Beware: Can I take a photo WITH you?

brownboy66 · Apr 3rd, 2008, 18:42

clearly you're a fine looking example of kiwi-hood!

mairangi_vice · Apr 3rd, 2008, 18:45

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Originally Posted by brownboy66

clearly you're a fine looking example of kiwi-hood!

I wont argue with that, but arent we all?

brownboy66 · Apr 3rd, 2008, 18:46

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Originally Posted by mairangi_vice

I wont argue with that, but arent we all?

give that man a tui!

snonymous · Apr 3rd, 2008, 20:47

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Originally Posted by mairangi_vice

Lets not let the ladies get all the attention here, Ive had this happen to me plenty of times! Well maybe without the touching, although one guy did put his arm around me in what I told myself was a friendly gesture!

The best was a group of about 5 older guys from Punjab who came up to me at fort aguada in Goa. Each of them wanted an individual photo with me, and they were using a film camera, so they used up 5 of their 24 shots on me. I dont know why, I was there with a group of people, so why would they choose the big foreign guy?

You must have been CUTE !!!!!

snonymous · Apr 3rd, 2008, 20:52

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Originally Posted by nomad

you just need to visit hogenakkal on weekend to know how well behaved Tamil Boys are. :-)

Going off thread if I may, Hogenakkal is currently in the news for all the wrong reasons. I will not discuss the politics. Are the falls as spectacular as all the pretty photographs make them out to be? Are they clean or spoilt by the littering hordes and rowdy "well behaved" boys [both Tamil and Kannada!]? Now presumably is not the best time to go visit.

tacita · Apr 3rd, 2008, 21:43

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Originally Posted by mairangi_vice

why would they choose the big foreign guy?

because you're the big foreign guy!

i was asked more times than i can count to take photos with families. after a few times, i knew when to expect it: the family looking at me sheepishly, much discussion and, finally, one member getting pushed towards me as the designated asker.

after the first few times, i began to ask that the shooter take one with my camera, too, so that i could take home the nice memory as well.

solo_trekker · Apr 3rd, 2008, 22:15

Alspants - Interesting that you have retained the photograph that you talked about and now have posted here. Thought that you might have discarded it into the bin...!

But seriously, though the North India (especially Delhi) comments have some degree of authenticity to them, that should definitely not mean that the ladies down under (and I don't mean the gals from Australia here, but just the Southern Indian states) be more complacent than they should be...!

I've stayed a major part of my life down South and admire people from the South for a whole lotta other reasons, but this was certainly never amongst them...!

People are mostly good...
Unless proven bad...
All over the world...
And you have to believe so...
Or you stay home...
Period.

And looking, is always ok.
Ogling isn't.

Cheers...!

Nick-H · Apr 3rd, 2008, 22:27

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And looking, is always ok.
Ogling isn't.

Thanks for that guideline. Makes sense.

I'll ask my wife to remind me

!

Cardamom · Apr 4th, 2008, 09:13

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Originally Posted by tacita

....after a few times, i knew when to expect it: the family looking at me sheepishly, much discussion and, finally, one member getting pushed towards me as the designated asker.

hah! Yes, I know exactly what you're talking about!!! I had the same experience. When I was at Taj with my travel partner (aka "the-man-everyone-thought-was-my-husband") we were in a few family shots. I think the ladies just wanted a pic with the 6+ foot tall man, but left me in so I wouldn't get jealous

It was not threatening at all. I wish I had thought like you did and swapped cameras too!

-C

wonderwomanusa · Apr 4th, 2008, 11:21

Ah, they will take the photo home and brag to the entire village about their foreign friend and how you invited them to visit and isn't it too bad it's so expensive to go to the US or New Zealand or wherever ...

Nearly 20 years ago, I travelled with a British friend in Gujarat, during Diwali holidays. We must have posed for a hundred photos -- and those taking them had no clue that we were 25 years older than the fellows in the photo

Now that I'm old enough to be their grandmother, nobody bothers me, but it's been a long time coming to this place of being mostly ignored!

kristinm · Apr 4th, 2008, 11:43

We were followed around the Bijolia temples by a group of teenage boys - at first I thought they were being friendly, but of course they wanted to watch us watching the Kama Sutra carvings... there was a collective breath hold when we approached the carvings - and I turned around to see them all giggling pointing making rude signs and so on.

I made some comment in English with sign language along the lines of 'what are you men or babies???' And our driver positively ripped them apart.I think he accused them of ruining the future of tourism in India. they apologised very sheepishly.

kristinm · Apr 4th, 2008, 11:45

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Originally Posted by alspants

I think I caught it here.

Note the genuine and emphatic smiles of joy. The beautiful camaraderie among the young men to be, the new moral india.

This was the chin fondle, the hand came on the decent, almost as quick.

I was, thankfully, accurate about it being left.

And for the Skin touters, I suppose the neckline is quite revealing?

Look at that little hand just creeping around there... looks like he's done that before!

mairangi_vice · Apr 4th, 2008, 12:16

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Originally Posted by wonderwomanusa

Ah, they will take the photo home and brag to the entire village about their foreign friend and how you invited them to visit and isn't it too bad it's so expensive to go to the US or New Zealand or wherever ...

Thats the reason my friends told me also. I like to think that they took the photos home and framed them and put them up in their houses, and then some time in the future I'll go to that village during my travels and everyone will recognise me and then I'll be famous! but then maybe not.

Every time this has happened Ive been with my girlfriend who has been mostly ignored, shes a girl, shes pretty, we dont understand. maybe its because shes indian...

ebby · Apr 4th, 2008, 12:26

OOty and Kodaikanal are imfamous reputation for this type of bahaviour even way back in the eighties, where my wife and I had some bitter experiences during our visit to the botanical gardens in ooty and kodai lake. So it need not be a foriegner, all are prey to these hooligans, who when away from their home turf feel they have a licence to misbehave ! Keeping calm and not giving in to their juvenile requests and reporting the matter to the police posted there will discourage these elements in future.

capt_mahajan · Apr 4th, 2008, 12:28

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Keeping calm and not giving in to their juvenile requests and reporting the matter to the police posted there will discourage these elements in future

Beating them up asap will disourage them now

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brownboy66 Chicken 65 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,290	clearly you're a fine looking example of kiwi-hood!

Apr 3rd, 2008, 22:15	#22
solo_trekker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: noida Posts: 463	Alspants - Interesting that you have retained the photograph that you talked about and now have posted here. Thought that you might have discarded it into the bin...! But seriously, though the North India (especially Delhi) comments have some degree of authenticity to them, that should definitely not mean that the ladies down under (and I don't mean the gals from Australia here, but just the Southern Indian states) be more complacent than they should be...! I've stayed a major part of my life down South and admire people from the South for a whole lotta other reasons, but this was certainly never amongst them...! People are mostly good... Unless proven bad... All over the world... And you have to believe so... Or you stay home... Period. And looking, is always ok. Ogling isn't. Cheers...!

Apr 4th, 2008, 11:21	#25
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dhaka Posts: 3,568	Ah, they will take the photo home and brag to the entire village about their foreign friend and how you invited them to visit and isn't it too bad it's so expensive to go to the US or New Zealand or wherever ... Nearly 20 years ago, I travelled with a British friend in Gujarat, during Diwali holidays. We must have posed for a hundred photos -- and those taking them had no clue that we were 25 years older than the fellows in the photo Now that I'm old enough to be their grandmother, nobody bothers me, but it's been a long time coming to this place of being mostly ignored!

Apr 4th, 2008, 11:43	#26
kristinm Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Beautiful Bondi (not Bundi!) Posts: 1,524	We were followed around the Bijolia temples by a group of teenage boys - at first I thought they were being friendly, but of course they wanted to watch us watching the Kama Sutra carvings... there was a collective breath hold when we approached the carvings - and I turned around to see them all giggling pointing making rude signs and so on. I made some comment in English with sign language along the lines of 'what are you men or babies???' And our driver positively ripped them apart.I think he accused them of ruining the future of tourism in India. they apologised very sheepishly.

Apr 4th, 2008, 12:26	#29
ebby Brain dead member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mysore, India Posts: 988	OOty and Kodaikanal are imfamous reputation for this type of bahaviour even way back in the eighties, where my wife and I had some bitter experiences during our visit to the botanical gardens in ooty and kodai lake. So it need not be a foriegner, all are prey to these hooligans, who when away from their home turf feel they have a licence to misbehave ! Keeping calm and not giving in to their juvenile requests and reporting the matter to the police posted there will discourage these elements in future.

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