RE: Banged up in an Indian hospital!
That was actually my initial rationale before I arrived in India, although it proved not to be the case there - the restaurants were usually much cleaner than the street food stalls, with even the popular ones often very fly blown and visually quite grotty. Hygiene really is a very major issue in India. A meal in a restaurant would cost me about €3, compared to the 50 cents or so for street food. I was happy to wear the difference. It's a shame, because you get some delightful street food there, flavour-wise.
After this particular run-in, I did handle everything I ate very well, even as I moved into other countries. I was also pretty mindful of building up my tolerance, initially only drinking and brushing my teeth with bottled water, before moving on to drinking filtered water and brushing my teeth with tap water. Bottled water is an environmental disaster.
You're right about loving drama. I don't know what your musical taste is like, and I'm sure you've figured by now that mine is quite eclectic, but I'll leave this here.
Interesting. I guess things do work a bit differently there!
Thanks for the video. Not entirely sure what to make of it as I couldn't understand the words, and the closed captioning didn't seem to work. But interesting visuals to be sure! It's not my usual cup of tea, but I didn't mind it. I don't have well defined music taste, except that I'm a big fan of classic rock and I dislike rap and country. Mostly I'm just inexperienced. I've never explored most of the genres out there.
It's a song by Tool, a rock band from the US. Their lyrics and the soundscapes they produce are very cerebral. This is far from their best work, but the lyrics are relevant here. The song starts with:
And then a little later in the song:
Ah, thanks for that! Now I understand. :-) Definitely relevant and smart lyrics.