Waste: all kinds, especially plastic bags and bottles, but also vegetable waste, rotten fruits, peels, and leftover plant parts from the market, animal waste and human waste (all over the place).
People
Autorikshaws
Muslims: I don't know if its just the regions I have been in, but there are many Muslims here, lots of green flags, crescent moons, beards, kuffis, very loud prayer calls, and mosques. It is the country with the second most Muslims in the world, but I wasn't expecting this much visibility.
Noise: especially street noise, lots and lots of honking (or horning as they say here)
Traffic
Pollution: even in the countryside, the water and air is almost unbearable (physically and emotionally)
Temples: I have seen at least sixty in the past two days.
People selling things: anything or service imaginable!
Mobiles (as they call cell phones)
Motorcycles: especially the Honda Hero
Colors
Pigs: I don't understand this one, muslims don't eat pork and I haven't meet a Hindu who claims to eat pork?
Things I have not found so much of here
Internet: I thought India was cyberland, but its hard to find, even in the cities.
Opportunities to swim: every body of water so far has been way to polluted, even for me.
Urban green areas: Every open space is a dump, except for the very few 'gardens' which are usually found at national monuments and are maticulously cared for by an army of sicsor wielding garden attendants. Indians love these green spaces and come to the monuments just to relax on the grass.
Toilet paper: I don't think it exists here.
People speaking English: at least more than a few stock phrases and words.
Meat: I don't mind though, the 'veg' options as they say are awesome.
Non-Indians: So far the regions I have toured have very few white people. maybe its low season or maybe I'm just not in the popular areas. I am sure when I tour the big sites in the north we'll find more non-Indian visitors.
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