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I am not sure about this. As far as I know, in most countries, you need to be either a citizen or a resident in order to open a bank account.

I guess that would depend on which city you are planning to go to. It will also depend on what kind of food you're looking for. Will you be able to eat street food every day, or do you prefer to go to better restaurants? Can you give some more details?

I am sure there are a lot of expats living in India, so there definitely must be certain supermarkets that sell imported products.You just need to look for them.

I don't really think that you will get into a situation where you will actually need to use pepper spray, but if you really feel that you need it, I think it's not illegal as far as I know.

Are barbecues popular in the Indian culture? We would like to go to Goa some time this summer and it would be nice if we could have a beach barbecue somewhere.

Isn't it Chai? I think that is the traditional drink in India. Correct me if I am wrong though. I think there is also something called Masala Chai, but I am not sure what it is.

I love almost every kind of dairy product there is, but for some reason, I really can't drink milk. I have only tried cow milk and I don't like it. I wonder if camel milk is very different.

I also used booking.com for a very long time, but once I found out about Trip Advisor, I started using only that. Their reviews look real and honest.

I think that bargaining is common practice in bazaars and open markets in almost every country that I have been to. I am sure it's the same in India.

Yes, they are called samosas. If I'm not mistaken, they are made with a dough that is similar to the one used for spring rolls.

Andrew and George you are so funny :D But yes, I can imagine what paradise this would be for a shopping lover. Thankfully, I am not really into that!

It is a shame though because I have read so many things about this country and it apparently has some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.

It is a very common thing to do in India and in a lot of other countries to take off your shoes before going into someone's home. In fact, I have lived in Asia for so long that I adopted the same habit when I went back home.

I have never been to Sri Lanka, but I have had experiences with tuk tuks during my trip to Jakarta, Indonesia. My experience wasn't so much fun though as the streets in Jakarta are quite dangerous.

On my way to India, I will have a stopover of about 30 hours in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Does anyone know of any fun stuff that I could do while waiting for my connecting flight?