cabal you can google a wiki for vasco de gama and read the diary written by his own co-travelers,what did they say about India,and also the deeds done by vasco do gama.After reading that let me know who was civilised and prosporous and who was barbaric since vasco de gama is made most important person in portuguese history.
Remember one thing If you find cleantines of indivual Indian household and Indian in general good,but the road conditions bad,then roads are maintained by government,it shows poor on the govt,noton the people.Whereas enlish peole to chines and Indias were known to be very smelly people,who took bath very rarely.Even one of our Indian maharaja was suprised to see when he was inveted to England the poorpersonal hygine of "goras".