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I can see why you'd want to keep your stuff with you for sure. From what I've read, I don't want to trust locals pretty much anywhere in the world, but in my heart I know there's a lotta good people out there. Last night, for example, I left my bags near a church with my laptop in them, and...

Glad I don't have this problem...I just like...talk to girls. Pretty easy to see where it's going from there and be like "hey let's go do blahblahblah blah right now," maybe try that? idk, works for me.

I'd prefer mace too, generally speaking. Where I'm going, self-defense items are ok, but generally unnecessary as I'm starting in Thailand before India, and the place I'm going is generally a tame city :)

Thanks for the tips here, are there any weird or peculiar sicknesses or flu type problems that are worth looking out for? We have an obscure sickness here that only stays in the valley generally, wondering if India has some of the same

I think if I go, I'll be bringing a lifesaver bottle or straw to not have to worry. Beyond that, let the monkies come for me. Let them. I have been dreaming of fighting off 40 monkies my whole life, that's basically being a god against an uprising. I'll come with armor. I'll punch their stupid...

Does anyone have any recommendations for odd fruits that are specific or mostly specific to India? Totally want to try some of the exotic fruit there, but I have no idea where to start.

So if you change your name for any reason in general, you can always just go through the re-issue process, right? I am a male but going to be changing my last name in the future, just for reference.

I am also interested in this question - are nut based milks or even coconuts regularly available for milk in India? I am a vegan and know that India lends itself to the veggie culture quite well, I'd have to imagine there are alternatives...

I've been interested in Nepal for a while, but I've been getting mixed results with this answer. How much Nepali is needed to get by if I were to stay for say 30~60 days? I am ideally looking to travel to Nepal briefly just to see the country and explore some of its exotic fruits and have a...