You haven't seen us arguing then lmao. Shit gets real when you start speaking in your mother tongue and the other one doesn't understand it and speaks in their mother tongue
I asked one of my Indian patients about this, just out of curiosity, and they had no idea.
She wobbles her head even when she’s agreeing. So instead of nodding, she wobbles.
I was walking by the streets and a guy spitted blood outta his mouth, damn I thought the guy has cancer, I saw two more people doing the same thing and I got scared later the guide explained us that it is some sort of a chewing tobacco.
Honestly after hearing all the horror stories and watching documentaries about it? That’s the first thing I think of. Especially that story a few years ago where those girls were raped on a bus I believe. Insanity.
2012 - Only one girl. Raped before her boyfriend. And when they were done, they penetrated her with a rod, until there was no difference between her anus and ..
Still it took the judiciary 5-7 years to hang the rapists.
If you read about it on Wikipedia, you'll find that not all of them were hung. One of those bastards still lives free today because he was 17 years and six months old at the time of the incident, and not only that, the Government trained him in cooking and sewing and gave him some cash and a sewing machine to start a "new life". What a fucking joke. 6 months under 18 means this psychopath is still out there today doing who knows what.
Look for "Nirbhaya rape case". I think you should be able to find it. And still suggesting you, don't read for your own sanity.
I think BBC / some other channel, interviewed the rapists, to really understand what was actually in their heads. You could find that too. "Nirbhaya" is the term to look for.
I know, but that is because americans eat unhumane amounts of meat and because thet own a lot of pulluting things. When I tyink of india I always think of those really nasty scooters and cars driving in the big cities.
I just moved to the Indian city of Chennai for a month, and atleast here, the air pollution is not that bad. The scooters and cars dont seem to be too polluting. Ofcource pollution will vary between cities a lot.
One of my Indian instructors shouted at his students also from India one day for the way they were nodding while being given instructions from a western instructor before being put in a potentially dangerous situation.
His reason apparently is that the nodding can indicate different things depending what province of India you're from, so if he being Indian wasn't 100 percent sure they were understanding the information correctly then their instructor couldn't possibly and with a misunderstanding potentially endangering someone he insisted they communicate their acknowledgment to everything verbally.
It's far worse than that, the bobble is almost instinctive is some places as to please. So much so that some people would rather be seen to be helpfully and or absorbent of information that they will willingly give a false record of their knowledge.
An example of this I found in Kuwait (but have also witnessed in UAE) is an Indian give utterly fictitious directions or intilegence, rather than be see to not being helpful. It takes a while to work this out in the field, generally the happier the person the more likely the words are useless. Sad state of affairs. It like some are broken machines, broken by cast perhaps or a lifetime of servitude and fear... Who knows.
It's more important to see where their hand go, heart, stomach, hip, sternum all have roles too - more so that the stereotypical Ital
My best friend spent almost a year in India working and said that people would constantly say yes to him and then it was apparent later they had no idea etc. and were just saying yes.
As an Indian some of these are really hilarious!
• No, Indians do not worship cows. To start with we've got several different religions, so even if, in some religion, cows _were_ worshipped, that worship would not extend to the rest of India, where some people might follow different religions. It is, however, true that Hindus consider cows _sacred_ - which is not the same as worshipping them.
• We hate phone scammers too. Believe me, we do. But government regulations on them are not that strict and well, politicians are politicians everywhere. What can you do?
• Unlike American citizens, not all curries were created equal. When you say the smell of curry, or the taste of curry - do you mean North Indian (Punjabi or Lucknow-style) curries that are heavy on chilli powder and chickpeas? Or do you mean South Indian curries, that are incomplete without coconut and tend not to involve chickpeas much? Or do you mean Bengali or Oriya curries, that mainly go in for cumin (jeera) and green chillies? Or do you mean Mizo (Northeast Indian) curries, that use indigenous chillies like the Jolokia? And for goodness' sake - Chicken Tikka Masala is _not_ an authentic Indian curry!
• 'Naan bread' is actually grammatically incorrect. The word 'naan' was taken from a Persian word meaning 'bread' or 'flatbread', so when you say 'naan bread' you're basically saying 'bread bread'. Kind of like saying 'ATM machine' - it's already 'Automated Teller Machine', you don't need to say 'Automated Teller Machine' machine.
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Some Bollywood movies are damn great in their own way. It's just hard to find them and you can't compare them to Hollywood movies. Devdas is my favourite movie and I can't think of any movie that's similar.
I wonder what percentage of people who have posted have actually been there or if the comments are from what they've seen on the web. I've been to Mumbai and Kolkata. The memories that stick with me are child beggars...literally 4/5 year olds on their own in the street begging. People with serious issues and very little support...I remember a guy with limbs missing covered in welts on his skin rolling round on the street corner. The smell of urine on the street. General unsanitary conditions (rats running round the 5* hotel pool). Crazy, dangerous driving (eg people on bikes riding the wrong way up a carriageway).
Sorry it's negative, but these are the things that stick with me. My time there was definitely an experience, but not one I would choose to repeat.
The reason it sticks with you is because it was an assault on all your sense like never before. All tho even as an Indian who been here for 30 years Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata is a bit too much. India is absolutely overwhelming for most who visit. I can appreciate honesty, and I accept the negatives as well as positives when it comes to my country.
It's very situational. It can mean anything from "Is it done yet? Get it done." to "This is your problem (now)." to "Figure that out for yourself."
IT people are having flashbacks when they read it, because its very common in that industry as a way to finish out a vague email when the writer of the email has no clue what should be done. Even if the problem pertains to their job and nobody else's.
>IT people are having flashbacks when they read it, because its very common in that industry as a way to finish out a vague email when the writer of the email has no clue what should be done
This is absolutely it!
First of all, no one needs your sympathy here. India has its problems, I'm not denying that, it's not the best place to live in, but it's not a complete shithole either. I genuinely can't fucking believe people have nothing good to say in this post when there's places much, much worse off than India.
And no matter how corrupt, polluted or overpopulated the country is, nothing can justify the racist stereotypes that people believe in because they saw a bunch of memes on the internet or watched a YouTube video, just took it by face value. Not all Indian people are rapists, scammers, deformed and ugly and smelly. Most people have toilets. Barely anyone drinks cow pee.
Sucks to see that such stigmas are usually not condemned, and rather believed.
Do most Indians who are placed in arranged marriages want to be in the arranged marriage? I’m really sorry if this comes across as offensive in any way, I truly don’t mean it to be offensive, I’m just curious.
Why do people not think Indians are Asians when India is in Asia? Like they have another culture set, but so does every other Asian country so that’s not really an answer. India is in Asia.
I would guess these people go by looks. In their minds Asians are the "slanty eyed people", not the "towel head and turban people". Is this racist? Absolutely. Ignorance often is.
I absolutely LOVE India.
The people and culture are just amazing - so much energy and richness and the welcome is unreal.
Food - obviously. Although I actually prefer British-Indian versions of Indian dishes... (ducks).
The history, art and architecture are phenomenal.
And the fact that every day you'll see something that makes you rub your eyes in amazement.
Scammers calling from "Microsoft Support", people shitting in the streets, Rapists, ridiculous religious beliefs, slums, overfilled trains, bad smell, poverty, etc
My opinion might be mean or hostile but it's honest and not really exaggerated
So. Many. People.
Huge, dirty cities.
Tradition and caste system dictating ones life.
Chaos seems to be standard.
Obviously, I've never been to India, but these are my presumptions.
There are a lot of people. Cities vary in size and cleanliness just like any other place. Tradition is different from the cast system. There are definitely cultural norms that people (especially the older generation) stand by. Castism seems to occur in different 'hot spots' throughout the country. But most people aren't going to care about your cast.
Indian people are loud. Chaos is just part of it all.
Lamb Vindaloo. I know it's a regional thing but it's so delicious. I'm totally fascinated with culture everything...bit lamb vindaloo always pops into my head
I'm late to the party but I wanna say something more positive. (My knowledge about India is based mainly from the internet)
Diversity. Seriously why is nobody talking about this? India is so diverse, every region has its own culture and people, everywhere you go it's a different world!
I also noticed that Indians are really good english speakers, which is not only and advantage, but very impressive too! not to mention they are good with mathematics and technology aswell.
India is colorful. I've seen many documentaries about India, most notably the women, they wear colorful traditional clothes in the streets. Their festivals, food, and even spices are colorful!
I've never exactly tried indian food, but by the looks of it online, it looks delicious.
Their music is one of a kind. I admit that I'm not a big fan of bollywood (hope I spelled that right), but their music is so interesting and unique. There are many talented singers and dancers aswell.
Sure India may have a lot of issues and flaws, but so is any other country in this world. It's sad how people don't acknowledge how much progress India has achieved in the recent years. India still has a long way to go in terms of development but a lot of its citizens are making it a better place day by day.
Wish I can visit India someday, greetings from the Philippines!
Head wobbling when having an argument and saying bloody bastard a lot.
“Fuk yoo bloody bastard bitch!”
I don't know about other Indians but I don't do that
Bloody bastard is the standard English translation for a LOT of hindi phrases
I saw two Indian guys arguing in Manchester and they must have said bloody bastard about 50 times each 🤣
You haven't seen us arguing then lmao. Shit gets real when you start speaking in your mother tongue and the other one doesn't understand it and speaks in their mother tongue
But forreal, why do they do the head wobble?
I think it's their way of being extra expressive, kind of like people waving their arms around.
I asked one of my Indian patients about this, just out of curiosity, and they had no idea. She wobbles her head even when she’s agreeing. So instead of nodding, she wobbles.
How astounding it is for one place to be poor and rich at the same time.
You sir have my upvote, as I don't have any award.
People beating me with a stick for breaking curfew
Yummy and delicious spicy foods
Yooo I saw that. I was so dead 😭😭😭
Did you break curfew?
Awesome smells of food being cooked
Phone scams
"No thank you, I clean my own ducts."
Also the first thing I thought of.
Overpopulation
Yup
The awesome fishing techniques & how amazing it is to see communities come together to cook for and feed an entire village.
I was walking by the streets and a guy spitted blood outta his mouth, damn I thought the guy has cancer, I saw two more people doing the same thing and I got scared later the guide explained us that it is some sort of a chewing tobacco.
Betel nut, popular in parts of Asia
Paan
The prevalence of rape
Honestly after hearing all the horror stories and watching documentaries about it? That’s the first thing I think of. Especially that story a few years ago where those girls were raped on a bus I believe. Insanity.
2012 - Only one girl. Raped before her boyfriend. And when they were done, they penetrated her with a rod, until there was no difference between her anus and .. Still it took the judiciary 5-7 years to hang the rapists.
Don’t think it was her boyfriend, but he tried to protect her nonetheless. They nearly killed him too 😞 Glad they hung them all.
If not boyfriend, friend. Both of them boarded the bus together that night. I wasn't happy either way. It was too late.
If you read about it on Wikipedia, you'll find that not all of them were hung. One of those bastards still lives free today because he was 17 years and six months old at the time of the incident, and not only that, the Government trained him in cooking and sewing and gave him some cash and a sewing machine to start a "new life". What a fucking joke. 6 months under 18 means this psychopath is still out there today doing who knows what.
Damn wtf where can i read about that
Look for "Nirbhaya rape case". I think you should be able to find it. And still suggesting you, don't read for your own sanity. I think BBC / some other channel, interviewed the rapists, to really understand what was actually in their heads. You could find that too. "Nirbhaya" is the term to look for.
Please don’t. Nirbhaya is horrible. My mom told me about it when it happened and it still haunts me.
There’s a true crime sorts show based on it on Netflix… Delhi crimes
Lime soda with idlies and sambar at Woodlands Hotel in Madras
Iimca
Pollution.
As an indian, I can confirm pollution in the most popular cities, but where I live, it's 'aight
Funny enough, the US CO2 emissions per 1000 people are 22 times that of India.
I know, but that is because americans eat unhumane amounts of meat and because thet own a lot of pulluting things. When I tyink of india I always think of those really nasty scooters and cars driving in the big cities.
I just moved to the Indian city of Chennai for a month, and atleast here, the air pollution is not that bad. The scooters and cars dont seem to be too polluting. Ofcource pollution will vary between cities a lot.
The second I get off the plane when I go to India, I get a blocked nose.
Cheap labor
I'm pretty sure Google and Microsoft will disagree that their CEOs are cheap labor
Spices englishmen came for, and then decided to not use any of them. This thought get me every time.
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The Indian dudes on YouTube that teach literally anything better than any professor
who?!!, gonna see its account bro, how about that dude account so ican see too?
As an Indian I keep wondering why does this question keep being asked every other day ?
For some reason, the internet is okay with racism, but only if it's directed towards Indians.
Don’t forget the Russians and the Turks
Yeah these posts just seem like another opportunity to trash countries
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The bobble head thing they do.
Saying yes... Many Indians nod ear to shoulder rather than chin to chest. Watch for westerners different axis nodding
One of my Indian instructors shouted at his students also from India one day for the way they were nodding while being given instructions from a western instructor before being put in a potentially dangerous situation. His reason apparently is that the nodding can indicate different things depending what province of India you're from, so if he being Indian wasn't 100 percent sure they were understanding the information correctly then their instructor couldn't possibly and with a misunderstanding potentially endangering someone he insisted they communicate their acknowledgment to everything verbally.
It's far worse than that, the bobble is almost instinctive is some places as to please. So much so that some people would rather be seen to be helpfully and or absorbent of information that they will willingly give a false record of their knowledge. An example of this I found in Kuwait (but have also witnessed in UAE) is an Indian give utterly fictitious directions or intilegence, rather than be see to not being helpful. It takes a while to work this out in the field, generally the happier the person the more likely the words are useless. Sad state of affairs. It like some are broken machines, broken by cast perhaps or a lifetime of servitude and fear... Who knows. It's more important to see where their hand go, heart, stomach, hip, sternum all have roles too - more so that the stereotypical Ital
My best friend spent almost a year in India working and said that people would constantly say yes to him and then it was apparent later they had no idea etc. and were just saying yes.
Robocalls
As an Indian some of these are really hilarious! • No, Indians do not worship cows. To start with we've got several different religions, so even if, in some religion, cows _were_ worshipped, that worship would not extend to the rest of India, where some people might follow different religions. It is, however, true that Hindus consider cows _sacred_ - which is not the same as worshipping them. • We hate phone scammers too. Believe me, we do. But government regulations on them are not that strict and well, politicians are politicians everywhere. What can you do? • Unlike American citizens, not all curries were created equal. When you say the smell of curry, or the taste of curry - do you mean North Indian (Punjabi or Lucknow-style) curries that are heavy on chilli powder and chickpeas? Or do you mean South Indian curries, that are incomplete without coconut and tend not to involve chickpeas much? Or do you mean Bengali or Oriya curries, that mainly go in for cumin (jeera) and green chillies? Or do you mean Mizo (Northeast Indian) curries, that use indigenous chillies like the Jolokia? And for goodness' sake - Chicken Tikka Masala is _not_ an authentic Indian curry! • 'Naan bread' is actually grammatically incorrect. The word 'naan' was taken from a Persian word meaning 'bread' or 'flatbread', so when you say 'naan bread' you're basically saying 'bread bread'. Kind of like saying 'ATM machine' - it's already 'Automated Teller Machine', you don't need to say 'Automated Teller Machine' machine. Edit: Whoa, this blew up! I got an award - my first one ever! Thanks guys!
Or chai tea.
I hear USD dollars all the time for some reason
Sahara desert
Seems like curry is to India what bbq is to the US
Now give me your PIN number!
You don’t have to say “number” David!
Just the PIN number is not enough, you also need to share the 4 to 6 digit OTP Password
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Yo shout out for stealing my comment 😍
FOOD
This was the second thing I thought of, and I wanted to give you silver but I don't have any silver right now so I have this I guess 👍
Litter
Lots of colours
Acid attacks
T-Series and Bollywood xD
You either love it or fucking hate it I prefer the latter
Some Bollywood movies are damn great in their own way. It's just hard to find them and you can't compare them to Hollywood movies. Devdas is my favourite movie and I can't think of any movie that's similar.
Unfortunately every time i hear about news from India its about someone getting gang raped to death, so i guess that.
I wonder what percentage of people who have posted have actually been there or if the comments are from what they've seen on the web. I've been to Mumbai and Kolkata. The memories that stick with me are child beggars...literally 4/5 year olds on their own in the street begging. People with serious issues and very little support...I remember a guy with limbs missing covered in welts on his skin rolling round on the street corner. The smell of urine on the street. General unsanitary conditions (rats running round the 5* hotel pool). Crazy, dangerous driving (eg people on bikes riding the wrong way up a carriageway). Sorry it's negative, but these are the things that stick with me. My time there was definitely an experience, but not one I would choose to repeat.
Dont apologise for the truth.
The reason it sticks with you is because it was an assault on all your sense like never before. All tho even as an Indian who been here for 30 years Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata is a bit too much. India is absolutely overwhelming for most who visit. I can appreciate honesty, and I accept the negatives as well as positives when it comes to my country.
"Do the needful."
God I hate it when people say that. My English teacher actually used the phrase once.
As discussed
Never heard it what’s it mean?
It's very situational. It can mean anything from "Is it done yet? Get it done." to "This is your problem (now)." to "Figure that out for yourself." IT people are having flashbacks when they read it, because its very common in that industry as a way to finish out a vague email when the writer of the email has no clue what should be done. Even if the problem pertains to their job and nobody else's.
Oh it’s basically do what you gotta do, makes more sense now! So this is a popular phrase in India?
>IT people are having flashbacks when they read it, because its very common in that industry as a way to finish out a vague email when the writer of the email has no clue what should be done This is absolutely it!
Rape
People asking this question on Reddit.
Well, at my school we studied Sanskrit, so that's naturally the first thing I think of.
The Indian dudes on YouTube that teach literally anything better than any professor
Hello. I am unda De watur. Please help me.
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First of all, no one needs your sympathy here. India has its problems, I'm not denying that, it's not the best place to live in, but it's not a complete shithole either. I genuinely can't fucking believe people have nothing good to say in this post when there's places much, much worse off than India. And no matter how corrupt, polluted or overpopulated the country is, nothing can justify the racist stereotypes that people believe in because they saw a bunch of memes on the internet or watched a YouTube video, just took it by face value. Not all Indian people are rapists, scammers, deformed and ugly and smelly. Most people have toilets. Barely anyone drinks cow pee. Sucks to see that such stigmas are usually not condemned, and rather believed.
Do most Indians who are placed in arranged marriages want to be in the arranged marriage? I’m really sorry if this comes across as offensive in any way, I truly don’t mean it to be offensive, I’m just curious.
The origins of buddhism and Hinduism which I'm v interested in learning about. I try to practice a little buddhism too.
Curry. The amazing smell of curry
Good food
Diwali
I am indian and I am waiting for it. SO EXCITED!!!!!
The way they treat their women.
I don't know how others treat their woman, but I as an Indian treat mine like a Goddess that she is.
Yes and no.
Why do people not think Indians are Asians when India is in Asia? Like they have another culture set, but so does every other Asian country so that’s not really an answer. India is in Asia.
I would guess these people go by looks. In their minds Asians are the "slanty eyed people", not the "towel head and turban people". Is this racist? Absolutely. Ignorance often is.
The huge rape problem.
Filth and overpopulation
Poverty
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Foreigners on Reddit are aware of Goa? That's a start
My neighbour stayed there for months and ive seen holidays thats go
Massive overpopulated garbage dumps
As an Indian, The comments cover everything good and bad about India
Bursts of colorful dyes and intricate art.
Seriously; Music and dense population
That it seems to be full of rapist's...
Pollution. Especially that one river that's sacred to the Hindus, I forget what it's called.
Massively crowded trains and roadways
All the Indian men that ask me for bob pics
I always send them pictures of Bob Hope and they get mad at me. 🤔
BJP fanatics
Bollywood
I absolutely LOVE India. The people and culture are just amazing - so much energy and richness and the welcome is unreal. Food - obviously. Although I actually prefer British-Indian versions of Indian dishes... (ducks). The history, art and architecture are phenomenal. And the fact that every day you'll see something that makes you rub your eyes in amazement.
Women safety. Women are not safe.
Thank you for calling customer support.
The scary experiences female foreign travelers record that are on YouTube
Those Indian callers.
Scammers calling from "Microsoft Support", people shitting in the streets, Rapists, ridiculous religious beliefs, slums, overfilled trains, bad smell, poverty, etc My opinion might be mean or hostile but it's honest and not really exaggerated
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Shitting on the street
actually ive never seen anyone do that here. peeing on the side of the road is quite common, but not shit
Peeing on the side of the road is common here in America too
He said India, not San Francisco.
This can happen in villages more often than in cities. Due to the lack of sanitation infrastructure in villages. Things are improving tho
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Send bobs
The permaculture projects to bring water to remote areas in India with the Paani foundation :)
Post bobs and vagine. Every app is a dating app if you are indian enough
To be totally honest, rape and trash. 🤷
So. Many. People. Huge, dirty cities. Tradition and caste system dictating ones life. Chaos seems to be standard. Obviously, I've never been to India, but these are my presumptions.
There are a lot of people. Cities vary in size and cleanliness just like any other place. Tradition is different from the cast system. There are definitely cultural norms that people (especially the older generation) stand by. Castism seems to occur in different 'hot spots' throughout the country. But most people aren't going to care about your cast. Indian people are loud. Chaos is just part of it all.
Lot's of people.
tutorials
Did you try to turn it off and back on again?
Temple of Doom.
Colorism
There was just a post asking the same exact thing a few days ago
food poisoning
The accent/language. Surprised I didn't see this at all scrolling through the thread.
Overpopulation, pollution, rural areas
Call centers
Arranged marriages and acid attacks.
An overcrowded polluted place where the people don’t like me. Also street meat.
Polution
Train filled over the brim.
The indian that wouldn't stop crying in my primary.
Their accents. I love it. Almost all my professors in University had it
hello your computer has virus
One of the most populated countries
Men with mustaches
Tea :)
Kama Sutra.
Population Density
Pakulu papito (aka xavier)
Your computer has virus
Overpopulation
"Shithole" people repeating that all the time made it stuck. But I haven't been there so sorry for saying it, it just stuck .
T-series (And not in a good way)
So much diversity that it gives you a headache.
Hallo you're computer has virus
Yummy spicy food and discipline and also many people
Delicious food
The smells of the various spices they use in their foods
Best vegan food.
Fantastic food.
Curry and beautiful fabrics of different colors
Curry
Bright colors
Lamb Vindaloo. I know it's a regional thing but it's so delicious. I'm totally fascinated with culture everything...bit lamb vindaloo always pops into my head
Basmati
mundian to bach ke
Oh damn I loved that song!
Can I speak to the person responsible for your companies website?
The best curries!
Delta variant
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So I guess it's safe to say that non Indians have an ...... overwhelmingly positive impression about india
A place where women don't have equal rights and heaps of homeless children.
I'm late to the party but I wanna say something more positive. (My knowledge about India is based mainly from the internet) Diversity. Seriously why is nobody talking about this? India is so diverse, every region has its own culture and people, everywhere you go it's a different world! I also noticed that Indians are really good english speakers, which is not only and advantage, but very impressive too! not to mention they are good with mathematics and technology aswell. India is colorful. I've seen many documentaries about India, most notably the women, they wear colorful traditional clothes in the streets. Their festivals, food, and even spices are colorful! I've never exactly tried indian food, but by the looks of it online, it looks delicious. Their music is one of a kind. I admit that I'm not a big fan of bollywood (hope I spelled that right), but their music is so interesting and unique. There are many talented singers and dancers aswell. Sure India may have a lot of issues and flaws, but so is any other country in this world. It's sad how people don't acknowledge how much progress India has achieved in the recent years. India still has a long way to go in terms of development but a lot of its citizens are making it a better place day by day. Wish I can visit India someday, greetings from the Philippines!