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DoubleOSnake
12/14/20 10:57:58 AM
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i ask because i might have the opportunity to visit

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Zikten
12/14/20 10:59:07 AM
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Yes. Don't touch the water from the Ganges River though.....
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LightHawKnight
12/14/20 10:59:27 AM
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As a dude, yes for the food and only to the tourist areas and never stepping off the path.

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DoubleOSnake
12/14/20 10:59:54 AM
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Zikten posted...
Yes. Don't touch the water from the Ganges River though.....
why not?

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teepan95
12/14/20 11:00:59 AM
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Sure
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Colorahdo
12/14/20 11:01:17 AM
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DoubleOSnake posted...
why not?

They use the ganges to "bury" dead bodies, as a toilet, and bath. One of the world's most polluted rivers

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viewmaster_pi
12/14/20 11:02:07 AM
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Ah... no thank you. There aren't many places outside of the US I'd care to visit.

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Zikten
12/14/20 11:02:23 AM
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Yea. Its considered a sacred river but.....they sure don't take care of it very well
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Hexenherz
12/14/20 11:04:07 AM
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I would like to one day, yes. I love traveling though. Most of my experience is limited to Europe.

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kriztov1
12/14/20 11:04:11 AM
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Absolutely.

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Master_Bass
12/14/20 11:04:18 AM
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I don't have a particular desire to ever visit India. I don't really like traveling much in the first place, though, and there's plenty of other places I'd rather go to first if I were to travel.

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treebrojima
12/14/20 11:05:13 AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_of_the_Ganges

Human waste

The river flows through 100 cities with populations over 100,000; 97 cities with population between 50,000 to 100,000, and about 48 towns.[12] A large proportion of the sewage water with higher organic load in the Ganga is from this population through domestic water usage.

Industrial waste

Because of the establishment of a large number of industrial cities on the bank of the Ganga like Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Patna, countless tanneries, chemical plants, textile mills, distilleries, slaughterhouses, and hospitals prosper and grow along this and contribute to the pollution of the Ganges by dumping untreated waste into it.[13] One coal-based power plant on the banks of the Pandu River, a Ganges tributary near the city of Kanpur, burns 600,000 tons of coal each year and produces 210,000 tons of fly ash. The ash is dumped into ponds from which a slurry is filtered, mixed with domestic wastewater, and then released into the Pandu River. Fly ash contains toxic heavy metals such as lead and copper. The amount[2] of parts per million of copper released in the Pandu before it even reaches the Ganga is a thousand times higher than in uncontaminated water Industrial effluents are about 12% of the total volume of effluent reaching the Ganges. Although a relatively low proportion, they are a cause for major concern because they are often toxic and non-biodegradable.[2]

Religious traditions

During festival seasons, over 70 million people bathe in the Ganga [14] to cleanse themselves of their past sins. Some materials like food, waste or leaves are left in the Ganga which are also responsible for its pollution. Traditional beliefs hold that being cremated on its banks and floating down the Ganga will cleanse the sins of those who die and carry them directly to salvation. In Varanasi alone, an estimated forty thousand bodies are cremated every year into the Ganga, many of which are only half-burnt.[7]
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viewmaster_pi
12/14/20 11:05:55 AM
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They fucking BATHE IN IT?

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treebrojima
12/14/20 11:06:15 AM
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But, to answer your question, yes, as long as i had a guide and stayed in the safer areas. It's a beatiful and remarkable county with lots of history.
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DoubleOSnake
12/14/20 11:09:21 AM
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randy_123r posted...
As a black man, absolutely not.
really? why do you say this?

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Hexenherz
12/14/20 11:11:27 AM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
They fucking BATHE IN IT?
Yeah, but you also have to realize not all immune systems are the same. Turns out, when you grow up in certain environments you have a much higher tolerance to bacteria and allergens than if you grow up in a sterile air conditioned house and school.

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viewmaster_pi
12/14/20 11:12:19 AM
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but there's poo in there

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Crescente
12/14/20 11:34:46 AM
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I have some Indian friends and we want to visit.

Hell I'll go anywhere. Been in the same place for too long and this covid stuff just makes worse.
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Sictis
12/14/20 11:35:47 AM
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No thanks
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Phynaster
12/14/20 11:41:52 AM
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Absolutely. Mixed feelings about it with the current fascist government though

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Cleo_II
12/14/20 11:54:27 AM
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Ill pass
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Touch
12/14/20 11:56:57 AM
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Maybe if I went with a friend who was absolutely knowledgeable about all the places to avoid and stuff. I've been watching a guy on youtube named Karl Rock who lives there and he's always giving advice on all the scams and pickpocketing techniques to avoid/be wary of

https://youtu.be/iKJoMO0vJ5c


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DoubleOSnake
12/14/20 11:57:38 AM
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why is it called meet mr. poo?

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Touch
12/14/20 12:01:33 PM
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DoubleOSnake posted...
why is it called meet mr. poo?
Because it's a guy who literally squirts dog shit on your shoes when you aren't looking then pretends to care and then direct you to his friend around the corner that will clean it for you for $35 USD (converted to their rupees of course)

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ModLogic
12/14/20 12:14:21 PM
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hell naw

there is no way i would willingly visit india

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DragonClaw01
12/14/20 12:37:34 PM
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Touch posted...
Because it's a guy who literally squirts dog shit on your shoes when you aren't looking then pretends to care and then direct you to his friend around the corner that will clean it for you for $35 USD (converted to their rupees of course)
You really aren't selling me too much on this place. I mean ancient cultures, cool historical attractions, interesting food--scratch that, you are going to encounter some wack job that is going to spray poo on you and you have to pay him to clean it up. Screw that, can I just visit Europe or Japan or something.

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Damn_Underscore
12/14/20 12:39:03 PM
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Yes.

There are obviously tourist areas there and it has some really awesome sights.

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Phynaster
12/14/20 1:41:06 PM
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DragonClaw01 posted...
You really aren't selling me too much on this place. I mean ancient cultures, cool historical attractions, interesting food--scratch that, you are going to encounter some wack job that is going to spray poo on you and you have to pay him to clean it up. Screw that, can I just visit Europe or Japan or something.
No scams in Europe, after all! What a stupid, ignorant shitpost

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viewmaster_pi
12/14/20 1:43:58 PM
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i would go to greece or japan. food, nature, history, hentai libraries, what a dream

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Touch
12/14/20 1:44:49 PM
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DragonClaw01 posted...
You really aren't selling me too much on this place. I mean ancient cultures, cool historical attractions, interesting food--scratch that, you are going to encounter some wack job that is going to spray poo on you and you have to pay him to clean it up. Screw that, can I just visit Europe or Japan or something.
There are scams everywhere. It just seems a bit more prevalent in India but as I and others have said, it'll still probably be okay if you or someone you know stick to the "safe" areas. And it's not like everyone's bad over there. In some of the videos I've watched of him, there are good samaritans that try to warn him of people that are trying to scam him and even 2-3 times where a vendor tries to give him food/tea for free but he still pays because he'll feel bad.

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Phynaster
12/14/20 1:49:01 PM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
i would go to greece or japan. food, nature, history, hentai libraries, what a dream
No food, nature, or history anywhere else eh

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viewmaster_pi
12/14/20 1:50:54 PM
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not that i'm interested in, sorry mr. worldwide

maybe france

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voldothegr8
12/14/20 1:53:11 PM
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Yeah that's gonna be a no from me dawg
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PaunchyTurtle53
12/14/20 2:01:30 PM
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Hell no dude.

If I were to travel, I'd want to go to Italy or Japan. Italy more than Japan.

The chance to eat authentic Italian food, and to see their architecture, museum, Venice. I will visit someday.

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SquirtleSkwad
12/14/20 2:04:09 PM
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The good parts, yeah.

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PoundGarden
12/14/20 2:04:57 PM
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Nooooooooo, no no no. No.

No

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viewmaster_pi
12/14/20 2:05:05 PM
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oh yeah, italy's another good one. i could finally fix that stupid tower

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MedeaLysistrata
12/14/20 2:09:22 PM
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Yeah, I'd go. Especially to a sub urban area with a friend where I can check out all the petit bourgeois culture

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Fossil
12/14/20 2:12:52 PM
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treebrojima posted...
In Varanasi alone, an estimated forty thousand bodies are cremated every year into the Ganga, many of which are only half-burnt.[7]
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DragonClaw01
12/14/20 2:22:20 PM
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Phynaster posted...
No scams in Europe, after all! What a stupid, ignorant shitpost
To be fair it was also the shit river, the rape, the crushing poverty and overwhelming feeling I am going to get Montezumas Revenge as well.

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
12/14/20 2:22:30 PM
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India is a disgusting place because people shit in the river, the street, and the water they bath in.

Even the tourist areas are not great due to how dirty the country is and how they cant keep the place clean.

The whole when you get off the plane you smell shit is not an exaggeration.

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Questionmarktarius
12/14/20 2:32:43 PM
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Hexenherz posted...
Yeah, but you also have to realize not all immune systems are the same. Turns out, when you grow up in certain environments you have a much higher tolerance to bacteria and allergens than if you grow up in a sterile air conditioned house and school.
That ain't doing shit for lead and mercury, though.
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SaltyWet
12/14/20 2:35:00 PM
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yes

Your best chance of seeing a wild tiger is in India.

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Smackems
12/14/20 2:37:36 PM
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Nah no interest in India

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_Daydream
12/14/20 2:37:42 PM
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As someone who is going to be in India at some point in the next 3-5 years for a wedding, yes, I would go. But would I go as a tourist? No. Not without someone I trusted who spoke the local language and national language (Hindi). The idea of not being able to understand 90+% of what is being spoken around me freaks me out. But I'm also a paranoid person in general.

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