09-22-2007, 12:15 PM
WRXtranceformed Wrote:I've heard there are a few really beautiful parts of India, and a LOT of shitty ones. Can you confirm?
Most definitely. The economic divide is pretty large... far, far greater than in the US. In Bangalore, you'll have a 5 star hotel (like that pic) right next to people living in tin and cow shit shanty towns. A basic room in that hotel, called the Leela Palace, is like $450 a night. The average IT worker makes $10k/year and they're considered pretty well off.
Here's that same hotel in the background. You'll notice a dump only two blocks away on the left.
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