Comments on: Talk To A Woman http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/ kungu fighting dhaba wallah since 1999 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:08:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: The Visitor http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22474 The Visitor Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:36:27 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22474 A comment by you about, women travelling alone, above reminded me of these posts that I read some time ago - <a href="http://tamizhachchi.blogspot.com/2006/10/women-staying-alone.html" rel="nofollow">Women staying alone</a>. <a href="http://tamizhachchi.blogspot.com/search/label/Travelogues" rel="nofollow">A travelogue</a> by the same person. A comment by you about, women travelling alone, above reminded me of these posts that I read some time ago - Women staying alone.
A travelogue by the same person.

]]> By: aastha http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22448 aastha Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:45:36 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22448 i'm totally doing the "me no english" move right now. might as well put all that japanese to use, since i don't watch no drama serials. i’m totally doing the “me no english” move right now. might as well put all that japanese to use, since i don’t watch no drama serials.

]]> By: India Travel experience « கதம்ப மாலை http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22446 India Travel experience « கதம்ப மாலை Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:12:54 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22446 [...] I wish men in India would just leave me alone. At this point I am contemplating the “sorry me Japan no English” move. It’s that bad right now [...] [...] I wish men in India would just leave me alone. At this point I am contemplating the ââ¬Åsorry me Japan no Englishââ¬Â move. Itââ¬â¢s that bad right now [...]

]]> By: popagandhi http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22316 popagandhi Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:55:31 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22316 Aravind: Yep had plenty plenty of biryani!! No need to apologise... I have many well-balanced, wonderful and gentlemenly male Indian friends from India and elsewhere, who I love more than anything else.. the rare few are the loudest and emptiest vessels, and I suspect they can be found around the world in many different varieties, not just in India. andie1304: Tell me about it man.. I still love India so. Evie: Yes, as well as her dad's and her aunt's.. ;) Dermot: well, to be honest it can be quite easy travelling as a lone female, if you play it right.. there are also some perks. People and families warm up to you easily, and help you more -- whereas they leave men alone, and that's about it. That's what the male backpackers have observed anyway, and I think they're right. It's just that when it gets bad, it can be real bad. Aravind: Yep had plenty plenty of biryani!! No need to apologise… I have many well-balanced, wonderful and gentlemenly male Indian friends from India and elsewhere, who I love more than anything else.. the rare few are the loudest and emptiest vessels, and I suspect they can be found around the world in many different varieties, not just in India.

andie1304: Tell me about it man.. I still love India so.

Evie: Yes, as well as her dad’s and her aunt’s.. ;)

Dermot: well, to be honest it can be quite easy travelling as a lone female, if you play it right.. there are also some perks. People and families warm up to you easily, and help you more — whereas they leave men alone, and that’s about it. That’s what the male backpackers have observed anyway, and I think they’re right. It’s just that when it gets bad, it can be real bad.

]]> By: Aravind http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22272 Aravind Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:38:07 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22272 Apologise on behalf of all Indian men. If you can accept it that is. The good ones are the ones who do not talk to you. Great that you have been to Secunderabad, my home town. Have you had the great Hyderabadi Biryani? You should try Haleem as well, only in Hyderabad. Apologise on behalf of all Indian men. If you can accept it that is. The good ones are the ones who do not talk to you. Great that you have been to Secunderabad, my home town. Have you had the great Hyderabadi Biryani? You should try Haleem as well, only in Hyderabad.

]]> By: Z http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22260 Z Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:07:15 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22260 Travel is 90% endurance, 10% vacation. And India is where this equation fits in just nicely. Perhaps why some of us just keep on coming (or going) back. I love men in India, on screen. Off screen: Satya, you're one of the rare few. Travel is 90% endurance, 10% vacation. And India is where this equation fits in just nicely. Perhaps why some of us just keep on coming (or going) back.

I love men in India, on screen. Off screen: Satya, you’re one of the rare few.

]]> By: andie1304 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22251 andie1304 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:18:53 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22251 Hmm... Not just men, but boys too, though I wouldn't call those boys sleazebags. These curious boys in their teens have the perception that with foreign women, they can behave differently from the way they do with Indian women. They come up to you, their faces filled with awe, touch you on your arm and back off giggling among themselves. What the?!?! I like traveling in India. There's so much to discover and there is a gem in her that has so much to offer to visitors. What I find a pity is that there are annoyances like this that a traveler has to endure. Can these kids be taught that though they see us foreigners as "different", they should show foreign women the same respect they show to Indian women? Maybe this is all part of the "package" India offers - this characteristic of hers that gets me exposed to the extremes of her worlds, together with that diversity that comes along with it - which is what makes her so attractive to me. Perhaps it's the love-hate thing. I still like to return. Hmm… Not just men, but boys too, though I wouldn’t call those boys sleazebags. These curious boys in their teens have the perception that with foreign women, they can behave differently from the way they do with Indian women. They come up to you, their faces filled with awe, touch you on your arm and back off giggling among themselves. What the?!?!

I like traveling in India. There’s so much to discover and there is a gem in her that has so much to offer to visitors. What I find a pity is that there are annoyances like this that a traveler has to endure. Can these kids be taught that though they see us foreigners as “different”, they should show foreign women the same respect they show to Indian women?

Maybe this is all part of the “package” India offers - this characteristic of hers that gets me exposed to the extremes of her worlds, together with that diversity that comes along with it - which is what makes her so attractive to me. Perhaps it’s the love-hate thing. I still like to return.

]]> By: Dermot http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22246 Dermot Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:15:05 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22246 Sometimes I forget how much easier it can be travelling when you're a guy... Sometimes I forget how much easier it can be travelling when you’re a guy…

]]> By: Evie http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22239 Evie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:30:42 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22239 so..did you get the number of the nice indian girl who helped you? =) so..did you get the number of the nice indian girl who helped you? =)

]]> By: nyx http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22231 nyx Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:56:35 +0000 http://popagandhi.com/544/talk-to-a-woman/#comment-22231 spot on about Royal Nepal Air, guess how long my returning flight was delayed in May? 75 hours! spot on about Royal Nepal Air, guess how long my returning flight was delayed in May?

75 hours!

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