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One thing I was really surprised by when I first visited India, no buskers! Every other big city I've ever visited has had people playing music everywhere for t
by moultano 14y ago
One thing I was really surprised by when I first visited India, no buskers! Every other big city I've ever visited has had people playing music everywhere for tips. Nowhere to be found in India.
- kamaal 14y agoSuch people who play for tips[In India they are actually called beggars] are found in local trains, or bus stops where as a foreigner you are least likely to visit. So now you know that its not a very honorable way of making money in India.
- brnstz 14y agoIt's not considered a particularly honorable way of making money in the west either. We're just less concerned about honor.
- moultano 14y agoI don't know if honor even enters into it, it's just not considered a particularly effective way of making money.
- brnstz 14y agoYou're right, honor doesn't factor into it in the U.S. But it sounds like in India, musicians don't busk because they are afraid of being perceived as beggars. Which is unfortunate.