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My view is based on many more stories and accounts than the one above, this merely added to the already deep seated knowledge that India is a place that can just fuck right off!
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 12:22, 1 reply)

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India is such a massive diverse place. You can live in opulent luxury, or like a dog.
When I visited Thailand and India, the far majority of tourists with injuries, did it falling off motorbikes.
And anywhere unfamiliar can become frightening, particularly if you've taken drugs.

I challenge anyone to visit the beaches of Kerala, or the Himalayan villages, and say there is anything scary or unpleasant about India.

And one more thing, if you get a £500 holiday to Goa, load up on pills, and treat the place like your own personal heated nightclub and dealer in one, don't complain when the locals start to get a bit ratty.
( browser still relating boring anecdotes into a void on, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 12:44, closed)

Agreed.
I've just been in Tamil Nadu, and everyone was really friendly. I'm planning a trip to Kerala next, hopefully also going to Ooty. TBH, Goa sounds like my personal idea of hell.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Wed 18 Feb 2009, 14:10, closed)