I heard once that drinking a cup full of water from the Ganges would kill a westerner. You can literally sit on the banks and watch bodies float by.
There was a story about an official in the Punjab region who claimed a river was cleaned up. As proof he drank a glass of water from the river. He ended up in the hospital.
Knowing how advance they are.
I am sure it will not be a crappy situation.
My friend’s doctor here in TN is Indian, and she pretty much said the same thing. There’s reason she specializes in gastro-intestinal medicine.
I’ve never been there, but I’ve seen pictures. It’s literally enough to turn one’s stomach. I won’t even try to describe it, it’s like peering into hell…
“You can literally sit on the banks and watch bodies float by.”
I saw half cremated bodies in the river in Kathmandu.
“I heard once that drinking a cup full of water from the Ganges would kill a westerner. You can literally sit on the banks and watch bodies float by.”
Let’s go down to the river and wave goodbye to Uncle Kumar.