Is there something new to check out in India?

How's their economy? Their system of government?

Would anyone go further in telling how India is now?

Just want to know more.

It's actually a tolerable place to live now from what I gather. I've thought of going back and teaching poor kids once I retire in the very distant future.

Then they won't be needing assistance as much.

India will always have its poor :/

From what my friend from central India said, He believe India is rich in some way that people around asia don't see it.

Poor people are everywhere in every country. It is sad that when someone mentioned India he would just focus on the poor and not mention the rich culture and good mentality of the people themselves.

Who wants poor around anyway? But to India.India is India.

Glad to hear you want to learn more about India, I hope we can learn about your culture as well (what are you btw?)

In India there's plenty to see, from the poorest areas to the richest you really will find culture and lifestyle there like no other place at all. There are numerous regions with stunning natural scenery (such as Darjeeling's
tea fields and stunning lakeside habitats in South India) and incredible man made structures (the Taj Mahal is probably the most famous of many). With one of the oldest civilizations in history, there's a very rich culture and modern India has people living both modern lifestyles
and traditional ones.

The Indian government is democratic, and the nation is the largest democracy in the world. There's massive economic growth in the nation and this can be seen in developments when you go there. It is one of the fastest developing nations in the world, along with China. It isn't by any means perfect though, for example distribution of wealth (poverty is still a huge issue), development of the infrastructure and corruption are all areas that can be improved on, but the key element is that India is heading in the right direction.

There's not much more I can think to say about India off the top of my head. It's a massive nation with massive potential. Right now it's developing, and those who can see potential can take advantage of the opportunities there. In the service sector, and especially science and IT it's developed greatly and is a world player (for example the IT services for the next 2 FIFA world cups, the biggest sporting events in the world are being provided by an Indian company). However, even more interesting is the culture, lifestyle and differences there. Go to each state or region of India and you will have different cultures, different ideas on life and differences in appearance. For example, commonly in North India people have slightly lighter skin than those in the south, as well as different features, whilst in the East it's not uncommon to find Indians with features similar to people of East Asian or SE Asian descent.

I think India has many advantages over China.
The India government is doing hard on minimizing the gap between rich and poor. As far as I know, the police stations have no air conditioner or some luxury things. From this point, you can see the bright furture of this great country!
Plus, India has a complete industrial system of it's own. You can see the streets of India was covered by cars made in Indian. Unlike India, most of Chinese use American, German and Japanese cars!
If I have 4 billion us dollar, I will make Mongolia a strong industrial system and a super power in the world!

Yep, I just happen to have 4 Billion Dollars just lying around......

When I was in college there were Chinese , Americans,Indians and Pakistanis in my University. My Chinese classmates and I used to work part time after school in a computer shop. I came to know Indians and Pakistanis through that job few years back as I could remember. No one wants to talk to them aside from me. They were engineering students though who needs help with their projects and I was the only one who assisted them that time. After a few meetings with them I became their friend.
Its so surprising that they chose my country to study at knowing they are foreigners in my native land. The ones from India told me that they are very rich in culture. They told me that men gives respect to women and elders. Passionate and devoted to their God.

What makes me interested was ,they never talked about how well they live or how better off they are among other asians. But I know their parents sent them here cos they can afford to study here.
Unlike other foreigners they would boast how much money they got or how they are back home.
Those Indians didnt open my eyes to material wealth but they intorduced me to what kind of people they are.Since then I started to watch Indian films and read articles , documentaries about India.

Is it true that Indians are fortune tellers?? I remember one of them said their sisters are usually fortune tellers in the family.
Btw those Indians didnt took advantage of me while being alone with them.Sad that they went back to India after graduation though.

So Im kinda wondering how is India now. Please tell me more.

Btw, Id be glad to tell you about my own culture. Im from the Philippines.

I think 5 years from now, India is going to see significant changes and its economy is really going to take off. Everyone is saying it has already taken off, but India will start to take off BIG time post 2010-11. A lot of infrastructure related projects will be done then, thereby removing the biggest obstacle many companies face.

I want money, give it to me!
otherwise

What's the situation like for South Asians in the Philippines?


You're going to loot and pillage Tenji's home?

How come nobody wanted to talk to the Indian or Pakistani people in that job? It's nice that you helped them with work and it's often the case that friendships are made in such scenarios. It's true the culture is very rich, mostly because there's so much history and diversity in India. Men are supposed to show respect to women, as evident by events such as Raksha Bandhan, where sisters give brothers a thread to show their bond and brothers give presents and touch their sister's feet out of respect. Elders are also shown a great deal of respect, which I don't like about some nations in the west where elders are stuck in old peoples homes.

lol, though they never bragged about wealth, do be prepared to see Indians that will flaunt their wealth. Some like to show it off whilst others won't talk about it, it really depends on the people and their background. My family is definitely one that's never tried to show off wealth, and personally, I think it's pointless to do so.

Not many Indians are fortune tellers, I think you must have met some unique people. I don't think most Indian men would try to take advantage of a girl if alone partly due to culture (India is more conservative about topics like sex) and partly simply because I doubt many decent people would look to take advantage Shame they left, do you try to keep in touch with them?

I'll try and say more about India when I have more time, though it's hard to think of things to say (there's so much I don't know where to start lol).

I can't say I know much about the Philippines, other than there's a lot of diversity there too and has awesome martial arts

Good idea!
But I have get permission from Tengi, before I LOOT his home! Because I 'm afraid of yard Dog!

Thanks for taking time to respond Acmilan1983. I do really appreciate what youre doing.
I noticed those Indian friends and Pakistanis I met were too quiet for a foreigner. They hardly smile that time but was just observing.I normally have the instinct of whether a person needs help or not.
My chinese classmates were teasing me for giving those Indians some of my time.

You know what, I never regret helping them cos after the graduation i got a gift from them and they invited me out for a meal. There is this one time that they wanted to watch a film but I was scared to go with them.(honestly, I dont go to movies with guys I hardly know). So we ended up like talking for hours and had meal in a nice resto.

Whats so rewarding was that they thanked me for that simple help I gave to them. And its so flattering when they said that If it would have not because of my help they wouldnt be able to graduate.

Yes, I still keep in touch with one of them and now in UK. I heard the rest are doing good in stocks exchange. Its so good to reminisce back to where we were before.
BTW, Those Indians likes Mcdonald's!!lol

Yes, they didnt boast about their wealth but I can see that they got money to spend cos we used to go to malls and do some shoppings. I always go home with something!
I remember when one of them gave me a scientific calculator as a gift cos I lost mine that time.
See how nice Indians are...

Theres another thing that remains a question to me, Why Indians are so rich in my country and not so rich in India? They are known here for lending money with 10% interest which is commonly known here as five-six. They are married to filipino women and they do business here. They help the people with small business .Are Indians really good in trading?? I can see thats what they do for a living here.

And about my country,Philippines are rich in culture too.
The Spaniards came, Japanese, Americans and Chinese but theres only one thing what Filipinos want.Our freedom and Independence from foereign dictators.
Since the time of lapu lapu a leader in the south of Philippines, Filipinos are known for their bravery in driving away the invaders of our land.Filipinos protect the interest of any individual. But that was ages ago.

Today, Filipinos are still hungry for its freedom to stand alone and by its own. You can check how the Philippines are in World news.

Some foreginers say,We always leave a smile in one's face after visiting our country. The people are accomodating and conservative in many ways. But as times pass by , because of the influence of the west we were starting to forget about the old culture which our ancestors had.If you visit some of our provinces you can see the innocent smile on the face of the people there. But when you visit the cities you can feel the west. Thats how we are now. Filipinos are known for being polite, humble ,and with the ability of survival .Even nowadays we can survive anywhere we are. Filipinos dont just sit there and do nothing.It reminded me how the filipinos in the mountains survived. I can say you can count on pinoys.

Hoping to hear more of India ...

Don't worry, I'm glad to respond Dette

It was a great gesture from you to help you South Asian friends and it seems from what you say it was worth it. Why did the Chinese classmates laugh at you for being with them? Really to me that says a lot about these people.

Sounds like you had some good times with them too. Were they all guys then? no girls? It's good they appreciated your help and friendship, they sound like nice people

lol, nice they're doing well and you keep in touch, and that's funny about McDonald's . Bear in mind many Indians don't really have access to a McDonald's in India, so it's quite different to them (plus the McD's in India have different dishes too).

lol, it was nice about the calculator, but remember it was that person who was nice, unfortunately not all Indians are.

Indians who often go to foreign countries for business are wealthier than the average Indian, so the people you meet are probably doing well for themselves in India. There are a lot of rich people in India, some of the world's richest live there, but also poverty is a big issue, and it's many of these people who you will hear about in the media a lot (I find India is often portrayed by showing just poor people in the street). Obviously, those you meet will be good in trading because they're most likely pretty successful businessmen. Plus Indians tend to do pretty well as minorities in foreign countries, I think partly because of strong culture and work ethics.

Thanks for the info on Filipino's, and I agree that most do seem very polite and friendly (at least those I've met and spoken to).

What more would you like to know about India?

What kind of "Mongol Warrior" are you? Your ancestors could take down entire armies and you can't even handle a dog!? Pathetic.



What the fish! You guys sound like you've never seen a brown guy munching at McDonalds before.

My point was in India McDonald's aren't everywhere (they're very lucky) like in the West unless you go to bigger cities, and many of them have meals aimed towards Indian tastes.

But isn't McDonalds popular in the big cities at least?

Well, yes but they aren't the same there as they are in the US or UK (and I presume the Philippines) for example. Plus, we're not sure what parts of India Dette's friends are from either, which is a pretty important factor to consider.

Yes, true. I wasnt interested that time where they were exactly in India and where they came from.
But generally, I know Indians dont eat just any food aside from Indian dishes thats why it surprised me to see them enjoying mcdonald's here in the Philippines.

Honestly, I dont go to mcdonald's that often more than they did.But them, they like having meal there after school.

Maybe they liked the way it taste and because theyve been here for almost 5 years .
Probably,theyve been influenced by the filipinos surrounding them specially that they were studying here.

Next time I talk to one of them Ill ask some details.

pretty poor

But it's a developing country now...

Their steel industry is doing good.

And the award for the least constructive post in this thread goes to....



Dette I look forward to hearing about your friends

Oh hi there. Im waiting for my Indian friends to get online today. I guess theyre all still asleep.
Tell me, Its the holiday season soon. Dont you Indians celebrate christmas like we all do?
How's India during christmas then? I've learned its a democratic country though but I believe Indians who doesnt participate in such occassion are given respect according to their belief.
Like Christians do during Rammadhan.(for muslims though)
How about you? What do you do on this kind of season?
I remember my friends didnt go back to India till they finished their college. But we just hung out one night of december that was during the christmas vacation . We went to a school christmas party and of course no one dared to go close to them (again) so we just left the party and went to our favorite spot in a mall ..just me and my 4 Indian friends.(that time malls were open till midnight cos of midnight sales.)
Hope to learn more about India then..see yah.

Its actually an NIC now.

hello!! Christmas isn't a particularly big event in India, as Christianity isn't a big religion there. Usually, Diwali holidays are bigger. That isn't to say Christmas isn't celebrated, but mostly just Christians celebrate.

I don't think much is done during Christmas for most people, they just treat it like another day (I live in the UK though, so I'm not totally sure). I personally don't really celebrate Christmas, I just enjoy a holiday (which I don't normally get for Diwali ).

I still don't understand why no one would get close to your Indian friends? Did they just have issues with them because they were Indian?

Well I know that time chinese are more popular in that University.The white Americans were not given much attention though like they do to chinese.
We can't blame them though cos we dont know what's behind their reason.
Personally, I find those Indian friends of mine shy. As I told you before they are quiet type of people that time. But they do good in class.
So, you're saying Indians dont celebrate christmas at all. How do you greet one then during christmas?
Is it alright to say "merry christmas"? How about giving gifts and cards? Will that not offend them?

Seems very strange to me to be honest, I don't think I'd like it at the university if I was treated as such an outcast. Quiet people tend to struggle to make friends outside of their group, but more importantly what bothers me is people found it strange that you got to know these people, and I don't think that's right or fair at all.

It's fine to say Merry Xmas, many people say it just for the sake of it, and there are people who celebrate Christmas simply for the holidays, not for religious reasons. Giving gifts and cards is fine too, I mean the gesture is nice so I don't think anyone would find it offensive really. Think of it this way though, in the Philippines I'm guessing Judaism isn't a particularly big religion, and so when Hannukha comes I doubt many people celebrate it. In India it's a bit like that for Christianity, it's not a big religion and so not many people really celebrate it.

Hi good to hear from you again. Thats what's been good about them anyway, they didnt care about the people around them . They just care about finishing their sutdies.

Do you know that they didnt hang out inside the campus during break time? But instead they would wait for me in the computer shop where I was working part time and then we would decide where to go after school then.

See how different they were? I admit I dont like to hang out with a group of people , I prefer to be in solitude.

Those Indians are quiet in character , they behave well, they dont talk if not being asked. Thats what I like anyway! Unlike with those chinese classmates I had theyre too noisy and they tease each other more often. They get along well with filipino students. And they spent too much of their free time playing video games.

I remember now one of my friends are from New Delhi, the other one is from Andrah pradesh,did I spell it right and one from gujarati, a jais? I cant really recall now. There are mix of Pakistanis among those circle of friends anyway. Im surrounded with darkies. I like darkies anyway lol.

So, India is mostly Hindu? Before, I got mixed up with buddhist and hindu but now i got it now.

Is it true that India is the 10th most populest country? 25% of Indians are poor? , well that sounds alright compare to almost 50% of poor people somewhere else.

Among asian countries, India is unique.Some southeast asian countries are much related to each other except for their beliefs

Like us , we can relate to Malaysia but they got different beliefs and religion. Unlike India, theres so many ways that makes them different.

What about the literature? Your dialect?I like the way Indian talk. I just dont know why.

BTW do men grow their hair long in India? What about the women, should they keep their hair long since birth?

So sorry, I got so many queries. I can just read them in wikepedia but I rather hear it from an Indian himself. Thanks!

That's just in the Philippines. It could be because they're such a small group and felt intimidated or shy. In places where there are big Indian population, they act just as what you describe with the chinese students.

india has a long way to go .................

but once we get our infrastructure set everything will fall in place ...... we just need to set up our infrastructure ........

we need to set up the infrastructure FAST ................

indians in phillipines ???????? ........... but still the weirdest i heard was indians in korea ........

lol, quite a lot to respond to there, but don't apologise, I'll try to answer and do so because I want to

It was good your friends didn't let it get to them, but I just dislike the attitude shown by the others.

It seems your friends had a fairly similar personality to you in being quiet. It's unfortunate, but like I said quiet people can often be left out by groups. Obviously, not all Indians are quiet, seems in your case you just met people like yourself that happen to be Indian.

Sounds like you got to know Indians from quite a few different places. Just slightly wrong with the spelling of Andhra Pradesh btw . The Gujarati one would most probably be from Gujarat (a western state in India), and I think you meant Jain (not Jais) which is a religion in India (it's derived originally from Hinduism, like Buddhism). Whether a person is dark or light makes no difference, what is important is the nature of the person

Yes, the majority of India is Hindu, though many religions are followed there. Buddhism originally came from Hinduism (Buddha was Hindu), and both have a long history, so you will find many similarities between them.

Actually India is the second most highly populated country in the world after China, and is set to take over China in quite soon. Poverty is a huge issue in India as wealth isn't well spread, but statistically it's got the largest Middle class population in the world (or it's something like that), which is why it doesn't seem so bad.

India appears unique compared to other Asian countries, but you would be surprised how similar the cultures are, it's not as different as you might think. India (or to be precise the Indian subcontinent) has been one of the most influencial countries throughout Asia's history, being a big influence in South East Asia, China, Japan and elsewhere.

India's rich history means there are many important pieces of literature from there. Hindu texts for example are extremely old (the Vedas predates the Bible, with the oldest, Rigveda dating to 1500BCE) and highly regarded worldwide. Different parts of India speak different languages, with there being over 20 Official languages in use, and unofficially there are over 1000 languages. lol, I'm glad you like the way Indians talk, though I actually speak like an English person

Some men do grow their hair long, like men who follow the Sikh religion don't cut their hair. I don't think any religion or practice has women grow their hair long, but I know many women (not just in India) like long hair as a sign of femininity. My fiancee has really long hair and everyone always compliments her hair.

India has its problems like most other countries. But I think it has alot of good potential.

India is one of the biggest Democracies in the world.

Hopefully there will be more economic balance between the rich and poor.

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Which I think is a great thing!

It is Andhra Pradesh. But I was wondering, why would Indians go to Philippins for graduation. Indians prefer U.S., Australia, or some European country. One Indian guy I know he went to do his post graduation (MBA) in Philippines through GMAT though.


Yes 80% of the population is Hindu. Muslims are 13% approx., Sikhs are 2%, Christians are 2%, Rest of the 3% are Zoroastrians, Jews, Buddhists, Jains, Animists, others.


Infact India is the 2nd most populous country in the world. Every 6th person on this Earth is Indian. China is 20% and India is 17% of world population. Poverty is surely a big problem in India. Regions in India which were longer under British occupation are poorer than the ones which were annexed later.


Every country is unique in itself. Btw India has lot of diversity, there are many ethnic groups in India.


Explaining literature is not easy. Other things I can explain. Hindi is the official language of India. Including Hindi there are 23 recognized languages which can be used as official languages. There are approximately 850 different languages and 1,683 dialects in India.

Here is a language map of India. Just have a look at it. There are only few major languages shown here.






@ACMILAN1983 did a good job explaining. I also pitched in with some more stuff. I hope you are a bit satisfied. You are welcome to ask more questions.

Thanks for responding guys.

@Vaman - Thats the first thing Ive asked them why they chose the Philippines to study at. They said its cheaper here. And I dont know about their other reasons. Maybe cos our country is not that tight with foreigners (perhaps).

What you have both explained did a lot of help specially knowing more about India.

My questions never end, after one has been answered there comes another.

Many Indians here who are married to filipinas were very kind and helpful. Why its so easy for them to be compassionate.

Other foreign people are snobs specially not thinking theyre alien to our country.

I'd say the compassion, kindness or helpfulness are probably traits you'll partly because of culture. Indian culture does have a tendency push such behaviour, and it's integral to Hinduism too (e.g. ahimsa, or the act of nonviolence, showing love and compassion to all living creatures). Another contributing factor could be that they're in a foreign land, and so feel they should respect the people of that place. In the end though they might just be very good natured people

What about their education? Are women obliged to finish school and get a degree? Do they get married by their own choice? Here, not all women finish their education not until they get married. I dont know if its true that there are Indian women who are already in adulthood and never had education and is about to get married. Well, I think not just in India. Many country have that kind of situation. ??? But maybe not that severe.

Education is interesting, as many are now pushing for an improved education system (some focus on women especially). Some women will finish school and get a degree (like my fiancee and brother's wife both have degrees and have been encouraged with education), but many poorer people often won't and not just poor either.

Marriage being forced isn't normal nowerdays, and arranged marriages are done with the consent of both bride and groom.

can anyone recommend some good indian company stocks ADR listed at NYSE?

no infosys please. 52 weeks low last month.