American explains life in India after 15 years

Meet Jeff Goldberg, a New Yorker who has been in India for 15 years. He writes movie scripts, directs films, and runs his own acting studio. Jeff explained why it's hard for Americans to understand India, whether living in India has become more expensive lately, and why sharing a cup of chai from a street chaiwala is the best way to make friends with Indians. Enjoy!
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00:00 INTRO
00:34 The hardest thing in India for Americans
03:02 Being immigrant in India
05:13 Patriotism of Indians
06:48 Changes in India
07:51 Cost of living in India
11:15 How to make friends in India
14:47 Drinking culture in India
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[@MaxChernov]

Do you want more videos with foreigners in India 🇮🇳?

[@johndsouza6655]

Yes

[@blackman7186]

Of course!

[@Sumeetshow]

Yeah

[@jourdancatts2367]

Yyeess!

[@ssridhar2004vas]

Yes max.

[@induchopra3014]

British lived in india for 200 years. We dont care for western certificates. India is beautiful . We dont need outsiders to tell us how we should feel about our own country

[@AMen-yw9cr]

Bha shoe size is an example

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

Don’t care for western certificates? Except if it’s a visa right? 😂

[@Mk-wt7ip]

@@TheOnlyTruthTalkeronly fools chu#ias give sh#t about western visa….. dont want to get shot in america😂

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

@@Mk-wt7ip America is still much safer than India. That’s why thousands of Indians are dying to emigrate to USA every single day.

[@rajandwivedi8590]

​​@@TheOnlyTruthTalkerThat too want only those people who need western certificate for everything 😂😂. Not everyone wants a Visa too.😂😂 I am an example who had worked in 4 MNC and still working in an American Company but never want to go On-site to western countries just because of people like you, who are racist about immigrants.

[@user-yt9yw6uf4m]

You can't be high-headed and live in India. One has to be humble and at the same time street-smart!

[@parnamsaini4751]

Oh really??

[@deeptobhattacharyya3249]

@@parnamsaini4751 Be humble or you will be humbled by the citizens lol

[@evilandrew1097]

when will indian andbhakts understand this ?

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

Western foreigners living in India amidst extreme poverty and pollution may see it as an exotic playground for personal growth, despite the harsh realities. They might arrogantly believe they can uplift locals or solve social and environmental problems, displaying a patronizing attitude toward the culture. But I don’t blame them in why they choose India. India is literally the dirtiest and most polluted country in the world. Poverty is so extreme, unlike anywhere in the west. It’s such an easy place to hate if you have common sense. And therefore these foreigners move there to personally experience these many atrocities that India offers. Well, these atrocities are actually the only things that India has to offer anyway.

[@anil7154]

This thing think himself something. He lives in his head, some lala land 😂

[@tantujanandy7526]

Sensible man....best part...indians are mostly spoken to and not spoken with. ....yes we need to be listened with. ...One of the best interviews. ...this man knows the pulse of India....

[@RojaJaneman]

It’s because they’ve allowed it to go on for so long. They e forgotten their own roots and history, so when outsiders tell them about themselves or their history, they just blindly accept it without question. Once u give that power away, u have to go to war to get that power back. Which they’re not doing. All u hear is whining. War is art. Complaining and sighing will only make u weaker

[@quiet7632]

Why so many full stops/periods? Let me translate for you, as an Indian who speaks English and agrees with you: "You are a sensible person. The worst part though is that Indians are mostly spoken to instead of spoken with, in regards to the global understanding of India. Yes, we Indians clearly should be the first stop when it comes to understanding India. Great interview, he's got his finger closer to the pulse of India than most other foreigners have managed."

[@darkprince2490]

I watched the first few minutes. he said some things true. but the pulse of bharata is dharma, karma, moksha.

[@user-pv2xy1og8h]

I used to love India, but since the advent of Hindu Nazionalism, India has become a divisive country full of hate for its minorities, its neighbors, almost all western countries, loving and supporting only Putin.

[@impopquiz]

In other words, many Americans think that the world revolves around them. 😅😅😅 I also hv many American friends who are very open and willing/wanting to learn about local cultures.

[@Sumit_Girhe]

But dont forget, USA is the greatest nation to exist

[@SHIVAMYadav-pw5uz]

​@@Sumit_Girheexactly They are next to God....

[@Sumit_Girhe]

@@SHIVAMYadav-pw5uz haha Nah not even close. How can we compare bunch of degenerates with God

[@i6power30]

​@@SHIVAMYadav-pw5uzthe richer you are in this world the further away you are from God

[@jonathanarmy4106]

​@@i6power30 lol who told you this dumb thing

[@gvijaychandu8720]

Bharat.. India.. is the best country in the world... most beautiful people n country in the whole world✨✨✨

[@abro99]

Every country is unique & best to their citizens

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

@@abro99Except for South Asian countries. The ultimate life goal there is to emigrate.

[@1x1x1is1]

Yup that's why we have 9 out of 10 most polluted places on earth India is good. But there r a lot of thing we need to work on

[@Truth_seeker-bl5mi]

Haha lol comedy of the 21st century....india is not even top 50 of the best country to live in...... No adequate comforts for majority of population, no good infrastructure, no health benefits, no hygiene, corruption, caste, religion , unequal wealth distribution, pollution, population density, 1000s of languages, no scientific research, no innovation etc etc lost goes onand on

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

The way to determine whether a country is the best in the world or not, is to count the number of people who migrate to another country for a better life

[@yashrao5269]

Thank you man for adding Hindi Subtitles as well since my English isnt that good:). I truly appreciate it

[@karthikeyanseetharaman8004]

Jeff Goldberg couldn’t have been more candid be more candid, yet at same time voice neutral views of India, speaks volumes of his attitude towards travel n humanity. He was able to relate to the societal changes in the last 2 or 3 decades be it development, social values etc while some of the kids here are beginning to miss these contexts. Max as always tremendous efforts from your end to get the content rolling out. Kudos to you.

[@TheContrariann]

True True

[@parnamsaini4751]

1.4 billion likes...assured

[@cma2397]

❤❤❤

[@akaalkripal5724]

Max ... 1) We want more foreigners in India 2) We want more videos from you 3) We want more of Jeff - the best guest you've had 4) We want you to move to India Fulfill this wishlist please!

[@AMen-yw9cr]

29 states, 7th largest country, 1st largest population, 5th richest nation, 5000+ years culture - Max you can make so much more just around India.

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

5th biggest economy, not richest, there are over 100 countries richer than India.

[@AMen-yw9cr]

@@TheOnlyTruthTalker what's the difference? They rank no. 5 in the world rich list. Even at the individual level 3rd highest number of billionaires in the world.

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

@@AMen-yw9cr The difference is that India is not rich, it’s extremely poor

[@AMen-yw9cr]

@@TheOnlyTruthTalker you must be one of the poor from India, my bad. I should believe in a random troll next time instead of facts. My bad 😂

[@derekdsouza8631]

Stop drinking, we have a long way to go Our currency is still low

[@vikaspatel.7]

that's the guy who really got mixed with India and Indians with his still uniqueness , openness and that how anyone should do it and not come with their predetermined notions.i love to know about your experience Jeff in India.keep enjoying in India and may the god bless you

[@parnamsaini4751]

Most welcome

[@user-pv2xy1og8h]

I used to love India, but since the advent of Hindu Nazionalism, India has become a divisive country full of hate for its minorities, its neighbors, almost all western countries, loving and supporting only Putin.

[@ushakurup1267]

I'm a Malayali Living in Bangaluru,I love the Way you Speak about Malayalam Movies and happy to hear about My Country BHARAT 🇮🇳 Love from Bengaluru Karnataka 🙏🩷🇮🇳

[@sekharkishore2418]

India is a very old civilization, lot of things the westerners think they discovered, we knew about it thousands of years ago. There is so much knowledge in our Vedas. It’s for you to understand. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-pv2xy1og8h]

I used to love India, but since the advent of Hindu Nazionalism, India has become a divisive country full of hate for its minorities, its neighbors, almost all western countries, loving and supporting only Putin.

[@Vitamins152]

Also, read this to know about our past and achievements. It includes modern India as well. Ancient India's Achievments: 1. Ancient universities such as nalanda, takshashila, vikramshila, and much more over thousands of years ago. 2.Indians had concepts of calculus before west like Leibniz formula for pi (Leibniz just happened tochave re-invent it centuries later), power series for sine and cosine, inverse tangent series, and much more. 3. Aryabhatta invented sine function. 4. Bhaskara II gave modern definitions of sine and cosine. 5. Sushruta was one of the pioneers in surgery over 2000 years ago. Surgery was invented in Egypt first, but we pioneered it really well. 6. Maharishi Kanad, a philosopher, proposed the idea of atoms in 600 BCE. Just like how Greeks also did the same independently. 7. Brahmagupta invented the formula to determine the area of cyclic quadrilaterals. 8. Decimal System (debatable). 9. Binary number system by pingala debatable). 10. Ayurveda. 11. Bhaskara I stated that at the highest point, the rate of change is zero. 12. Varahamihira predicted water on Mars thousands of years ago. 13. Sridharacharya invented the modern-day quadratic formula. 14. Different solutions to quadratics. Modern India's Achievements: 1. Har Gobind Khorana synthesized the first artificial gene and demonstrated the role of nucleotides in protein synthesis. He also played a massive role in cracking the genetic code. 2. Artificial synthesis of coenzyme A by Har Gobind Khorana 3. Chandryaan 3 landing on the south pole of moon. 4. Mars Mission. 5. Sun Mission (Aditya - L1). 6. Fiber optics by Narinder Singh Kapany. 7. Jagdish Chandra Bose was one of the pioneers in wireless communication before Marconi and transmitted signals before him. 8. Discovery of millimeter waves by Jagdish Chandra Bose. 9. Discovery of cholera toxin by Dr. Sambhu Nath De. 10. USB by Ajay Bhatt. 11.Pentium Chips by Vinod Dham. 12. S.N. Bose made contributions to quantum mechanics like Bose-Einstein condensate and laid the foundations for Higgs Boson. 13.Quantum Statistics by S.N. Bose. Also, Boson particles are named after him. 14. Discovery of triple helical structure of collagen. 15. Ramachandran plot, which is a tool used to visualize which angles can amino acids take in proteins. 16. Venki Ramakrishnan discovered the high resolution atomic structure of ribosomes. 17. First DNA based Covid Vaccine. 18. Cervical Cerclage was first described by Sirodkhar. 19. Crescograph. 20. George Sudarshan was one of the pioneers in quantum optics. (Watch and learn more about him). 21. Quantum Zeno effect 22. Raman effect in spectroscopy. There are many more indian greats you should learn about. Examples: Srinivasa Ramanujan, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, C.V. Raman and Raj Reddy (one of the pioneers in AI along with McCarthy). Many of these were wrongfully attributed to foreigners or they teach you about this stuff, but never tell Indian origins. Bloodsucking leeches and their time is up .😂😂😂😂😂, b*stard Westerners. Anglo-Saxons ruined our image badly and have been torturing and harassing South Asian people for 4 centuries.

[@Vitamins152]

People used to look up to India in the ancient times. Foreigners used to study in Nalanda university. I remember ancient Chinese called India “civilized” and “center of knowledge”. Scientists and mathematicians of the islamic golden age admired our work. Greeks and Romans also used to look up to us. Good old times. Anglo-Saxons and other Westerners are the reason that South Asians face discrimination worldwide. They ruined our image by portraying us as animal f*ckers, street sh*tters, unhygienic (India needs to work on hygiene, I admit, but man often it is over exaggerated), savages, r*pists, etc. West butchered our reputation. We think South Asians face discrimination because of skin color, but that is not the case. When you are brown, people think you are from South Asia, and South Asia has a bad image. Many Italians and Middle Easterners have light brown to medium olive or brown skin. But, they don't face discrimination. It's all about image.

[@AmericansinIndia]

💯💯💯Dude this is very true!!! Living here in BHARAT as an American I realize that I cant expect anything here in India to change for me or for things to be done the "American way" hahaha!!! I am learning to get used to the "Indian way" as I should be since I am living here in this country. Only been here for only a few months and vlogging the journey and with my family of six we are loving it!!! 💯💯💯

[@jaibholenath6900]

As the Western phrase goes......U have to live like a Roman when u r in Rome. It's true for everywhere

[@AmericansinIndia]

@@jaibholenath6900 Very true!!! ❤

[@sunitasinha7420]

Jeff was a lovely guest and understands and respects india …. It was obvious in every word … really enjoyed this conversation 👍

[@arundhati889]

Jeff Goldberg is the most authentic ambassador of Indian Cinema. I loved the way he gave the most professional summary of Indian Cinema. Yes, Bollywood is just a part of Indian Cinema.

[@user-tp5jf4mp6y]

There is nothing like bollywood follywood zholawood exists in the whole world, see neatly open your eyes & always remember there is christianwood as you all christians created that exists which is definitely not a part of BHARATIY CHITRAPAT.

[@ats0777]

Cancelled my movie plan to watch this video :) . Good to know that there are people who see good things about other country's culture. Nice video.

[@arindamsinha6723]

Truly.

[@beingsaee]

Which movie?

[@mayurnayudu3376]

He seems to me like a brother every one can have . Who will listen to your problem and give a perspective. He is a philosopher.

[@sukhenduchoudhury6813]

I think the American establishment, especially grandpa Biden should learn from this video , how to deal with India and Indians. Very interesting intellectual observation from an American.

[@gayatriravichandran4819]

Its really interesting to see others perspective about our country!!! Great video man🫡

[@madanransure3868]

After I saw the video, I understood that Jeff is totally right in his assessment of Indian society. Further his views about the future of Indian film industry are great . Now the south Indian movies for their content related with family, society, political problems are being liked even Hindi Belt. Dubbing in Hindi n subtitles in Hindi are facilitating the Hindi audiences to understand them. I have became great fan of south Indian movies especially Malyalam. Really thanks for creating n posting this video on KZbin.

[@Natura804]

That's the jist of Asian cultures . And India being one of the oldest civilizations still surviving there is always that cultural melting pot one has to be ready to embrace. But one thing in India's advantage is they kind of know the personality traits of Americans due to work related assignments and education.And for an average american coming to India for travel or in professional capacity, just be respectful and humble. Even if you don't speak the local dialect the place people will always make sure to help you irrespective of how good their english communication is. And please don't constantly compare . It's unique and be ready to explore with an open mind. Since transportation through air, railway and roads are well connected accross the country and affordable hotels are everywhere taking online booking,there shouldn't be any issues as such. Yes the sheer scale of diversity will be overwhelming at first but not impossible to adjust. 😂

[@radharani8998]

Yep🎉🎉

[@pratibhadoshi8783]

Jeff has such a calming voice Wanted to hear him for hrs , his observation is so spot on

[@DharmYogi]

Indians like to be late and they hate line ups. They are strong in education. India loves foods and its festivals and its rich culture and dharmic life. There are some that want to be like westerners but they are few. Indians know all there neighbours and everyone on the same street. Indians are very social and love to have fun. Indians also love gold especially the women in India, this is why we associate women to the goddess Laxmi. It’s based on deep old philosophy and culture. It’s pretty cool. I am an Indian since age 11 I have been living in the west but I love my Indian mother land and culture and philosophy. It is a gem. I get the best of both Sides.

[@Nimmie111]

Just because you like being late doesn't mean every Indian does

[@TausifAhmad03]

As an India who had received multiple job offers in US and CAN in the last 18 years, I never once even gave a thought to move out of India and leave my life here for something plastic ... No thanks.

[@ramakonde2474]

Why did you even apply then? Are you trying to prove something

[@udayamavin]

Surprise surprise😂😂😂

[@TausifAhmad03]

@@ramakonde2474 I never applied once, I have only worked in MNCs since 2004 and mostly for American (US, Latam and Can) clients, I get the offers from clients wanting to hire me and yes I work in 24/7 hour setting with 40 hrs work week.

[@AnupBhatt]

@@ramakonde2474 You don't get offers only by applying. When you've got a LinkedIn presence, when you work nicely with international clients, they OFFER YOU a job elsewhere in THEIR COUNTRY because they want you in their team !!

[@JayamuruganDhanasekaran]

​@@ramakonde2474offer can come even if u don't apply if you have exceptional talent and you have unique skills. Can't validate his case though but just wanted to let you know based on my experience.

[@veronv4536]

India is a country that has many different sub cultures which has formed and developed over the last 5000 years at least. Each subculture has its own customs and practices which varies vastly from another. Someone who lives in Punjab has a totally different lifestyle and culture from a person who lives in Tamil Nadu. The diversity is quite amazing! Just like someone living in Estonia has a different culture from a person living in France. But the beauty is that they have learnt to live together in harmony and cohesion in the same country. And I agree that family is paramount to every Indian. There’s so much to discover in this rich culture which is a diverse tapestry so belt up and enjoy the ride. God bless India. 🌺😍

[@ars411]

❤. My kid sister is married to a Tamilian. Settled in Bangalore. Quite relatable

[@maheshb9951]

This guy knows more about India than many Indians.

[@parnamsaini4751]

Must be awarded padma bushan ?

[@maheshb9951]

@@parnamsaini4751 No you should be given Bharath Ratna. Bharath Ka Anmol.

[@maheshb9951]

@@parnamsaini4751 I said this because There are many people in India who calls southern Indian actors as South actors where as Hindi actors Indian actors. They only know about Tamil unware of Other languages. Calls it South cinema or South Film Industry. In reality There are many film industries and different languages or different cusines. Being a foreigner he knows what is India than many other Indian. So i made this statement.

[@parnamsaini4751]

@@maheshb9951 How to claim India as one Country where there is this kind of division?

[@parnamsaini4751]

@@maheshb9951 Some random westerner makes statements and we get carried away.

[@shivaraml5692]

This guy has understood India. Not many can comprehend so much so fast.

[@jourdancatts2367]

I'm really enjoying all the Indian interviews!

[@Obelixlxxvi]

Loved the interview, need more episodes with this gentleman.

[@rajasreeibs]

Wish it never ended .. so much depth in this interview. Loved hearing to both of them and it was a journey thru India even for Indians.

[@AmolNimbalkar]

This man has truly lived in India and has become part of the culture and lifestyle of India albeit of the Tier 1 city such as Mumbai. Sincere respect for presenting his view points so articulately, accurately and honestly.

[@IsChessBest]

Jeff is a pleasure to listen to.

[@rationalthinker2724]

India puts their ego in its place !! That’s the reason India is a place of enlightenment, spirituality’! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🕉️🕉️🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️

[@De-tw7by]

I❤ India.

[@archanaaananda4688]

What a nice show with Mr Jeff Golberg! I like this chanel too. Thank you and blessings to both of you from San Bernardino, CA, USA!

[@sg_newhamton]

Watching your interview from San Diego. Quite intuitive. Very apt for delhi

[@meenabhardwaj244]

India (Bharatvarsh) is Dev Bhumi ,full of Colours ,full of session's, full of testy foods ,beautiful humanbeing ,full of Sanatan cultural sanskar humara pyara Bharatvarsh Jai Shri Ram Har Har Mahadev 🇮🇳💪🙌👏🫡🔱🚩🕉🪷🤎🙏👍🏼🇮🇳

[@pramodkrishnamurthy3707]

This is an American with a lot of wisdom...not in abundance in either of our countries, judging by the news 😅 Thanks for inviting him New subscriber here The KZbin algo works again!

[@vijaypalli3688]

we glad jeff ji 🙏🙏 having with you ....n thanx to you max ji🙏🙏 brought us this podcast

[@Techeela]

Mumbai and Delhi do not define India. As somebody said, India is a collection of countries with diverse cultures, traditions, religions, food and many more. There is a night and day difference between the Northern part of India and the Southern India. Many foreigners end up in Delhi and Mumbai and assume this is the way of life for all Indians. That is completely wrong. I would recommend travelling from West to East of India and Noth to South of India and realise how crazily different the country is and then let the world know through such videos how differnet India as a place is. India is tough to understand for foreign nationals and India is definitely not for beginners. Even if you were to live in India for 20 years and are stuck in Mumbai and Delhi, it is high time to explore other states and cultures, especially the south (non-metros) and know there are silent and slow ways to live as well.

[@cherryblossomsandwisteria855]

Very knowledgeable man. Great interview 👍🏻

[@kpopvoodoo]

Thanku for adding hindi subtitles

[@SodiumSyndicate]

That too pure shuddh Hindi, no Urdu words. This is how Hindi must be spoken

[@sharaddhaktode4397]

Good job, Max! This guy is sensible & knowledgeable too. I was surprised by his sphere pf understanding the whole India. regional , older movies & all. & not just mumbai & bollywood,I too had not experienced this country thru his lens... nice! Keep it up.!!!

[@dhirajshetty6385]

Hi Jeff and Max loved the conversation you guys had, I second that the regional movies have a great content, Thanks again !

[@subramanyandakshinamoorthy2477]

This gentleman is very genuine and knowledgeable. A couple of thoughts... having emigrated to America 50+ years ago, it still baffles me why, Americans still think, everyone wants be like them. Biden today says India and Japan are xenophobic, bcos they don't embrace immigrants. Is he serious! that sums up the hubris. With respect to prices going up everywhere...yep...too few goods and too much money chasing it, everywhere....printed that is, as it's value has eroded.

[@mkrao100]

India is the only country in the world that sheltered persecuted humanity unconditionally and the consequence is we lost half our land to religious fanatics who built a terror heaven for world with it. Now these guys wants to come back to destroy it again. Once bitten twice shy - It’s common sense not xenophobia.

[@bharatideshpande5165]

Max. One suggestion to you. Just stay here in India , for one year. Visit different regions stay with locals . Taste the different food if different regoin. Then you can understand us, we Indian people. We are very diverse in culture, but very connected to hearts as a true Indian. We have one best quality as Indian is , we have big hearts and easily accept the opposite person,as our friend,and try to merge him in our. Culture and family.

[@medchemiker]

Unfortunately (?) there are certain lengths to visas when visiting India. So staying for a year is not usually possible. Fortunately I was able to be on a work visa and stay for 5 years (renewed every year).

[@venkatakrishnabhaskargadda924]

💯 % 🫡 for your great perspective on India 🇮🇳.. every corner of the country will agree ur points! Thanks a bunch for both of ya!

[@raygundesigns]

A very well spoken gent. Great interview Max.

[@premicism9955]

A man who sees marvels in small small things. In my opinion he is a gem of a person.

[@SayaT.Rashid]

India is the most glorious nation of spectacular places,cultures,languages,emotions,and patriotism. #MeraBharatMahan #JaiHind

[@pvfsm]

You understood him badly. You're being like the americans that he criticized in the interview. There is no such thing as "the most glorious nation" that excessive patriotism is a negative thing.

[@SayaT.Rashid]

@@pvfsm ...🤔 Excessive love towards one's nation makes people not only open minded but also empathetic. No nation failed,including America,because of being in love with their motherland. Patriotism is different from dictatorship...🧐🧐🧐🧐

[@pvfsm]

@@SayaT.Rashid Loving your nation is good. Talking about it as if it was the best place in the world and better than the other nations is bad. Doesn't matter if you're from India or U.S. or Britain or Tanzania.

[@SayaT.Rashid]

@@pvfsm ...😅 Did I anywhere so far say that India is the ONLY nation with its glorious...#%&@#+!*? India suffered too many atrocities in its past,yet it's moving forward with positivity. Yes,I feel so proud to say that I'm from India. Be Blessed,🙏🎼👍🍀🌹

[@sivasairaju4062]

Finally someone spoke about other industries in India too... Thank you 👍

[@Sunj7]

A balanced discussion. Great podcast! Thanks ❤

[@gotislay]

I will recommend few more really classic but modern films to watch. 1. Kantara - kannada film 2. Deiva thirumagal - tamil film Old movies: 3. Shankarabharanam - telugu film 4. Samskara - kannada 5. Chomana dudi - kannada

[@yashrao5269]

Kantara is a Masterpiece!!!

[@gotislay]

@@yashrao5269 Thing is we Indians know some background about the coastal karnataka cultures. Not sure if it really impresses those who are not part of the culture.

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

Rubbish movies, there’s a reason why Indian movies have no international appeal

[@gotislay]

@@TheOnlyTruthTalker thik hai gyani baba 😂😂

[@blank2313]

​@@TheOnlyTruthTalkernice joke😂😂😂

[@nareshsingh3394]

Please explain, why do westerners expect lndian to change to accommodate their expectations, we are lndians ,with our very own culture, tradition, religion, language, food .This is lndia ,not America or UK or Europe .you need to change when you come here not us,sick of westerners having an ego ,just because you are American.

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

Because India’s way of living life is extremely unsanitary, as simple as that. Westerners are not expecting the people of India to change their language, culture or traditions, they are only asking them to adopt the culture of basic hygiene, which is almost impossible to find in India.

[@ajayahuja3339]

​@@TheOnlyTruthTalkerthe average indian has a bath every day and washes his tush with water and washes his hands several times a day particularly before food.frankly feel turned off by people who use waste paper to clean their bums and then stick out their palms to shake hands ..Sorry we are way more hygienic in personal matters than average western dude's

[@abrakidabra]

​@TheOnlyTruthTalker True. Cannot be explained more better way. It's straight that we Indians don't want to make a change on streets.

[@Unknowngunman44]

@@TheOnlyTruthTalker Are you indian ? if yes then you have some personal agenda with your country. if not , you have yet to know the vast india. Not everything is unhygienic. In a country of 1.4 B it is obvious not everything will be hygenic being a developing country where avg per capita income is around 3200 USD. Have some sense. Otherwise come to my house , or my city i can change your opinion that every place in india is unhygienic.

[@Unknowngunman44]

every place has its negative image. US does its own. Their gun culture , They lecture every developing country about human rights. Whats going on in university in US against students? They are silent now. It is not a wise decision to throw a rock on others house when your own house is made up of glass.In India there is many unhygienic places. But All the india is unhygienic, this is a myth that western media spreads. And people take that as they settled world order before. as simple as that. When you have money , you have power. But this is not the way modern world works. People know everything what all are doing.I respect US what they have done in scientific studies.But that does not mean they have right to poke every developing country's internal matter. Let alone iraq , afghanistan, vietnam ,myanmar genocides that have done. It will not be accepted at all in modern world.

[@knaraya936]

Also if you are a musician, you can have a great time in India - with so many genres around musicians can really bond here

[@sudhakararaov2306]

Well spoken without being hypocritical. Sincere perceptions about Indians.

[@IndianMomInScotland]

Its not easy to understand oldest civilisation in the world which is INDIA.. We have system running for every economy class people …rich order from big basket and others from D-Mart and even further down we go to local grocery store by the streets. this is the way every one can servive in INDIA…This system is only in India 😅😅 Not Like others only set of options…

[@SandhyaEve-ii5im]

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[@businessguide8850]

How do you live in India as a westerner? Do you leave every 6 months to renew the visa? I’m not a business owner just an older woman who loves India after travelling there twice so far. I want to live in India, not Australia.

[@jayanthisrinivasan9055]

Enjoyed this on a hot afternoon in Pune. Thanks, guys.

[@goyanka01]

❤ it! Very honest and true observations.

[@ivantan5690]

But it's just a fact India can't even change for itself........

[@spartaa_007]

Cuz they feel comfortable in what they r

[@bhupeshkumar2537]

This is to harsh. India is changing where are you living man

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

@@bhupeshkumar2537Every country is changing. India will never catch up with the rest of the world, not even after 100 years.

[@anil7154]

Ya the original people of Bharat don't change for themselves. Very true. It's been more than 800 years, still Sanatanies do not change. It's our fault that we are suffering from such a longggggg time. I means centuries long. 😢

[@demonjay5790]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂i like you passimism you wont see anything good in your own life,so take your frustration somewhere else we are not compition with others we have our own originalculsture we dont need to copy others😂😂😂😂😂😂😂​@@TheOnlyTruthTalker

[@JyotiSingh-yn4eg]

Very valid point about expensive is starting to take over and cool is being pushed out. Such a sad reality.

[@Nimmie111]

Things are getting expensive as everywhere else but the cool is definitely not getting pushed away as he claims in this video

[@Olive0105]

Great Interview!!! ❤❤❤I LOVE MY Mother India❤❤❤

[@parnamsaini4751]

Yes... with tears of joy

[@SaurabhOtwal]

This guy is wise and say what see and feel. Please bring him more often.

[@chandan7040]

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in USA, do as the USA does. Then naturally when in India, do as the Indians do. Why is it so difficult to understand?

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

Because westerners don’t want to defecate in the streets and worship cows.

[@Unknowngunman44]

The main problem with west specially with US is now a days they r interfering with our culture too much. They certainly dont want to understand that their culture or their democracy or their way of life is much much different than ours. They judge indians with their biased lens that suits them. Specially US influence. US dont want to listen our perspective. Many org , Many media is controlled by them, We now a days know everything how US monopolies world. We are a diff democracy, The largest in the world. We certainly have different values and ethics. Dont know why US want to pressure us , We dont want to carry our things just like you want to do in your country. US deep state should know this. We have no problem with any country in the world except the chinese govt officials for some reasons. But they way US and his allies are behaving with india , will not be good for the overall good for the world. We want to grow with the system of our own. US and its allies should respect that being fellow democracy.

[@canutemathias6779]

No one interferes with India, a sovereign country. How they interfere

[@Unknowngunman44]

Then you dont follow the media. whats happening. go to google and search US remarks on "kejriwal arrest". This is an internal matter of india.

[@pratibhadoshi8783]

Well said

[@BeNiceNoNeedToControlOtherss]

Like the styles of both men. Straight forward unpretentious non-condescending conversation about India.

[@kpopvoodoo]

I appreciate your hard work and thanku for bringing such good video

[@arjunsr1296]

Lovers of Malayalam movies, drop a like ❤

[@GuruswamyJagadishwaran]

❤

[@whatever1538]

I don't think even 1 out of 1000 people watching this video require the subtitles. Instead of forcing them on the screen, why don't you put them in cc so that they are optional.

[@danceoffAsh]

This video is targeted towards Indians. It makes sense to add Hindi subtitles on the go. Especially having the national language up has its perks. Not everyone can understand English or it's many accents you know?

[@jonathanarmy4106]

​@@danceoffAshnational language?

[@ElonHusky]

You know not everyone in India speaks Hindi and it's not a national language just an official language among the other 22 ,For me it's really annoying to see it as it's a distraction@@danceoffAsh

[@danceoffAsh]

@@ElonHusky Why aren't they learning Hindi? I believe a good amount of the population can communicate in Hindi yes? What's stopping the rest to learn Hindi apart from Hindi and their native dialect?

[@danceoffAsh]

@@ElonHusky So what you suggest we add? English? Pfft, isn't India moving away from Collonial languages and trying to get back to it's roots? Or are you a colonization sympathizer?

[@DeepakSingh-fb3yc]

Thank you ❤ u really understand India 🙂very genuine talk

[@samarthshukla2155]

Someone talking wisdom. Nice in-depth interview.

[@Whatreally123]

Don't want to stir up a fight here but this exact behaviour of Americans is displayed by Delhi-Gurgaon-Noida etc people when they go anywhere else in the country.

[@deathsupplier8408]

They are most falsely arrogant, cringe and foolish people.

[@bhupeshkumar2537]

Totally 😂😂

[@sahiltamuli1753]

​@@bhupeshkumar2537I am from NE but have lived in Delhi since I was a child and yes they do behave like that lol, mostly these jaats.

[@xendit1635]

@@sahiltamuli1753 After few years these casteist jaats will be selling tea they don't study

[@Jmc401]

As an American, I would never have such a self centered viewpoint. What he describes in the beginning of the video is disgusting to me. Please don’t generalize based on his opinion

[@evilandrew1097]

he was speaking about American administrations foreign policy since end of WW2 , not the viewpoint of ordinary americans . Many nations bend before american agenda except few countries and india is one of them

[@sahiltamuli1753]

​@@evilandrew1097yup, the reason we are one of the few countries to have nuclear power.

[@krishnaats7141]

He didnt talk about all Americans.

[@legoxb]

as an american, there are many americans who are not like he describe, but they are still the minority.

[@darkprince2490]

lol - everyone knows everything about america since you are such exhibitionists.

[@Zul1788]

Satyajit Ray was one of the greatest directors from India. Shakti was an all time classic and very underrated movie from the early 80s. Amitabh in his Prime with Dilip Kumar , another incredible actor. I cant really relate to modern Indian commercial cinema.

[@Human0007]

Most beautiful ancient divine and mysterious Country India, I'm amazed to see Great Sages with indefinable energy Peace and unexplainable divine Bliss, I'm learning Bharat that is india Great Saint Culture, India is the mother of all civilization Religion and extra ordinary wisdoms from vedas to upnishad and so on, deeply touched lord krishna came give Bliss to all humans nature. Yet to finding myself from the great spiritual Masters in bharat🪷

[@AddictedGamer-tt6xn]

Take a look at Kashmir Files kerala files too :)

[@pranitkini8364]

It may be true fact wise but as a movie kerala files is a shit movie

[@abrorbobomurodov2361]

Manapur also)

[@jvd5842]

​@@abrorbobomurodov2361Adam seeker and sahil check ✅✅✅✅

[@Sumit_Girhe]

​@@pranitkini8364true

[@jaibholenath6900]

The Keral Story it is

[@abrorbobomurodov2361]

I think this channel has too many Indian people; that's why the owner of the channel has been focusing on Indian content lately!

[@RahilSethi]

Which is good, because it's good to get a different perspective about you from others. Many, if not all, Indians are curious people. They want to know about others and about themselves from others. Also, you need to know that India is now the most populated country, so the chances of finding Indians on popular youtube content will be high, whether it's about India or not.

[@AlfredHimmelweiss]

I am German and living in Thailand.

[@ElonHusky]

Usually only Europeans goes to South Asia , Americans goes to eastern europe ans Philippines for obvious reasons ​@@AlfredHimmelweiss

[@hkiajtaqks5253]

1.5 billion viewers who by and large understand English. Yes content will be catered to that market.

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

@@RahilSethi Indians are just desperate for global validation. There’s very few things that are good in India, therefore Indians are very eager to see their country being painted in a good light by westerners.

[@Pakhi_01]

Have seen foreigners live in India always appreciate, never complain.

[@TheOnlyTruthTalker]

You must be blind or deaf then, because anyone who has visited India will tell you that when the plane door opens, you get a very foul smell in the air. South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) are the only countries in the world that are like that.

[@findingdory9820]

I like your videos..Jeff is a very sensible person. He knows and respects our people.

[@Benjamin-is2vd]

Wherever you go you hear one word constantly. MALAYALAM ❤

[@suryateja4449]

LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU BHAI😍

[@jknayak7132]

We are not "comfortable doing it our way." We ae convinced our is the better way cos its worked for 5 k years..at least. 🌿

[@Betelgeusewaitforit]

Point of Family, spot on, yes .. Indians are very open about Family.. that is one of the ways we immediately understand of what subjects of conversation would be appropriate with the said person... Most times 2 Indians meet it's like two families discover each other.. most often those families will meet each other or speak on phone.. that's one section of Indian social fabric which wants to be entangled rather than be unique.. this is the result of colonial rule ending.. we have made it almost impossible for anyone to now divide or categorise us.

[@gamekash]

Love your content, Max. Do you have any plans to do podcasts with expats in Bengaluru/Bangalore? I am a Bengalurean and I would love it if you interview a few expats here.

[@arindamsinha6723]

Jeff is back. Good to hear him again, he speaks facts. One of his previous videos about India was absolutely amazing, where he threw light upon our country's society driven action and that everyone in our society is accountable to the norms and long sustainable beliefs fostered in the society. ❤️

[@knaraya936]

I grew up in india and moved to America in the 1970s. My dad grew with India’s largest electronics company and I got to interact with people from all over the world. When Im in india, I’m able to live like an Indian, and when I’m in America, I’m able to live there easily as well. The secret is to suspend judgement in either place.

[@dingbat999]

Thank you! India has a lot of history which has been undermined and so has its ppl. no one can help but themselves and they get it.

[@ChetanAhuja1970]

You must make a movie about an expat , Jeff , throw a challenge to local storytellers..i am writing a book too. Thanks max. Good stuff

[@chrislitmen]

This guy spoke really well and knows more about Indians than many Indians.

[@user-pn9uu4gf7c]

I may not have any reason to be proud abot america but the objective analysis of my country is the reason to feel proud about mr. Max 👌👌

[@surendrapanwar6054]

truthful comments. Liked this.

[@fiddlepie2746]

Happy to see Jeff Goldblum in India 😂

[@710000happy]

I thank Jeff for having the knowledge of Malayalam movies and specially highlights in this podcast... Kudos

[@user-mp1fk2cg8e]

26:56 Angalmaly Diaries! Malayalam ❤

[@mckenzydukhedin581]

Yes you are welcome to India and the people really love to treat outsiders good because that is awesome way things done here in India family comes first so that is the only way to show someone else that you care about them and that will always be the people's Way and no one else can stop there Way because it is the only way to bring people together with one love and unity indians just love to help out people so just go and enjoy your time in India it is so super cheap that any one can have a great time with little money and everything else is good for you to see

[@sunilvirmani]

U ve been v kind...ty 4 d kind words

[@mazmedia44]

Love how the man tries to really get to know India and it's people ❤

[@anunrealproduction1438]

wonderful Indian guest!!

[@SohamBhattacharya3105]

Jeff's movie recommendations were top tier. Man's a serious filmmaker!

[@SirKasim666]

Nice person, professional and down to earth. Great recommendation, but is it coz he is a film professional or in the same age bracket. 😂😅. Whichever but just wanted to tell you both great knowledgeable video from a person who knows, what he is saying. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽