tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786179413339218220.post2486479669424840032..comments2023-04-03T00:27:32.399-07:00Comments on Seeking Ganesh: The DownsJ. Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757987219138695690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786179413339218220.post-89573172171934120042010-08-07T04:01:11.026-07:002010-08-07T04:01:11.026-07:00Devbala is the best . Stop talking shit about it!!...Devbala is the best . Stop talking shit about it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786179413339218220.post-5204310230868497392010-04-27T06:06:59.324-07:002010-04-27T06:06:59.324-07:00Unfortunately, the case with many beggars in India...Unfortunately, the case with many beggars in India is that they usually "belong to" a kind of begging syndicate that's run by whoever the local thug is. In order to beg at a certain spot, they probably have to pay some guy a proportion of their earnings. I think you're taking the right attitude towards the begging by only giving food. I'm sorry you were treated so badly, but that's why that woman threw the food back at you. At the end of the day, she would probably rather have the food, but people can do some pretty crazy shit to extort money.<br /><br />I think it's insane how desensitised I feel when I go back to India, but the poverty is just a reality I've always lived with.<br /><br />Most people that get sick in India probably do so because of the water. Don't drink any drinks that haven't been made with bottled water. If you're buying something off the street, they usually don't use bottled water, but if you ask them to, they will if you pay a couple of rupees extra for the bottle. Don't eat raw vegetables at restaurants because they're washed with tap water. When you buy your own fruit and vegetables, wash them in bottled water - which is really cheap there. Oh and you should probably buy it in a place that isn't just selling you tap water.Namihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478358675782654975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786179413339218220.post-60406749319133740692010-04-26T05:43:17.958-07:002010-04-26T05:43:17.958-07:00We'll have to have a big BBQ when you guys get...We'll have to have a big BBQ when you guys get back!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01181570779158342614noreply@blogger.com