My boyfriend recently asked me what do I miss the most about India? I had to think before replying food. Tbh I really don’t miss a lot except maybe the festivals

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The cheap af labor haha. Maids, cooks, etc

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With current H1 scenarios, most of us will not miss food or festivals in near future. 😅

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Food
Family
Festivals
LOTS of holidays
Informality of dropping in on friends.
Staying with friends and family when you travel
Chai stall
Pan stall

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Mangoes.

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What I miss is my extended family.. meeting with them in family weddings, annual vacation etc.. my parents visit us almost every year so we are good there

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Getting this done? Really? Getting anything done on time or as promised has never been easy. Be it the maids, any government related work, getting adhaar cards.

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D5 he’s Irish he misses the food as well

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Family, festivals, food, ease of getting things done (aka domestic help)

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Food, Family, Ease of getting things done, Festivals, General bustle and noise

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Miss being with family on day to day basis...life is not only about festivals and weddings...the daily life small moments of laughter I miss that

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Sitting down with my mom over piping hot chai and talking about nothing in particular with heavy rain outside. I just really really wish the large metros did not have such a terrible quality of life...

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D1: I call it truth my friend.

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I think what I really miss is the sense of belonging and comfort that I get in India. With my family and friend circle, I had a very strong network where I could get anything done. In the US I’ll probably never be able to make that network since I haven’t grown up here. And I don’t mean just knowing people at your firm or your closest friends, I mean being able to meet someone and immediately having a mutual friend or something common with that person. People underestimate that and how powerful it can be in order to make a connection (wether in a personal level or a professional level)

Oh well I think my quality of life overall would be better anywhere in the US than in Mumbai given real estate prices and stagnant wages. That’s mostly why I don’t go back.

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Potatoes and Guiness?

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Well, my family

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