Text | Wendao Liu
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«——【 ·Preface· 】——»
I'm Xiao Zhou, and like most migrant workers, I'm away from home and working hard. My current job is sales, which is not a hard job, but it requires us to travel a lot. This time, we were sent to India.
[This article is a fictional story, the names in the article are pseudonyms, and if someone carries it, they will be held responsible]
I have long heard that India is poor and backward, and health is difficult to describe, and this trip to India made me see the "magic" of India again. Next time, I won't come!
«——【 ·Indian Health· 】——»
After more than 10 hours of flying to India, we were exhausted by the long journey, but as soon as I got off the plane, I smelled a rotten food in the air, which made us very uncomfortable.
When I walked out of the airport, I saw that some food scraps, sewage and all kinds of garbage were piled up together to produce such a bad smell. I almost threw up when I saw this scene, which is completely different from the clean and tidy streets of China.
And that's not the worst of all, the worst thing is that in many parts of India, people defecate and defecate at will, making the already narrow aisles even more messy.
In China, every household must have a toilet, and public toilets are widely available on the streets. But in India, people never think about building a toilet.
In this case, people have to choose to defecate and defecate at will, and women do not dare to consume too much water every day in order to reduce the number of toilet visits, and they can only go to the deserted wilderness if they want to go to the toilet. Not only is it very troublesome, but the safety of life cannot be guaranteed, which is really jaw-dropping.
India is far worse than I expected, not only do Indians defecate in the open, but they also don't use toilet paper to go to the toilet, which is hard for me to accept, and the locals tell me that they are more accustomed to wiping with a little water with their left hand after going to the toilet. Because they think it will be cleaner to wipe it with water.
However, Indians are known to like to eat pilaf, which makes it even more unhygienic. During this time in India, I realized how happy I am to live in China, and wherever I go, I feel clean and tidy.
India's domestic water is also a big problem, India's tap water smells very bad, and there is a kind of oily feeling, how can such water wash the skin? I can't imagine how those Indians drink this water.
In addition to the health issues, the transportation in India was also an eye-opener for me.
«——【 ·India Transportation· 】——»
In India, there are almost no traffic rules, buses, taxis, motorcycles, bicycles can be driven as they want, there are no zebra crossings on the road, as long as you don't get hit, pedestrians can move freely on the road, which looks very chaotic.
Even so, they found a special way to communicate in the chaos, and that was to honk their horns, so that when they drove on the roads of India, they were full of horn sounds, and the surrounding residents were miserable, and they had to endure the noise caused by the horns every day.
At first, I wondered why Indian buses don't have doors and windows, until I saw it with my own eyes.
With many passengers tipping over in order to evade fares, and even seeing some people jumping directly on the ladder behind the bus to avoid buying tickets, it can be said that riding in India is nothing less than a thrilling adventure, because you can never predict what will happen in the next second.
In India, you can still see a lot of cows roaming on the roads, and sometimes the cows will lie in the middle of the road, making the already messy Indian traffic jam even more watery.
Cattle are regarded as sacred animals in India, and if a car hits a cow in the middle of the road, everyone will get out of the car and treat the injured cow together, and at that time, the roads in India were even more crowded.
However, there is no need to worry about these situations in China, the traffic rules in China are very clear, and every resident has the responsibility and obligation to obey the traffic rules, pedestrians have to take the zebra crossing, stop at red lights, stop at green lights, and so on.
No matter where it is, every vehicle is driven in an orderly manner, which not only avoids traffic problems, but also reduces safety problems caused by traffic accidents. India is nowhere near China in this regard.
«——【 ·Indian Snacks· 】——»
There is an old saying in China: "The people take food as the sky". But in India, I don't feel the importance of "food" at all. There are many Chinese cuisines, including Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Hunan cuisine and other major cuisines. But in India, you simply can't tell what kind of cooking it is.
Once, when I was out wandering on my day off, a stall caught my attention, and I saw an Indian guy stirring the contents of the pot with a wooden stick, and when I got closer, this was not Chinese cement!
But the boss told me that it was called Indian cement cake, and it was a traditional Indian dessert called "Kaludodo", but the color really didn't look tempting, and I didn't know how it tasted.
There are still many people selling freshly squeezed mango juice on the streets of India, and seeing everyone rushing to buy it, I decided to take the plunge and buy a glass of freshly squeezed mango juice, which made me miserable, and my stomach hurt for days, so scared that I didn't dare to drink nonsense anymore.
I heard from the locals that India also has a special snack called stinky balls, also known as Indian small crispy balls, Indians usually make secret seasonings first, add various seasonings to the Ganges water, and then take out a small crispy ball, fill it with mashed potatoes, add the prepared seasoning and eat.
But when I learned about the water of the Ganges, I am afraid that I will not have the appetite to eat. It can be said that the Ganges River in India is the bathing water of Indians, where everyone bathes, brushes their teeth and washes their clothes, and there is no hygiene at all.
Even many Indians who believe in the Ganges scatter their ashes into the Ganges, and some poor Indians who cannot afford to pay for cremation throw their bodies directly into the Ganges. Hearing this, where do I dare to try.
Living in such a dirty and messy environment, India has also become one of the countries with a high incidence of infectious diseases, and many people die from diseases every year, which must be inseparable from their eating habits and living conditions.
«——【 ·Conclusion· 】——»
This trip to India made me feel the huge gap between India and China, and also made me understand the importance of cleanliness and hygiene. This business trip was also unforgettable, but I never wanted to go again.
As a Chinese, I am also proud of my motherland, how happy it is to live in such a clean and peaceful transition! If it were you, would you like to travel to India?