Roy in India - Thoughts from a first time business visitor to India

This post has nothing to do with Employee Recognition, but I thought folks will be interested in the content.
I recently had one of my colleagues, Roy Saunderson, visit India (Bangalore) for a few days for a client assignment. Roy is what you would call a classic conservative westerner – he lives in a small town - Windsor, Canada (near Toronto), with very little direct exposure outside of the developed world. Post his 4 day visit, I asked him to pen down a few thoughts of his first visit to India. Here is what he came up with (unedited) – Do note that Roy stayed at a Taj Hotel and his only visits outside the hotel was to UB City. So these comments are based on short drives between MG Road and UB City in Bangalore, and his experiences at the airports.
1) The extent of military and reserve people as your airport security
2) Stray dogs on street and reading about children being attacked
3) More traditional culture where men are the main providers... even in beauty stores!
4) The pushing survival of the fittest behaviour when exiting plane
5) Realization of what people are paid in service status
6) The concept of low regard for life because of population size that would impact things like safety and life and death
7) Security for entering hotels and realizing the reasons why
8) Driving through chaos (thanks for driving Jayanth) and viewing the total weaving and honking to get anywhere
9) Having bombings in Mumbai while there but hardly anyone talking about it the next day
10) Late arrival and start time for meetings
11) Unclear body language (oscillating head) and not sure how to read words and actions in a business meeting