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  1. Comment on Any fans of regular non-smart watches? in ~hobbies

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    In my country smartwatches are quite expensive so pretty much everyone uses regular digital or analog ones. I've only been able to see a smartwatch once haha Feels strange as I'm getting the vibe...

    In my country smartwatches are quite expensive so pretty much everyone uses regular digital or analog ones. I've only been able to see a smartwatch once haha

    Feels strange as I'm getting the vibe from you that smartwatches must be very common where you are lol

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  2. Comment on People of Tildes, have you travelled the entirety of the length of your country? in ~talk

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    Ah, its nice to see a fellow Indian on here :) Cool to hear your dad's story. Army folks sure have a lot going in their job, one might consider getting posted in remote areas like that as an...

    Ah, its nice to see a fellow Indian on here :)

    Cool to hear your dad's story. Army folks sure have a lot going in their job, one might consider getting posted in remote areas like that as an advantage to the job lol. Personally, I have travelled to maybe 5-10 states (and UTs) depending on how much time I spent and area I covered during my visit you consider. But I can say I have travelled to and stayed in most of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana as well as most of Himachal too (My village is in himachal but I live in Bengaluru now).

    I wish to see more soon, perhaps states like Meghalaya or J&K or maybe even somewhere like Odisha, but heck there's Covid around :(

    One place that I love to visit either by itself or on the way to somewhere else is Mysore. I'd recommened visiting it, maybe even around this time of the year (October) because they have their beautiful Dusshera preparations ongoing. Either way, I hope covid passes, and that you and I can visit more wonderful places in the country soon :)

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  3. People of Tildes, have you travelled the entirety of the length of your country?

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    If my title was a bit confusing, here's some examples of such trips: An east to west coast trip in the United States A trip from the northernmost point of Scotland down over to Lizard Peninsula...

    If my title was a bit confusing, here's some examples of such trips:

    • An east to west coast trip in the United States
    • A trip from the northernmost point of Scotland down over to Lizard Peninsula (UK)

    I hope you get the idea. It doesn't have to be a complete end to end trip, so even one which covers a large part of the country's area should be fine. Please describe your experiences if you have experienced one :)

    I apologise if this does not meet the quality mark for the website, this is my first try at posting here ;-;

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  4. Comment on What's the weather/climate like where you live? in ~talk

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    I live in Bangalore, India. The weather currently consists of recurrent pre-monsoon showers every evening. The summer here is during the months of March to May, since the monsoon arrives in June,...

    I live in Bangalore, India. The weather currently consists of recurrent pre-monsoon showers every evening. The summer here is during the months of March to May, since the monsoon arrives in June, changing weather drastically. During summer the average daily highs are usually 32-36 degrees (C), with the hottest temperature recorded ever being ~38 degrees. Average daily lows during summer gets to around 26-28 degrees (C) by the early mornings.

    Although, now since we're experiencing pre-monsoon showers on a daily basis, the temperature barely crosses into 30 degrees even during day and often goes as low as 21 (C) at night. It's been a week since the supposed pre-monsoon showers began. The winds during the rain are really crazy. Bangalore also lies near the highest point of elevation on the Mysore Plateau, which moderates its temperature making it substantially cooler than the plain areas a little further away. While I'm on it, the monsoon is also being expected to arrive in coastal Kerala by tomorrow, so we should experiencing proper monsoon rains here in Bangalore in a few days lol.

    During winter the temperature decreases to daily highs of around 23-25 degrees (C), and lows of 15-17 degrees (C). It doesn't get any colder except for perhaps a handful of days when the temperature reaches ~13 degrees (C). It gets to dense fogs in the mornings and sometimes rarely, evenings too. Bangalore isn't very humid too. It's never too hot, and I can always survive without an AC, and it isn't too cold either, like at my relatives' places in Himachal, where they're forced to use a heater during the winter months. I love the weather here personally.

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