Ns1 goes to India - lone wolf edition

[Ns1]

sup bitches from Mumbai. ya'll seen my previous threads so you pretty much know what to expect. if you don't want to see Ns1's blogposts for the next 12 days, don't go in this thread.

Unlike previous threads, 1) I WILL BE ALONE and 2) I WILL HAVE A WEEKEND. This should be interesting.

Previous 1: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2287312
Previous 2: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2318970

 

[Howard]

How bad does it stink?

 

[Fenixgoon]

this space for rent 😉

have fun, man!

 

[Printer Bandit]

damn, it looks like it will be wet.


http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Mumbai+India+INXX0087

 

[Ns1]

How bad does it stink?

Actually looks like they cleaned up since I last visited. For my nose it's never been too bad. I'll have a more accurate assessment after I visit the slums this weekend ^_^

damn, it looks like it will be wet.


http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Mumbai+India+INXX0087

was perfectly fine when I left the hotel and then torrential downpour halfway through my commute. About par for monsoon season - evidently it's been a below average year.

 

[Ruptga]

India you say?

 

[BoomerD]

Now we know why he went...

 

[Ns1]

Culture shock:

Had lunch with the team today, in the cafeteria. NO NAPKINS, and reusable cups + pitcher of water at every table. In other words, NO SODA.

After you finish eating, you go to the separate wash area and wash hands. For my OCD ass, the lack of napkins was appalling.

 

[Ns1]

no slumming it for me this time. Summer = offseason, too hot and too rainy to do slum tours.

 

[bononos]

Culture shock:

Had lunch with the team today, in the cafeteria. NO NAPKINS, and reusable cups + pitcher of water at every table. In other words, NO SODA.

After you finish eating, you go to the separate wash area and wash hands. For my OCD ass, the lack of napkins was appalling.

Pro tip: Bring a spork and wetwipes with you.

 

[Ns1]

Pro tip: Bring a spork and wetwipes with you.

I definitely need some hankies.

 

[Insomniator]

You couldn't pay me to go to India.

 

[nehalem256]

Culture shock:

Had lunch with the team today, in the cafeteria. NO NAPKINS, and reusable cups + pitcher of water at every table. In other words, NO SODA.

After you finish eating, you go to the separate wash area and wash hands. For my OCD ass, the lack of napkins was appalling.

D: Rule #1 of visiting India. You don't drink the water.

 

[Insomniator]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sUMtHcUMWo

 

[smackababy]

Witnessed any gang rapes yet? I hear they are all the rage this time of year.

 

[Ns1]

n/m, original reply redacted.

 

[Orignal Earl]

For my OCD ass, the lack of napkins was appalling.

Well..so much for an accurate assessment 😉

Hope you have a good time, wish I was there with you

 

[Printer Bandit]

no need for napkins, just wash your hands with a glass of water in your plate when you're done eating.

 

[Markbnj]

You couldn't pay me to go to India.

I'd go to India, but I detest long plane rides so it will take a few months to get there.

 

[ThatsABigOne]

Good to know. What is your house address? 🙂

 

[lupi]

Yeah there's no way I'm drinking something that I don't unseal myself. And my bags would be stuffed with wet wipes.

 

[Ns1]

Yeah there's no way I'm drinking something that I don't unseal myself. And my bags would be stuffed with wet wipes.

I take closed mouth showers and wash my teeth with bottled water.

 

[cyclohexane]

I take closed mouth showers and wash my teeth with bottled water.

Smart man. You can also boil the water, then use that to brush your teeth (after it cools of course).

 

[squarecut1]

Yeah there's no way I'm drinking something that I don't unseal myself. And my bags would be stuffed with wet wipes.

Sometimes it is just tap water in those sealed bottles from what I've been told

 

[smackababy]

Sometimes it is just tap water in those sealed bottles from what I've been told

The chances of it being tap water from a country not designated as third world is a lot better than that from the tap in India. Tap water from Stockholm is a lot cleaner than tap water from Mumbai.