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How I Convince People To Shed Their Fears And Travel To India - Forbes
The first time we came back from India, I told everyone about the cows in the street in downtown Delhi. I told them about the elephant that blocked our way on what passes for a “highway.” I told them about dodging the cars (usually successfully) as we crossed a street in Mumbai. Or about the 7-year-old kids hawking souvenirs as the sun rose above the majestic Taj Mahal. It wasn’t even 8 o’clock in the morning, and school was in.
Who was taking care of them? It bothered me. And safety on the road? Did you ever see four people on a motorcycle—mother holding infant, another child sitting between her and the father.
It’s scenes like this, stories like these, that make people cringe. I’d estimate that half the folks I talk to about my India adventures seem nervous about it, and will not travel there.
The first time we came back from India, I told everyone about the cows in the street in downtown Delhi. I told them about the elephant that blocked our way on what passes for a “highway.” I told them about dodging the cars (usually successfully) as we crossed a street in Mumbai. Or about the 7-year-old kids hawking souvenirs as the sun rose above the majestic Taj Mahal. It wasn’t even 8 o’clock in the morning, and school was in.
Who was taking care of them? It bothered me. And safety on the road? Did you ever see four people on a motorcycle—mother holding infant, another child sitting between her and the father.
It’s scenes like this, stories like these, that make people cringe. I’d estimate that half the folks I talk to about my India adventures seem nervous about it, and will not travel there.