I Wish I Was Ready For These 10 CULTURE SHOCKS in INDIA! 🇮🇳
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
- Are you visiting India for the first time?
There's going to be some culture shocks and this video will help you to be ready for them!
Wherever you’re going on your vacation or business trip to India, I'll prepare you for the Top 10 Culture Shocks you will likely experience in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Agra, Goa, Varanasi, Kerala or anywhere else across the country.
I hope this helps to give you some you to both prepare and enjoy your holiday to this amazing country!
I'll tell you everything you need to know about:
00:00 Intro
00:25 The People
01:18 The Poverty
02:13 The Modernity
03:08 The Food
06:41 The Animals
08:08 The Garbage
09:40 The Bureaucracy
11:00 The Roads
12:00 The Noise
12:41 The Smells
This video is based on my personal experience at the time of traveling to India and your experience may differ. Be sure to do your own research to get the latest information and most importantly keep an open mind.
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Loved learning about India and once again you have excelled yourself showing the good and bad aspects of such a vast and fascinating country.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
@@ChrisKermis: Hi. Just so you know, beef [yes, not Buffalo Meat] 'is' available in India. It's in some States where it's illegal. In fact, India is the largest exporter of beef. I noticed in the first shot that you were in Kolkata, and beef is available here in restaurants and steakhouses. People generally don't want it anyway because beef is 'cheap' meat here, unlike the West. So we tend to buy Mutton (Chevon).
Certainly not something I was looking for in India but doesn’t surprise me that’s it available sometimes. I mostly ate vegetarian there as it’s so good! Calcutta was a great city, I really enjoyed my time there. It actually seemed quite relaxed after Varanasi!
@@ChrisKermis: Yeah... Calcutta does have a relaxed charm mostly due to its colonial-age heritage buildings (as it was the Capital of British India till 1911)... and a long history of being the centre of the British East India Company activities in this hemisphere [ Though the city "I" am from is way older than Calcutta. We joke here that Calcutta is 'just' a 'village' (it is indeed made up of 3 'villages') by the river Hoogly that gets eradicated by Maleria from time to time. 🤭 - the perfect way to piss off a 'Calcatian'. lolz ]
P.S. There's a tiny steakhouse called Hondo's in Calcutta. They are great and are open 24x7. A perfect place for Calcutta's nocturnal peeps... lol. Give it a try next time.
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'calcutta was a great city' lol, you are nuts. you obviously love to wallow in the negativity.
We see many videos of the beauty of India and its people so this was a good honest view point from your personal experience of the difficulties and negative aspects of India. Very helpful and honest vlog. Thankyou. 👍✌️
Thank you. It’s not even supposed to be negative, it’s just an honest take on culture shocks that visitors may well experience.
Chris, this video should have been titled "Negatives of India" rather than cultural shocks. The major cultural shock if you visit India is Love & affection of Indians towards the Guests. Indians believe Guest is god (Atithi Devo Bhava). Your vision is quite negatively covered. I wish you showcase your positive experiences during your trip as well in your next video. 1.4 billion people are living in India. It can have all shades, being 1/6th of humanity. It doesn't mean everything is dirty here. Any ways, God bless you and may you have healthy trip ahead.
Great Video Chris.
Cheers Bert!
Indian roads and traffic summarize the Indian society, it is the Indian society as display. Indian society is composed of numerous castes and communities who compete with each other for dominance, resources and other benefits. On the roads,( especially cities where different castes live together), the Indian society is at full display.
Following rules is a sign of weakness, disobeying rules is a sign of dominance.
Managing your waste is a sign of weakness, littering is a sign of dominance.
Moreover, cleaning up is a task of govt, and also it is historically a task of a particular caste.
Interesting to read these perspectives from you, and thank you for your time in writing them. I’ve been to a few different parts of India now having travelled in the country for 6 weeks, but am well aware that I’ve not even scratched the surface. I’ll certainly be returning to discover more. It’s an incredible country with so much diversity. I don’t think anyone can say there are no shocks to a new (Western) visitor and this video is focused on that aspect. They’ll be more videos coming which I hope show different and varied sides.
How is kerala in india?
Chris, for Delhi Belly there is an over the counter probiotic called “Enterogermina”. It is commonly available in vials of 20 in Indian drug stores.
It contains an active bacillus that replenishes good bacteria in the tummy and stops the runs the same day. Highly recommend it.
Next time I’ll look into that for sure, thanks!
See you in the Gollem Chris. Fascinating ! Cheers
Cheers! Just got to get myself back to Amsterdam for more than a few days :-)
People come to India for Art, Culture, Architecture, Dance, Music and spirituality.
1. There are 42 UNESCO World Heritage sites which are unmatched in architecture. Start with that.
2. Rajasthan: The Land of the Royals. Gigantic Forts and Palaces specially Kumbhalgarh(2nd longest in the world -36km boundary wall), Chittorgarh Fort, Jaisalmer Fort(Only living fort in the world), Jodhpur Fort, Udaipur Palace etc. Ranakpur Jain temples
3. Kerala: God's own country
4. Tamil Nadu. Outstanding Dravidian architecture
5. Karnataka: Hampi ruins, Mysore Palace etc
6. Jammu and Kashmir: The name is enough
7. Himachal Pradesh: Beautiful hill stations nestled in the Himalaya
8. North East : Raw, relatively untouched and natural beauty
Do visit these States, it will change your Outlook about India.
I hope to someday. Don't think I have a negative impression of India though, perhaps the vlogs I'll post from my last trip will show that. This video is focused on culture shocks that a first time visitor may have, the many beautiful parts of India are a subject of other videos.
You have made a very balanced assessment.
Thank you
Nice one Chris!🔥
Cheers!
Taking travelan with each meal helps us on our trips
Honest feedback ✌
but Have u ever visited south India !
The furthest south I have currently been is Mumbai. I'm looking at a trip later this year which will likely include Kerala.
Good video
Thanks!
Great explanation video Chris.👍India is still on my list...
Cheers! It's not the easiest but quite an adventure
India is country of countries. Each community or caste within India can represent a country by western definition. Each community or caste represent the profession they used to practice since ancient times. That's why there is so much disparity in terms of HDI, economic status, hygiene and cleanliness, among different communities. On top of it, there's linguistic diversity as well. In India, there are markets for every strata of society from very poor to very rich. You get the services according to choice of your market. This include the food you eat from the streets. Some communities who were outcast and had not been living in very hygienic conditions have similar sort of culture to this day.
Foreigners visiting India have a tendency to go right into the worst areas of town. That makes the journey much more difficult. Guidebooks give completely outdated info and yet people continue to follow them. For example, if you fly into Delhi, don't stay in Delhi unless you can afford the higher priced hotels. Go to Gurugram or NOIDA, where prices are better and life is more relaxed. Another tip is to explore less crowded cities like GIFT City, Indore, Pune, Surat.... Their pace is much more conducive for first timers.
Exactly what I did when I arrived, I stayed in Gurugram for a few days. I think Delhi has a lot to offer too though. As you say, visitors will often go first to places like Old Delhi (and have some of the culture shocks I describe here). As I've come to explore more of the city I've grown to appreciate other areas. I really enjoyed spending time in Hauz Khas at the end of my last trip.
Chris, which world are you living in? You may have visited the rural towns which also exist as the Bronx does in the USA or the hutments in the UK. Look at some parts of the USA - sheer filth. The Yankees eat like they have never seen food, sauce dripping all over their mouth, and you talk of India's hygiene and more.
So firstly - yes, the population is massive - so what!
Restaurants/ Eateries - We have the BEST and across global cuisines. You can find everything - Japanese, Chinese, Continental and Indian and they observe the highest levels of hygiene by all global standards.
Looks like you ate at a roadside dhabas (prevalent in Delhi) - these are typically Indian - lots of saturated fats, and they serve you in organic plates. Obviously, there are no 'water taps' on the roadside so any sensible tourist like you should have carried a water bottle though even these so-called roadside dhabas have an abundance of hand tissues.
No tourist, till date has demeaned Indian food /culture/ cities/celebrations et al like you have done. Why don't you visit China and get a taste of their live frogs, cockroaches and more - perhaps that would give you a Chinese-belly !
why did you visit at all?
The problem with India is because of the colonial invaders who looted and made us so poor ,but we are gearing up and will come on top ,it is just a matter of time, please wait
Now show us the street of drug addict in USA
That would certainly be a culture shock in the US I am sure. Not entirely relevant to a video about culture shocks that Western tourists visiting India may well have when they first arrive. No country is perfect, but people are different.
@@ChrisKermis you should visit... Noida and gurugram
I’ve been to Gurugram twice, in fact my next vlog will come from there to highlight modern high tech India
Indo-Gangetic plain is most populated, over-crowded, chaotic, polluted, unhygienic, dirty and unsafe part of India. Avoid it and you are likely to go home with positive memories of the country.
You should name the state
egion you visited rather than just saying India. This is most annoying mistake foreigners make and end up going to risky places in India or avoiding India completely. India is not homogenous like other countries. It differs in terms in terms of ethnicity, language, culture, HDI and safety from state to state. So, it's important foreigners mention the state and city they visited clearly in youtube videos so others following them can get a true picture.
30 % of Indian population is of Aryan origin. They are responsible for almost all the achievements associated with India. Almost all the successful Indian people in the west are of Aryan origin. Aryans mostly do white collar jobs while non-Aryans are most likely employed in blue collar jobs. Most street vendors, laborers, construction workers, rickshaw drivers, house keeping and sanitation workers are likely to be non-Aryans.
There is significant difference in values of Aryan and non-Aryan people. Historically, only Aryan people used to receive education and non-Aryans didn't receive education. A foreigner can not see this difference so they assume all Indians have same likes and dislikes. This is the mistake which British colonizers also made and ended up losing India. Most Indian people nowadays also can't distinguish between Aryans and non-Aryans because this thing is completely out of Indian education.