My Nepal Surival Guide

As the end of my trip approaches, I decided to put up few helpful tips as well as observations I have made starting with my arrival in Nepal to now. Hopefully anyone coming here in the future can learn from this.
1. Don't tip anyone at the airport and definitely don't show them you have US dollars in your wallet...you'll be taken advantage of.
2. When buying cotton candy at the Swyanmbunath monkey temple, make sure to keep it OUT OF REACH of monkeys; they WILL take it, violently if need be.
3. If you leave a bar at 11pm in Thamel, make sure you know where you are going, street lights don't exist and Nepalis give awful directions
4. Always drink filtered water...enough said.
5. Never eat street fruit unless you want to have the same issues as you would have should you try unfiltered water.
6. In the village, there is no toilet paper, let alone a western toilet...learn how to use your hands, and make sure to use the left for wiping, the right for eating...you may be stared at otherwise.
7. The chiya pasal (tea shop) in a village basically means community center.
8. If you are shopping, make sure to mention you are from India but studying abroad, instant discount.
9. When hanging out of a microbus with nothing but your hand holding a thin metal rod, make sure to tuck your body in when a bus/car/truck/bike passes in the opposite direction.
10. In addition t0 #9, make sure you have rainwear, a Nepali rainstorm hits hard and fast.
11. If you plan on staying in Thamel, make a budget...then double it, you will definitely spend that much.
12. Don't pet street dogs...
13. Don't pet street cats...
14. Don't look monkeys in the eye
15. If you go to a Pashupatinath and see a cremation (and you will), try to avoid breathing till you are well away from the funeral pyre.
16. If a Nepali quotes you a time, multiply it by 4, I developed this surprisingly accurate formula and tested it...
17. Should you decide to sit on top of the bus, make sure you hold on tightly...very tightly.
18. Make sure you have rainwear handy for #17
19. If you are stuck in a petrol que, don't try and estimate how long it will take you to get out...just start walking, it's more than likely faster!
20. Only use an ATM during bank hours and have a backup should your card get eat or the power goes out
21. If you feel a rumble in the building, its probably an earthquake, don't sit in the building debating whether it was a pre-shock or the real thing.
22. Learn what day your village participates in power load sharing
23. If you decide to shower during a load sharing day, make sure you have an alternate source of light available in the shower, you can't wash what you can't see.
24. Buy hand sanitizer and take it EVERYWHERE
25. Don't bother looking for a garbage bin, you won't find one. Instead look for a trash pile.
26. Don't walk towards/through a banda (strike)
27. Should you decide to ignore #26, go with Nepalis or make sure to stress you are North American...I'm glad I did
28. A nikon camera strapped to your neck means instant 300% markup
29. Every Nepali child knows the capital city of the country (and in some cases, the state) you live in...they are also very good at then proceeding to ask for money for their demonstration of intelligence
30. Every Nepali seems to know a relative/friend in the city you live in...they also seem to think you are kindred spirits as a result and will expect you to buy from them.

I hope you feel prepared enough for Nepal...next, back to India!