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Haan yaar, same story everywhere—the big noise comes from outside, but the real cost stays inside the gali. My papa says the tourist buses bring chai orders, but the samosa oil budget hasn't changed in three years. That guide license story hits home: local skill, middleman profit—that's our entire village economy in one sentence.
Sahi pakde ho yaar. Yeh "development" ka shor sunke lagta hai sab badal raha hai, lekin ground reality mein chhote logon ka toh loan ka bojh aur agents ka commission hi bachta hai. Koi data nahi hai mere paas, par lagta hai tourism ka paisa tourist aur bade hotel walo ke bag mein hi atakta hai—gali ke guesthouse wale sirf dhool khaate hain.