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ecause all foreign women are not Indian and therefore<br />

impure and loose by definition. You won't hear this said,<br />

but it is thought by many. I have found this attitude more<br />

pervasive in the north than anywhere else. I have seen<br />

and heard and experienced this behavior personally from<br />

lowly educated men and highly educated men alike. Remember,<br />

most local men are GReAT. It's a couple of bad<br />

eggs that spoil it, as always. Just remember this terrible<br />

idea comes from watching tv and never having interacted<br />

properly with foreigners and believing in the myth that all<br />

white (and foreign women) are interested in alcohol and<br />

sex (and necessarily with them). Many people also won't<br />

be able to understand why your husband or boyfriend is<br />

okay with you traveling alone.<br />

• In general, the "holier" the place, the more shit you will<br />

get as a single lone female. The negative stuff I've experienced<br />

have come exclusively from the touristy and/or<br />

holy cities/towns. no problems at all outside these parts.<br />

There's a crap ton of hypocrisy in the so-called holy places.<br />

All the sexual harassment I have ever faced has come from<br />

weird men in "holy" places. Luckily, none of it was ever<br />

dangerous, just annoying.<br />

So, be on your guard but make sure you don't let any kind of<br />

fear cripple your trip either.<br />

I mean, I have more than survived India alone, and I also<br />

have a lot of female friends who have traveled India alone<br />

many times over the way I do. Their experiences more or less<br />

corroborate with mine.<br />

The assumption is that you will dress appropriately and<br />

be sensitive to local customs. You will be fine. More than<br />

fine. Make plans before hand to meet some prominent local<br />

people in major cities, especially if they are in a similar field<br />

of work or working in an area you are interested in finding<br />

out about. I've learned a lot from talking to journalists, artists,<br />

tech types. They can teach you a bit about their city, and<br />

they will also watch out for you as you are a guest of Mother<br />

India's after all!<br />

http://www.quora.com/l/boq-adrianna-tan<br />

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