean absolutely NOTHING.
9. Everything tastes better with buffalo milk -- except corn flakes.
8. Don't accept the first price a merchant gives you for anything. Simply respond with a disgusted look on your face and say "Baraber Bathow!" and pay the lower price.
7. An 80-rupee haircut is a great deal, but the power may go out once or twice while your sideburns are being trimmed.
6. Stray dogs can be friendly ... at a distance.
5. Seaside property has breathtaking views but for the sake of your nose, try not to take any breaths.
4. Coca-cola, Lay's and Domino's may seem like familiar brands but they taste like nothing you find in the US.
3. The Jutti Chupai Indian wedding game can get a lot more violent in India than it ever is in the US.
2. Bollywood entertainment is considered beneath Bombay's most elite, but at the same time unifies the many diversified castes/cultures of India.
1. Riding a moped in traffic requires a great amount of maneuvering and skill... and wearing a helmet is pretty much... well... futile.
About this blog's headline image: The Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, India.
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it sounds like you had a very adventurous trip!!
you love your indiaaa! YAY!
-Avisha
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Hi Vishal,
Welcome back, Happy New Year, I think you must have learnt more than 10 lessons in India, I liked your article about HO exprience, and the cable installation expriences, Takecare
Regards / Radhasoami
Your Uncle
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You know u luved it :) Welcome bak and happpy new year .
Luv
Tina
Buffalo milk? I think I'll pass...
Vishal,
I really liked your buying experience "Baraber Bathow!" and pay the lower price.
Love,
Geeta
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Hey Vishal,
How is it going? remember me your friend from the plane... Navpreet...
How are ya? love your comments about what you thought India is like and it is very true...LOL...
I am not on FB so i couldn't add you as a friend there... anyways if you wish to contact me here is my email eddy
Take Care
Navpreet.