Headed to India, my mom thinks bad things will happen

In fairness, standards of driving are lower in India than in the USA,
and in major cities the risk of injury in a road accident is certainly
worth consideration. (Try reading the inside pages of the local
newspaper for, say, Hyderabad, and prepare to be appalled.)

As for the OP's question, since this is a school trip the school is
presumably accepting some responsibility for safety issues. She should
encourage her mother to discuss such concerns with the people
organising the trip, and promise that she will do what her teachers
have told her to do.

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.

I repeat, why can't you tell your mom the facts if you know them so
well (I don't think you do)? You seem to be saying the facts don't
matter. If so, go to a psychology or parenting forum - this never
belonged in rec.travel.air to begin with, and you punish charitable
attempts to help anyway.

"toto" wrote in message
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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.

Have you tried the river Ganges? @:Oo

Maybe I got too snippy about PJ's concerns. While in a waiting room at
Narita, I saw the Sikh bomb explosion that killed handlers of baggage
routed from Vancouver to India. While that was ages ago, Canada
recently acquitted the suspects in what may be a lack of backbone. A
reason to avoid YVR or Canadian gateways if you think this shows a lack
of seriousness for concerns as PJ mentions.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...nce050316.html

Have you ever been to India ?
.....appears you think India has no cars, industry, drinking water or places
to bath......you need to get out more often.....

"toto" wrote in message
...
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.


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Dorothy

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