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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not go back to India. Hard in many ways.[/quote]

Only, if you are traveling like the poorest of the poor.

I only luxury travel to and in India. I fly business class in middle eastern airlines (Emirates or Etihad), stop over at Abu Dhabi or Dubai, go in luxury and comfort and minimize the impact of jet lag,  Then, I either stay with my family/friends who have extra room, AC, well established homes and servants - or I stay in expensive 5 star hotels. I hire the best and most expensive touring vehicles available and drivers that are known to the family or have great reviews. And I travel mainly with family or friends.  I also shop a lot and get all my bulky stuff couriered to US.

India is not a place to do on shoe-string budget travel.  If you do that then you have to be inconvenienced sometimes.  However, India is still incredibly cheaper than US or Europe so it boggles my mind that westerners want to travel in the way the poorest of the poor are travelling there.  If you spend a fraction of your money that you spend in a Western country and stay in good hotels and take taxis from  proper registered taxi service, you will have an experience of comfort and luxury.

Nothing beats the food in India. Not one country I have visited has better food than India (ok, Thailand is amazing food too). [/quote]

Are you Indian? Because in my experience Indian Americans need to throw around terms like servants and Emirates business class so we all know they aren’t “that kind of Indian” (ie, a poor one). It’s a bizarre insecurity. [/quote]

No insecurity.  Just reality. Yes, I am Indian.  Frugal and probably 3%er.  Not apologizing for doing well in US and did not come here through "Dunky".

I would not take a business class to India in any Western or US airline because you do not get the service that you get in Middle Eastern Airlines. Period.  I would definitely splurge on business class to India because it is a horribly long journey and I cannot endure it now in my middle age.    I would not take Air India business class even for the 15 hour non-stop trip because of the horrible condition of their planes.

And I would absolutely stay at places where you get RO water, have ac, have servants, have your own  room, have your own bathroom, and have protection from bugs, heat and dust. DUH!  And I can do that because I am Indian with family that is living in metropolitan cities and have comfortable home.  Or stay in good expensive hotels.

I see a lot of westerners doing budget travel in India and then cribbing about the dirt, poverty, lack of safety and lack of hygiene, when it is an emerging economy.  Why?  How poor are you that you cannot travel like a mid-budget American traveller?  You get great service in India for what you pay in a mid range hotel in US.  But, if you want to go to a third world poor country and pay what poor people in that country  pay and then crib about it being uncomfortable then it is on you.  [/quote]

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