Dumbest thing you've done in India

vargoje3 · Sep 1st, 2007, 10:45

Haha very true. You should have seen me trying to catch cobra's with the Irula Tribals. Now that was something!

vargoje3 · Sep 1st, 2007, 10:56

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

vargoje3 --- stunning stuff with the snake; great pics

. At least at the croc bank, when they give you one to hold (yours looks a lot bigger than the one they gave me

), there are people around who know what they're doing. One hopes!

Thanks Nick! Ya i tried to immerse myself in the culture and the wildlife while i was over there.

Ya at croc bank i was actually the guest of the owner so i got do do a lot of behind the scenes stuff most other people dont get to see/do. Hopefully he knew what he was doing or else i could have lost an arm or a leg.

Although i thought that it was kind of ironic that the first American Alligator i got ahold of was the whole way across the globe in India!!

amyl · Sep 1st, 2007, 10:57

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Originally Posted by robotvoice

LOL
this belongs in the thread: How to start a riot in India?

Am shocked to read this!!!!! Why Nick?? What have I done???

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Whats the deal with that thread, whatsoever??????

shashank.aggarwal · Sep 1st, 2007, 11:11

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Originally Posted by amyl

Whats the deal with that thread, whatsoever??????

This is the message you get when the thread is moved around...nothing personal just standard message...mods with clarify..

Nick-H · Sep 1st, 2007, 11:13

I'll check with the other mods, but that might be one of the every-body-but-Amyl threads!

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on the other hand, if you check the link, and see that the words in the URL don't match the supposed title you may come to the conclusion that it was just a tease

amyl · Sep 1st, 2007, 22:17

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it was just a tease

So me expecting a valid thread on that subject was MY dumbest thing on IM?!

GauhatiBoy · Sep 1st, 2007, 23:03

Going on a crowded bus in Mumbai, only standing room left, with a 100 rupee note sticking out of my back pocket (in '79). Of course it disappeared.

But then, the note was play money and I had the last laugh!

fly2raven · Sep 2nd, 2007, 01:00

play money??

I really want to try that...maybe I could use some from our monopoly game...

docgirl2005 · Sep 2nd, 2007, 01:50

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Originally Posted by Khamaghani01

My dumbest thing in/on India was to go there alone and on my own.
I felt so lonely, and in need to share my experiences with my dear ones.

Hi,
Maybe you should have found some Indiamikers in your city or like was mentioned in the other thread about couchsurfing. Meeting locals really helps feel less alienated to a new country. Hopefully your next India trip wont be like that.

Take care

GauhatiBoy · Sep 2nd, 2007, 02:35

And Indian hospitality among friends can't be beat. Too bad you missed that chance! You would have had a warm welcome, I'm sure.

karuna · Sep 2nd, 2007, 04:45

Hmm...not sure it was the dumbest thing but it was daft. I needed to call my credit card company while I was in Delhi. So I phoned the UK number on the back of the card and got through to their call centre....in India. The most expensive local call ever!

Nick-H · Sep 2nd, 2007, 17:52

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Originally Posted by amyl

So me expecting a valid thread on that subject was MY dumbest thing on IM?!

Well... Have to admit that I wondered...

amyl · Sep 3rd, 2007, 00:08

Diana · Sep 3rd, 2007, 00:15

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

That ankle-length cotton-print dress that women wear around the house (at least in this part of India) is a nightie!

That's a nightie??? No wonder I got some stares.
So all those shops with the bright dresses (with frilly bits

) are actually sexy lingerie shops??? Oh my. I need to tell my neighbor I brought her home a nightie and not a summer dress...or maybe not.

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Originally Posted by Nick-H

The last time I posted anything here (about the time we got locked out) mentioning Mrs N in her nightie it caused some confusion. I hate to think what mental pictures some IMers might have formed

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Originally Posted by karuna

Hmm...not sure it was the dumbest thing but it was daft. I needed to call my credit card company while I was in Delhi. So I phoned the UK number on the back of the card and got through to their call centre....in India. The most expensive local call ever!

Priceless!

I get calls from "corporate head quarters" all the time here (free offers, etc.) from folks with names like "Bob" and "Julie" (no comment) and I always ask, "Hey, do you know such and so in Kerala?" or something similar and have gotten into some excellent (sneaky on their end) conversations with "Bob" and "Julie" about their families, villages, etc.

They always wonder how I knew.

Nick-H · Sep 3rd, 2007, 00:52

I never seem to get an Indian call centre.

It would make it much easier explaining my change of address fro Abhiramapuram to Palavakkam!

On one occasion, while I was still in London, a woman at the bank was surprised that she not only didn't need to spell her name out for me, but I could tell her what it was short for!

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Sep 1st, 2007, 10:45	#31
vargoje3 Fishing Master Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 177	Haha very true. You should have seen me trying to catch cobra's with the Irula Tribals. Now that was something!

Sep 1st, 2007, 11:13	#35
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	I'll check with the other mods, but that might be one of the every-body-but-Amyl threads! ... ... ... ... ... ... ... on the other hand, if you check the link, and see that the words in the URL don't match the supposed title you may come to the conclusion that it was just a tease

Sep 1st, 2007, 23:03	#37
GauhatiBoy Not sure where I'm from Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 281	Going on a crowded bus in Mumbai, only standing room left, with a 100 rupee note sticking out of my back pocket (in '79). Of course it disappeared. But then, the note was play money and I had the last laugh!

Sep 2nd, 2007, 01:00	#38
fly2raven Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Whitefield, Bangalore, India Posts: 67	play money?? I really want to try that...maybe I could use some from our monopoly game...

Sep 2nd, 2007, 02:35	#40
GauhatiBoy Not sure where I'm from Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 281	And Indian hospitality among friends can't be beat. Too bad you missed that chance! You would have had a warm welcome, I'm sure.

Sep 2nd, 2007, 04:45	#41
karuna Just a big girl with a small dream Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: A little town you've probably never heard of Posts: 2,976	Hmm...not sure it was the dumbest thing but it was daft. I needed to call my credit card company while I was in Delhi. So I phoned the UK number on the back of the card and got through to their call centre....in India. The most expensive local call ever!

Sep 3rd, 2007, 00:08	#43
amyl 21st Century Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Singapura.......in Babenhausen, DE for a while Posts: 1,850

Sep 3rd, 2007, 00:52	#45
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	I never seem to get an Indian call centre. It would make it much easier explaining my change of address fro Abhiramapuram to Palavakkam! On one occasion, while I was still in London, a woman at the bank was surprised that she not only didn't need to spell her name out for me, but I could tell her what it was short for!