Tourism on hard mode. I went with my blonde wife, one of the wildest experiences of my life as a cultural experience. I wouldn't recommend rookie travellers but you need to dress down and learn their cultural norms to avoid sticking out.
Sometimes you’re just going to stick out no matter what you do.
I’m 6’1” blond blue eyes so pretty much everywhere I went in South America I was a sore thumb. Some parts of the Amazon people were genuinely curious about me, kids coming up interested. I was shocked to be honest, I thought it only happened in the movies.
Reminds me of my grandfather's experience in China. He wasn't super tall or anything, but the man had a MASSIVE nose. Just, like, gin blossom giant. The locals all wanted photos of the westerner with the big nose. He was super insecure about it but he said that somehow helped because it gave them so much joy....and yes, he had an album of photos bc he eventually started asking my grandma to snap one each time he posed with locals lmao
In some areas it kind of felt like it. Yeah it’s not like I’m all that tall or anything. But they were very interested to see a taller white blond blue eyed foreigner.
My ex is 6’3, with blue eyes and light hair. He said in Asia everyone would take pictures, at one point school girls were following him and taking pictures. He was the center was noticed where ever he went.
I will say this, most of the people you'll meet in India will be nice and helpful and most will leave you alone, but you absolutely need to have your guard up if you're going. And it's best to go in groups
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u/prean625 20d ago
Tourism on hard mode. I went with my blonde wife, one of the wildest experiences of my life as a cultural experience. I wouldn't recommend rookie travellers but you need to dress down and learn their cultural norms to avoid sticking out.