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> amritananda 1 day ago | parent | context | flag | on: Bhutan, after prioritizing happiness, now faces an...

I think tourism, especially in countries that rely on tightly controlling the experience, can tell you very little about the function of the country itself.

Fully agree. Much of these observations were from peering out of the van we were in, or casual chats with our guide/hotel employees etc. Coming from Mumbai, there were some “telltale” (If you can call it that) signs. For example do people heat the house, or do they only heat themselves? If home heating, is it electric or burning wood or some other fuel? A lot of homes reminded me of the chawls and 2 storey tarp “kuccha” homes.