Culture Shock!

Dav

I'm sure everyone who visits India for the first time suffers a little bit of culture shock upon arrival. I certainly did!

I arrived in Mumbai during daylight hours and within minutes of hopping into a taxi, the taxi driver swerved to deliberately hit a mangy dog. He smirked as it bounced off the side panelling. Within half an hour we were in the middle of the most chaotic scene. Terrible traffic, slums, beggars, lepers, peoples everywhere, (a typical day in Mumbai!). It was then that I saw my first dead human body. He was lying on the side of the road with a sack tied around his head and had very stiff toes. It looked like he had been placed there for the rubbish collector to pick him up. It was then that we decided to stay in touristy Colaba as opposed to the less touristy Fort precinct that was the original plan.

Has anyone else had a unique first impression of India?

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steven_ber

Too true Dav.

We had a similar thread a while ago.

First time arrival experiences.

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Nick-H

I've known at least two people who were put off India for ever within days of arriving in Mumbai. Unless Dav's experience is really unusuall, I'm not surprised

I also know people that love the City!

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