An Honest View on India After 18 Years (American’s perspective)
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Meet Nicole, an American married to an Indian husband and living in India for 18 years. She shared the most challenging aspects of raising kids in India as an American, why she enjoys returning to India after visiting the US, and why Americans move to India to save money but often leave with nothing. Enjoy!
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00:00 INTRO
00:28 Expectation vs Reality in India
01:37 How to communicate with Indians
02:27 Speaking Telugu
04:57 Inside Nicole's house
05:46 American in India
07:42 The US after India
09:49 American parents in India
11:32 Advice for foreigners in India
14:13 "Life in India isn't cheap"
16:26 Ganesh in the house
16:57 Why did Nicole start her TH-cam channel
20:10 Content about India on TH-cam
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The worst thing that I can hear as an Indian is a lady being bothered whenever she goes out. These inappropriate touching and "accidents" need to be addressed and stopped.
This is something Indian ladies also face, hope people would learn to respect and get rid of doing such cheap things.
The PM take this up in Man Ki Baat, it's a big menace to the society and our global image, tourism is suffering, solo female traveller avoid India 😔
@@DrAkashraj in fact we Indian ladies still need family members to travel with us to tourist places in remote or not much developed areas. Travelling to a metro city and when you know which places to visit and which to avoid in a city helps ladies who travel solo for work purposes.
Exactly..... Such a mindset and thought process should change asap in India
Totally agree
She's speaking truth as she is now adopted to India (her husband's nation). She is very much happy in India with real life experiences ...
Adapted*
Adapted*
As an Indian, what stuns me about foreigners living here and making India their home is how adaptable they are and how they are willing to embrace it to this extent. It is obviously challenging and difficult but they just make the effort to do it. Nicole is one such person for sure! Great interview, Max.
Unfortunately, NRIs are not respected by Indians. Why the double standards?
Also for them job competition and cost of living struggles in their home countries is far greater (US / Europe / even Arabs and African foreigners who settle here) .. Indian local people friends, shopkeepers etc. realise this when they see why these people are not going back permanently? So not everything is green and roses and she is even mentioning the struggle with savings and cost of living as a foreigner in India. So you can imagine the majbooriya!
Wh*the skin in itself is treated as royalty in the 5th world. Easy to accomodate
I don’t think it should “stun” you. After all millions of us Indians form the diaspora today and we successfully live in every part. And conversely as India develops economically we can expect thousands of non Indians to come and settle successfully here in India, and we should welcome it as part of our own transformation.
I equally find it stunning how my south Asian immigrant parents moved to England in the 1980s and lived through the freezing winter and goin through amazing length to adapt to the culture that didn’t understand but were willing to sacrifice.
I have been living in India since my birth. I'm 28 years old now. I still can't understand this country 😂
😂😂💯💯✔✔ me too
S,no one can,it's so diverse.
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huh. don't bother. I am indian and I have not understood my countrymen either. you find temples overflowing with devotees but come election they elect a party which demolishes temples. i find them very stupidly selfish but very generous to strangers. i gave up trying to understand my own country men.
@@kannanvenkat5922 👍🙄
The lady is a complete family person ❤
She was not from the city, she said. Maybe it is the reason she is more human ❤
That uses helpers? I think not. Modern women don’t know how to cook or clean.
Yeah Party 4 times a week 😊
@@masterquiz143 I said that people can party four times a week. I don’t actually do that.
@@NicoleInIndia Sorry you got a different idea . Live a Great life Akka 🙏🏻
India is not cheap 😅 TRUE.
Its affordable. You get what you pay for. You can get everything here according to your budget. If you want expensive things, you will get expensive.
If you want neither too expensive, nor too cheap...you will get that too.
So yesss, always keep your budget in mind.
😁🤣👍 FACTS!
She's a friend and was a colleague. One of the strongest and funniest women I know. She wholeheartedly was part of almost every event at office, cultural and non cultural. She's embraced the land and it's ways with open arms.
Loved the interview, she's just fantabulous.
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Excellent video, it is heartening that Ms Nicole gave her 18 years to India.We feel a connect with her and family
On the other hand, we are busy watching colonial cricket and Urdu Cinema.
18 years is not a lot especially when she married a Indian and had kids. I'm living in US from last 13 years so it's not surprising.
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@@user-lm2nc6hj7burdu is 1 of the 14 languages on INR
The lady is so down-to-earth and honest, could listen to her all day!! The vide ended abruptly!! All the best o her. చాల సంతొషం she speaks Telugu. ఆవిడకి Indial మంచి అనుభవాలు ఇస్తుందని ఆసిస్తున్నాను.
Why down to earth ? Whe they are trying understand Indian languages?
She is such good wife and mother with wonderful personality and respectful towards both cultures thanku for bringing her
She is incredibly wise. She is ready to accept the fact that India is incredibly varied and confusing and that not all Indians are nice.
Respect to you Madam for making India your home and raising your kids here.
I thank the lady for showing the world were we stand in compare to america.
She is expressing her comfort with india. No need to disrespect other countries. Be like a real Indian.
Fake knowledge.. it is only applicable in Delhi and Mumbai.. NO WHERE ELSE
You should rephrase your sentence to be clear…. Seems like you are praising Americans and America…
Lol American is worst than indian when it's come to women safety
@@user-wz8xq6xy2i Blind patriotism is the flavour of the day. 😂
India is so unique, natural, intrinsic , intuitive, holistic
So wholesome. I watched the entire video with such a big smile on my face. Well done!
She has a YT - Nicole in INDIA. 🎉
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Really appreciate how true she is in the whole interview I really appreciate how she pointed out the downside of india unlike other youtuber Or interviewer
She is very sorted. Really liked the video. Thoughtful painting of Ganesh/Ganpati.
Nicole is such a sweet lady ❤. It's not that easy to settle in foreign land and embrace to the extent you love it.
Great American
Thanx Max for yr clips! They mk a comprehensive presentation of the realities. So was the Lady here. We can empathise with her views but one must also appreciate her initial challenges & the ways she handled them.
Thank you All!🎉
She was frank about her experience. She wasnt biased and also she didnt cook anything about India. She told her experoences honestly. I appreciate this 🙏 interview. In addition to great respect 🙏 to TH-cam channel for making many videos on India.
I watch her videos and really love the way she perceive India. Thanks Max for this video.
To all the tourists watching,When you come to India stay as much as possible in villages and experience the food and culture.
Easy to preach. Culturally difficult.
Wow, great video. I must say Nicole did a fantastic job. I know some Indians are terrible and some places are awful but when you look at the bigger picture, India is as beautiful and diverse as they come and its a hell of journey. Even me being a Native Indian, India is hard for me but people like Nicole who come from comfortable places to India and they still love it. That's just awesome.
Beautiful interview and content. Also salute to Nicole, a small town girl from Dakota to move to a city in India and stay for 18 years and raise a beautiful family. It can test your sanity to the hilt !! 😀
This interview offers an honest and candid perspective on living in India from a US-born, native American viewpoint. Even for Indians, traveling to new places within the country is a constant learning experience, especially when visiting regions vastly different from one's own cultural background.
India's diversity presents a unique challenge, with countless layers and levels of familiarity needed-one lifetime isn't enough to fully grasp it all. The country’s rich cultural tapestry means you’ll meet a wide variety of people, each differentiated primarily by financial status, requiring a customized approach for interaction. There's no one-size-fits-all method here.
The interviewee's genuine and unpretentious insights highlight the complexity and beauty of navigating life in India. Her observations are refreshingly honest, reflecting the experiences of many who have lived or traveled extensively in this incredible country.
She is nice. She has a TH-cam channel also. Thank you for loving and spending so much time of your life in India.
Max your format of doing interview is very honest and truthful, much appreciative. We do see more content on India, But on Singapore and Dubai are really helpful in understanding whats happening in other places.. Keep up and good going.. Truly remarkable effort..
Disagree. Saw another channel describing how in Singapore you can face criminal charges for offending someone or giving the finger. No civil proceedings. So yeah, things are safe around there if you don’t offend anyone and never mind all eyes on you “90,000 police cameras.” with more planned.
These experiences are so good to see and heartwarming.
I really enjoyed watching the full video..the interview was smooth and I loved the experience and comparison shared..she was actually being very honest..
Your subtitles are so on point, so very contextual, and so well timed. Congratulations 🙌
I spent combined total of 5 years in India. I absolutely love India and I really connected with it. returning to the US I find I feel more isolated even though I spent two years in India during covid.
It was such a shock with the huge increase in rents and groceries.
Finding peace in the chaos was my greatest gift i could return with. I also gained a wonderful honorary family. My blessing that i wish I could always be with.
I can imagine for her how difficult it would be to go out on her own. There are some really nice aspects of Indian society but there are some horrible ones.
The way Nicole has integrated with India is incredible. She made a huge decision. She made a huge sacrifice. Her love for her husband prevailed.
The not so nice aspects occurs in all countries ,India is vast ,with a massive population so bad things can occur
Very nice interview. Ganesha looks so wonderful. Very unique.
She is awesome - down to earth and has lived there for 18 plus years. I was born in India but can’t imagine having to adapt now that I’m an adult.
Thank you for the video. We have so many things to improve and so many things we are good at..
If one has enough money, India is the place to be...to have a good life!
*I AM SUBSCRIBING TO THIS KIND LADY'S CHANNEL. SHE IS A TRUE INDIAN*
Lol
@@stephenwatson672get lost
What's the name of her channel?
Stephen we love our coutry. We understand its not perfect. If any foreigner genuinely likes us like she does we will rerurn respect multiplied by 10
@Max chernov thankyou somuch for taking this concept ❤❤❤❤❤
I loved this honest guest. She gave true perspective on all topics and questions that were asked and she did it with utmost respect. I wish her all the best ❤
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Very honest and straightforward experiences from Nicole.. loved her husband's grandmother kitchen cabinet and her versatile Ganesha painting..never seen that depiction before of Ganesha!!
I am from Delhi and I see foreigners in all top areas here. Even got to talk to one who was studying in my college.
Did foreigners were coming this much before or it is after covid-19 the number of foreigners is increased
Yes i see a lot of Nigerians in Delhi.
One has to be reborn here to understand it completely.
Great interview. Well done to the interviewer and the interviewed.
Nicole this was a lovely window to your human experience here in india. The viewer can draw some of who you are and where you come from while also getting to see how that could possibly have contributed to your realistic understanding and assessment the indian experience. Its a new lens through which i see the colleague i barely knew.
"It is a controlled chaos"..now that line is just so accurate at also beautiful. I liked this line.
Nice interview. As a tour guide I feel much of here observations are very much objective unbiased.
My first priority in my profession is the safety of my guests.
I do share those worries and one more to be added is toilets and the fear of UTI.
Being cautious on these and be prepared to face these situations and having alternatives at the shortest possible time and distance help.
Kudos to both of you.
Great work Max 👍
I saw the notification and thought Nicole uploaded a new reaction video. after clicking on it found it was your video haha.
I believe in future many Americans especially of Indian heritage will shift to India. Right now many elder Americans are shifting to Mexico, Costa Rica after retirement. India along with Vietnam can be a viable option for such Americans in future
More than welcome, ignore the upper comment
Americans are good people
@@kitty_cat_24 Yes, but it's better to control the rabbit like breeding of people without basic civic sense for that issue. Return of Indian origin people will be an asset.
no it will never hpn, as a indian i can confirm that, here no one knows cleaning, hygiene…..nothing, only poor americans can come here, whats here nothing full of trash, no fresh air, pollution, crowd…..
But will it with rising global temperatures around the equator? India people are brown skinned for a reason.
Honest view❤ every word she said is experience she had in india over the years
You never disappoints us Max
You are sitting at home without shoes, you have learned Indian culture. Welcome sister-in-law
One positive things about this podcast is that the host is a very good listener and that's good tactics to arrive at exceptional content.
Indian bahu ❤reverse to what Indians are doing they feel US is their home 🏡
India is basically the European Union put in as One Country. Not even by them, mostly by British.
Nothing to do with the “British”. This is the Bharatavarsh of thousands of years one of the oldest living civilisations 🕉️🙏🏼
And even way more diverse than European union also
My nephew, working in US firm, was called to work there. Two weeks were enough for him there and he returned to India. Even the lure of salary increase didn't encourage him.
In short, we have mutual differences and feel alien in such places. America is no better.
America is really nice. I have lived in the US during my training. I hated the first month! But after that!! OMG! I loved it. I cried my journey back home to India!
Im sure what your nephew felt is home sickness! Its very common.
Everyone has their own preferences and comfort zones @@SshivamKhopkar
It's very subjective. Some people feel very homesick even if they just travel to another city in the same state. Others may prefer better infrastructure or more modernized life style.
I left Sri Lanka for America and I love America and would never return like Sri Lanka is a dump compared to America (for context Sri Lanka and India is very similar)
@@Commander-leo after going to America u surely do type like an uneducated one 😂😂 is education that illegal in your srilanka and "murica"
Very nice interview.Told in a positive way.
Very balanced lady...heart and brain in the right place. Respects family, culture etc. Good interview 👍
Max, with so many videos on India, you've had soooo many guests talk about "Apps in India for everything". This lady also spoke about Swiggy. Maybe in your next video, you could cover the app ecosystem in India. For example
Food- Swiggy, Zomato
Travel - Ola uber
Urban company! Can't talk about this enough! Everything from carpenter, electrician, plumber to Massages at home.
Metropolis - blood tests at home.
Payments - Phonepe, Googlepay
Porter - intra city delivery
10 min Groceries delivery -zepto, blinkit
Practo - online doctor consultation (hidden gem)
Apollo, Pharmeasy- medicine delivery
Some of my expat friends have taken years to figure this out and we're shocked that these exist
Beautiful interview.
True
Thanks to accepting India as what it's is wholeheartedly
Great someone understand deeply
Your husband is lucky. God bless you sister.
Thank you so much Max and Nicole for the nice informative interview, its very useful for my non Indian friends. Your questions were presice and you never interupted the speaker. Nice work Max. Nicole answered everything very well and apt. The interview was simply awesome. Thank you Max and Nicole God Bless You all❤🎉
This was a very interesting interview, more like conversation you have with your colleagues, I wondered how the time flew for 20 mins, when in some cases its hard to watch even a 7 min video.
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Glad you liked being in India.
Very Open minded woman,l really appreciate her personality and attitude.God bless you maam.
Appreciate the effort you made to pass on the language.
@MaxChernov #MaxChernov , 🙏🏾 my humble thanks to both of you for putting it straight. Foreign Tourists + expatriates are quite likely to be more receptive to what you convey than if an Indian national puts it.
Like any other country, 🇮🇳 India is not perfect, but we love it very much. India keeps the gate open, it is also very welcoming. You must have noticed how liberty, independence and freedom is definitely a very Indian mentality : debates, activists, NGOs and initiatives abound.
You understand, like I do, that it takes a remarkably long time to get a message across or to resolve an issue addressing more than 1 billion people ! But over 78 years, we still try to accomplish this; transcending the whole span in educational and socio-economic levels.
Thanks for understanding and appreciating our diversity, its benefits too.
She has embraced India so India has also embraced her. Yes, as an Indian who has visited the West several times, I think it is v clean but one has to work a lot there. Even a tourist has to walk a lot in the West. I remember on my recent trip to Europe being exhausted at the end of the day.
Wow, my language is Telugu and my city Hyderabad.
Very interesting. You have a great laugh. It's infectious. A great attitude too. Best wishes. I enjoyed the talk. God bless
She is more Indian than lot of Indians ...because she is a beautiful human being...
Thanks for this beautiful interview...when so many Indians intending to move outside of country...here Nicole reminds us how to deal with this controlled Chaos...cause this is our country ..
Thanks for this awesome conversation and perspective...be happy..❤
Thank you, Nicole for accepting India as it is...
A very nice and honest lady full of energy enthusiasm and good humour, May God bless her,
It was pleasure listening you Ma'am...Admireing the adjustment you did post marriage to settled in India..you are true bridge between east and west..god bless you with happy and healthy life
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Very family culture oriented like Indian.....appreciate you lady🙏🙏🙏
Felt good to know about her,i will subscribe her.
Most indian in USA is not indian at all..
But this lady from America and being american american is Indian
Nicole carries her heart, mind n expressions on her sleeve. Small town USA or otherwise, her 'salt of the Earth' persona is the essence + collective being (circa 1991) of Americana, per se. I fondly recall that and deeply appreciate aforesaid, as it truly belies 'We The People'. Thanks Nicole n Max.
Awesome. Thank you for sharing your journey living in India for long. Mostly it's the perspective you build in favor of making your life a part of a place on the planet. However.. for anybody, living in India, in general, is nothing short of a luxury when compared to any geography. Glad to watch this lady who is open and matured. All happiness and love to this wonderful family.😊
Nice interview, very honest 👍
The most precious place is where you're born
A very engaging discussion!
Great interview. Wonderful person!
Myself 10 years into living in Hyderabad, it's indeed a great experience to live in Beautiful Bharat ❤
Telugu people _________ ❤
Hello Sister, thankyou for accepting us. Sorry for the bad experiences.
She is so well spoken but also very cool.
Thank you very much 🙏
Visit North East states of India, also called 8 sisters of India 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳
Nicole yetter!!! A wonderful human being, I have interacted with her
Honest review .. good discussion
Brilliant !! Its very heartening to see how she evolved as a straight talking Indophile without sugar coating!!
Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore are the best cities in India followed by Chennai, Ahmedabad and Indore (for foreigners, IMO)
Mumbai is safest place for all even for Punekars😂😂😂
BANGALORE IS NUMERO UNO
@@pramodwarvatkar5337except for Bihaaris and U.P. people.
I do know she is in Hyderabad, because of family. But Hyderabad ? I am native of Hyderabad. There is nothing around and it is hot. The hyderbad of 60s was cooler and 1000 lakes, all occupied, destroyed
thats why sustainable living even if you have money restrain from buying unecessary things no show off , use natural organic stuff, natural homes more tress , politically active dont allow bangladeshi and rohingays ...tax more than 2 kids people ...twins exceptional
You are an ideal woman really. Your cosmopolitan view is of great value for others. We have great veneration for your commitment and devotion. My pranams to you.
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I had watched her videos before but never knew that she lives in India😅
Heyyyy I'm not that one who commented about Milking Indian Audience😂😂😂😂
@@aggressivegaming6937hi how are you doing
Good interview. My spouse is also telugu (wife though), and living here in a small town since years. Definitely imsgine Bangalore is easier to live for a foreigner. Just the little things like having other expat friends.
Impossible to understand India because it is equivalent to 30 different countries… so much diversity
Very recently I've seen a goat being led on a leash through the metal detectors at the Howrah Railway Station (India's biggest station). 😆
So happy to know she speaks Telugu.❤ DANYAVADULU AMMA