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How do the freaks, those you usually see in Goa, make a living...
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day_tripper
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 11:30:15
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Always makes me wonder.... how do they manage to travel around and party like they do.
and here we have steady day jobs and 'strategically placed tattoos', but can barely make it to Nepal!
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aXis
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 11:43
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unemployment dole. in dollars. smugglers and blistering banacles.
and u cant get to nepal , cos u didnt work hard enuff this year. |
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aXis
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 11:44
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garvit321
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 13:18
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it is six mnths of wrk in dere hometown,n da money dat dey get out f dis is engh to let dem live da lyf f a freak........
or else dey get into smuggling,orgnz parties etc.
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alientrancesistor
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 13:30
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stinking rich grand parents,parents or they might be wrkng 6 mnths and nxt 6 mnths backpacking,or u knw they will be stuck in some shit in goa and cant get out of goa....or just the magic of goa will make them shift their base to goa...... |
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PushkarSunset
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 13:31
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the exchange rates man, little work aborad equals to a lot of partying here in India. So get broke with all the partying and stay back illegally. However, where theres a will theres a way......... if you wanna party like that n chill like those hippies u gotta make it your goaaal in life. |
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cacofonix
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 13:34
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+ Their currency is stronger.
+ Sell clothes,art works,accessories,etc.
+ Do small time jobs in the country they r travelling.
+ And there r ppl who r already on a pension from the government for either declared unable to work coz of some injury or regarded as mentally insane.
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day_tripper
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 13:45
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"who the fuck will give them a job man" someone once asked me. Thought it was damm funny..
anyway, isn't there any other tourist place where the rupee is stronger, and we get to treat the natives like shit? 
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mk47
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 14:19
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^ zimbabwe  , back to the topic though , i don`t think all of them stay for 6 odd months or whatever , maybe a few , but not all .. but there is a neverending stream of hippie folk who stay for shorter periods , israelis do the long term thing more than most , but im not sure how many of them are returns or how many first timers .. & then of course there is the dirty mafia drug runners as well without whom there would be no boom and no shanti ... . good topic , iv often wondered too , the strong currency theory is an oversimplification
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aCIDISGOD
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 21:15
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They work as unskilled workers back at home maybe drive taxis, drive trucks stuff like that, and their currencies are way stronger than the Rupee. They live real cheap in Goa. It's not like they go n have breakfast at Munches when they re there.
Also some of em have set up businesses that aid them survive.
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toogoodforyou
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Posted : Apr 15, 2009 22:23
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Nice question. I've always wondered the same thing. I'm assuming that they must be doing small jobs in their home countries with stronger currencies, stashing some money in the bank and coming. Also, selling all kinds of stuff like musical instruments they've got from home. Some must be dealing.
Israeli's do the same thing. Work for a year after military or borrow from parents & travel after that.
Addicts must be selling off their posessions
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sure_smoke_alot
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Posted : Apr 16, 2009 07:28
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On 2009-04-15 14:19, mk47 wrote:
^ zimbabwe , back to the topic though , i don`t think all of them stay for 6 odd months or whatever , maybe a few , but not all .. but there is a neverending stream of hippie folk who stay for shorter periods , israelis do the long term thing more than most , but im not sure how many of them are returns or how many first timers .. & then of course there is the dirty mafia drug runners as well without whom there would be no boom and no shanti ... . good topic , iv often wondered too , the strong currency theory is an oversimplification
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+1
the problem with valuing art is, till u dont understand it, it's worthless but wen u do understand it, it's priceless!! |
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goaboy
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Posted : Apr 16, 2009 09:05
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social benefits were quite good in first world countries i don't kno Now....... some of these guys also head straight to re-hab and ashrams.... some of them have a lot of wealth and they usually get the required help........ others are just like on a joyride babas...travellers..... sadhus..... hocus pocus....
israeli's offcourse get money from their govt as they have to do compulsory army service as they fight all their neighbours and then they come here to party and blow all their money.......
but yeah .......... in the end u can keep on wondering how some come off it and keep the right balance and manage life and how some just loose it......... guidance and light to the wayward mind ....
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day_tripper
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Posted : Apr 16, 2009 09:21
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Many people here seem to go with the stronger currency theory.... If that's the case, I'm heading off to zimbabwe! 
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energy spliff
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Posted : Apr 16, 2009 12:15
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