An UNEXPECTED culture in India!

[@shubh1230]

Saying it doesn't feel india doesn't make sense..... Because entire india is diverse, every place you will go you will feel it doesn't feel india 😂

[@sjnmhn]

India means basically means mainland india, the seven sister states in north east after chicken neck of siliguri is completely different india cut off from Aryan race to Mongolian race~~ Culturally and linguistically more relatable to Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Burma!!

[@Boba-hj2hx]

​@@sjnmhn it is still part of India and its culture.. every state has its different culture in india

[@Shva927]

​@@sjnmhn u mean bangali, kaanadiga, Maharashtrian, Tamil, punjabi etc have some similarities?

[@Darklordgaming9]

Bcoz they think all indians are just like south indian people and all places are same 😂😂 stereotype mindset lol

[@MakyMcthug]

​@@sjnmhn illiterate quim 🤣😆

[@WaMo721]

0:19 "very different to culture from india"....but we'll still use the stereotypical indian music🤡

[@aa6eheia156]

Nepali traditional music also similar with instruments like sitar, tabala, flute... Whole subcontinent shared many common musical instruments and styles

[@WaMo721]

@@aa6eheia156 ok fair enough

[@bhupeshkumar2537]

Yeah well it is in India and what's wrong with the music?

[@deodatta007]

Maybe all the royalties free (Free) music sounds same..!!

[@WaMo721]

@@deodatta007 im sure she could find royalty free tibetic music…..

[@ketansrivastav]

saying that "it doesnt feel like india" is peculiar. What does feel like India then? The Golden Triangle? I know you meant well but india is super diverse and each place is unique yet indian.

[@willandmaddie]

@@ketansrivastav Very diverse! And we loved it all. Thanks for watching

[@aa6eheia156]

Darjeeling feels like Nepal because it's a town built by Nepalese settlers along with British officials

[@raksrangsangma5270]

😂

[@sunildon8406]

​@@aa6eheia156because historical Darjeeling part of Sikkim lol

[@zzz-zt6fs]

I guess what they meant is , it doesn’t feel like the main well known cities of India like mumbai, delhi. I’m sure they weren’t trying to say that it wasn’t Indian!

[@ShivaChettri]

The thing is the whole western media and social media has painted a one dimensional view of India but the reality is India is very diverse. From east to west and north to south you will find a multitude of different cultures, ethnicity, languages, even food. After all its one of the biggest country in the world according to land size as well as population. Hopefully you enjoyed your travels through India

[@sjnmhn]

India means basically means mainland india, the seven sister states in north east after chicken neck of siliguri is completely different india cut off from Aryan race to Mongolian race~~ Culturally and linguistically more relatable to Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Burma!!

[@praveshlama6974]

​@@sjnmhn Nepal is also run by Khas Arya people.

[@sjnmhn]

@@praveshlama6974 but the eastern part of Nepal, where sikkim, darjeeling is more closer, was mostly ruled by Kirati Rai and Limbu people who are Mongol race till early 18th century!! Go read history first!!

[@STARK50]

Visit North-East India. It consists of 7 sister and one brother state named Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and Sikkim!

[@willandmaddie]

@@STARK50 we’d love to visit them all! Thanks for watching!

[@Reddylion]

Hmm

[@kthapa9697]

​@@willandmaddieu should try Indian beef nd pork highly recommended

[@abcb1683]

​@@kthapa9697 Beef❤ with Rice Wine❤ 😂

[@MakyMcthug]

​@@kthapa9697 I want to take you out of your burkha

[@Satadru-z9z]

Bengali here from South Bengal and visited Darjeeling, Sikkim 2 years back. Darjeeling is my favourite town in the Himalayas (Queen of Hills).

[@willandmaddie]

It sure is a beautiful place. We would have loved to visit Sikkim but didn't quite make it. We'll definitely be back! Thanks for watching!

[@MakyMcthug]

South Bengal 😂😂. Chamar😆

[@MakyMcthug]

South Bengal?😂🤣

[@MakyMcthug]

​@@willandmaddie go back to wherever you came from before I find both of you.

[@Satadru-z9z]

@@MakyMcthug What do you mean ?

[@atharvzemse6599]

Darjeeling was not part of Nepal it was part of Sikkim Kingdom which was British India protectorate. The Nepalese invaded Darjeeling occupied it and in response British India declared was on Nepal and was merged with Bengal Presidency.

[@kdkp2000]

Okay,wasn't all kingdom were doing same thing like fighting with other kingdom and conquering the other land in that times. Nepalese did not invaded sikkim .king of Sikkim and king of Gorkha were trying to conquer eachother kingdom so gorkha kingdom conquered most part of Present day Darjeeling because they were more strong ( gorkha for a reason)maybe later Britishers started to used that place by doing some agreement with Nepal gvt and after Independence no country wanted to take that land even pakistan hosted their flag for some days but Gorkha community replaced it with Indian flag since then Darjeeling became a part of India and it was merged with Bengal for 90 years or some years but they are fighting still fighting to separate Darjeeling from bengal and form a separate state because they feel opressed in bengal and according to them though from Darjeeling gvt earn large amount but in return they get nothing no proper hospital, no universities, no good wages for tea garden worker, no maintenance of roads, no employment.

[@nischal1848]

​​​@@kdkp2000 Nope it was always part of Sikkim, they invaded and conquered for a time but during the political turmoil in Nepal due to change in kingship, sikkim won it back but when sikkim started to expand more towards the west they retaliated back and almost conquered all of sikkim but that's when Britishers come in and and pushed back the Gorkhas and made them sign a treaty and sikkim allowed Britishers to use Darjeeling as their summer capital but Britishers annexed it as a part of East India Company and later annexed it to Bengal, this is just a rough history but there are many nuances to this, but people of Darjeeling are not fighting for development they are fighting for their identity as Indian Gorkhas in India because there is so much difference between bengal and the north we feel as if we are a colony of Bengal even after our country has gained Independence.

[@dreamadventure8220]

​@@kdkp2000yes all Kingdom were trying to invade each other , that's the whole point. Gorkha army of Nepal invaded and occupied Darjeeling for only 35 years (1775-1816). Then the native of Darjeeling the then greater Sikkim kick out the gorkha occupation with the help of British. And subsequently the Darjeeling to transferred to Sikkim and then again to British India and eventually to Republic of India. On lease. And for your information it was Indian army who replaced Pakistani flag with Indian flag as both the nation were in race to re-occupy the territories occupied and left by British

[@gajendrapatil7863]

These people are spreading falsehood , Nepali is one of the official languages of India and millions of Nepalese living in Bengal , North East India, and the rest of India .

[@kingsman108]

What the fuck you are talking nepali language is speaking by Nepalese it is not indian language

[@webabhi]

This is where you should visit in South Asia Bhutan: Phuentsholing, Thimphu and Paro Darjeeling and Sikkim: Darjeeling, Pelling and Gangtok Nepal: Kathmandu, Pokhara and Nagarkot Uttarakhand: Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Dhanaulti and Landour Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh: Chandigarh, Shimla, Manali and Kasauli Kashmir: Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg Pakistan: Islamabad, Murree and Nathiagali. South Asia is not only slums of Delhi and slums of Mumbai.

[@willandmaddie]

We have now visited many of these places and will have videos coming out soon, if you've liked our videos I hope you've subscribed so you don't miss these. Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@abcb1683]

Kerala too is nice Just ignore Delhi. Delhi is full of scammers

[@sayanmandal1289]

😂 girl what you are expecting, we are eating those. In kolkata we were introduced by Chinese workers in 1800 . From that time we are eating Chinese or Indo-chinese foods . And wtf is not Indian. Don't have any Idea about how big and diverse india is there's faire people in the north , in north east they are mangolian means looks like Chinese, Japanese, Korean . And in south more black people and all over India it's looks like same but so diverse.

[@willandmaddie]

@@sayanmandal1289 it was unexpected and we loved it! Thanks for watching

[@dreamadventure8220]

Diverse my ass , You Occupied north east , bloody colonialist

[@joshnamukhia4959]

High volume of Tourist & Tea plantation makes Darjeeling economy high every year & this benefit goes to West Bengal Government..And Darjeeling Schools are also rated the best in India thats why we have foreign students in darjeeling ,some have even settled out there...

[@willandmaddie]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing :)

[@Kubotahonda5]

Darjeeling was part of the Nepal until 1816. Treaty of Sugauli ( British East India company and Nepal) caused Nepal lose about 176,000 square km of territories in the present- day uttar Pradesh, Bihar, west Bangal and some parts of Bangladesh.we Darjeeling and Sikkimies speaks Nepali language , shares some traditions and celebrates Nepali festivities too

[@kthapa9697]

India got 12 to 15 million Indian nepalis nd comes under 8th schedule of Indian constitution one of 22 official language of india evn in currency note u ll find nepali language fun fact nepal has population of 30 million in which nearly half of thm r madeshi tharu muslim yadav etc Indian nepalis population is quite similar to the nepalis population in nepal

[@aa6eheia156]

​​@@kthapa9697 which universe are you from? 😂😂 In our universe, there are less than 3 million Nepali Khas bhasa speaking population in India

[@aa6eheia156]

​@@kthapa9697 so what you gave is fake fact not a fun fact😂

[@aa6eheia156]

​@@kthapa9697 Tharu, Madhesi, Muslims, Yadavs etc living in Nepal with Nepali citizenship are real Nepali while Indian citizens speaking Khas bhasa are fake Nepali

[@kthapa9697]

@@aa6eheia156 😂😂 really I was wondering whose gonna come here u are wht is the population and wht percentage of thm r nepalis

[@rahul3287]

Bloopers after the video was fun 😅 The motto of India is "ATITHI DEVO BHAWA" 🙏💐🇮🇳🚩🕉️

[@Peniba]

Welcoome to Darjeeling. We are still under neocolonialism. Thank you for sharing like any other vlogger and films, the surface level part of Darjeeling.

[@BinodThapa-i5x]

Actually 90%people can speak nepali in Darjeeling ❤

[@MakyMcthug]

And 100% of the entire nepal speaks Hindi and also several other Indian languages..

[@yashwardhantubid2581]

16:39 Holy moly so much crowd 😱😱

[@satishkumbhar4930]

Darjeeling was part of sikkim kingdom not nepal , in 1853 Darjeeling annexed by east india company .

[@Peniba]

Originally sikkim and then later nepal and back to sikkim which sikkim ruler gave it to east india company

[@ayrtlamrin2264]

Lmao people are mad for no reason. Darjeeling and most parts of North East are very obviously different than the other majority of India. India is diverse sure, but don't pretend to be surprised when people say that an area that has major Nepali and Tibetan influences doesn't feel like India. You guys know what they mean.

[@sakshigupta8603]

What is nepali and Tibetan influence? Hilly places? With buddhist crap? That's where the stereotypes play in and it's high time it's called out. I don't think these ppl meant anything bad but 'it doesn't feel like India' isn't cool.

[@aa6eheia156]

​@@sakshigupta8603 Nepali and Tibetan influence because all the people in these towns are Nepali and most of their ancestors came from Nepal and built these towns. Also these lands were part of Nepal once and still can be Nepal because no official border agreement has been signed between Nepal and modern India. The last border defining treaty in this region was signed with British who are no longer present there.

[@ayrtlamrin2264]

@@sakshigupta8603 You people are absolutely clueless about your own country. Darjeeling has a majority Nepali population. They speak Nepali and follow Nepali traditions. You'd know this if you actually cared about the people that live in your country. They are practically Nepali in everything except their citizenship. Does that mean they're not Indians? Of course not. They're Indians of Nepali origin. They identify as Indian but the rest of India has alienated and punched down on NE indians for decades, calling them Nepali or Chinese, anything but Indian. That has happened for a reason, and the reason is that they do not fit into the typical mould of what an Indian is like. Oh, but say a place doesn't feel like your typical Indian city now, it's time to get offended. Recognize that these places ARE different from what a typical Indian city would be, but they're still Indian regardless. There's no need to pearl clutch over harmless statements.

[@sakshigupta8603]

@@aa6eheia156 signed with British who had Indians in the army fighting the wars and all the powers were transferred to us when we kicked them out so the border still holds. Nepal is claiming indian territory if anything but that's all they can do, claim. Nepalese ancestry is also common in parts of Bihar and UP. Doesn't make it nepal.

[@sakshigupta8603]

@@ayrtlamrin2264 bruh you need to stop with 'u ppl treat NE bad' those people are exceptions and there are bad apples everywhere. The kind of officially sanctioned advantages NE indians enjoy for being 'tribal' is hardly extended to any other part of India. The 'racist' nonsense has grown old. Find something new.

[@RomitDholakia5]

It is the most dirty hill station in the world. Trash everywhere. You should go to Sikkim Gangtok. You will notice a huge change the moment you Sikkim. Its 10x cleaner than West Bengal's Darjeeling.

[@willandmaddie]

@@RomitDholakia5 thanks for the recommendation!

[@kdkp2000]

Yes, may be because its under Bengal which cities rank among top ten dirtiest cities of India .Same communities lives in sikkim and Darjeeling but sikkim is cleanest under there own gvt and Darjeeling is dirty under you know right. And why you people often say that you should go to Sikkim, Kerela etc because its clean not the Dirtiest places instead of cleaning those dirtiest places.

[@RomitDholakia5]

@@kdkp2000 places does not need cleaning. People mind needs cleaning which is far more difficult job than cleaning trash from streets. You try littering in front of resident of Sikkim. He will straight up confront you and a fight may even breakout.

[@mehroseemehrosee3887]

India has three broad and very diverse geographies which have hardly anything in common. Wherein ethnicity, topography, language and even religion differ from each other. Himalayan states + the north east is the first. North india exept himalayan states the second and south india the third. These three divisions have almost zero similarity. Darjeeling falls under himalayan states category therefore you are comparing it with non - Himalayan states of the north and are getting confused. Not entirely your fault as the 'west' has done an amazing job in stereotyping india i.e., (Cow+garbage).

[@willandmaddie]

It is truly a diverse country! Thanks for watching!

[@dreamadventure8220]

We the people of North east were never and will never be Indian. Just end the occupation and Colonisation of us if you have any shame. India out from NE

[@Rom974]

Yes i agree with you bicause people's in darjling looks nepali and before British colony was parts of nepal

[@sjnmhn]

After british left India in 1947, India colonized Darjeeling and usurped it from nepal violating Sugauli treaty!!

[@Geniu693]

Presently Darjeeling is part of india

[@dreamadventure8220]

Sorry to say Darjeeling was part of Sikkim and was returned to Sikkim and to this day this land is on lease from Sikkim. Nepal's gorkha army only occupied it for 35 years and was kicked out by people of Darjeeling the then greater Sikkim .

[@abhinay4200]

Gorkhaland is must ... Banglis should not be allowed to pollute Hill cultures of Gorkhas

[@ritaranee4787]

😂😂😂....

[@sangramjit2966]

At first, you learn how to write a sentence properly.

[@nisargparekh8813]

😅😅😅😂

[@Purush_-_shottam]

Aise ladte raho ek din Hindu rahnelak nahi banega

[@abhinay4200]

@@Purush_-_shottam Bangali is not a true Hindu , Darjeeling District belongs to Gorkhas

[@arjunraj823]

What is India? Slums of Mumbai! By the way, visit Kerala in south ❤.

[@kthapa9697]

This is india it very diverse go to northeast u ll see why we say indian food best coz u ll find one of the best beef pork bison buffalo on dis planet earth evn Gordon Ramsay has been here alot of foreigners goes to north india nd think thts india thts wrong in every few hundred kms foods chnages language changes nd nepali is also an indian language india has 22 official language it is one of thm

[@willandmaddie]

In the upcoming videos we head to a lot of the different states and discover more of India's diversity, including the different languages. There's so much variation which is why it is one of our favourite countries that we have visited. We're both vegetarian so haven't tried the meat but we'll take your word for it! Thanks for watching! :)

[@sjnmhn]

India means basically means mainland india, the seven sister states in north east after chicken neck of siliguri is completely different india cut off from Aryan race to Mongolian race~~ Culturally historically & linguistically more relatable to Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Burma!!

[@santanuphukan4109]

Sorry to say this, guys, but your background music is totally out of place with the place 😅. Eastern and North Eastern India is more folksy when it comes to music. Lots to discover, eh? All the best 👍

[@willandmaddie]

Thanks for watching! We have received alot of feedback on the music and will take it onboard for our future videos, made the mistake of trusting a song called "Darjeeling" 😂 We appreciate the comments!

[@68rrt6]

Go in every state ...it will also not feel like india too as it is also differ from each other !!!...

[@mannbhaavnii]

3:02 love the vlog but the central indian music is annoying me so much. use some pahari music for god’s sake

[@willandmaddie]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@svanimation8969]

In every 100km india looks different lol 😂

[@shajudheens2992]

Come to Kerala in South India it is natural beautiful place with Mountain, sea ,lake and Backwaters I think world most beautiful tea estate located in Munnar Kerala

[@shajudheens2992]

For any assistance in Kerala you can free to contact me

[@Pennywise.18]

In North east india culture is different from North india same goes for other parts like in western or eastern or southern part you will find difference in each part . Enjoy your time guys wonderful vlog ❤

[@willandmaddie]

It’s so diverse! Thanks for watching!

[@SILENT_FREQUENCY]

Dude please not this stereotypical bgm

[@WaMo721]

7:39 i bet they didn't show how they annexed sikkim and "dorje-ling" which is a tibetan word(later known as darjeeling= indian/nepali miss pronunciation)

[@aa6eheia156]

Maybe British mispronounciation more than Nepali or Indian

[@WaMo721]

@@aa6eheia156 interesting insight

[@sakshigupta8603]

The Sikkim royalty shouldn't have tried to dance to the tunes of America if they didn't want india to move in.

[@hn1508]

You have made a beautiful video. I have visited Darjeeling last Nov and the view of Kanchanjungha was clear and beautiful from both Tiger hill and Gurkha war memorial. It seems like you didn't get a clear view of Kanchanjungha. When did you visited Darjeeling?

[@willandmaddie]

Thank you! We can only imagine how amazing the view would be on a clear day. Glad you were able to experience that! We were there mid-March. Thanks for watching :)

[@nish6878]

Would be great if you travel to Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh too!

[@willandmaddie]

@@nish6878 we would love to!

[@userrrrrxx135]

Why are people mad when she says it doesnt feel like india? 😂

[@avi2125]

Yeah as an Indian I agree. There are many places where I catch myself doing the same...oh this does not feel like India. Despite diversity etc...

[@arjunraj823]

​@@avi2125what is India then?

[@anurag123B]

I agree with u. I was surprised by the number of people with their triggered comments. 😂

[@anurag123B]

​@@arjunraj823India is your perception and experience of India, being an Indian I have never been to Calcutta or Darjeeling and I bet if I visit Darjeeling I will say the same thing.

[@LizaLizzaaaa]

Should we be happy?

[@Bashu-q6o]

Freeeeee gorkhaland

[@pilotcyborg.gaming]

Lol in your dreams

[@ritaranee4787]

Whole world is becoming Gorkhaland as the make many babies

[@sangramjit2966]

you will end up destabilizing your own economy and destructing everything from education to infrastructure, you people are known for your culture and the stubborn fighters , nothing more than that !!! so you gotta' proceed with intellect not igniting conservatism/emotion; at least at a national/geopolitical level! And, listen if xenophobia somehow exists in mainland India , then it's the 'vice-versa' case from your side too !! don't play victim and show the separatist's mentality !!

[@ritaranee4787]

@@sangramjit2966 all immigrants

[@avi2125]

Momos are the national food of India. East West North South 😅. In the Delhi region people just.cant.have.enough! Enjoy! "Darj" is so special...even for that one time I visited when I was like 10 😊

[@humanfirst7485]

Welcome to the Darjeeling the queen of the hills ❤❤❤❤

[@shahnaazlaskar3528]

Will you are very close to my native home state 😊❤ I am glad that you and Molly enjoying your time in India 🎉

[@sunildon8406]

Historical Darjeeling part of Sikkim British use as a Rent Darjeeling

[@nischal1848]

They need to stop with that classical sitar music, it's so cliche and stereotypical every state has their own folk and mordern music do some research.

[@dawagensapa6885]

MOMO please, it's momo, and not momos. You'll get "momos", "momoj" (the ones made with paneer and served with ketchup and/or Mayo in Delhi and the rest of the mainlands..but in every essence they're now pakoras..but never momo. Please don't bastardise the spelling of our beloved MOMO 🙏

[@BizVerseTv]

naplese is one of indian national languages.

[@shortzzz1728]

When foreigners come to India they be like it's very cheap.. And when Indians travel abroad they be like why it's so expensive I am dying..😂😂😂😅 I earning in rupees and spending in dollars or Euro😂😂😂😂

[@radipz123]

Smart traveller with good sense of visit of indian places where good hygine of food and good people, you guys will enjoy the northeast and the himalayan range of india.

[@hreetmondal8084]

guys..visit Simla and Manali...and if possible then Ladakh also..you will thank me later..avoid visiting the crowded cities

[@Bashu-q6o]

Freeeeee gorkhaland

[@nemishkumar6986]

So stereotype " doesnt feel like india"... And that sitar music " so so stereotype... Please Do some research before sounding so ignorant..

[@MausamRai-o8x]

Seeing my hometown through your video Its so nostalgic Since i stay away from home.. Anyway welcome to my hometown darjeeling

[@akhilk9107]

knowledge of history is important i guess, doesn't feel like India :) - geographic history doesn't start with the map of England.

[@Bashu-q6o]

Freeeeee gurkhaland

[@jasenanderson8534]

Fantastic. Would love to go to Darjeeling.

[@PremKumar-22580]

Yeah it is india what you talking about then Australia and New Zealand are not belonges to u🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@whatTheblue]

00:57 stop putting these stereotypical Indian music please. It’s getting too generic😢😢😢

[@zzz-zt6fs]

if im not wrong , most people in sikkim, darjeeling speak nepalese alongside hindi/bengali too!

[@ritaranee4787]

Mainly immigrants as there is too much hardship in Nepal.... now going for US , UK or Middle East

[@zzz-zt6fs]

@@ritaranee4787 what do you mean?

[@kdkp2000]

​@@ritaranee4787what the fuck are you saying? They are Nepali speaking India who became a part of India in 1947 with their land. Bro yes, there are also Nepali people whose Nationality is Nepalese but work in India but people of Darjeeling and sikkim are different they are Nepali speaking Indian with Indian Nationality. Know the difference.

[@ritaranee4787]

@@kdkp2000 ok..... but too much reproduction

[@xdcreations6525]

Then what feels India, you should have to ask BBC whats india?

[@SshivamKhopkar]

It is Momo not Momo's. Momo is plural.

[@SheshankReddyS]

That tiny Fanta is close to the original serving size of the very first bottle of Coca Cola (8 US Fluid Ounces).

[@willandmaddie]

Interesting - We hadn't seen one that size before!

[@blackman7186]

Oh man, what a little paradise this place seems to be. I'd love to visit someday

[@bimalsharma8364]

Please visit sikkim too

[@SuLamRoy]

Nice, you can visit north Sikkim, am staying here am doing job here but am from Kolkata

[@willandmaddie]

We'd love to visit Sikkim, next time!

[@kdkp2000]

3:11 that is not tibetan donut that's Nepali donut😅

[@thuptenwangyal6541]

its not momos, the plural is momo. its called MOMO..

[@willandmaddie]

Thanks for the correction!

[@zgeorgem]

birth place of momos is Darjeeling I believe

[@medicostaymotive7168]

Explore odisha state also most peaceful state after our northeast😊

[@willandmaddie]

@@medicostaymotive7168 we would love to! Thanks for watching

[@nexsynthzer_beatbox253]

Welcome to India

[@willandmaddie]

Thank you!

[@rameshv.bhalodia8614]

Namste India ❤❤❤

[@ranapradeep125]

Momo and chowmein is origin from Nepal not from india.

[@ritaranee4787]

Why do they all come to NE India ??😢😢😢

[@sangramjit2966]

lol, momo's identity majorly voted for being more of a tibetan origin than the nepalese and chowmein is typically a northern chinese dish !!

[@dreamadventure8220]

Chowmin came from China and momo from Tibet and Dhiroo from Nepal

[@bucketlistjourney..2041]

Welcome to Darjeeling the Queen of hills

[@webabhi]

Remembered Rituparno Ghosh film Titli (2002) with Aparna Sen, Konkona Sen Sharma and Mithun Chakraborty. Also, remembered Satyajit Ray film Kanchenjunga (1962). And, you thought Indian cinema was only Bollywood.

[@willandmaddie]

We weren’t expecting Bollywood while we were here because this film was at the mountaineering institute 🙂

[@rohanbasak]

it doesn't feel india?? Do you know how diverse India is?? and 8:01 whats so funny about that ?? huh??

[@willandmaddie]

Laughing about stumbling with the words. Thanks for watching!

[@rajroshan7777]

Western media have really drained you guys about india and how diverse it is !

[@willandmaddie]

We knew India was more than the golden triangle so wanted to experience more of it for ourselves… our next few videos explore these “lesser known” places. Thanks for watching!

[@kingsman108]

Half india was nepal before but due to the British nepal lost many states

[@Geniu693]

Before Gorkha Empire half of nepal was in india.

[@NiveshGurung-yb3si]

0:30 I’m sorry, IDK where you heard it but it’s not “momos”, it’s “momo”. the name is “momo”, please don’t call it “momos”. thanks

[@willandmaddie]

😂

[@NiveshGurung-yb3si]

@@willandmaddie oh no don’t laugh😭 I’m serious 😭

[@krishnakumarloveme]

You guys look like a cute couple... May you find all the love and energy in india!

[@willandmaddie]

Thank you!

[@TheSanjeevcool]

Hi welcome to India try to explore north india as well ❤

[@willandmaddie]

Thanks for watching! We have explored many of the northern states and will have videos coming soon for each place we have visited :)

[@TheSanjeevcool]

@@willandmaddie thanks 🙏

[@allenbertmarbaniang6232]

I dislike the stereotypical indian sitar bgm. Kinda racist.

[@willandmaddie]

Unsure how it’s racist but thanks for your feedback.

[@NokkhotroMondol]

❤

[@humblegod13]

This is hilariously a very wrong bgm you chose.. but it's fine. It's hard to know which music associates with which state. It's predominantly a bengali music (kolkata) that people play in their weddings.

[@amitkriit]

Stereotypical background music. Claim "doesn't feel like India". These backpackers are funny. 😂

[@willandmaddie]

@@amitkriit the song name is Darjeeling Delight, we thought it was quite fitting! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aa6eheia156]

You're funny and not aware. Darjeeling people are Nepali and instruments like sitar,tabala, flute etc. are among their diverse traditional music

[@amitkriit]

@@aa6eheia156 Nepal is India's colony.

[@alok2897]

​@@amitkriit British ke boots ko chaat ke saaf karne wale slave log bol rhe hain Nepal ko colony lol

[@GershomGershomfrank]

What u think about port blair Andanam and nicobar islands unnion territory of india

[@rajulimbu66]

All north east and north west feels like real neighbours of Nepal

[@kthapa9697]

Nope they r different

[@ritaranee4787]

Changing the demography 😢😢😢

[@kthapa9697]

@@ritaranee4787 how

[@ganeshchaudhary3083]

Please come and visit Nepal 🇳🇵

[@willandmaddie]

Stay tuned! We'll have some videos from our time in Nepal coming very soon!

[@rgb8534]

How tall are you?

[@stynershiner1854]

It's actually quite ignorant and rather, discriminating to say "it doesn't feel like India". Shows a lot of ignorance and perhaps ill-information on the video creator's part.

[@dreamadventure8220]

No it's not , Darjeeling and whole north east is Occupied by India

[@stynershiner1854]

@@dreamadventure8220 Occupied? There is a lot of history that's connected with India. Don't even run your mouth, I'm from the North-East myself. The minute you try to gain your independence is when China occupies you.

[@NamNam-qq6bd]

14:28 they are really good and I prefer them to momos.

[@berzerius]

Thumbnail is wrong. It's momos, not momo's.

[@willandmaddie]

We’ve been told it’s “momo” aswell - no S at all!

[@meijiemeiji]

it isnt momos its momo

[@businessswot1003]

Need of AKHAND BHARAT

[@mikosora-oz6zh]

What is akhand bharat?

[@rahulkumar-bw5jo]

Burning crops 😂😂😂 that's just fog😅😂😂😂

[@kirtigupta9753]

Every time a foreigner says "It doesn't feel like India" , gets to me ! Just look at the map of India. It's geographically and ethnically, one of the most diverse nations on Earth. Do you know that each state in India was carved out linguistically ? There are 22 official languages and over 1500 languages spoken in India.

[@sjnmhn]

India means basically means mainland india, the seven sister states in north east after "chicken neck" of siliguri is completely different india cut off from Aryan race to Mongolian race~~ Culturally, historically and linguistically more relatable to Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and Burma!!

[@Joh8240]

Darjeeling was never a part of nepal but rather it was the part of sikkim Please kindly make some correction.

[@sriramprasannaarikapalli472]

I vomited a lot as a kid when driving through ghat roads( snake like hill station roads). It's generally driver's fault. Next time ask your driver to slow down as per your convenience

[@willandmaddie]

It is certainly a memorable road!

[@prabirchaudhuri3026]

Doesn't feel like India??? Wonder what India feels like to you. Crazy biases.

[@willandmaddie]

India is a very diverse country for sure! The alot of people we spoke to in Darjeeling identified as Nepalese or Tibetan, hence these comments :) Thanks for watching!

[@Purush_-_shottam]

​​@@willandmaddieCalm down 😂 bro There was never a thing called Nepal existed in the past The British divided the India ( Ancient Bharath) into several pieces So the things that your trying to portray doesn't effects(⁠*⁠_⁠*⁠)

[@Hoduuyyyyyan]

​@@Purush_-_shottam​ bro there was never a thing called akhand or ancient bharath there was many kingdoms in these region and Britishers unified these.....

[@Purush_-_shottam]

@@Hoduuyyyyyan Have heard of Mauryan Empire, Gupta's , Marathas etc..🤣 By the no hate for my Nepali brothers I just wanted to prove a point

[@Purush_-_shottam]

@@Hoduuyyyyyan Have you ever heard of Mauryan Empire, Marathas etc...

[@wanderwithrm]

enjoy your time here in india

[@debangahazarika4653]

Plz Visit North East, I am from Assam

[@dreamadventure8220]

You are from Bangladesh

[@sayedrahman8314]

I hope your next destination is Bangladesh🥰🇧🇩

[@willandmaddie]

It is high on the list, we would love to visit Bangladesh some day soon!

[@sayedrahman8314]

@@willandmaddieThanks🥰🇧🇩

[@aiquantum9]

saying its not india ...is like saying turkey doesnt look like europe as most of them are muzl!ms ...word india is like "europe" . its united different kingdoms and states ..

[@rajenderperindia3957]

Nice video

[@kickassguy704]

Naah, it’s no different. The states of Himachal, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and North Bengal share many similarities in culture eg. a lot of Nepalese and Tibetan people live here. It’s not just restricted to the city of Darjeeling. Moreover, in these states the Nepalese have been residing for thousands of years and have a shared culture. Tibetans too have been residing but their number has increased a lot in the past century (due to annexation of Tibet by China and migration of Tibetans to India in large numbers). Also, it’s not smog. There is very little to no crop burning in the Eastern and Southern India. Crop burning in practiced only in few states like Punjab in Western India. What you see is pure fog (though there might be some dust particles due to vehicles/construction etc. but not crop burning).

[@exchangeyo]

Exactly right, it isn't smog but simply fog and mist and all because they visited in the wrong month. Having been born and brought up in Darjeeling for 18 years I have never heard of crop burning being the cause of the mountains not being visible. Even Gabriel traveller spread some misinformation on crop burning when he didn't get to see the mountains on his visit but again he visited in the wrong month. If travellers take the time to do some research and visit the region in the right months then they get to see the beautiful mountains with clear blue skies almost every day.

[@willandmaddie]

We were told it was smog and not fog from the burning on a few different occasions by locals, which is why we mention it in the video. Of course we're happy to be corrected! Thanks for watching!

[@kickassguy704]

@@willandmaddie Oh ok. Apologies, if I came across a bit confrontational. Btw, thanks for the great video. Keep posting and enjoy your travel ✌🏻✌🏻

[@thefreaktraveller]

It doesn't seem recent vlogs 😅 i live there, at this time of the year it would be lush green

[@willandmaddie]

You're right - This was from March, we have been busy travelling so finally able to post these videos! Thanks for watching!