MAA Question
Oct 14, 2012 | 12:22 am
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MAA Question
Hey all - thought you'd be the best people to ask this. I am on transit in MAA (BRU/MAA/HYD) and was wondering if there was an arrivals duty free @ MAA? Also, any sense of the prices for alcohol - BRU vs. 9W vs. MAA Arrivals? My Indian friends seem to consume more alcohol than average 
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Finally, for a 7 hour layover, is there anything in the terminal yet? AFAIR, the Trident was the closest hotel?
Thanks.
.Finally, for a 7 hour layover, is there anything in the terminal yet? AFAIR, the Trident was the closest hotel?
Thanks.
Oct 14, 2012 | 4:16 am
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Hey all - thought you'd be the best people to ask this. I am on transit in MAA (BRU/MAA/HYD) and was wondering if there was an arrivals duty free @ MAA? Also, any sense of the prices for alcohol - BRU vs. 9W vs. MAA Arrivals? My Indian friends seem to consume more alcohol than average .
Finally, for a 7 hour layover, is there anything in the terminal yet? AFAIR, the Trident was the closest hotel?
Thanks.
.Finally, for a 7 hour layover, is there anything in the terminal yet? AFAIR, the Trident was the closest hotel?
Thanks.
for a 7 hour layover at night it makes sense to go to one of the nearby hotels....i normally use the le royal mridien....at that time at night about 5 minutes from the airport....
Oct 14, 2012 | 8:47 am
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MAA question
Yes,
there is a duty free as soon as you come down the escalator on the right side.The prices are cheaper than Europe.BlackLabel is popular and is 1 or 5 dollars cheaper.I always buy there as i dont have lug the heavy bottles around in europe on transit.
Yes, Indians tend to "gobble" down drinks.[prestige drinking to get drunk]
Choices are limited but they stock what is most sought by Indians.
there is a duty free as soon as you come down the escalator on the right side.The prices are cheaper than Europe.BlackLabel is popular and is 1 or 5 dollars cheaper.I always buy there as i dont have lug the heavy bottles around in europe on transit.
Yes, Indians tend to "gobble" down drinks.[prestige drinking to get drunk]
Choices are limited but they stock what is most sought by Indians.
Oct 14, 2012 | 11:03 am
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Thanks a lot for the comments and feedback. I will hold off on the purchases until after arrival.
And Jayagopal50, I do not agree that Indians "prestige drinking to get drunk". Most I have met and found do not fall in this category. If anything, I have found this "let's get drunk" mentality mostly amongst Americans.
And Jayagopal50, I do not agree that Indians "prestige drinking to get drunk". Most I have met and found do not fall in this category. If anything, I have found this "let's get drunk" mentality mostly amongst Americans.
Oct 14, 2012 | 9:34 pm
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Thanks a lot for the comments and feedback. I will hold off on the purchases until after arrival.
And Jayagopal50, I do not agree that Indians "prestige drinking to get drunk". Most I have met and found do not fall in this category. If anything, I have found this "let's get drunk" mentality mostly amongst Americans.
And Jayagopal50, I do not agree that Indians "prestige drinking to get drunk". Most I have met and found do not fall in this category. If anything, I have found this "let's get drunk" mentality mostly amongst Americans.
Every Indian who has visited drank--a lot-- every day and asked for more. No American visitor has asked for a drink, many refused even when offered.
It seems that drinking isn;t just a social thing for Indians. They drink to get drunk.
Oct 14, 2012 | 10:06 pm
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Oct 15, 2012 | 11:20 pm
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I have stayed @ Le M. Pretty good except the dodgy gym. I am looking at the Trident. My only experience with them is in Gurgaon which was super nice.
Thanks for the comments. One other thing - looking for champagne and whiskey. Should be good on arrival duty free @ MAA right?
Thanks for the comments. One other thing - looking for champagne and whiskey. Should be good on arrival duty free @ MAA right?
Oct 16, 2012 | 4:34 am
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I have stayed @ Le M. Pretty good except the dodgy gym. I am looking at the Trident. My only experience with them is in Gurgaon which was super nice.
Thanks for the comments. One other thing - looking for champagne and whiskey. Should be good on arrival duty free @ MAA right?
Thanks for the comments. One other thing - looking for champagne and whiskey. Should be good on arrival duty free @ MAA right?
Oct 16, 2012 | 8:01 am
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You are probably comparing American students with Indian adults, who drink a lot more than adult Americans.
Every Indian who has visited drank--a lot-- every day and asked for more. No American visitor has asked for a drink, many refused even when offered.
It seems that drinking isn;t just a social thing for Indians. They drink to get drunk.
Every Indian who has visited drank--a lot-- every day and asked for more. No American visitor has asked for a drink, many refused even when offered.
It seems that drinking isn;t just a social thing for Indians. They drink to get drunk.