One major reason I'd not want to go to India is that there seems to be a significant crowd of Nationalists that would rather deny any issues than face and fix them, and can be quite hostile to anyone that points then out. I don't really care for the "apes" commentary as that seems racist AF, but if tourism is a goal then cleaning up regressive bullshit like caste and gender discrimination (and not conducting assassinations on foreign soil then getting hostile when called on it) would be a good start.

So, I have been both working, studying, and spent leisure time in India about a year in total. I lived for 6 months outside New Delhi in the slums. Made interview among tribes and people displaced by established nature tourism. Together with my wife. Been to tourist spots as well.

Yea you are kind of like a bunch of school kids sometimes. Just a bit scarier. I only encountered the grandiose self image besides India in the US.

My wife could not be alone a second.

The fascist Hindu nationalism is awful to see , for a western fascist probably laughable.

Just to be plain: You think India is best in all the ways , for an outsider it's like a bunch of people throwing everything in a pile and letting the strongest win.

Just the amount of people trying to prove forced marriage is so much better than the possibility for divorce or just marry who you want.

Of course different rules based on caste , one of my Indian friends who is kind of famous in the movie business still have a hard time based on his last name and actually trying to do some good in India.

The ads in your papers sounds like you selling cows rather than your sisters and daughters.

Don't get me wrong there are great people , great movements and great things in India.

But overall WTF...

Today I would not return for leisure unless to visit friends there.

*Edited due to poor wordings.

Ok folks, keep your comments focused on the money and ignore the sexual violence. Great job.

In fairness, “you ARE rich”

most tourists don’t realize how rich they are for being able to travel and don’t really understand poverty and the depths of poverty that exist in other countries.

Judging from the train videos, I don't think they can entice me. Too crowded. No hate intended. I don't like crowds.

Why does this website look like a newspaper? Does Quora print a newspaper somewhere.

Some of these are legit, but the money ones are bullshit. Especially entrance fees to national monuments. I think of it not as an extra charge for tourists, but as a discount for locals.

I live in the US, but was able to travel to India 25 years ago. It was an unforgettable experience for me, and I would love to return someday. I must say however, that my wife is less excited by the prospect. I would like to think that India's reputation along these lines is both exaggerated and improving.

FYI: RS 750 is $9. Doesn't seem that unreasonable to me 🤷

In fact, India should charge every foreign tourist RS 830 (~$10) except the British who should have to pay RS 1660 (~£15) but it comes with biscuits and have little shops that sell overpriced tea 👍

Ending femicide and rape culture might also help.

India is murdering people in Canada and the US. I'll hold off visiting until they stop with that.

reach U$D20K in nominal GDP per capita

ITT: South Asians