Typical Indian, desperate for the validation by a First World Foreigner! All that the American man said is people (in India) are welcoming, place culturally rich and diverse. I am a person who is curious about new cultures and languages and as a result, I am leading a more productive, fulfilling & happy life here." And the response: yess saar!! You are the one who finally gets India!! 😂
"The minute you say you are the greatest at something, that diminishes everybody else" I think even we Indians need to remind ourselves of this. Stay humble on good days and have patience on bad days
It is hard to say thing like that on Social media these days with scores of Brow beating "modi, Bharat" people comming online. We are pretty good, got a long way to go.
My feeling for India, much more I feel for Italy or any other country. It's a special deep feeling, don't know why, but as soon as I landed for the first time ( 1971) i felt in my mind " this is my country" And now, after 54 years and visited India 37 times, I do really hope to go there again, next november and I guess this will my farewell to my beloved India. Getting old !!!!💔💔💔
@@Gggggg-ls9qd Hi Friend, thank you very much for your kind words. Are you from India, or in India? and in case in which town you live ? I'll stay in Mumbai for a couple of days and finally in Jaipur for some time. Anyway, thank you again ang good luck. Mario
I totally understand how he's feels. And I too felt that "OMG, I belong here" bolt from the blue moment which he had on the beach in Mumbai the first time I was sitting along the Kuching riverside. Thank you for this thoughtful interview.
Don't support this american as he said a lot of lies about ind ia in his previous video on this same channel .this american should be remo ved out of ind ia . usa is busy t argetting india & it's people since ind ia's independence and ind ians are foolishly admiring this e vil a nglo Americans . No wonder a nglos easily colonised ind ia despite ind ia being much larger than tiny uk.lot of wes tern wannabe ind ians have immense s lave mentality who will support a nglos regardless of how much they lie and t arget ind ia .
Your joking. What are you smoking. India is now almost a fascist country with lynching of muslims, loss of democracy and all round fear. This is a paid job. Check out the human rights reports. And discuss caste oppression. And Manipur. Have you heard what is happening in Manipur where more than 100 churches have been burned
Nicely put at the end. India is an ocean of wealth - one must keep an open eye to explore that without judging what often foreign media projects. Such a mature conversation.
@@sid2372 Did you listen even what he said? Yes, $2000 is nothing if you are a tad materialistic like Americans. In that case, perhaps you are less expensive than an iPhone's latest model since you don't seem to be an intellectual from an IIT or IIM or any other famous institution in India. 🙄
@@eronik3620I mean at least we have a culture and our mothers/sisters don't have OF. We are also not known for terrorising or shooting up schools while finding our genders all day so maybe look at yourself bud
Great piece of interview, thanks bro Chernov. I am the opposite of Jeff, I am from Hyderabad and living in the NYC for past 16 years. I love how Jeff put it together. Kudos!
I was once speaking to a small watch shop in switzerland and the guy was telling me about India's poverty. I said, yeah India has many poor people but it has more rich people than the population of switzerland. He was surprised. I explained. In pure money terms.
Most Americans find it hard to retire comfortably amid economy downtrend. Some have close to nothing going into retirement, my question is, will you pay off mortgage as a near-retiree, or spread money for cashflow, to afford lifestyle after retirement?
Agreed the role of advisors can only be overlooked, but not denied. I remember in early 2020, during covid-outbreak, my portfolio worth around $300k took a slight fall, apparently due to the pandemic crash, at once I consulted an advisor in order to avoid panic-selling. As of today, my account has yielded big fat yields, and leverages on 7-figure, only cos I delegate my excesses right.
this is huge! mind if I look up the advisr that guides you please? only invest in my 401k through my employer for now, but enthused about diversifying my investments for a prosperous financial future
Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’AILEEN GERTRUDE TIPPY” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.
What a true prospective, He understood India more than many Indian. That is experience, What is speaking What a sensible person. Thanks Brother for the words you chose to explain India You are a very good hearted person,That I can say for sure
India today is often viewed as a poor country, but before the 1700's, India contributed 28.7% of the world's GDP, British ransacked about an astounding 44 TRILLION DOLLARS from India. But even today, India's GDP is much more compared to Britain's. Proud to be an INDIAN !
You wd think in 1700 there were a band of scribes accurately carving out in rock to parchment the fiscal data of the collective kingdoms all over India These Indians believe anything u dole out to 'em
@@shrilakshmi4238the difference b/w Mughals and British was that Mughals didn't take the money out of the country, they kept it , but the British developed their economy at the back of ours
@@aayushaghi moguls looted a lot of gold from All our people and temples and temple gods and goddesses. Even spices . But britishers beat them and continued to loot even after independence big time !!
Forget about India. His perception about the world and cultures is really awesome. And how see the really with open attitude, curiosity is exceptional. I loved his understanding and the way he expressed them.
over 1 lakh Indian last year illegally entered the United States. I wonder if this guy is taking revenge. In 2022, 2.5 lakh Indian gave up their citizenship and in 2023 till October it was 87000. This guy is really smoking something. The Russian I can understand does not want to talk about Putin and Ukraine. The American is not well for sure. He needs to visit Manipur and check out some burnt churches
That is why we feed 1.4 billion people. Yes we have poverty but this gentleman analyzed real India. Congratulations and I really wish more and more people frlm western countries call India HOME
There’s poverty in America as well. According to statistics, 11% of USA lives below the poverty line; in India it’s 15%, so percentage-wise that’s not too far off.
I came here just after looking at thumbnail. I have seen this guy before in one of your earlier video and he was brilliant with his analysis of Indians and Indian culture. I am going to watch this now. I know for sure that this is going to be good.
True Religious politics ruined your nation. Funny enough how your diplomats are calling us "majoritarian" for reclaiming our temple whereas their own country is named as "Islamic Republic of Pakistan"
Yes buddy. but you are also killing pashtuns . which is also an old civilization and culture. may be not as old as hindus but they are ancient and beautiful culture.
India is very large diverse 1) 6 season 2) 121 Regonise language many lang 3) every skin color of people 4) different landscape like desert, forest, mountain, glacior etc 5) rich people, poor people, middle people 6) different cultures and tradition and clothes 7) Manny religion 8) Peaceful city Rishikesh as well as yoga city mordern city like Arocity, bengaluru, mumbai many more 9) every type of people vegan, vegetarian, non vegetarian 10) deferent I lands and tribal communities Etc many diversity but still United. Jai Bharat.🙏
also a big thing people outside of India understand we have different face structure and features too ex- Typical Asian features (North east India), Kashmiri People can look like white people etc.
@@shivanshraghav538 kashmiris are not white my friend. Most of them can pass of as tanned Iranian or Turkish. I have lived in Kashmir and honestly they are far from being looking white. No Indian is white very few can pass of as a caucasoid.
Greetings from Kolkata. I moved out of Europe, Germany 1990. To live in India. This here is my home, from my heart and spirit. I m in love with the people here. As I have lived at different places in India, Pune, Jaipur, Goa. Kolkata is a place, unique, can not be compared with any other indian city. I also love Mumbai and Delhi.
As a Mumbaikar, I not only learnt about the city from this podcast but also about the philosophy of how one must look towards things, people, places and the inner self. The goal of life is not into Materialistic achievements but also about how contented you are at the end of the day. A happy soul and mind is the way towards a happy life. Thanks for everything. Keep it up. God bless. 😊🙏🏼
I can answer why you see such a wealth gap in India.. In capitalism, first the rich one get rich, then the next layer, and next layer. So yes, India is at an inflection point where income inequality is high. But as they will grow their business, startup ecosystem boosts, Manufacturing booms.. The gap will reduce and personal wages will grow like the ones in china today. China also had tremendous wealth inequality in the 2000s. China's GDP as a share of world in 2000 was same as India in 2023.
India doesn't have what China has. Honesty, hard working nature, love for their country, will to sacrifice for the greater good of country. Non corrupt leaders.
@@AsterixGaulOne you guys are nothing even compared to your neighbors. I'm in Europe and 90% Europe hates India. Only talk, no action. Improve your country with the help of China, as others are doing.
Wow - this guy really speaks to me. I came to realize many of his views on my own and thought It was just me. I too experienced the "it's happening" thing when I went ti India for the first time and traveled about. That mysterious connection like I'm comfortable here and want to be part of this place and culture. India was an arresting experience for me more than any other place I've been.
What a way of analyzing INDIA! So imaginative and so WHOLISTIC and what a positive way of looking at Indian diversity. 🙏🙏Namaste/ Pronam and Salute to you sir.
Wish the conversation was much longer, could listen to Jeff all day. Not because he had regards for my country but the way he articulated what his life experiences have been.
Respect and love for someone who has made an effort to see India for what it really is, shedding all prejudices or preconceived notions. And shout out to you Max for asking some absolutely amazing questions brother! This was a beautiful video to watch. Everything he says about Mumbai is true - Mumbaikars are one of the most helpful and good natured folks I have ever met
It's extremely rare to find a really mature and sounded American, I could be wrong though. And now he's an Indian, And I'm happy for him and his decisions. May God protect him and his beloved ones. 🙏🏼 ❤
Jeff seems like such a keen observer of culture and people in general. The manner in which he talked about country music, Memphis and New York was very nice. He is so calm and laid back! Wish him the best!
Great interview and Great insight of India. Very well said and excellent, well rounded responses. Thank you for sharing your experience and the wealth of information. God bless. ❤
16:10 Bollywood, film and music industry of India is a $5 Billion industry (0.13% of GDP) that employs around 3 Million direct and indirect people in India. IT, manufacturing, retail, health are some of the industries 100s of times bigger than these industries.
I like how he has a clear perspective, both of how much India has to offer economically and culturally, as well as the wealth gap/ lack of social safety net.
I've never lived in Mumbai but been there for a few days on two occasions. On each occasion I've felt the yearning to be a part of Mumbai. The same happened when I spent about a year in Paris for postgraduate study. It was very cold but as soon as I was settled in, I felt the same. I agree with the author, I've been to other European cities and not felt the same. It is the happy feeling of being there and part of life there.
I am amazed at his grasp of India and its culture. Because it is definitely not easy to understand these aspects easily when you are brought up in the developed world. He feels like an enlightened soul to me.
lovely insight by this gentleman. it really helped me reframe some of my own understandings and perceptions about my own country - it's always so fascinating seeing how outsiders perceive something you've grown to take for granted
Happy to hear great thoughts about India and the real feel you had being it's citizen now. I am glad. Thank you. Appreciate your real genuine thoughts Sir!
IST is definitely a real thing, perhaps best characterized by the ubiquitous Indian phrase "Just now coming." For a Western person who is used to everything running on to-the-minute schedules it's quite a patience-building exercise.
Living in India as an artiste, the American is surely viewing at india, Europe :& America through a different looking glass altogether. I really see and appreciate the depth in his "weltanschaung" and its extremely interesting to listen to various views from his perspective altogether. Good podcast.
This was a fantastic interview, quite insightful. I hope more people explore countries like this man and stop judging and believing in mainstream media. Kudos and huge respect to this man!
Talking about accents ...today my 11 year old keeps checking on my Indian accent and I tell her I am an Indian and that,s how I my English is and it,ll be that ways ..my accent is derived from British rule over us . Take it or leave it ..and by the way who has been in the US for almost 35 years also in sync with the 11 year old ..so there you are❤❤namaste 🙏
He has hit the nail on the head. "the moment you say you are the greatest country" you are finished. We in India are on the verge of ruin because the last 10 years we have had leaders who are saying the same thing. We better watch out or else we are doomed. We have to stop this trend before its too late!!!!
I'm glad this guy loves India, I've been twice and never warmed to it. The constant assault of noise, smells, litter and every taxi driver, shop owner and waiter trying to scam you... its all too relentless for me.
This is an incredible interview. I really enjoyed his comments on the NYC culture and how the US is not better off than when our parents experienced it. I’ve thought about how working abroad can be a hidden gem for westerners. Very interesting
Its like Jeff has figured out what he wants from life, beautifully explained the nuances of city's culture in a simple to understand manner Also New York must be like Gurgaon the way he described it
I'm from the US and a language and geography enthusiast. I've never been to India before, but I would like to go someday. In the topic "two things you need to know about India," I noticed two different regions of India mean differently when you say "5 minutes" which is astounding. I have done a little bit of research on Indian English which is quite similar to British English, but there are some differences. It's very disparate when we learn different English from a different country outside of our native country you're born in. I'm very astonished English in India is surprisingly different than other English-speaking countries.
All I have to say Thank you ❤ The perception of India as a “poor country, with uneducated superstitious people” was propagated mainly in the 70s-early 90s. The British colonial mindset that - everything English or western is inherently superior, more elite than anything Indian, was deeply ingrained in the subconscious of indians in that era. That was the reason of brain drain of highly tslented engineers, doctors and scientists from India to US and UK in the 90s. Gladly that colonial mindset has changed now. I am happy the world is waking to this new generation of confident Indians who are not ashamed to say Jai Hind!
Jeff is right about the prices going up. I think its the way of living on credit cards and living life on EMI's which is causing this perception that people have enough money to afford things. Once this bubble bursts and people realise that the generations before them used to save because there's no social net. Savings rate is declining and even the govt is vary of that fact.
10:37 even mumbai people used to have that arrogance and used to consider themselves special compared to rest of Indians. Not sure if that has changed now.
Its mostly disappeared now as it has become a city where you can find people from every part of India This behaviour was initially due to the politics of the earlier govt and the fact that Hindi speaking people started to come in huge numbers in 2000s and the Marathi's got kind of alarmed
the wealth gap is a real thing. our parents were able to afford most of the things and now most ppl are not able to afford even a house, most of them are selling the houses their parents bought and rebuying new ones. The amount of ppl actually able to afford any housing on their own is decreasing. if this continues, india will reach a inflection point where the gap between haves and haven't is more and might lead to social unrest.
Finally for the first time i see a guys who is getting what India is all about
its just for the youtube views
Could be, he's in entertainment after all, but nothing wrong with that. Get views by telling the truth@@DHARMIK_M
@DHARMIK_M True, even Indians are desperate to leave this country
@@DHARMIK_M So what?
Typical Indian, desperate for the validation by a First World Foreigner!
All that the American man said is people (in India) are welcoming, place culturally rich and diverse. I am a person who is curious about new cultures and languages and as a result, I am leading a more productive, fulfilling & happy life here."
And the response: yess saar!! You are the one who finally gets India!! 😂
It's refreshing to see an interviewer who lets the guest speak in an open ended manner.
careful though. too many spies in India under the guise of youtubers or influencers
"The minute you say you are the greatest at something, that diminishes everybody else"
I think even we Indians need to remind ourselves of this. Stay humble on good days and have patience on bad days
was it near dharavi?
Wow.
Great thought. 😊
Need to make a note of this asap
It is hard to say thing like that on Social media these days with scores of Brow beating "modi, Bharat" people comming online. We are pretty good, got a long way to go.
By far the one of the best interviews I’ve seen by foreigner about India he gets it what India is about
My feeling for India, much more I feel for Italy or any other country. It's a special deep feeling, don't know why, but as soon as I landed for the first time ( 1971) i felt in my mind " this is my country" And now, after 54 years and visited India 37 times, I do really hope to go there again, next november and I guess this will my farewell to my beloved India. Getting old !!!!💔💔💔
Reading your message Brought tears to my eyes ❤ human connection I guess ! hope u have a longggg n healthy life
And even if u r unable to come to India the memories make up for it 🙂
@@Gggggg-ls9qd Hi Friend, thank you very much for your kind words. Are you from India, or in India? and in case in which town you live ? I'll stay in Mumbai for a couple of days and finally in Jaipur for some time. Anyway, thank you again ang good luck. Mario
@@Gggggg-ls9qd Yes, memories of a life lived in India and for the rest of my life remembering with sadness
This man needs to be a TedX speaker! Brilliant eloquence! Having said that, I also feel that what he spoke about Mumbai is so true!
I totally understand how he's feels. And I too felt that "OMG, I belong here" bolt from the blue moment which he had on the beach in Mumbai the first time I was sitting along the Kuching riverside. Thank you for this thoughtful interview.
past life connection....
Beautifully described "wealth of India"! 👍🏼❤
Don't support this american as he said a lot of lies about ind ia in his previous video on this same channel .this american should be remo ved out of ind ia .
usa is busy t argetting india & it's people since ind ia's independence and ind ians are foolishly admiring this e vil a nglo Americans .
No wonder a nglos easily colonised ind ia despite ind ia being much larger than tiny uk.lot of wes tern wannabe ind ians have immense s lave mentality who will support a nglos regardless of how much they lie and t arget ind ia .
@sakshibangar6688 India is rich in every thing on planet
Your joking. What are you smoking. India is now almost a fascist country with lynching of muslims, loss of democracy and all round fear. This is a paid job. Check out the human rights reports. And discuss caste oppression. And Manipur. Have you heard what is happening in Manipur where more than 100 churches have been burned
careful though. too many spies in India under the guise of youtubers or influencers
Nicely put at the end. India is an ocean of wealth - one must keep an open eye to explore that without judging what often foreign media projects. Such a mature conversation.
hahahah ocean of wealth per capita income $2000
@@sid2372 Did you listen even what he said? Yes, $2000 is nothing if you are a tad materialistic like Americans. In that case, perhaps you are less expensive than an iPhone's latest model since you don't seem to be an intellectual from an IIT or IIM or any other famous institution in India. 🙄
Ocean of wealth?.....more like an ocean of filth!!!! LOL!!!!
@@eronik3620the filth that was dumped on the land by the British
@@eronik3620I mean at least we have a culture and our mothers/sisters don't have OF. We are also not known for terrorising or shooting up schools while finding our genders all day so maybe look at yourself bud
Great piece of interview, thanks bro Chernov. I am the opposite of Jeff, I am from Hyderabad and living in the NYC for past 16 years. I love how Jeff put it together. Kudos!
Russian talking to american about living in India😂
begninning point of www iii
Russian guy from Singapore 😆
😂😂😂😂😂😂@@onlyfornews9994
A Russian guy living in Singapore interviewing an American guy living in India
😅😅😅😅
I was once speaking to a small watch shop in switzerland and the guy was telling me about India's poverty. I said, yeah India has many poor people but it has more rich people than the population of switzerland. He was surprised. I explained. In pure money terms.
Most Americans find it hard to retire comfortably amid economy downtrend. Some have close to nothing going into retirement, my question is, will you pay off mortgage as a near-retiree, or spread money for cashflow, to afford lifestyle after retirement?
Agreed the role of advisors can only be overlooked, but not denied. I remember in early 2020, during covid-outbreak, my portfolio worth around $300k took a slight fall, apparently due to the pandemic crash, at once I consulted an advisor in order to avoid panic-selling. As of today, my account has yielded big fat yields, and leverages on 7-figure, only cos I delegate my excesses right.
this is huge! mind if I look up the advisr that guides you please? only invest in my 401k through my employer for now, but enthused about diversifying my investments for a prosperous financial future
Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’AILEEN GERTRUDE TIPPY” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.
She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search on her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.
What a true prospective, He understood India more than many Indian.
That is experience, What is speaking
What a sensible person. Thanks Brother for the words you chose to explain India
You are a very good hearted person,That I can say for sure
A Russian from Singapore interviewing an American about India.. Good stuff😂
India today is often viewed as a poor country, but before the 1700's, India contributed 28.7% of the world's GDP, British ransacked about an astounding 44 TRILLION DOLLARS from India. But even today, India's GDP is much more compared to Britain's. Proud to be an INDIAN !
You wd think in 1700 there were a band of scribes accurately carving out in rock to parchment the fiscal data of the collective kingdoms all over India
These Indians believe anything u dole out to 'em
What about moguls ?? Who ransacked all
The gold from temples ?
@@shrilakshmi4238the difference b/w Mughals and British was that Mughals didn't take the money out of the country, they kept it , but the British developed their economy at the back of ours
@@aayushaghi moguls looted a lot of gold from
All our people and temples and temple gods and goddesses. Even spices .
But britishers beat them and continued to loot even after independence big time !!
@@shrilakshmi4238 nah I ain't denying that shit, I'm jus saying that they didn't take the money outta the country .
I am Indian living in America and agree a lot with what he says
The only difference dear madam is this guy is curious to know life and you are curious to make huge amount of money 😂😂
careful though. too many spies in India under the guise of youtubers or influencers
Yes, so please return to India … the homeland calls you.
I am also from Kolkata, INDIA and I agree with this man 100%.
Forget about India. His perception about the world and cultures is really awesome. And how see the really with open attitude, curiosity is exceptional. I loved his understanding and the way he expressed them.
Dear Jeff your understanding of India is deep and truly heartwarming.
My favorite interview from you till date. Jeff has a heart of gold.
"Till date" is not a valid phrase.
"To date" is the right one
@@prateek752 That's Indian grammar. It is okay to say "till date" in India. Google it. If you don't like it, that's not India's problem.
over 1 lakh Indian last year illegally entered the United States. I wonder if this guy is taking revenge. In 2022, 2.5 lakh Indian gave up their citizenship and in 2023 till October it was 87000. This guy is really smoking something. The Russian I can understand does not want to talk about Putin and Ukraine. The American is not well for sure. He needs to visit Manipur and check out some burnt churches
That is why we feed 1.4 billion people. Yes we have poverty but this gentleman analyzed real India. Congratulations and I really wish more and more people frlm western countries call India HOME
WHAT FOR.😑😒
This cracks me up@@rexxbailey2764
There’s poverty in America as well. According to statistics, 11% of USA lives below the poverty line; in India it’s 15%, so percentage-wise that’s not too far off.
I came here just after looking at thumbnail. I have seen this guy before in one of your earlier video and he was brilliant with his analysis of Indians and Indian culture.
I am going to watch this now. I know for sure that this is going to be good.
He summarizes everything that I have thought of US and Europe Ave other countries and also why I decided to come back to India.
Where were you before
Being Pakistani 🇵🇰, We still regret to be separated from India 🇮🇳. We lost rich and great heritage, culture and ethnicity.
True
Religious politics ruined your nation. Funny enough how your diplomats are calling us "majoritarian" for reclaiming our temple whereas their own country is named as "Islamic Republic of Pakistan"
Yes buddy. but you are also killing pashtuns . which is also an old civilization and culture. may be not as old as hindus but they are ancient and beautiful culture.
@@vickkydude my comment just got deleted dude💀💀💀
@@vickkydude Brother, some radicals are doing this, unfortunately we are unable to control them
No sorry. We don't want pakistani 😅
India is very large diverse
1) 6 season
2) 121 Regonise language many lang
3) every skin color of people
4) different landscape like desert, forest, mountain, glacior etc
5) rich people, poor people, middle people
6) different cultures and tradition and clothes
7) Manny religion
8) Peaceful city Rishikesh as well as yoga city mordern city like Arocity, bengaluru, mumbai many more
9) every type of people vegan, vegetarian, non vegetarian
10) deferent I lands and tribal communities
Etc many diversity but still United.
Jai Bharat.🙏
also a big thing people outside of India understand we have different face structure and features too ex- Typical Asian features (North east India), Kashmiri People can look like white people etc.
@@shivanshraghav538 kashmiris are not white my friend. Most of them can pass of as tanned Iranian or Turkish. I have lived in Kashmir and honestly they are far from being looking white. No Indian is white very few can pass of as a caucasoid.
Nice to see the positive outlook of my country. Thank you so much Max and Jeff
Greetings from Kolkata. I moved out of Europe, Germany 1990. To live in India. This here is my home, from my heart and spirit. I m in love with the people here.
As I have lived at different places in India, Pune, Jaipur, Goa.
Kolkata is a place, unique, can not be compared with any other indian city.
I also love Mumbai and Delhi.
As a Mumbaikar, I not only learnt about the city from this podcast but also about the philosophy of how one must look towards things, people, places and the inner self. The goal of life is not into Materialistic achievements but also about how contented you are at the end of the day. A happy soul and mind is the way towards a happy life. Thanks for everything. Keep it up. God bless. 😊🙏🏼
I can answer why you see such a wealth gap in India.. In capitalism, first the rich one get rich, then the next layer, and next layer. So yes, India is at an inflection point where income inequality is high. But as they will grow their business, startup ecosystem boosts, Manufacturing booms.. The gap will reduce and personal wages will grow like the ones in china today. China also had tremendous wealth inequality in the 2000s. China's GDP as a share of world in 2000 was same as India in 2023.
India doesn't have what China has. Honesty, hard working nature, love for their country, will to sacrifice for the greater good of country. Non corrupt leaders.
@@DK-ev9dgTrue!
@@DK-ev9dg Ok, comrade! 2 yuan credited.
@@AsterixGaulOne you guys are nothing even compared to your neighbors. I'm in Europe and 90% Europe hates India. Only talk, no action. Improve your country with the help of China, as others are doing.
@@DK-ev9dgok here your 2 cents
Salute sir, the way you have describe about India & indians was simply fabulous.. honest 👌👏
❤
India is an ocean of wealth, culture, talent, brilliance.
India is an extremely extremely wealthy country.
Truer words have not been spoken.
Man....Jeff is so sensible and very well articulated.....
This is the 2nd video of Jeff. Glad to see him again. Keep going Max
A very genuine interview.
Wow - this guy really speaks to me. I came to realize many of his views on my own and thought It was just me. I too experienced the "it's happening" thing when I went ti India for the first time and traveled about. That mysterious connection like I'm comfortable here and want to be part of this place and culture. India was an arresting experience for me more than any other place I've been.
You gave us a mirror to look at ourselves, thank you for that and the hope!!!
What a talk! I usually don't watch talks, in full! But, I did watch this one, twice! Jeff needs to be on TEDx! 👏
russian guy from singapore interviewing American guy in India...thats the beauty of India
Ohh geopolitics 😅😊
@@mr.adityakumarsingh9198 🌚
What a way of analyzing INDIA! So imaginative and so WHOLISTIC and what a positive way of looking at Indian diversity. 🙏🙏Namaste/ Pronam and Salute to you sir.
Wish the conversation was much longer, could listen to Jeff all day. Not because he had regards for my country but the way he articulated what his life experiences have been.
Bro got enlightened in "INDIA!" 👍
Love and respect to you and your family...Thank you for coming to India and making this place your home..
Respect and love for someone who has made an effort to see India for what it really is, shedding all prejudices or preconceived notions. And shout out to you Max for asking some absolutely amazing questions brother! This was a beautiful video to watch. Everything he says about Mumbai is true - Mumbaikars are one of the most helpful and good natured folks I have ever met
It's extremely rare to find a really mature and sounded American, I could be wrong though. And now he's an Indian, And I'm happy for him and his decisions. May God protect him and his beloved ones. 🙏🏼 ❤
Jeff seems like such a keen observer of culture and people in general. The manner in which he talked about country music, Memphis and New York was very nice. He is so calm and laid back! Wish him the best!
What an eloquent man ❤
Absolutely. Lucid and lovely voice.
I am a big fan of max. Recently I visited Singapore. I was looking for you in the streets of Singapore 😂
hahaha I was just passing by!
Max, well done, very good subject person with a depth that is appreciative. More power to him and yourself.
Great interview and Great insight of India. Very well said and excellent, well rounded responses. Thank you for sharing your experience and the wealth of information. God bless. ❤
16:10 Bollywood, film and music industry of India is a $5 Billion industry (0.13% of GDP) that employs around 3 Million direct and indirect people in India. IT, manufacturing, retail, health are some of the industries 100s of times bigger than these industries.
I like how he has a clear perspective, both of how much India has to offer economically and culturally, as well as the wealth gap/ lack of social safety net.
I've never lived in Mumbai but been there for a few days on two occasions. On each occasion I've felt the yearning to be a part of Mumbai. The same happened when I spent about a year in Paris for postgraduate study. It was very cold but as soon as I was settled in, I felt the same. I agree with the author, I've been to other European cities and not felt the same. It is the happy feeling of being there and part of life there.
Amazing video love this interviews.
Incredible interview. Admire your honest comments.
I am amazed at his grasp of India and its culture. Because it is definitely not easy to understand these aspects easily when you are brought up in the developed world. He feels like an enlightened soul to me.
"enlightened soul"????
Knowledgeable maybe. Wise maybe. Open-minded maybe. Enlightened soul ellaam romba overaa theriyala? chumma therinja vaarthai ellaam pesakkoodathu.
There are some Korean people in New Delhi and Delhi metropolitan I wish they were here. And there are many some foreigners in many major cities.
Trust me, you don't want them moving into your city 🌆.
lovely insight by this gentleman. it really helped me reframe some of my own understandings and perceptions about my own country - it's always so fascinating seeing how outsiders perceive something you've grown to take for granted
Happy to hear great thoughts about India and the real feel you had being it's citizen now. I am glad. Thank you. Appreciate your real genuine thoughts Sir!
IST is definitely a real thing, perhaps best characterized by the ubiquitous Indian phrase "Just now coming." For a Western person who is used to everything running on to-the-minute schedules it's quite a patience-building exercise.
It's always fun to learn new things
Thank you 🙏
I loved how he defined wealth as not just money, but what they truly are.
Great one...i am living in US and can relate to the fact that every conversation is about money.
Living in India as an artiste, the American is surely viewing at india, Europe :& America through a different looking glass altogether. I really see and appreciate the depth in his "weltanschaung" and its extremely interesting to listen to various views from his perspective altogether. Good podcast.
The things he said about the right and left was so hard hitting...
This was a fantastic interview, quite insightful. I hope more people explore countries like this man and stop judging and believing in mainstream media. Kudos and huge respect to this man!
Talking about accents ...today my 11 year old keeps checking on my Indian accent and I tell her I am an Indian and that,s how I my English is and it,ll be that ways ..my accent is derived from British rule over us .
Take it or leave it ..and by the way who has been in the US for almost 35 years also in sync with the 11 year old ..so there you are❤❤namaste 🙏
He has hit the nail on the head. "the moment you say you are the greatest country" you are finished. We in India are on the verge of ruin because the last 10 years we have had leaders who are saying the same thing. We better watch out or else we are doomed. We have to stop this trend before its too late!!!!
Интересные видео по Индии у Вас, я сам Индиец. Москву я обнажаю, Россию я уважаю, но люблю только свою семью и Индию.
I like this guy's thinking. He has an amazing ability to coherently communicate and explain his ideas without bias.
India has always been beautiful and will always remain beautiful. Yes, tough times will come and go but not caused by us.
This guy is very eloquent and speaks a lot of sense..I wish people like him were in leadership positions amongst the governing class....
glad to see that you are happy in india 🙏🙏
thanks for your kind words but thats how we always welcome our guests and people who trust us🙏🙏
You have truely assessed India. India is extremely wealthy country. Thank you.
This guy has studied india really ... Thanks
I'm glad this guy loves India, I've been twice and never warmed to it. The constant assault of noise, smells, litter and every taxi driver, shop owner and waiter trying to scam you... its all too relentless for me.
India is an ocean of wealth - the genuineness with which Jeff said that and the way he elaborated on it, gave me chills
This man is a futuristic philosopher and avoiding the fallout
great interview. I wish i could speak so articulate and sensirive to the attitudes and thoughts of today's worl, Thank you!
Thanks for making these videos. Very insightful and interesting conversations!
Nice conversation to listen to . The topics and flow and the variety around one common topic was interesting to hear.
Great interview. Excellent guest!
India is Incredible, the more you see there is more yet to see, one life is not enough...
This is an incredible interview. I really enjoyed his comments on the NYC culture and how the US is not better off than when our parents experienced it. I’ve thought about how working abroad can be a hidden gem for westerners. Very interesting
Its like Jeff has figured out what he wants from life, beautifully explained the nuances of city's culture in a simple to understand manner
Also New York must be like Gurgaon the way he described it
I found this guy very insightful and full of wisdom. I really like his approach to life and the courage to make it happen.
I'm from the US and a language and geography enthusiast. I've never been to India before, but I would like to go someday. In the topic "two things you need to know about India," I noticed two different regions of India mean differently when you say "5 minutes" which is astounding. I have done a little bit of research on Indian English which is quite similar to British English, but there are some differences. It's very disparate when we learn different English from a different country outside of our native country you're born in. I'm very astonished English in India is surprisingly different than other English-speaking countries.
I loved his thoughts about time in India
5 minutes for gents me 10 to 15 minutes and 5 minutes for ladies means 2 hours 😂😂😂😂😂
It takes immense soul searching to end in a place you love, glad you found India to be the place you want to be in. Wish you the beat
It’s so true … if you come India with open mind.. you will love it.❤
All I have to say Thank you ❤
The perception of India as a “poor country, with uneducated superstitious people” was propagated mainly in the 70s-early 90s. The British colonial mindset that - everything English or western is inherently superior, more elite than anything Indian, was deeply ingrained in the subconscious of indians in that era. That was the reason of brain drain of highly tslented engineers, doctors and scientists from India to US and UK in the 90s. Gladly that colonial mindset has changed now. I am happy the world is waking to this new generation of confident Indians who are not ashamed to say Jai Hind!
This American dude is really on to something! Very good interview. Really insightful 👍👍
This guy is so cool!... got to love the American Adventure spirit.
Mumbai mere Jaan... I miss Mumbai... the place where I started my life first 20 years ago.
With love from Canada
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Jeff is the most the articulate person you have interviewed by you on this channel
Hey Max, really love these interview videos. Love your work.
You're a good interviewer, and a good listener Max. You elìcit honest answers from your guests..
Jeff is right about the prices going up. I think its the way of living on credit cards and living life on EMI's which is causing this perception that people have enough money to afford things. Once this bubble bursts and people realise that the generations before them used to save because there's no social net. Savings rate is declining and even the govt is vary of that fact.
10:37 even mumbai people used to have that arrogance and used to consider themselves special compared to rest of Indians. Not sure if that has changed now.
Its mostly disappeared now as it has become a city where you can find people from every part of India
This behaviour was initially due to the politics of the earlier govt and the fact that Hindi speaking people started to come in huge numbers in 2000s and the Marathi's got kind of alarmed
6:39 this is soo true and I think only few people say it out loud.
When foreigner come to India they love it the colors and the vibrancy
the wealth gap is a real thing. our parents were able to afford most of the things and now most ppl are not able to afford even a house, most of them are selling the houses their parents bought and rebuying new ones. The amount of ppl actually able to afford any housing on their own is decreasing. if this continues, india will reach a inflection point where the gap between haves and haven't is more and might lead to social unrest.