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Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
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LOST is the gayest show ever
I don't know about that, but I can certainly say that show performs fellatio a la this man.



ßöмßäяðîëя;1628823 said:
Got GTA, it's THE SOOOO COOL!
Cannot wait to play that game.

I remember when I played GTA3 for PS2 back in high school, and my favorite thing to do was jump on the back of a moving pickup truck with a flame flower, having him drive me around as I randomly sprayed my fireballs in the direction of pedestrians. It was always amusing when the driver sped up and crashed his own car because he got scared. What a retard.
 

swag

L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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Richard Simmons just won't go away. He, and Leo Sayer, are the gay.
As I've said before, I never could tell them apart.

Ever have one of those moments where you're like, "OMG, what the hell am I doing in Delhi?!" I'm having one now...

Talk about pushing up Desis here. ;)

It may be 115 degrees out and enough to melt airplane wings, but I for once will get to see Juve play at 6:30pm instead of the usual 6am on a Sunday morning. :D
 

Bjerknes

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Mar 16, 2004
116,172
Have a good time in India, Greg.

What you need to do is go to the bazaar in Delhi and try some of their street vendor food. I saw it on Bizarre Foods on the travel channel, and I want to try some of that stuff so bad. I'd eat anything that has curry in it.
 

swag

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Sep 23, 2003
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Oh, man. The food has been awesome. But then I've always been a big fan of Northern Indian/Paki food.

I hate to play stereotypes here, but being in India here -- and being in China for a bit several years ago -- leads me to making the inevitable comparisons. Particularly since China and India are getting all the press about being huge growing economies with massive populations that a certain president is blaming for the world's food prices (the local media has been really defensive, and with good reason given the comparison of meat-eating).

India is like China's "good" twin. Not that China is entirely evil per se, but certain segments of its government and approach to social and political policy certainly qualify. And while I had some nice hospitality and met some great residents in Beijing, Hong Kong, etc., the Indians are generally on another level with how cool, open, respectful, and genuine they are. And hey -- how can you compare American baseball to Indian cricket? Only one of those two features hot cheerleaders as part of the game's spectacle. The best the Chinese can come up with is an organized protest of Carrefour over canned foie gras and billions of knock-off "Bucci" handbags.

As for street food, I'm definitely avoiding that -- as good as it smells and tastes, there are bacteria here that the locals have grown up with that will undoubtedly make me ill for a long, long time. I've even heard stories of people who struggled with gastro-intestinal issues for up to a decade after trying some of the street food here as a foreigner. I mean, in the U.S. we have to go to an Olive Garden to get even close to that.

p.s.: Love the sig, Andy.

p.p.s.: It's a friggin' Tandoori oven outside, it's so hot!
 

swag

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I'm actually there now, Zé. Landed last night in Delhi. Staying in Gurgaon and its mall-hell for work for the next couple of weeks. But I'll be touring New Delhi and a bit of the old Delhi today. Next weekend I plan to hit Agra and ideally some of Rajasthan (Jaipur or something near it).
 

Zé Tahir

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Dec 10, 2004
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I'm there now, Zé. Landed last night in Delhi. Staying in Gurgaon and its mall-hell for work for the next couple of weeks. But I'll be touring New Delhi and a bit of the old Delhi today. Next weekend I plan to hit Agra and ideally some of Rajasthan (Jaipur or something near it).
Oh nice. I'll be going to India in December actually; really looking forward to it. I'll be flying to Pakistan and then probably take the train to Amritsar. I'll definately be applying for a visa to other parts of India though because I really want to visit Agra and Delhi.

Hope you have a great time and if you need any Hindi 101 I'll be here :D

ps: Yeah, do stay away from the street food; it's the best damn food you'll ever have but if your body isn't used to it you might as well bend over and take a you know what, because it's the same damn thing :oops:
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
116,172
Oh, man. The food has been awesome. But then I've always been a big fan of Northern Indian/Paki food.

I hate to play stereotypes here, but being in India here -- and being in China for a bit several years ago -- leads me to making the inevitable comparisons. Particularly since China and India are getting all the press about being huge growing economies with massive populations that a certain president is blaming for the world's food prices (the local media has been really defensive, and with good reason given the comparison of meat-eating).

India is like China's "good" twin. Not that China is entirely evil per se, but certain segments of its government and approach to social and political policy certainly qualify. And while I had some nice hospitality and met some great residents in Beijing, Hong Kong, etc., the Indians are generally on another level with how cool, open, respectful, and genuine they are. And hey -- how can you compare American baseball to Indian cricket? Only one of those two features hot cheerleaders as part of the game's spectacle. The best the Chinese can come up with is an organized protest of Carrefour over canned foie gras and billions of knock-off "Bucci" handbags.

As for street food, I'm definitely avoiding that -- as good as it smells and tastes, there are bacteria here that the locals have grown up with that will undoubtedly make me ill for a long, long time. I've even heard stories of people who struggled with gastro-intestinal issues for up to a decade after trying some of the street food here as a foreigner. I mean, in the U.S. we have to go to an Olive Garden to get even close to that.

p.s.: Love the sig, Andy.

p.p.s.: It's a friggin' Tandoori oven outside, it's so hot!
:lol2:

Man, I would still try the street food even though tourists are not immune to it. The food just seems so good and I have a strong stomach. But yeah, if it comes to the water, I'd not dare take a sip of that stuff. At least food is cooked.

How long you staying in India?
 

Dostoevsky

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May 27, 2007
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It may be 115 degrees out and enough to melt airplane wings, but I for once will get to see Juve play at 6:30pm instead of the usual 6am on a Sunday morning. :D
:lol2:

Have fun there in India,Greg.

I think I couldn't stand that heat though.I'd kill myself.Anyway,do you drink anything else expect water there? :D
 

Seven

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Jun 25, 2003
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Oh nice. I'll be going to India in December actually; really looking forward to it. I'll be flying to Pakistan and then probably take the train to Amritsar. I'll definately be applying for a visa to other parts of India though because I really want to visit Agra and Delhi.

Hope you have a great time and if you need any Hindi 101 I'll be here :D

ps: Yeah, do stay away from the street food; it's the best damn food you'll ever have but if your body isn't used to it you might as well bend over and take a you know what, because it's the same damn thing :oops:
I know three people who went to India on separate occasions and the three of them were sick the first 3/4 days. After that they got used to it and could eat pretty much everything.

But that's how it worked for them.
 

swag

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Sep 23, 2003
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:lol2:

Have fun there in India,Greg.

I think I couldn't stand that heat though.I'd kill myself.Anyway,do you drink anything else expect water there? :D
Well, so far I've had a bit of beer, espresso, coffee, and even a margarita. But I haven't been here for 24 hours yet. :D

I know three people who went to India on separate occasions and the three of them were sick the first 3/4 days. After that they got used to it and could eat pretty much everything.

But that's how it worked for them.
An old T-shirt avatar of Andy's says it all: You have died of dysentery.
 

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