Irresistible Marketing: Funny messages in Indian products
I just HAD to buy deodorant at a local supermarket that says: “You´re charming, you´re naughty, you ´re nice. Your girlfriend loves you and so does her best friend. You enjoy playing games whether it´s on the cricket field or in the corporate arena. Individualistic, you´re an Icon who is irresistible…” To be fair, the […]
Taxi Prices at Bangalore’s Airport? Just walk to save!
How much to pay for a taxi? This is when expat tips come handy so you don’t get ripped off. I realized today that it´s been just the second time I arrive to Bangalore through airport. Since the first time the company taxi picked me I didn´t noticed this… here is a little chart to […]
Indian Public Toilets: Another funny ‘Living in India’ story
During a trip to the mountains in India, I recalled the interesting concept of “price bundling” when I needed to use the Indian public toilets. I couldn’t help wondering how could I have possibly got all my marketing wrong at school? As a Mexican, I thought how easy it could be to cheat by going […]
Terrorism in India and the Drug “War” in Mexico
Due to the situation in Mexico with the drug cartel’s war, I developed a bad habit of comparing terrorism deaths between countries, in this case, India. This kind of unfortunate events help me dimension the magnitude of the problem in my country, just to realize the situation in México is so delicate. Looking at a […]
Negotiating Cleaning Services in India
Having cleaning services is very common here in India, like a maid or a cook… or both, it is quite affordable. It is also true that people from Monterrey (my hometown in Mexico) are said to be cheap. But in my defense, I don´t see why I should have someone over to clean twice a […]
Rickshaw-nomics: Prices and availability of autos in Bangalore
Last week the Transport Department of Karnataka authorized 40,000 new permits for Rickshaws in the city of Bangalore. The only reason the amount of rickshaws or autos concerns me, is because auto drivers go on strike, so the “few” ones in the roads were charging almost twice of the regular fare. Over the weekend I […]
India In a Quick Retrospective as an Expat
When I decided to go to India as an Expat there were three things I knew about this country: yoga, curry and that there were cows walking freely on the streets (although I was a little suspicious about this last one, it’s true). India has been for me a bittersweet relationship as an expat because […]
Between washing machines, trains and dirty clothes…
What if trains had laundry service integrated? This really sounds stupid, so I will provide some more details to make a point… Today I woke up very worried because I had such a strange dream that I had taken a train that had some token washing machines on board, so I sayed why not?… Don’t […]