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Headed to India, my mom thinks bad things will happen
Hey, can anyone help convince my mom that I'm gonna be OK when I visit
India this fall? I'm going as part of a school program and don't plan on doing any sightseeing alone. But she reads about suicide bombers and now she's afraid I'll be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. I know she loves me and just wants me to be safe and all. Help before she tells me that I can't go. PJ |
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PJ wrote:
Hey, can anyone help convince my mom that I'm gonna be OK when I visit India this fall? I'm going as part of a school program and don't plan on doing any sightseeing alone. But she reads about suicide bombers and now she's afraid I'll be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. I know she loves me and just wants me to be safe and all. Help before she tells me that I can't go. PJ You are joking..aren't you? Jan |
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PJ wrote:
Hey, can anyone help convince my mom that I'm gonna be OK when I visit India this fall? I'm going as part of a school program and don't plan on doing any sightseeing alone. But she reads about suicide bombers and now she's afraid I'll be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. I know she loves me and just wants me to be safe and all. Help before she tells me that I can't go. PJ You are far more likely to be hit by a car than a bomb. I would tell you to tell her not to worry, but it will do no good. Find someone her age (preferably a woman) who she trust and ask them to have a chat with her. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:34:44 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote: You are far more likely to be hit by a car than a bomb. I would tell you to tell her not to worry, but it will do no good. Find someone her age (preferably a woman) who she trust and ask them to have a chat with her. A car? In India, not really. However, the bombings seem to happen in more industrialized countries, not India. In India, I would be more worried about drinking the water and/or finding a good place to bathe actually than either cars or bombs. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:21:55 GMT, PJ
wrote: Hey, can anyone help convince my mom that I'm gonna be OK when I visit India this fall? I'm going as part of a school program and don't plan on doing any sightseeing alone. But she reads about suicide bombers and now she's afraid I'll be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. I know she loves me and just wants me to be safe and all. Help before she tells me that I can't go. PJ I am assuming that you will be chaperoned if this is a school trip. I certainly would not worry about suicide bombers though anything is possible. The poverty in India is depressing, but there are many wonderful things to see. What is the purpose of this school trip? Will you be meeting up with Indian people who live where you are going? Where in India are you going? Much will depend on where you are going and what activities you will be participating in. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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Ask in rec.travel.asia, although they may chatise you for not knowing
how to answer your mom. How can you commit to a country without already knowing it's profound differences from such negative stereotypes, which anyway apply to different regions? Maybe shock or teasing works best - emphasize the uniqueness with this account of how 40,000 travelers per year used to be ritually strangled and robbed the http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religi...features/thugs A more likely but benign danger is that you'll lower your guard and become agonisingly sick from food issues. So besides learning more about Indian culture beforehand, also learn your own culture in terms of food preparation science and food borne diseases. Learn the real principles so you take them seriously, and not blissfully flake out and expose yourself to the too common feeling of a hundred hot knives in the bowels. That said, I was thrilled with my India visit. |
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toto wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:34:44 GMT, "Joseph Meehan" wrote: You are far more likely to be hit by a car than a bomb. I would tell you to tell her not to worry, but it will do no good. Find someone her age (preferably a woman) who she trust and ask them to have a chat with her. A car? In India, not really. I was thinking about driving to the airport to go to India, but have you seen the way they drive in India?? However, the bombings seem to happen in more industrialized countries, not India. In India, I would be more worried about drinking the water and/or finding a good place to bathe actually than either cars or bombs. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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PJ wrote:
Thanks for the advice, but I wasn't actually asking to be told to brush up on my culture and the culture of India. There are random acts of violence in India, and I do realize I have a better chance of getting food sick, but my question is what to tell my mother to comfort her without completely dismissing her fears. You're posting from where, Oakland? Berkeley? The rates of serious violent crime are far higher there than the averages in India. When you leave the USA to go almost anywhere else you are immediately decreasing your chances of being a victim of violent crime. Actually it starts when you enter the airport, since almost no violent crimes occur there. And your chance of being in a car crash is thousands of times higher than being caught in political violence. This should be obvious from a quick scan of the headlines if you haven't the time to go over the statistical yearbooks. Your mother is simply displaying an irrational fear of the unknown. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos from 36 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu Latest photos: Queens Day in Amsterdam; the Grand Canyon; Amman, Jordan |
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