After spending 10 yrs in 9 countries , I got convinced my country, India , is the best place to live & enjoy life in true sense...and now I feel my decision to return was right...
A Russian inteviewing an American married to an Indian, with one kid raised in China. Living in a place where people are from all parts of India. Pretty diverse experience. Thanks for showing this real perspective from India. This is real experience of an Indian metropolitan. All those dance clips make me come back to India.
I'm Spanish and also married an Indian...we now spend many months of the year there and I can say I absolutely love India and love being there..I also had the most beautiful wedding in the backwaters in Kerala...❤
I always like watching your videos! Just a small wish (if I may), I would love it if you start interviewing more people who are not white and Western. So that India is not just in a conversation with Europe and the US but other parts of the world as well. Would be so nice to hear Chinese perspectives on life in India, Brazilian perspectives, Nigerian, Uzbek - you name it!
India is an excellent place if you are white and look western which is why i think Max is doing these interviews. If he interviews anyone else it might not be an amazing experience tbh.
@@pratap4651what you say is what people generally think about India. Some other youtubers have interviewed non whites (including from various parts of Africa) living in India and their experiences aren't necessarily bad. I agree that Max should do a few more interviews with non Caucasians to get a broader perspective.
@@smouldering agreed. I'll correct myself to say that Indians have a respectful view of most countries and are extremely welcoming to 'guests' in general. But if you look white you already 'look' like a guest so the treatment is VIP level. But if the goal is to spread a positive view of india might be harder to find guests from Africa for example who would have an amazing experience in india. There might be some exceptions who are having a good life there for sure.
@@pratap4651 couple of things. 1. I don't disagree with you that being white and generally fair skinned is a privilege. However, it's not restricted to India. I see this outside India as well. Every country has its variant of this. However, on the flip side, as a Caucasian, they also have to put up with being honey pots for scammers. 2. About Africans, I'm not naive to think that they are welcomed in India and indeed in many parts of Asia the same way as whites. But not everyone is lynched or openly degraded. Honestly I'm not sure what is the percentage so I won't claim to know - but it certainly isn't as bad as what the press makes it out to be. PS. Don't mistake me for an apologist trying to make excuses for his (former) country. I just think (and have seen) that things are not usually black and white. There are many different experiences that people have.
@@smouldering 👍You explained things well. We need such liberal voices in place of the right wing denials and the sentimental approach of the average Indian liberal who says "we are worst" as a default response.
I just returned from a 2 week trip to US, where I stayed in a hotel on the 39th street in New York, within walking distance from Times Square. The area is full of homeless people, drug addicts and most restaurants close by 9.30 pm. Talk of feeling unsafe in city that supposedly does not sleep.
What a great conversationalist is the lady. When she speaks, she actually paints a picture for you. Max, you need to do some more podcast with her. In case you aren't in Bangalore, you can send her questions n she records video or have double screen podcast. But do get her again, she is articulate & has stories to tell. ❤🤗🙏🏽🤗❤
So what did u like about this conversation? Do u agree that Bangalore is very conservative and rape white women because they are privileged upper class
I am an Indian from Bangalore married to a PA -Dutch in USA. We have a 9 year old kid. The cultural aspect of westerner settling in India is so welcoming because my husband converted to Hinduism (for the simple fact that the west does not have their own identity). He is also a vegetarian. The return to India is more of cultural acceptance, harmony and independent personal lifestyles in its own aspects. (this is too personal with happy and safety factor). The west have a different understanding of Hinduism than our own people. The controlled factor system and breaking that in India is free in itself. There are more to talk about but the factor of grandiosity is incomparable.
I am lucky to have lived in 4 countries and think India is the best country to live. India is not developed like other countries I have lived but in India everything is affordable and community sense is amazing. I am an introvert and can live without human connection for days or months, even I felt lonely in rural US. I lived in US without knowing my neighbour for months, on a walk I met a neighbour walking his dog and was shocked to know that he has lived there for 3 decades and do not have much contact with their neighbour. Of the countries I have lived only Singapore is comparable to India in terms of community and culture.
Safety is definitely an issue in most of the big cities in developed countries. It is difficult to find a taxi after 10 pm in NY as the drivers feel that the potential passenger could rob or kill. Even the taxi drivers sit fully separated in a cell and the payment can be made only through gap provided for this purpose. Cities like Washington, Hollywood wear a deserted look after 9 pm even in summer months. In India you can see movement of people both men and women in cities and towns well beyond pm. Still the western media would way India is not safe for women. The crime rates in western countries, despite having a strong policing system, are very high in comparison to India.
@@ananyanegi9423 What do you think is the percentage of unreported crimes against women? Multiply the reported figures by 10 and India is still safer per capita.
Good to know about the crime rates being lower in India. Now I know how to respond to that question better.😂 I gage risk based on how anxious my husband is and his standard for 'safe' 😂 😔
@@SaraBurt612 I am not saying there are no crimes in India. I only wanted to convey that the western media spread false message about India. Yes, India have safety issues so is every developed country.
@@ananyanegi9423 Do you think every crime happened in all developed countries are reported? Read the survey conducted in the US or UK by several reputed organizations and you will know the percentage of unreported crimes happening in those countries. As far as Indian media is concerned, they celebrate the report of every crime by adding all types of masalas. Most of the times it is the politicians and bureaucrats who try to hush up but if it comes to the media, they will definitely bring such crimes to public attention.
I am living in Singapore with family almost 17yrs now (first came to SG in 2007), are planning to return India next year (if not then 2026 for sure). Because we want to give diverse experience to our kids and moreover they should understand their motherland in a positive way.
So basically a foreign lady feels disappointed ki local language nhi English me padhaya jata hy ,infact ye enko sahi nhi lagrha ki yaha k bachy v apny native language nhi English me baat kr rhy😅😂 ... Every Indian should learn their native language first...jo v language hy ❤.
The problem with India is, the neighborhood I live in Bangalore, has many kids from all different state, now you tell what language they will speak in? At my office, my team has people from Tamil, Andhra, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal again which local language I should use here?
That’s awesome . Already speaks three and ready to learn two more. Kudos to you ma’am! A very wise and touching attitude towards your mom in law. Shame isn’t it that kids don’t speak their native language. Hopefully they will in the near future.
She didn't say India was not safe. She said India isn't safe for women, especially not white women. If you are in India and you can't recognise this. You are living in a bubble.
03:29 it looks like gypsy because gypsy or the romani people are actually from Indian state of rajasthan gujarat they had to migrate due to the islamic attacks in the past 1000 years
Not all Romani are indian desecent. Some Romani are other countries too. (Afghanistan, middleast etc) I don't know gypsy are really indian or not. They look quite different than us. I am nut sure why they left india. Lot of people say lot of things. Some say they migrated other country for better life or slavery. Some People say we kicked them out of country 🤔
@@RupsD319india is not one enthenicity so it's a very hotch potch to judge them by looks alone, plus genetic mutations, pigmentation, all are subjected to geography, same gene in delhi amd same gene in Andaman will have different adaptations after thousand years bcs of geography. And thus differences in looks.
@@RupsD319your information is very questionable 🤔 Romani people are originally from India. We didn’t kick them out, in fact, they lived peacefully in India more so than they do elsewhere in the world. There still exist in India, such groups of people. They are discriminated against in Europe, today as we speak, they weren’t discriminated against in India. It is part of their way of life to travel from one place to another, hence they are also called travelers. We did not kick them out.
They are gypsies. They are traveling entertainers. That is their lifestyle. Even today they travel and set up camps in different places. Some camps are temporary. Some become permanent.
You are so right, Indians these days don't ask their kids to learn the local language. I believe languages are great way of learning local cultures and it also helps the brain grow. I hope people teach their children at least the local language. I live in Germany and learning German now, its kinda super difficult to learn 🥲
Person like the American woman grew up in 80s is very different to live in America today! I can tell this by my own experience living in America for 40 years. She has seen America when it was rising power world wide. Power which concurred new heights in science and technology. Sending Humans on Moon! Power that fight with political opposition like USSR and win the battle when USSR is broken in several countries. Today there are powers like China rising as military power. More challenges to American supremacy over the world map. Increasing domestic problems like homelessness and poverty. Increasing economic refugees. Increasing mental distressed youth. Very different America today as compared to happy days 40 years ago! It is opposite in India. More people coming out of extreme poverty. More infrastructure developments, more educated work force and growing economy. Over lat 40 years Indians are seeing better life as compared to 40 years ago!!
Agree! I totally agree with this observation. The world has changed quite a lot! Age bracket makes a big difference in how a person grew up. People who live abroad have the advantage of having a much broader perspective, that's what makes Max's interviews great
Dance, music yummy food, Pooja, festivals, beautiful costumes of every state, silk sarees and jewellery and what not. Always colourful and. Vibrant. Every day is special in this great country. U need to live here to experience.
I agree! 😉 It's me, Sara . 😂 Total bubble life I have lived, but plan to get out of the bubble. I mentioned in this interview that I have a protective and anxious husband who would rather never take risks. Ho hum . . . .
@@prashanthchandrashekhar1016 I never experienced a threat. I regret bringing safety up in the interview. It's all subjective when it comes to each individual's perceived risks. What is certainly true though is that I stand out. For this reason, my husband is more worried about my safety so I actually have to be extra cautious for his comfort. If I could do a re-do of this interview I would explain that better.
One Brazilian biker girl with her husband was travelling on bike the world over, they travelled in the worst of African countries and even Afghanistan, she has put her pictures even with talibans and she was gang rap** and her husband beaten up in India, what would you say about women safety in India.
@@heavenlyxtacy That's so terrible! And terrifying. A biker, living freely . . so her freedom, her privilege/foreign-ness (and perhaps whiteness?) might have played a role in why she was chosen to be victimized? 🤔 Possible. That's devastating.
Most countries chasing material so-called material comfort loses on communal life,spirituality and charity. India has got these in plentiful!Bless. xxx
That was a good interview. Being foreigner and living in India with mother -in -law (for mother in law), shows her affection towards husband and her care for relationship. And i believe all people feel safe / happy in a place where they grown up. Because growing with parents and siblings is a joyful life, mostly. So, as all mothers are beautiful, all countries are beautiful. Safety and living standards are subjective matters. And as gun culture is not yet taken over in India, its safe here, atleast for men. For women, as conservative society, we will ask 'why she went out that time ?', which has to be changed (?) !
She should get her kid to Navodaya or other proper Kannada regional schools than all those International schools. That way she get more proper connection to the regional Indic cultural sense and lifestyles for the kids. And these schools are incredible for education too.
@@paul.-jj6yh I have so many friends from there who studied. And they are incredibly brilliant guys girls. Very educated, united, homely, good, disciplined kind. I once tried to get in, but my mom wasn't ok with that "attachment issues", as it was more like hostel kind back than. Now there are so many. Many locals love to put their kids to Navodaya schools, they are pretty good standards, disciplined, very well educated and cultured teachers and even students have very good environment, studious and playful kind too. Very competitive to get in. Fact is among locals these International schools are just fad WANNABEE AMERICAN kind schools where they try to immitate these Navodaya kind but with a mix of Intertnational school practices. So they are neither there nor here kind. And tha'ts why is the reason you see the lady complaining that kids don't speak in local language. In India all these International schools are heavily criticized for turning kids dumber and like run them like Farm chickens rather than be free thinkers with a touch of discipline and right education. And for her, those chinese schools kind of experience won't be the case to her second child because Indians and Indian kids are always so open to engage and have close relationship. You or this lady can check with this American lady "Aparna Mulberry" on instagram, who studied in Kerala among Keralities. She I think studied in normal Kerala school among her other local kids and she happily speaks local language too. Similar are these Navodaya schools too. They are top schools among Karnataka people to go for. There are many other too, but just recommended something which anyone new to the state can opt for.
@@paul.-jj6yhnot sure of state board schools but central board schools are generally good. Kendriya vidhyalaya, navodhaya, Army, BSF, Airforce schools etc have good staff. Of course it then depends upon each branch.
Bangalore is crowded and polluted now. There are other beautiful towns and cities in Karnataka which must be given a chance to develop. The community stuff sounds cool but sadly folks are becoming materialistic, woke and self centred in India too now.
I have to say i've being in Bangalore last April, and i didn't have that conception about alcohol, a lot of beautiful micro brews in the city, and quite busy all of them, the biggest selection of homebrew beers ive seen ever, and a great culture about that, also liqueors store and a night life where to hangout and drink with friends is quiet common, so i think i've seen another Bangalore
I left India because the community is overwhelming for me . I am from Bangalore / Bengaluru. I moved to the western world as I like the quiet world on this side.
Bharat has been described as the world in 1 country not just the variety of geography & weather but culture , language , religion , it takes a lifetime to learn a portion of what India offers . For foreign females any man that takes care of you , treats you with respect is key to happiness In a home be it in Africa , Europe or Asia.
She's making a comment that women are looked at suspicious for drinking sitting in theboub capital of India. 😂 Looks like she hasnt stepped outside her house or gated community. To me her family looks conservative, She's judging everyone with same lens.
Yes, you're right! I should have chosen my words much more carefully. It's hard to avoid painting everybody with the same brush. I should've simply added that there is a lot of diversity that I haven't seen. I've so far had more exposure to conservative families . . . Good remark to point that out.
Mam i would like to tell you, drinking, partying among girls is very common in Delhi,Mumbai,North east India and Punjabi...south Indians generally conservative..holi, diwali is also huge festival in north India
Foreigners think the people living in Metropolitans are privileged and the rurals are not. Our true culture lives in Villages and it's crazy that the outsiders think it's poor just because they don't look western and don't eat ultra-processed food. I'm sick of Indian's mindset before calling her out for anything she is saying.
Villages aren't "true" and cities aren't "fake". They're just two parts with different societies in the same nation and they're both real. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Rural life can be hell for some people. Utter orthodoxy, superstition, poor knowledge, poor opportunities and infrastructure. It's great if you look at it from the perspective of a tourist and all you see is "colours and culture". But if you actually come from a rural background, you know what the problems are. However, rural life can be great in terms of simplicity and being grounded and connected to nature. North America and Europe have plenty of villages and towns, so it's not like they don't know what village life can be like.
We are native of Thamizh ( Normally written as Tamil but Thamizh is the right one). My brother's family is living there almost for 20 years in Bengaluru and his kids could not speak both in Kannada and Thamizh but they are fluent in English. My sister in law was raised in New Delhi, so, she can speak Hindi Fluently. This is an issue in South India.
I randomly came across this video. If you love Garba, I must recommend you that you need to have the best Garba experience of your lifetime - United Way of Baroda (organised in Vadodara Gujarat) during Navratri.
Migrating to India is a big hassle. If you marry an Indian citizen it becomes easier to migrate. If you want to do it on your own it is nearly impossible.
Bangalore has so many pubs, there is actually no taboo whatsoever when it comes to drinking here. Men, women everybody drinks, atleast all my friends and neighbours in my society.
My husband and I want to move to India, but I'm having trouble with the visa. I'll be the one working but atm I don't have a job (I'm 6 months pregnant with our second) so I'm thinking of trying to get a job in India so we can move there. Anyone got any ideas? 😃
The process of even just getting a bank account here as a foreigner is complex and takes FOREVER!! Even getting a cell phone number because it's attached to your identity and your ID and your place of residence. LOTS of hoops to jump through initially. I personally would be extremely frustrated if I had to navigate all of that in my own. I'm lucky I have an Indian husband. If you can't afford a relocation assistant, I'm not sure what advice to give. If I find out anything helpful, I will come back and leave another comment.
make sure you have your kid in US so that there are no issues with US citizenship. You should ONLY look for gated communities in India (in top 20 cities) which has pool, gym, etc. It will ensure educated, well travelled neighbours and a clean apartment / villa complex.
Great Video! 18:30 Yes, not a big fan of the younger self. For a husband, the most precious person in his life is his wife. You will always be worried in such situations. Obviously, not in excess, just the right amount of worry. And also, you trust your wife to make such decisions that doesn't expose her to certain situations.
@@consciousnobody It is the most safest place for a women but then again, you must be the kind of person who prefer living with a bear rather than a man just like the YT trend.
Why the heck this guy is obsessed with Hindi all the time? Do he even realise that India has 22 major official languages and Hindi is not even national language. The densely spoken languages aside Hindi includes Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Kannada. She clearly says Kannada many times and he is like always bringing up Hindi for no reason. There's literally no need of learning Hindi in Karnataka as Kannada is the native language of the state, he knew it very well and still bringing like "If you are Indian, you speak Hindi no matter which part of India you live".
Planning to buy something in Bengaluru , I love the society it’s been shot. Does anyone know where is it ? Love the lush grenery , its mostly urban now so I would love something like this
I am born Indian moved to Australia @ age of 24 , living in Australia for last 21 years. Been around the world for work and stuff. Live in big city centres and life is safe for a woman. Like any other big country dont go without male friends in remote areas. Thats just common sense. You just cant go in a very poor neighbourhood or in remote location as a white girl in India. There is a 10 % chance you will get some weird guy following you. SO thats just common sense you would follow in US and UK as well. Big cities in India are not too different than any big city in world. The only thing is the summers are too hot and pollution , water quality in big cities....thats a worry if I compare that to lets say Australia.
Bangaloreans all speak english. Even outside. I grew up there. I lived there when Bangalore we just farmland, DRDO, Frank-Anthony and Airport on Airport road that was 90 degress to 100Ft road. We all spoke english.
To mitigate the big, big disappointment of not being immersed in the local language (7:56), it is a good idea try enrolling the kid in government schools.
If she means have the same rights and stuff, sure. "Belonging" is not as easy as "I came and lived here many years ago" for an ancient civilization. For the US where everybody is a foreigner or descentant of relatively fresh foreigners it's easier (not much shared culture to begin with, certainly not shared millenias of history either)
Most south indians speak english, its the north that sticks to hindi, so if you learn hindi you are good to go. Cant say you are good to go in the east with that, they have different local languages but many people are learning english
A Russian and American sitting and chatting like friends in India and Asia (Singapore), etc. How much more peace is there in countries not controlled by any of the Abrahamic religions….
Indians and Pakistanis are generally best friends in the UK, so your point is a bit mute. Let’s not pretend we are any better when we have people getting killed over religion/Caste in India.
How come they speak Telugu in the family but her mother in law speaks Kannada? Is it that her Indian husband prefers to speak Telugu in the house because his dad is a Telugu and mom is a Kannada? Usually it is the dad’s language that dominates or the language of the region
Garbha dance supposedly is celebration of womanhood the beginning of life, the Garbha (womb) on the first day of Navaratri.... You place a kalasha symbolising womb in the centre and people dance around this. As the days of Navaratri progresses, from womb stage to the various adult stages of Devi (goddess) are celebrated in these nine days
Mein Bhartiya hu aur shaadi bhi Bhartiya se hi Kiya hai. Cultural differences bahut rahete hai. Sari Zindagi Mein English mein Ghar pe Baatein nahi kar sakata mere dost. Gaali galoch Hindi mein achhi lagati hai. 😂
An American already speaks English, so it makes sense for her to learn local language if she is living here for a long duration. Likewise Indians known local language so it makes sense for them to learn English. I would personally not hire someone who can’t speak both English and the local language. If they are egoistic about their local language, they can work elsewhere.
I love India but I hate all my relatives who make my life hell each time I visit…I have to be their puppet and be obedient to their crazy expectations and if I complain and feel burdened they treat me like I am the villain for not taking all the pain in the world for them….from experience I know they are never there when I really need them,but I have to follow all the rituals and all the weddings and give lavish gifts that break my budget plans.I hate them.
Ok, since you have a large following and I know you want to be successful in your channel, just a small aesthetic suggestion, the mic pinned to her shirt looks terrible. These things matter greatly. Please make your people look as good as possible it's for me an immediate distraction from the message and signals it wasn't professional. _/\_ Apologies for any intrusion.
After spending 10 yrs in 9 countries , I got convinced my country, India , is the best place to live & enjoy life in true sense...and now I feel my decision to return was right...
Ask an untouchable Dalitscst person
@@Aadityaprakaash6340 this is said by everyone apart from axl real dalit... President adivasi mahila... Traitors are seen everywhere now 😂
It's the same around most of the world for people returning to their own countries
@@Aadityaprakaash6340play victim card every where
@@Aadityaprakaash6340
Then move to usa
A Russian inteviewing an American married to an Indian, with one kid raised in China. Living in a place where people are from all parts of India. Pretty diverse experience.
Thanks for showing this real perspective from India. This is real experience of an Indian metropolitan. All those dance clips make me come back to India.
I'm Spanish and also married an Indian...we now spend many months of the year there and I can say I absolutely love India and love being there..I also had the most beautiful wedding in the backwaters in Kerala...❤
I always like watching your videos! Just a small wish (if I may), I would love it if you start interviewing more people who are not white and Western. So that India is not just in a conversation with Europe and the US but other parts of the world as well. Would be so nice to hear Chinese perspectives on life in India, Brazilian perspectives, Nigerian, Uzbek - you name it!
India is an excellent place if you are white and look western which is why i think Max is doing these interviews. If he interviews anyone else it might not be an amazing experience tbh.
@@pratap4651what you say is what people generally think about India. Some other youtubers have interviewed non whites (including from various parts of Africa) living in India and their experiences aren't necessarily bad. I agree that Max should do a few more interviews with non Caucasians to get a broader perspective.
@@smouldering agreed. I'll correct myself to say that Indians have a respectful view of most countries and are extremely welcoming to 'guests' in general. But if you look white you already 'look' like a guest so the treatment is VIP level. But if the goal is to spread a positive view of india might be harder to find guests from Africa for example who would have an amazing experience in india. There might be some exceptions who are having a good life there for sure.
@@pratap4651 couple of things.
1. I don't disagree with you that being white and generally fair skinned is a privilege. However, it's not restricted to India. I see this outside India as well. Every country has its variant of this. However, on the flip side, as a Caucasian, they also have to put up with being honey pots for scammers.
2. About Africans, I'm not naive to think that they are welcomed in India and indeed in many parts of Asia the same way as whites. But not everyone is lynched or openly degraded. Honestly I'm not sure what is the percentage so I won't claim to know - but it certainly isn't as bad as what the press makes it out to be.
PS. Don't mistake me for an apologist trying to make excuses for his (former) country. I just think (and have seen) that things are not usually black and white. There are many different experiences that people have.
@@smouldering 👍You explained things well. We need such liberal voices in place of the right wing denials and the sentimental approach of the average Indian liberal who says "we are worst" as a default response.
I just returned from a 2 week trip to US, where I stayed in a hotel on the 39th street in New York, within walking distance from Times Square. The area is full of homeless people, drug addicts and most restaurants close by 9.30 pm. Talk of feeling unsafe in city that supposedly does not sleep.
Yeah, but do you think that reflects what US is like? It is like koop mandook!!🤔
@@HershGoel-f2f The further inland you go in the US, the more f**ked up it becomes.
@@HershGoel-f2f it is not just about New york, Atlanta, Miami, situation is same, you can't go out in evening.
That is repeated in all major cities in the downtown area in the states.
@@uchihamadaragaming5309so does it make any sense to send kids there for further studies? Still my friends doing that
As an Indian living outside of India… I miss India. You have to live in India to understand what’s it’s like to live like a king and queen ❤️
So in India everybody is living like a king or queen??🤔
@@HershGoel-f2f it depends what’s your definition of king and queen bro??
It is great to have clean water and toilets inside the home! One day all Bharat will be this way.
@@Deandre-j6h That day is close given the progress BJP has made.
If you miss India ,why are you not going back 😮
What a great conversationalist is the lady.
When she speaks, she actually paints a picture for you.
Max, you need to do some more podcast with her. In case you aren't in Bangalore, you can send her questions n she records video or have double screen podcast.
But do get her again, she is articulate & has stories to tell.
❤🤗🙏🏽🤗❤
So what did u like about this conversation? Do u agree that Bangalore is very conservative and rape white women because they are privileged upper class
I am an Indian from Bangalore married to a PA -Dutch in USA. We have a 9 year old kid. The cultural aspect of westerner settling in India is so welcoming because my husband converted to Hinduism (for the simple fact that the west does not have their own identity). He is also a vegetarian. The return to India is more of cultural acceptance, harmony and independent personal lifestyles in its own aspects. (this is too personal with happy and safety factor). The west have a different understanding of Hinduism than our own people. The controlled factor system and breaking that in India is free in itself. There are more to talk about but the factor of grandiosity is incomparable.
She’s so detailed because of her neurodiverse super brain being so observant. Loved this interview ! ❤
India is so vibrant with festivals every month, so many dances, languages etc. india isxa different world in itself.
still you abuse people in our country.
Enjoyed listening to the guest - simple, natural and genuine.
I am lucky to have lived in 4 countries and think India is the best country to live. India is not developed like other countries I have lived but in India everything is affordable and community sense is amazing. I am an introvert and can live without human connection for days or months, even I felt lonely in rural US. I lived in US without knowing my neighbour for months, on a walk I met a neighbour walking his dog and was shocked to know that he has lived there for 3 decades and do not have much contact with their neighbour. Of the countries I have lived only Singapore is comparable to India in terms of community and culture.
Safety is definitely an issue in most of the big cities in developed countries. It is difficult to find a taxi after 10 pm in NY as the drivers feel that the potential passenger could rob or kill. Even the taxi drivers sit fully separated in a cell and the payment can be made only through gap provided for this purpose. Cities like Washington, Hollywood wear a deserted look after 9 pm even in summer months. In India you can see movement of people both men and women in cities and towns well beyond pm. Still the western media would way India is not safe for women. The crime rates in western countries, despite having a strong policing system, are very high in comparison to India.
I disagree with your statement as lots of crimes in india doesn't get reported or get covered in the media.
@@ananyanegi9423 What do you think is the percentage of unreported crimes against women? Multiply the reported figures by 10 and India is still safer per capita.
Good to know about the crime rates being lower in India. Now I know how to respond to that question better.😂 I gage risk based on how anxious my husband is and his standard for 'safe' 😂 😔
@@SaraBurt612 I am not saying there are no crimes in India. I only wanted to convey that the western media spread false message about India. Yes, India have safety issues so is every developed country.
@@ananyanegi9423 Do you think every crime happened in all developed countries are reported? Read the survey conducted in the US or UK by several reputed organizations and you will know the percentage of unreported crimes happening in those countries. As far as Indian media is concerned, they celebrate the report of every crime by adding all types of masalas. Most of the times it is the politicians and bureaucrats who try to hush up but if it comes to the media, they will definitely bring such crimes to public attention.
After living 10 years in US I strongly feel to move back to my home country India.
So nice to hear you talk about Kerala’s Onam and the related festivities.
I am living in Singapore with family almost 17yrs now (first came to SG in 2007), are planning to return India next year (if not then 2026 for sure). Because we want to give diverse experience to our kids and moreover they should understand their motherland in a positive way.
So basically a foreign lady feels disappointed ki local language nhi English me padhaya jata hy ,infact ye enko sahi nhi lagrha ki yaha k bachy v apny native language nhi English me baat kr rhy😅😂 ... Every Indian should learn their native language first...jo v language hy ❤.
Yes. Every indian need to learn their native language. English is foregine language. Coloniser language
@@RupsD319 since u can't spell very well, I will assume u hate english....but yes v indians must learn our native tongue first allways
It’s shameful to not know your native language, especially when living in your native country. But some how Indians feel pride in that.
There are probably 4 to 5 international languages of which English is in most use. So learning English is advantageous!!🙂👍
The problem with India is, the neighborhood I live in Bangalore, has many kids from all different state, now you tell what language they will speak in? At my office, my team has people from Tamil, Andhra, Haryana, Maharashtra, West Bengal again which local language I should use here?
That’s awesome . Already speaks three and ready to learn two more. Kudos to you ma’am! A very wise and touching attitude towards your mom in law.
Shame isn’t it that kids don’t speak their native language. Hopefully they will in the near future.
Indian streets r more safe than US streets thats for damn sure Mam , at least no-one shoots a person randomly here on the streets ! 🤨
How to avoid being shot when you’re there in the US?
Damn right brother . It is very hard to get a gun in BHARAT.
Rape capital 😮
She didn't say India was not safe. She said India isn't safe for women, especially not white women. If you are in India and you can't recognise this. You are living in a bubble.
India is a very safe .. the US is also safe.. India is a little bit better ..
03:29 it looks like gypsy because gypsy or the romani people are actually from Indian state of rajasthan gujarat they had to migrate due to the islamic attacks in the past 1000 years
They were taken away as slaves by Muslim invaders and sold abroad
Not all Romani are indian desecent. Some Romani are other countries too. (Afghanistan, middleast etc) I don't know gypsy are really indian or not. They look quite different than us. I am nut sure why they left india. Lot of people say lot of things. Some say they migrated other country for better life or slavery. Some People say we kicked them out of country 🤔
@@RupsD319india is not one enthenicity so it's a very hotch potch to judge them by looks alone, plus genetic mutations, pigmentation, all are subjected to geography, same gene in delhi amd same gene in Andaman will have different adaptations after thousand years bcs of geography. And thus differences in looks.
@@RupsD319your information is very questionable 🤔
Romani people are originally from India. We didn’t kick them out, in fact, they lived peacefully in India more so than they do elsewhere in the world. There still exist in India, such groups of people. They are discriminated against in Europe, today as we speak, they weren’t discriminated against in India. It is part of their way of life to travel from one place to another, hence they are also called travelers. We did not kick them out.
They are gypsies. They are traveling entertainers. That is their lifestyle. Even today they travel and set up camps in different places. Some camps are temporary. Some become permanent.
You are so right, Indians these days don't ask their kids to learn the local language. I believe languages are great way of learning local cultures and it also helps the brain grow. I hope people teach their children at least the local language.
I live in Germany and learning German now, its kinda super difficult to learn 🥲
Person like the American woman grew up in 80s is very different to live in America today! I can tell this by my own experience living in America for 40 years. She has seen America when it was rising power world wide. Power which concurred new heights in science and technology. Sending Humans on Moon! Power that fight with political opposition like USSR and win the battle when USSR is broken in several countries. Today there are powers like China rising as military power. More challenges to American supremacy over the world map. Increasing domestic problems like homelessness and poverty. Increasing economic refugees. Increasing mental distressed youth. Very different America today as compared to happy days 40 years ago! It is opposite in India. More people coming out of extreme poverty. More infrastructure developments, more educated work force and growing economy. Over lat 40 years Indians are seeing better life as compared to 40 years ago!!
Agree! I totally agree with this observation. The world has changed quite a lot! Age bracket makes a big difference in how a person grew up. People who live abroad have the advantage of having a much broader perspective, that's what makes Max's interviews great
Thousands od foreigners live here. Happily
It is great to have clean water and toilets inside the home! One day all Bharat will be this way.
Dance, music yummy food, Pooja, festivals, beautiful costumes of every state, silk sarees and jewellery and what not. Always colourful and. Vibrant. Every day is special in this great country. U need to live here to experience.
Interesting, expressive Sara🥰
Always remember, there is immense diversity in every aspect of life in India.
Bangalore is one of the most safest cities to live in India.
Wow she is a true fountain of knowledge wisdom and life experience! Great interview!
I found Kannadigas from coorg, mysore side very very warm.
Love from Namma Bengaluru ❤
I have never saw a foreigner girl who felt unsafe in india she is not living in india she is living in a cocoon
I agree! 😉 It's me, Sara . 😂 Total bubble life I have lived, but plan to get out of the bubble. I mentioned in this interview that I have a protective and anxious husband who would rather never take risks. Ho hum . . . .
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Sara, I would like to hear if you ever actually experienced a threat or is it mostly perceived threat for your safety?
@@prashanthchandrashekhar1016 I never experienced a threat. I regret bringing safety up in the interview. It's all subjective when it comes to each individual's perceived risks. What is certainly true though is that I stand out. For this reason, my husband is more worried about my safety so I actually have to be extra cautious for his comfort. If I could do a re-do of this interview I would explain that better.
One Brazilian biker girl with her husband was travelling on bike the world over, they travelled in the worst of African countries and even Afghanistan, she has put her pictures even with talibans and she was gang rap** and her husband beaten up in India, what would you say about women safety in India.
@@heavenlyxtacy That's so terrible! And terrifying. A biker, living freely . . so her freedom, her privilege/foreign-ness (and perhaps whiteness?) might have played a role in why she was chosen to be victimized? 🤔 Possible. That's devastating.
Most countries chasing material so-called material comfort loses on communal life,spirituality and charity. India has got these in plentiful!Bless. xxx
Going through decision process of moving to India from US. Hoping to find some encouragement from this video.
I am have the same feeling since living 20 years in UK India is best.
That was a good interview. Being foreigner and living in India with mother -in -law (for mother in law), shows her affection towards husband and her care for relationship.
And i believe all people feel safe / happy in a place where they grown up. Because growing with parents and siblings is a joyful life, mostly.
So, as all mothers are beautiful, all countries are beautiful. Safety and living standards are subjective matters. And as gun culture is not yet taken over in India, its safe here, atleast for men. For women, as conservative society, we will ask 'why she went out that time ?', which has to be changed (?) !
She should get her kid to Navodaya or other proper Kannada regional schools than all those International schools. That way she get more proper connection to the regional Indic cultural sense and lifestyles for the kids. And these schools are incredible for education too.
Did u put ur child in such a school... how are the teachers??... quality if education
That's kind of sabotage of education.
@@paul.-jj6yh I have so many friends from there who studied. And they are incredibly brilliant guys girls. Very educated, united, homely, good, disciplined kind. I once tried to get in, but my mom wasn't ok with that "attachment issues", as it was more like hostel kind back than. Now there are so many. Many locals love to put their kids to Navodaya schools, they are pretty good standards, disciplined, very well educated and cultured teachers and even students have very good environment, studious and playful kind too. Very competitive to get in.
Fact is among locals these International schools are just fad WANNABEE AMERICAN kind schools where they try to immitate these Navodaya kind but with a mix of Intertnational school practices.
So they are neither there nor here kind. And tha'ts why is the reason you see the lady complaining that kids don't speak in local language. In India all these International schools are heavily criticized for turning kids dumber and like run them like Farm chickens rather than be free thinkers with a touch of discipline and right education.
And for her, those chinese schools kind of experience won't be the case to her second child because Indians and Indian kids are always so open to engage and have close relationship. You or this lady can check with this American lady "Aparna Mulberry" on instagram, who studied in Kerala among Keralities. She I think studied in normal Kerala school among her other local kids and she happily speaks local language too. Similar are these Navodaya schools too. They are top schools among Karnataka people to go for. There are many other too, but just recommended something which anyone new to the state can opt for.
@@paul.-jj6yhnot sure of state board schools but central board schools are generally good. Kendriya vidhyalaya, navodhaya, Army, BSF, Airforce schools etc have good staff. Of course it then depends upon each branch.
@@paul.-jj6yhstate is good than central halka bevarsi.
As a Punekar living in Banglore, Kannadigas are so welcoming and warm. Our cultures are very similar🧡
Only kannada speaking are welcome here. You go to your state Maharashtra if you don't know kannada.
Hogo bevarsi bikanasi.
@@movieteamkannada7669 Please tell that to the Kannada company that hired me and btw i am learning kannada.
@@movieteamkannada7669 ❤️😂😂
I like Pune very much, there's something about the city.😊
She is a very nice person,hope we get more of her kind to live amongst us
I love my India 😊❤
Agree with you Madam
It's sad the Indian parents don't teach their mother tongue language😢😢😢😢😮😮
Madam please listen this song in Kannada
Song name : Nannede Baanali
Don’t forget to check out lyrics ☺️
Loved the conversation! 👌
This is a really interesting and informative video. I love the sharing of languages and culture. Peace and live to all.
Bangalore is crowded and polluted now. There are other beautiful towns and cities in Karnataka which must be given a chance to develop.
The community stuff sounds cool but sadly folks are becoming materialistic, woke and self centred in India too now.
I have to say i've being in Bangalore last April, and i didn't have that conception about alcohol, a lot of beautiful micro brews in the city, and quite busy all of them, the biggest selection of homebrew beers ive seen ever, and a great culture about that, also liqueors store and a night life where to hangout and drink with friends is quiet common, so i think i've seen another Bangalore
Yes our India is so beautiful 😍❤️
kannadiga India 🇮🇳 ❤
I left India because the community is overwhelming for me . I am from Bangalore / Bengaluru. I moved to the western world as I like the quiet world on this side.
Bharat has been described as the world in 1 country not just the variety of geography & weather but culture , language , religion , it takes a lifetime to learn a portion of what India offers . For foreign females any man that takes care of you , treats you with respect is key to happiness In a home be it in Africa , Europe or Asia.
She seems like a good human being.
She's making a comment that women are looked at suspicious for drinking sitting in theboub capital of India. 😂
Looks like she hasnt stepped outside her house or gated community. To me her family looks conservative, She's judging everyone with same lens.
Yes, you're right! I should have chosen my words much more carefully. It's hard to avoid painting everybody with the same brush. I should've simply added that there is a lot of diversity that I haven't seen. I've so far had more exposure to conservative families . . . Good remark to point that out.
Bangalore and its Hindu belt mentality is sick. Another mini-UP. Which makes it a good thing that more enlightened foreigners are moving in.
@@SaraBurt612 it's okay to miss out on some... Your idea of India is intact that's what matters ... Cheers 🎉
@thewhatorwhyHindu country welcomes all except backstabbers
@@ganeshnh You have no place in India, hinduhindi pappu.
Mam i would like to tell you, drinking, partying among girls is very common in Delhi,Mumbai,North east India and Punjabi...south Indians generally conservative..holi, diwali is also huge festival in north India
After hearing to her, i suppose her husband is a kannadiga. She is talking more of Navaratri n kerala festival rather than her husbands
Indian streets are safe.......better than US.
Yes India always looks very good from inside gated community. Thats why NRIs love India.
Looks like a very lovely community which one is this?
Foreigners think the people living in Metropolitans are privileged and the rurals are not. Our true culture lives in Villages and it's crazy that the outsiders think it's poor just because they don't look western and don't eat ultra-processed food. I'm sick of Indian's mindset before calling her out for anything she is saying.
I really can't wait to get out into smaller rural areas and experience village life and culture!! I MUST do that, get out of the city regularly!
Villages aren't "true" and cities aren't "fake". They're just two parts with different societies in the same nation and they're both real. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Rural life can be hell for some people. Utter orthodoxy, superstition, poor knowledge, poor opportunities and infrastructure. It's great if you look at it from the perspective of a tourist and all you see is "colours and culture". But if you actually come from a rural background, you know what the problems are. However, rural life can be great in terms of simplicity and being grounded and connected to nature. North America and Europe have plenty of villages and towns, so it's not like they don't know what village life can be like.
ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.
ನಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ.
ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ.
We are native of Thamizh ( Normally written as Tamil but Thamizh is the right one). My brother's family is living there almost for 20 years in Bengaluru and his kids could not speak both in Kannada and Thamizh but they are fluent in English. My sister in law was raised in New Delhi, so, she can speak Hindi Fluently. This is an issue in South India.
Thats great comment "America is not whole world"
No one really deserves the love of India, we are all foreigners to a loving mother that adopted us.
I randomly came across this video. If you love Garba, I must recommend you that you need to have the best Garba experience of your lifetime - United Way of Baroda (organised in Vadodara Gujarat) during Navratri.
Yes. Aditi devo bhava. We respect them more than our nationals.
Yeah this guy talks like Indian guest are gods for us .I saw yakshini last night
Atithi is the visitor.
Aditi is the first woman/goddess.
Migrating to India is a big hassle. If you marry an Indian citizen it becomes easier to migrate. If you want to do it on your own it is nearly impossible.
Bangalore has so many pubs, there is actually no taboo whatsoever when it comes to drinking here. Men, women everybody drinks, atleast all my friends and neighbours in my society.
My husband and I want to move to India, but I'm having trouble with the visa. I'll be the one working but atm I don't have a job (I'm 6 months pregnant with our second) so I'm thinking of trying to get a job in India so we can move there. Anyone got any ideas? 😃
The process of even just getting a bank account here as a foreigner is complex and takes FOREVER!! Even getting a cell phone number because it's attached to your identity and your ID and your place of residence. LOTS of hoops to jump through initially. I personally would be extremely frustrated if I had to navigate all of that in my own. I'm lucky I have an Indian husband. If you can't afford a relocation assistant, I'm not sure what advice to give. If I find out anything helpful, I will come back and leave another comment.
Thank you so much! Any help would be great🙏🏽
make sure you have your kid in US so that there are no issues with US citizenship.
You should ONLY look for gated communities in India (in top 20 cities) which has pool, gym, etc. It will ensure educated, well travelled neighbours and a clean apartment / villa complex.
Hi. I thing singapore not like before now. Now singapore is influenced by Chinese more. Best of luck.
Bro it is Bengaluru not Bangalore
Nice interview
I like the song "Nagada sang Dhol" at time of garba dance.
ಕನ್ನಡ ❤
Great Video!
18:30 Yes, not a big fan of the younger self. For a husband, the most precious person in his life is his wife. You will always be worried in such situations. Obviously, not in excess, just the right amount of worry. And also, you trust your wife to make such decisions that doesn't expose her to certain situations.
@@consciousnobody It is the most safest place for a women but then again, you must be the kind of person who prefer living with a bear rather than a man just like the YT trend.
Why the heck this guy is obsessed with Hindi all the time? Do he even realise that India has 22 major official languages and Hindi is not even national language. The densely spoken languages aside Hindi includes Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Kannada.
She clearly says Kannada many times and he is like always bringing up Hindi for no reason.
There's literally no need of learning Hindi in Karnataka as Kannada is the native language of the state, he knew it very well and still bringing like "If you are Indian, you speak Hindi no matter which part of India you live".
Where is this community? It looks perfect. I would love to move here
It’s Sobha Silicon Oasis, my place 😊
As for alcoholic thing, we should not promote this culture of normalising alcohol drinking.
Gypsies/romanies were from India that's why their dresses are same.
In metro cities young youth are avoiding to speak in local language rather they prefer to speak in English or Hindi in order to understand each other
Planning to buy something in Bengaluru , I love the society it’s been shot. Does anyone know where is it ? Love the lush grenery , its mostly urban now so I would love something like this
I am born Indian moved to Australia @ age of 24 , living in Australia for last 21 years. Been around the world for work and stuff.
Live in big city centres and life is safe for a woman. Like any other big country dont go without male friends in remote areas. Thats just common sense. You just cant go in a very poor neighbourhood or in remote location as a white girl in India. There is a 10 % chance you will get some weird guy following you. SO thats just common sense you would follow in US and UK as well. Big cities in India are not too different than any big city in world. The only thing is the summers are too hot and pollution , water quality in big cities....thats a worry if I compare that to lets say Australia.
Bangaloreans all speak english. Even outside. I grew up there. I lived there when Bangalore we just farmland, DRDO, Frank-Anthony and Airport on Airport road that was 90 degress to 100Ft road. We all spoke english.
To mitigate the big, big disappointment of not being immersed in the local language (7:56), it is a good idea try enrolling the kid in government schools.
Interview some people living in Chandigarh as well.
Max, why don't you stay in India??
If she means have the same rights and stuff, sure. "Belonging" is not as easy as "I came and lived here many years ago" for an ancient civilization. For the US where everybody is a foreigner or descentant of relatively fresh foreigners it's easier (not much shared culture to begin with, certainly not shared millenias of history either)
Most south indians speak english, its the north that sticks to hindi, so if you learn hindi you are good to go. Cant say you are good to go in the east with that, they have different local languages but many people are learning english
The natives in the North East trio of Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland are excellent speakers of English due to their Christianity.
To be honest there is no country in this world which is totally safe for women ever in history..
True! I -felt- a bit safer in China, but that means nothing. It's subjective.
I would Asia is a lot different than west when family is considered
India is as safe as US or Canada
Sweet lady
A Russian and American sitting and chatting like friends in India and Asia (Singapore), etc. How much more peace is there in countries not controlled by any of the Abrahamic religions….
Indians and Pakistanis are generally best friends in the UK, so your point is a bit mute. Let’s not pretend we are any better when we have people getting killed over religion/Caste in India.
the short answer to this question is yes , everyone can truly belong in India but it cant be said for other countries.
How come they speak Telugu in the family but her mother in law speaks Kannada? Is it that her Indian husband prefers to speak Telugu in the house because his dad is a Telugu and mom is a Kannada? Usually it is the dad’s language that dominates or the language of the region
Garbha dance supposedly is celebration of womanhood the beginning of life, the Garbha (womb) on the first day of Navaratri.... You place a kalasha symbolising womb in the centre and people dance around this. As the days of Navaratri progresses, from womb stage to the various adult stages of Devi (goddess) are celebrated in these nine days
Thank you! I wish I would have remembered to mention those important things in the interview. 🙄
@@SaraBurt612 Thank you for speaking about Garba. Lots and lots of love from Gujarat❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Mein Bhartiya hu aur shaadi bhi Bhartiya se hi Kiya hai.
Cultural differences bahut rahete hai.
Sari Zindagi Mein English mein Ghar pe Baatein nahi kar sakata mere dost.
Gaali galoch Hindi mein achhi lagati hai. 😂
A foreigner agrees that it’s imp for kids to known native languages.. but Indian parents these days want kids to speak in English 😢
An American already speaks English, so it makes sense for her to learn local language if she is living here for a long duration. Likewise Indians known local language so it makes sense for them to learn English. I would personally not hire someone who can’t speak both English and the local language. If they are egoistic about their local language, they can work elsewhere.
Shame schools teaching in hindi if they don't wnt to teach in hindi they can teach in native language
Indians are really not free mentally
I love India but I hate all my relatives who make my life hell each time I visit…I have to be their puppet and be obedient to their crazy expectations and if I complain and feel burdened they treat me like I am the villain for not taking all the pain in the world for them….from experience I know they are never there when I really need them,but I have to follow all the rituals and all the weddings and give lavish gifts that break my budget plans.I hate them.
Ok, since you have a large following and I know you want to be successful in your channel, just a small aesthetic suggestion, the mic pinned to her shirt looks terrible. These things matter greatly. Please make your people look as good as possible it's for me an immediate distraction from the message and signals it wasn't professional. _/\_ Apologies for any intrusion.