Well he's not wrong, Indian people do stink. But they also bath in rivers of shit and factory waste. That being said Indian food is pretty good, just probably don't get street food from India if you go vacation there because they usually make it on the floor. Their street food is a double entendre, as it's made on the street as well as being sold on it. Indian food from immigrants who come to countries with real food safety and health is typically what you would want.
It's not like street food elsewhere. The best place to get street food is in big cities in the nicer parts of town. Singapore, Turkey, Morocco, big cities in Thailand, some parts of Indonesia (not Bali, you'll fucking die), Japan, Italy, France (esp the French Riviera), Germany, Malta, Greece (but watch out for tourist traps). The Emirates has good food but I wouldn't call it street food. Dubai is overrated though, Abu Dhabi is better all around and slightly more economical than Dubai.
In the states, Miami, Nashville, NYC, LA (but not LA proper, the suburbs are cheaper), basically anywhere in Texas, New Orleans, Seattle (but you could get the same experience in Vancouver), and sometimes you can find fun food in Vegas that isn't too bad but the novelty of cheap food in Vegas is basically gone.
And a lot of Caribbean nations are real good about their street food. The Bahamas and Trinidad/Tobago are probably the best. Cuba and the Dominican Republic as well.
But if you want the best melting pot city for food that's clean and generally nice to go to, Singapore wins. There's something at every price point that's fucking delicious, even for just a couple of bucks.
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