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Well I never would have said that they didn't look drier. In addition, the land around Jaipur probably looks like a desert for much of the year. But my point was that it isn't a desert, even if it may look arid for much of the year.
True, it isn't. It has more rain than 300mm. It's semi-arid borderlining savannah (or tropical monsoon).
So I agree there.
But it's certainly, as what my point was, more drier than London despite the similar rainfall.
I choose Phoenix - it has cooler winters and less humidity during the summer months. The heat indicies probably come out to about the same for both locations' summers.
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The evapotranspiration rate plays a BIG FACTOR in this.
Exactly. Phoenix is receives 8 inches of precipitation per year, which is actually more than what Verkhoyansk receives (7 inches), yet Verkhoyansk's climate supports a true forest and Phoenix is a true desert. For another example, Anchorage receives 16 inches, which supports a thick forest cover typical of moist regions, yet Chihuahua actually receives more rainfall (17 inches) and has an almost arid landscape. Precipitation is only roughly correlated to the landscape of an area, and comparing rainfall amounts to determine which city has a moister landscape is only useful if the two cities have similar temperatures. However, the amount of precipitation doesn't lie - a place that receives 17 inches is wetter (by virtue of receiving more rain in the rain gauge) than a place that receives 10 inches, even if the landscape is more arid.
Because some Indian run businesses are kind of cheap and try to cut and save costs. It's typical penny pinching behavior yaar, Nothing new (Talking Mumbai English here ). You just saw the darker side of Indian business culture.
BTW, I don't eat chicken and am pure vegan, but Jaipur is a great place to try out various types of vegetarian and non vegetarian Rajastani delicacies. If you ever plan a trip to Northern India in the winter, please visit Jaipur without fail.
I love all kinds of international cuisine but cannot afford to travel internationally yet since I'm still in school. Will plan on traveling around the world eventually and would be interested in seeing India some day. Ideally, I'd like to visit all 7 continents sometime in my life (including a cruise that stops on the Antarctica Peninsula for a day).
Even though I hate India's hot weather, I sure do miss those exciting days where one can see the onset of monsoon on the horizon.
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Fantastic Experiences I have had during the monsoon season, and it includes some romantic moments under the umbrella with my ex GF (now just a close friend) in India.
Phoenix is slightly cooler and significantly drier...both good things in this case. Phoenix sun and dry climate is very comfortable for 8 plus months so I vote Phoenix.
id go with my current city phoenix! for less rain and id assume more sunshine than Jaipur
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(Talking Mumbai English here 
). You just saw the darker side of Indian business culture. 
