May be doing a two week training stint in Bangalore in jan

[Andy2]

Bangalore has lots of pubs. You will be fine.
Don't drink local tap water or eat at roadside shops.
On the plus side weather will be much better than here.

[EternalOptimist]

you can also catch HEP A from the scorpions and the red centipedes

[Moscow Mule]

A friend of mine went to India, and got Hepatitis A.

Your friend is a ***** not to get vaccinated.

[Paddy]

Clientco have indicated I may be required to spend a couple of weeks in Bangalore in january training up a local team to continue my role (well the role of the team I am in).

Any suggestions, or things to beware of? I gather it's a bit of dump, and hundreds of miles from the nearest beach. So I'll probably spend most of the time in the hotel.

Some colleagues went out there for the same. Bangalore is like a concrete business park . Roads are good but lacking in pavements and drains therefore, when it rains it’s impossible to walk.

Biggest problem reported was teaching the Indians, very unlike the UK. They can be taught parrot fashion. They will learn and recite the contents of books but anything other than that; they will not use their initiative or try and work it out for themselves.

[EternalOptimist]

when it rains heavily, the water snakes swim up from the sewers and bite pedestrians. It is important to travel by Rickshaw or elephant if it rains heavily

[Paddy]

when it rains heavily, the water snakes swim up from the sewers and bite pedestrians. It is important to travel by Rickshaw or elephant if it rains heavily

Not as bad as Australia where snakes hide in the dunny in hot weather. The small ones hide under the rim and climbe up your ass.

[MrMark]

Not as bad as Australia where snakes hide in the dunny in hot weather. The small ones hide under the rim and climbe up your ass.

I will never complain about Cleethorpes again.

[Platypus]

Not to mention the redbacks.

http://www.reptilepark.com.au/images...letpicture.jpg

PLEASE tell me that picture's fake

EDIT:

Females have a body length of about a centimetre while the male is smaller, being only 3 to 4 millimetres long.

Phew!

[DieScum]

I've done a few stints training teams in Hyderabad. Enjoyed it. Dedicated bunch who treat you with respect... well they did in my case.

One cultural thing is that when they shake their head it means yes. So can be a bit confusing at first. "Does everyone understand?", *lots of head shaking* "ok I'll try again..."

Was nice to see the bats in the trees at night as well.

Very different country. Lots of new sights and smells. Cows in the road.

Anyway enjoy it will be a real break from the norm.

[EternalOptimist]

I've done a few stints training teams in Hyderabad. Enjoyed it. Dedicated bunch who treat you with respect... well they did in my case.

One cultural thing is that when they shake their head it means yes. So can be a bit confusing at first. "Does everyone understand?", *lots of head shaking* "ok I'll try again..."

Was nice to see the bats in the trees at night as well.

Very different country. Lots of new sights and smells. Cows in the road.

Anyway enjoy it will be a real break from the norm.

watch out for the cow-ticks though. They are used to burrowing through thick hide so they get under your skin in no time. They aenethetise the area then lay eggs which hatch quickly and the larvae burrow to the bone. The best way to remove them is with a scalpel and a sharp pencil or spatula.