No answer about rural cafes. Not enuf experience. Yes, women clerks, but I don't know enuf to say anything about their skills.

They flirt at supermakets? Darn!!!!! They never flirted at me! Ooops, I take that back. I did have a little minor flirting thing going with a Tamil clerk at my local Subhiksha (a very large, quirky supermarket chain which I read this week is in serious financial trouble).

I used a few cyber cafes here and there that looked successful and were run by individuals, so all is not lost for the small entrepreneur. But there's money to be made in cyber cafes, so it's inevitable that they'll be Starbucks-ified.

Nothing beats going to India yourself. I don't know what your wallet is like. One can travel at any economic level in India. If you don't have a big wallet, there are still many wonderful adventures waiting for you if you go there. Think about it.