== Postcard from India = By Mark Morford

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What not to step in, and what the stoned monk said about the garbage

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/02/25/notes022509.DTL&nl=fix

Some have said they are curious about my recent trip to India. Some have said they would like to hear a little more about it.

Did I get sick? Did I see God? How many? How was the chai? Can you drink the water? Was I lucky enough to spend many, many splendiferous hours in one of the world's worst major metropolitan airports (Mumbai)?

Did I have sex on the beach? Did I have sex in a funky sultry treehouse in a giant, hard bed surrounded by bright purple silk mosquito netting? Did I find a yoga guru? Did I find enlightenment? Have I read Shantaram or seen "Slumdog"? Did I see many huge, surly cows in the streets and on the beaches? What's Shiva like in person? Would I ever go back?

(Answers: A little, yes, about 327, glorious, hell no, yes, no, yes, not really the point, constantly, not yet, plenty, taller than you might think but also far, far more aromatic, absolutely). ...