For a guy it tends to be a lot simpler we require less clothes and usually our comfort clothes are our everyday clothes.

Also, I was allowed to bring 2 suitcases, and I did, but one of them was barely half-full! Anticipate that you will be buying things while abroad (clothing, gifts for family/friends, shoes, etc) and if both of you’re suitcases are full when you arrive, you’ll have to leave something in the foreign country in order to bring your new purchases home.

I hope this helps!
Beijos!

Just a quick insights, for those of you traveling to India/Germany. I’m an American who has now lived in India for one year and Berlin, Germany for ~2 years.

For India:
In ‘public’, especially in places like old Delhi and rural villages I would advise not wearing skirts above your knee or tank tops that show any cleavage. (the exception is if you go out to night clubs in Delhi or Mumbai). When I lived in Delhi I alternated between long colorful skirts with a simple cotton top, Indian camel shoes or sandals and a big scarf (think Dharma from ‘Dharma and Greg’). Feel free to load on tons of beautiful jewelry you can find cheaply throughout India. Also color is huge there, so have fun playing with bright colors. The key to surviving the heat there is to wear 100% cotton.

Another great alternative is to buy Indian style clothes. The best shop I found while in Delhi was ‘FabIndia’ which has a variety of beautiful designs and are pure silk or cotton. ‘Sarojini’ Market is the place with awesome cheap western tops and skirts dresses. Salwar Kameez is an outfit that is popular with young working women there and would be perfect for working in a clinic. It you don’t want to wear a Salwar Kameez, just wear a long tunic over jeans. Saris are awesome, though difficult to tie without some help from Indian women.

For Berlin: Most of Germany is much fancier than Berlin. Berlin is pretty much anything goes. A lot of young people living in hip/artsy neighborhoods wear a lot of vintage/hipster style. It’s rather eclectic with a hint of military roughness and/or 80s prom dress (I kid you not, I saw a girl rocking a puffy prom dress with ripped fishnets and military boots at a dance club). Some parts of Mitte and other parts of germany are more formal. An outfit commonly worn in winter is a pair of leather boots, warm socks peeping out, leggings, shorts or mini skirt and a sweater tunic with lots of layers. Pea coats with knit scarfs, hats and mittens are common.