:-). I cycled 30 km a day while in college in South India (Tamilnadu). When I reached college, I would splash water all over my shirt because cycling in the hea

:-). I cycled 30 km a day while in college in South India (Tamilnadu). When I reached college, I would splash water all over my shirt because cycling in the heat (35 to 40 degree celcius on a nice day) would make me sweat profusely. The sweat dried quickly in the heat so I had white streaks of salt on my shirt which I felt embarrassed about (couldn't do anything about the smell of sweat, which is another story). When I washed my face, the water would run black due to dust and smoke. I suffered heatstrokes, got hernia (cycling caused it) by the second year in college. My story is typical and not special at all and to a large extent I was better off than most of my peers at that time. Incidentally, I was in Netherlands (Wassenaar, Duinrell vacation!) last year. Compared to Netherlands, conditions are vastly different in India -- place on earth, quality of life, social aspects, etc.