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dehdra-I agreewith you nearly 100%- all the more reason to leave them alone; tourism is patronising, giving studied and physical help to people e.g. drinking water, sanitation etc. is the best way, lying on a beach being served drinks , suggests , i feel, that the person receiving the " service " is the patronising one.
Not I who suggested they were " lower", altho` their caste system doesn`t help
Give basic help, reduce the need to produce 10/12 children to "help" the family survive, show that smaller family units work better, nah, too simple, we always have to make a big deal of simple logical improvement in `poorer countries `.
Oddly enough I was chatting to a Sri-Lankan waiter in Italy recently, and he astounded me by saying both his father and grandfather wanted we Brits back- he wasn`t so sure