I'm coming to India

[msb314]

Fine, will tell them you are my butler.

Are you going to watch an Indian cricket match?

Not sure if they're playing at home during the summer.

 

[ZaynM]

That is easy.

All Pak players barring Shezad, Afridi and may be a few handful look the same as Indian players.

Agree. In Pakistan usually the people in Northern Punjab, KPK, Kashmir, GB side are fair colored and have different features.

 

[Abhilash93]

[MENTION=76058]cricketjoshila[/MENTION] bhai wesy which is the most famous Nan Khatai wala in India? I can't recall his name, i guess S.Suleman or something??

Try Karachi bakery in Hyderabad

 

[xbronze]

I think Goa is in South India, basically like Sri Lanka in every way.

Get ready for a culture shock

What???

Goa is way unlike Sri Lanka.

If you mean to say that south india is basically like Sri Lanka in every way you are mistaken. True, some parts of Sri lanka, and some of its customs may resemble customs of 'some parts' of South India. However, you overlook the fact that South India is a huge place with different cultures and traditions.

Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Lakshwadeep, Telangana is a vast tract of land mass.

Now Goa and Kerala are two of the top tourist destinations of India, but Goa and Kerala are perhaps more different than they are similar.

While some aspects of Kerala and Sri Lanka may appear similar (Use of elephants in temple rituals, architecture of temples), there are vast differences between Kerala and Sri Lanka.

Cities of south India differ a lot. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) is way different from Trivandrum (Kerala). Bangalore (Garden city) is way different from Hyderabad for instance (though both are considered IT / technology hubs).
Kochi and Trivandrum are both cities in Kerala, but I found few similarities between the two cities. I prefer Kochi. However all the TCS engineers (who go to Trivandrum for a few months for their basic training at TCS, Trivandrum) tend to love Trivandrum (Tiruvananthapuram), as they get to go visit the lovely beaches around Trivandrum.

Goa is totally different from most/all other cities of peninsular India (or south India), and way different from all other cities of India in many ways.

Goa and Kerala are consistently rated the top tourist destinations of India. Kerala was rated by National Geographic as one of 10 must see destinations on planet earth, in a human lifetime. In many aspects Kerala's HDI (Human Development Index, also called 'standard of living index') is rated higher than most 'developed nations' in many HDI metrics (except Australia and Norway).

Goa has a large Christian population (besides the large Hindu population), with a distinct portuguese influence. Goa was a Portuguese territory for over 450 years beginning 1510 AD (up until 18 Dec 1961 when the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Airforce attacked the Portuguese soldiers and they surrendered after about 36 hours). To this day, Goans who were born in Goa during Portuguese rule (prior to 19 Dec 1961) can acquire Portuguese citizenship and immigrate to Portugal.

Though I digressed, I want to emphasize that Goa is way different from Hyderabad, for instance. Goa has an unmistakable portuguese / christian flavor in many aspects of life (though people of all faiths have settled there). Hyderabad in many parts can have a distinctive Islamic flavor, derived from its own history. Kerala on the other hand is a melting pot of various religions with a sizable number of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and a few Jews, Sikhs, Jains, Marwaris, and Gujaratis also settled there.

(Note: The first mosque (Cheruman Juma Masjid) in India came up in 629 AD, in Kerala. It is still in use today.
The first church of India (St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church) came up in Kerala in 52 AD. It is still in use today.
The first jewish synagogue came up in Kerala, The Paradesi Synagogue, set up in 1567 AD, is located in Kochi, Kerala, in South India. It is still in use today. It was the first synagogue to have been built in the British commonwealth)

A majority of Sri Lanka follows Buddhism. While a majority of South Indians follow Hinduism, there are sizable followers of Islamic, Christian, and other faiths in South India. The distinct influence of the various regions and religions within south india is visible in the diverse culinary, cultural, architectural, and linguistic shades all across south India.

 

[street cricketer]

What???

Goa is way unlike Sri Lanka.

If you mean to say that south india is basically like Sri Lanka in every way you are mistaken. True, some parts of Sri lanka, and some of its customs may resemble customs of 'some parts' of South India. However, you overlook the fact that South India is a huge place with different cultures and traditions.

Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Lakshwadeep, Telangana is a vast tract of land mass.

Now Goa and Kerala are two of the top tourist destinations of India, but Goa and Kerala are perhaps more different than they are similar.

While some aspects of Kerala and Sri Lanka may appear similar (Use of elephants in temple rituals, architecture of temples), there are vast differences between Kerala and Sri Lanka.

Cities of south India differ a lot. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) is way different from Trivandrum (Kerala). Bangalore (Garden city) is way different from Hyderabad for instance (though both are considered IT / technology hubs).
Kochi and Trivandrum are both cities in Kerala, but I found few similarities between the two cities. I prefer Kochi. However all the TCS engineers (who go to Trivandrum for a few months for their basic training at TCS, Trivandrum) tend to love Trivandrum (Tiruvananthapuram), as they get to go visit the lovely beaches around Trivandrum.

Goa is totally different from most/all other cities of peninsular India (or south India), and way different from all other cities of India in many ways.

Goa and Kerala are consistently rated the top tourist destinations of India. Kerala was rated by National Geographic as one of 10 must see destinations on planet earth, in a human lifetime. In many aspects Kerala's HDI (Human Development Index, also called 'standard of living index') is rated higher than most 'developed nations' in many HDI metrics (except Australia and Norway).

Goa has a large Christian population (besides the large Hindu population), with a distinct portuguese influence. Goa was a Portuguese territory for over 450 years beginning 1510 AD (up until 18 Dec 1961 when the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Airforce attacked the Portuguese soldiers and they surrendered after about 36 hours). To this day, Goans who were born in Goa during Portuguese rule (prior to 19 Dec 1961) can acquire Portuguese citizenship and immigrate to Portugal.

Though I digressed, I want to emphasize that Goa is way different from Hyderabad, for instance. Goa has an unmistakable portuguese / christian flavor in many aspects of life (though people of all faiths have settled there). Hyderabad in many parts can have a distinctive Islamic flavor, derived from its own history. Kerala on the other hand is a melting pot of various religions with a sizable number of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and a few Jews, Sikhs, Jains, Marwaris, and Gujaratis also settled there.

(Note: The first mosque (Cheruman Juma Masjid) in India came up in 629 AD, in Kerala. It is still in use today.
The first church of India (St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church) came up in Kerala in 52 AD. It is still in use today.
The first jewish synagogue came up in Kerala, The Paradesi Synagogue, set up in 1567 AD, is located in Kochi, Kerala, in South India. It is still in use today. It was the first synagogue to have been built in the British commonwealth)

A majority of Sri Lanka follows Buddhism. While a majority of South Indians follow Hinduism, there are sizable followers of Islamic, Christian, and other faiths in South India. The distinct influence of the various regions and religions within south india is visible in the diverse culinary, cultural, architectural, and linguistic shades all across south India.

Lol you just wasted a long post on him. It's futile with him lol.

Great post nonetheless.

 

[xbronze]

Lol you just wasted a long post on him. It's futile with him lol.

Great post nonetheless.

Lol. Thanks.

 

[Suleiman]

Pretty much ready. Not taking too many branded things, don't want to garner extra attention in the common people.

Have heard there's a lot of Portuguese in Goa apparently?

 

[Deosai]

Pretty much ready. Not taking too many branded things, don't want to garner extra attention in the common people.

Have heard there's a lot of Portuguese in Goa apparently?

Don't sell out while you're there. A lot of Pakistanis who go next door engage in a lot of 'chaplousi' and undermine Pakistan.

My suggestion is to be like any other western tourist.


Just my 5 cents.

 

[IamIndian]

What???

Goa is way unlike Sri Lanka.

If you mean to say that south india is basically like Sri Lanka in every way you are mistaken. True, some parts of Sri lanka, and some of its customs may resemble customs of 'some parts' of South India. However, you overlook the fact that South India is a huge place with different cultures and traditions.

Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Lakshwadeep, Telangana is a vast tract of land mass.

Now Goa and Kerala are two of the top tourist destinations of India, but Goa and Kerala are perhaps more different than they are similar.

While some aspects of Kerala and Sri Lanka may appear similar (Use of elephants in temple rituals, architecture of temples), there are vast differences between Kerala and Sri Lanka.

Cities of south India differ a lot. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) is way different from Trivandrum (Kerala). Bangalore (Garden city) is way different from Hyderabad for instance (though both are considered IT / technology hubs).
Kochi and Trivandrum are both cities in Kerala, but I found few similarities between the two cities. I prefer Kochi. However all the TCS engineers (who go to Trivandrum for a few months for their basic training at TCS, Trivandrum) tend to love Trivandrum (Tiruvananthapuram), as they get to go visit the lovely beaches around Trivandrum.

Goa is totally different from most/all other cities of peninsular India (or south India), and way different from all other cities of India in many ways.

Goa and Kerala are consistently rated the top tourist destinations of India. Kerala was rated by National Geographic as one of 10 must see destinations on planet earth, in a human lifetime. In many aspects Kerala's HDI (Human Development Index, also called 'standard of living index') is rated higher than most 'developed nations' in many HDI metrics (except Australia and Norway).

Goa has a large Christian population (besides the large Hindu population), with a distinct portuguese influence. Goa was a Portuguese territory for over 450 years beginning 1510 AD (up until 18 Dec 1961 when the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Airforce attacked the Portuguese soldiers and they surrendered after about 36 hours). To this day, Goans who were born in Goa during Portuguese rule (prior to 19 Dec 1961) can acquire Portuguese citizenship and immigrate to Portugal.

Though I digressed, I want to emphasize that Goa is way different from Hyderabad, for instance. Goa has an unmistakable portuguese / christian flavor in many aspects of life (though people of all faiths have settled there). Hyderabad in many parts can have a distinctive Islamic flavor, derived from its own history. Kerala on the other hand is a melting pot of various religions with a sizable number of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and a few Jews, Sikhs, Jains, Marwaris, and Gujaratis also settled there.

(Note: The first mosque (Cheruman Juma Masjid) in India came up in 629 AD, in Kerala. It is still in use today.
The first church of India (St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church) came up in Kerala in 52 AD. It is still in use today.
The first jewish synagogue came up in Kerala, The Paradesi Synagogue, set up in 1567 AD, is located in Kochi, Kerala, in South India. It is still in use today. It was the first synagogue to have been built in the British commonwealth)

A majority of Sri Lanka follows Buddhism. While a majority of South Indians follow Hinduism, there are sizable followers of Islamic, Christian, and other faiths in South India. The distinct influence of the various regions and religions within south india is visible in the diverse culinary, cultural, architectural, and linguistic shades all across south India.

Super post! +10!

 

[nish_mate]

My parents are telling me "are you insane? Dunya mein itne khobsoorat mumalik hain, tujhe sirf India mila hai?"

I told them I have to go, fought too hard at the embassy to not go.

Think someone or something is calling me there, maybe it's the Bollywood.

Just dont' end up with the same fate of Salman Khan's grandfather in Andaz Apna Apna

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Pretty much ready. Not taking too many branded things, don't want to garner extra attention in the common people.

Have heard there's a lot of Portuguese in Goa apparently?

There is nothing as too many branded things )

 

[Syed1]

Pretty much ready. Not taking too many branded things, don't want to garner extra attention in the common people.

Have heard there's a lot of Portuguese in Goa apparently?

You will definitely stick out in the crowd in South India.

 

[troodon]

You will definitely stick out in the crowd in South India.

Depends on which place in South India. If he is going to stick to Big cities, he will surely not stick out. If he goes to villages and rural areas, he can be recognized a mile away.

 

[Zak_Fan]

All these Desis pretending to be Firangi tourists.

 

[Syed1]

All these Desis pretending to be Firangi tourists.

Imagine if Suleiman is like that burger kid in 3 idiots. I can't remember his name.

 

[Syed1]

[MENTION=136729]Suleiman[/MENTION] did you end up going?

 

[Abdul]

Imagine if Suleiman is like that burger kid in 3 idiots. I can't remember his name.

Chatur?

 

[Suleiman]

All these Desis pretending to be Firangi tourists.

I've spent more on travel to buy a toilet for everyone in India.

But no this trip is still a work in progress.

How did you even dig up this older than Misbah thread lmao [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION]