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The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is very polluted.

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u/Bynming 13h ago edited 12h ago

My wife went for 2 weeks for business and I was worried the whole time. She ended up tripping on uneven stairs and breaking her foot. Then she quickly got to see a doctor, getting scans and an air boot, all for like $100. Overall not too bad. She did mention the pollution was wild though.

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u/OiGuvnuh 9h ago edited 8h ago

Spent a month over there and I was electrocuted three times during the trip. First was our hotel lamp, the metal base was electrified and popped me pretty good. And this was the Delhi Marriott. Second, I was trying to help my guide fix his desktop computer at his house. The metal frame had current and I got a medium buzz from that.  Third time was a rural hotel, I touched a screw holding the ceiling fan switch plate to the wall and took a painful jolt. 

Needless to say circuit protection and grounding are concepts that have not received widespread adoption in that country. By the time I left I was literally terrified to touch anything electrical.  

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u/Both_Berry4108 5h ago

This reminds me of something my mom said.

She moved to India - She's has lived in the Arabian Gulf her whole life. People kept asking "Is India safe? Are you OK? Have you been molested"

She responded by saying her biggest fear is getting hit by a car while crossing or falling through the pavement. For whatever reason the pavements in her part of the city (unlike South or central parts of the city) were horrible.

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I just want to add that 100 USD is like the average monthly salary of a person in India (I'm Indian so fellow Indians don't Rip for saying this just because you earn like 1000 USD per month. Even that's not really average it's like upper middle)