Morning Espresso: A small pleasure within the challenges of Living In India
Sometimes small pleasures like a decent espresso can be a good way to kick start your day when living in India. Living in India is beautiful as challenging, what can be better than starting your day with a decent espresso? I just moved into a new apartment with my best Italian friend in Bangalore and, […]
Bittersweet Bangalore: My experience as an ex-pat in India
As an ex-pat, India is a land of contrasts in many senses. Weather it is income distribution (gap between the rich and the poor) or a picture of something astonishing beautiful next to something amazingly disgusting. I normally question exp-pats & foreigners who openly say “I love India” because I find it hypocrite. Let me […]
Un Domingo (Casi) Perfecto: Un día más viviendo en India
En India hay tanta la gente, que siempre hay algo sucediendo y es raro cuando estás en tu casa y no hay de plano ningún ruido afuera. La población por km cuadrado en México es como 51 personas y en India como 380. En China para que se den una idea es 140 personas por […]
Cracking the Rush In and Out Behavior in India
A very good friend of mine has become lately one of my Indian sociology gurus. Not only because he is Indian, but also because he is not originally from Bangalore and claims to feel like a foreigner most of the time. More important, he is a very analytical person and has his own theories about […]
Another India Story: The Funniest New Year’s Eve
Most of the people I talk to that have left India claim that life everywhere else is boring, I agree. I kind of start understanding this reasoning and think it would be something I would definitively miss whenever I have to leave. In this post, I’ll share a funny story during New Year’s Eve in […]
Hot as México, Spicy as India: Difference between hot & spicy
It is no coincidence that the words “hot” and “spicy” are phonetically different, and this is because they also happen to have different meanings. Hot vs Spicy Especially in India for obvious reasons is a recurrent conversation and people normally ask me if I’m used to Indian food because it is spicy as Mexican. Spicy […]
India ♥’s the West: How India adopts Western Culture
The Indian Government agreed on Thursday to allow mono-brand retailers (i.e. Nike, LVMH, etc.) to have the full participation of their investments in this country. This is a strong message that fast tracks the Western Culture adoption in India. Before, they could have only 51%, leaving the remaining 49% to an Indian partner. On the […]
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 […]