The Foreign experience in India!

First of all, some of the so called 'wild' behavior of the tourists, I have witnessed myself. The thing to remember is that whenever you visit a foreign country you should take care to pay heed to the local customs and traditions. Also, I have posted some guidelines here for the tourists visiting India for the first time.

Remember, India is a huge country and for the most part it is yet to adopt the western way. Just because you see a cow walking on the road that does not mean that the whole of India is backward or is still antiquated. Frankly, I do not see why seeing a cow on the street amazes the foreigners so much. The cows are present in the villages in the west as well, so why is it that an Indian cow can attract so much attention?

Anyway, here are some of the pointers that I think foreign tourists should take a look at,
1. First of all, leave all your perceptions of India back in the west, India is not just about snake charmers, elephants and jungles. There are quite a few tourists who seem to think that Rudyard Kipling's romanticizing of India is all true when it is not.

2. Please take care not to wound the sentiments of any Indians that you may meet, do not mock them or say things about their religion. Remember that most of the Indians, especially in the south know English quite well, even the beggar on the street would know a smattering of English.

3. When you leave the airport or the train station, ask the government official or the tourism board people to help set up your transportation, other wise you are setting yourself to get fleeced. Once you enter India, think in Rupees and not dollars.

4. DO not wear skimpy clothes, it only brings unwelcome attention and what is more it is not appreciated by the locals. I know that the Indian summer can make many a westerner sweat like anything, so do not travel to India in the peak summer season. Remember that India is not LA, so take care to wear modest clothing at all times.

5. Remember to drink plenty of fluids when in India as the heat can really get to you unless you are in the north where the opposite would hold sway, north as in the Himalayas.

6. Remember to buy some stomach medicine and carry it with you at all times as most of the Indian food is 'too spicy' for almost all the westerners. If you are the kind of person who loves a bowl of hot chili, you would love the Indian food.

7. Indians are always ready to help you at the drop of the hat, so if you need assistance, you can probably ask them for assistance. Indians by and large are quite friendly people.

8. When visiting a temple, please take care to heed the local customs, some of them may seem too antiquated to you but it is not your country so remember to follow them accordingly. When it says no photo should be taken in a temple of god, which means no photo. If you do not follow that, it may result in your camera getting confiscated or worse, in you getting arrested.

9. Certain temples are off limits to all foreigners and no exceptions are made as far as this goes, so sorry about that.

10. When you visit an Indian household, remember to take some gift with you. Take care to leave your footwear OUTSIDE the house. most of the Indians do not appreciate you trampling all over their homes with your shoes.

11. Do not hug or kiss an Indian woman as a form of greeting, that may be the norm in the west, but in India, it will result in you getting into a lot of hot water.

12. Above all, remember to be courteous and thank any Indian who helps you. Also, take care not to litter and have a nice time in India!

The Diamonds that get to you!

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A&W Diamonds are a third generation shop that is currently being run by Larry Weissfeld in the diamond district in Midtown Manhattan. They had provided such high quality Diamonds to the jewellers and now they are offering the same to the public at much reduced prices. Normally anything that you do purchase at the wholesalers comes at a lesser cost, but in addition to that the prices of the Loose Diamonds are largely discounted, thus making them all the more attractive to the public, to us. First of all buying Diamonds like this allows us to pick and choose the stones that we want and also by buying like this ,it will be a whole lot easier on our respective wallets. But more importantly by purchasing such loose diamonds, we can design the jewellery that we want than getting stuck with buying a design that we do not like that much. With Loose Diamonds, we can either design our own jewellery or tell a jeweller what we want, since with Loose Diamonds we get a certain amount of freedom.So do you want to design your own jewellery or wear something that you like than just wearing something that you do not like? If so, then click on the link above and come right on in!

Press release:
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A&W Diamonds is a third generation diamond wholesaler based out of the diamond district in Midtown Manhattan. A&W Diamonds is run by Larry Weissfeld who is continuing the family business; he had this to say about his company. “We felt for a long time that the diamond market was lacking a public wholesaler. We wanted people to have access to affordable loose diamonds so that they could design their own jewelry and have more control over design and cost.”

AWdiamonds.com has thousands of diamonds available for sale in all shapes, colors, cuts and sizes. They also offer a matching diamond search engine so that customers can find matching diamonds for earrings or rings with multiple stones. Along with the diamonds AWdiamonds.com has a comprehensive diamond education center which should be a first stop for all novice diamond shoppers.

Benefits of Buying Loose Diamonds:

Price – Buying directly from the wholesaler is cheapest way to buy loose diamonds.
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Selection – A&W Diamonds offers thousands of loose diamonds in all shapes, cuts and colors to choose from.

About A&W Diamonds:
A&W Diamonds deals solely with loose diamonds. It is a third generation family business that provided loose diamonds to jewelers all over the world. With a selection of thousands of loose diamonds their goal is to make sure that everybody can find their perfect diamond.