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I made sure I ate plenty bilton before going to India, thinking beef would not be available. I was wrong. In Bengaluru there was beef and even pork on the menus.![]()
#india #solotravel #beef
If you're determined to find an insult to your country, you'll find one.![]()
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I've been fascinated by some of the reactions to my video, "My First 10 Minutes in India."![]()
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As you can see in the screenshots, I show a scruffy street, beautiful modern buildings and some cows wandering down the road. I even say, "How cool is this?"![]()
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Yet some people are furious, accusing me of deliberately showing the worst of India.![]()
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Apparently, even stopping to look at cows is offensive. But I LOVE cows! I actually wanted the driver to slow down so I could get a better look!![]()
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I also say, "This is mildly terrifying, but I'm walking with confidence."![]()
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Yes, I'm travelling solo in India for the first time. Of course it's mildly terrifying, especially as this is my first international trip after losing my husband.![]()
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But here's what I find so fascinating.![]()
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Despite all the beautiful and unexpected things I show in that video, some people have focused entirely on one scruffy street and, apparently, a cow!![]()
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People outside India are commenting on how surprisingly modern and clean everything looks. Meanwhile, some people in India are accusing me of deliberately showing the worst of their country.![]()
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Same video. Completely different interpretations.![]()
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Sometimes the criticism isn't in the video at all. It's in the assumptions we bring to watching it.
They have 99 rupee briyani ($1) in India.![]()
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I went for the mutton briyani. No potatoes 😕 but delicious flavours, hints of lemon. So unusual.![]()
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#solotravel #india #briyani