James May talks Driving Rickshaws, Indian Takeaways & Cricket - Our Man in India

[@surajbiradar9827]

Indian Auto rikashaw drivers drive in a parallel universe. And that parallel universe is called madness.

[@TheArchmage100]

Couldn't agree more, as an Indian.

[@premprabhakar805]

you got that right

[@jethu2945]

That parallel universe are called passengers many time that abruptly take a cut to take passangers

[@whatthedeuce]

Yep. Multiverse of madness. 😂

[@shainyjana9534]

You are right😅

[@jameshunt1822]

James is being generous, as an Indian i feel he has been quite generous throughout the show.

[@hkiajtaqks5253]

internal roads that have low speeds are usually not dangerous, but highways are nuts. People drive and overtake in insane ways on faster roads.

[@IceCube-zb5mm]

He is being honest

[@y.u.so.]

Indians commenting on generosity haven't driven in Italian, French, Polish and British roads (no offense 😅) They had cars for 100 plus years and haven't learnt how to drive with discipline. And in India, most drivers are very new, and in a country which takes rules as flexible set of boundaries, you can't expect much. And in American highways, if you don't scream sorry a million times, you'll end up taking bullets home, not in your pockets but in your body. The Nordic countries are gold standard, Norwegians, Swedes and Finn's stop moment they see a bike or person approaching the zebra crossing. Swedes (the real ones, not the one who came there running) stop at red light even at 10 PM, when literally no one is in the street. So if someone from Nordic countries is generous, he/she is really generous 😂😂😂

[@kg22kg]

Glad to hear that James understands the difference between spicy and hot Indian food.

[@dOVERanalyst]

Ikr. Our sweets are spicy.

[@paoz5087]

Northeast food is hot, probably the rest are spicy

[@RahilSethi]

Actually majority of the Indian spices were and are sweet (Cinnamon, Saffron), bitter/earthy (Turmeric), sour (dried mango powder, tamarind), and fragrant (Cardamom, Bay Leaves, Curry leaves, Mint, Saffron, Rose water). The hot chile peppers were introduced to India by the Portuguese who carried them from South America during their voyage.

[@KarmHeeDharmHai]

9:06 regarding colonisation I think I can sum it up as - Indians are willing to move forward but not willing to forget what was done. We’re quiet until we’re poked or preached to (for example on human rights or advice on how we should be running our own country) and then we let loose a bit. We’re very much a “live and let live” but also “‘be ready to take a beating if you throw a single punch” kind of thing going.

[@toonedin]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Well articulated!

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

What actually gets under the skin of Indians is a very patronizing narrative that, everything good in India is somehow thanks to British Raj and the general default assumption that we wouldn't have been better off without the tragedy of colonization and hence we should be thankful to it. It's not the colonization per say that Indians really care about, but thw ridiculous narratives surrounding it.

[@ekspatriat]

And should be thankful as if colonisation hadn't happened you'd be an ass-backward country. (Well more than it is now).

[@nielsmichiels1939]

So you use it as an excuse? A la whataboutism.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

@@nielsmichiels1939 Nope...it's bought up when some Brits needs to be told, 'not your colony, not your business and neither does those who harmed us have any right to preach to us'.

[@patrickbateman529]

James should do a part two where he visits the south, the modern side of Mumbai, Punjab (!!!), Himachal/Uttarakhand and Kashmir/Ladakh. It'll be much more engaging and holistic.

[@siddharthvenkatesan7403]

Considering he's into motorcycles, he would have loved a tour of the Royal Enfield factory in Chennai

[@theviralstory3356]

Add the north east where its fun riding two wheelers

[@afrofantom6631]

bhai tu india hi shift karale bhai ko@@theviralstory3356

[@thiruvetti]

This is why we Indians keep saying GTA should release an India Autorickaw version, will be a smash hit.

[@dragonslayer0]

An Indian world itself would be amazing

[@ashokshenoy4831]

The level of danger😂😂 omg.

[@MsArjun1111]

SMASH. Yes.

[@Krlmax]

Smash bruh😂

[@Jay-br2ud]

Leavemealone doesn't work with Indian cops

[@harshmudgil4140]

This is what I feel about this- in western countries people observe and anticipate traffic rules, mostly. In India people observe and anticipate the intention of other drivers and cows near them. Its more intuitive, in that way.

[@rudramahadev22]

Now just cows, people🧞‍♂️🧞‍♀️, kids🧍, Buffaloes 🐃, dogs 🐶, cats 🙀, 🐓cocks, 🐔 hens, 🐤chicks 🐥, 🐍 snakes, 🐴 horses🏇, 🐫 camels, 🐘 elephants, 👨‍🦯👩‍🦯🏃‍♀️👩‍🦽👨‍🦽💃🕺👯🚴‍♂️🚴🧑‍🤝‍🧑👫....

[@priyer74]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@srikrishnarn822]

This is SO True!!... I myself anticipate the intention of every organism on the road and try and gauge which way they're going... Sometimes the other person does the same thing and we end up trying to go the same direction... This happens 3-4 times before we both stop and look at each other and wait for the other person to go

[@topmandog1]

great interview, loved every second, pls have him on more

[@giorassiccuriosity3179]

James May- where to next? Can’t wait, really we can’t wait… we need this show on monthly issues! It’s a good dose of chillax on TV

[@Indigo280]

“Driven enthusiastically” 😂 Spot on.

[@dOVERanalyst]

Bambai rickshalwallah...bambai rickshawallah BLARING

[@ebutu555]

'Auto rickshaw drivers switch left indicator on and take right turn' is a famous saying used in Chennai when talking about deception...

[@ittiamgg]

The mention of kite thread coated with fibre glass shards, I think has been downplayed to James. The thread ball is coated by dipping it in a dangerous cocktail of powdered glass with glue (this mixture is called Maanja) and has proved deadly for many pedestrians and bike riders. It is illegal to use it in many states. Many still use it though.

[@daksh2953]

Information for the Podcasters Indians dont antagonaise every english visiting for what Colonizers did in past. (Unless someone is racist or supportive of what murders and bad things were done by the brits in past) Indians are aware and know what is past, but we are busy living in the present, hospitality is important as we believe in "Atithi devo bhava" (guest is equal to god) and "vasudev Kutumbkam" (one world one family). Indians are vocal against brits only when someone wants to meddle into indian sovereignty or try to act like they still enslave us. Yes, the past is painful with more than 43 trillion dollars of resources being looted from india, but indian civilization from its vedic history is about learning from mistakes, forgiving and growing again

[@TheArchmage100]

Every word to word is 100% accurate.

[@user-qf5nc7pw7r]

+1

[@AVB_777]

43 trillion?? Lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@daksh2953]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXbPi2VvdtFnidk@@AVB_777

[@vibhac5403]

​@@AVB_777believe it or not that's a fairly accurate figure. It's been well documented and researched. That figure would be in today's money. The British looted so much resources from india over 200 plus years including precious gems, metals, cotton, jute, textiles, etc etc.

[@suchithsuresan]

coming to india and not exploring the south is a huge miss when it comes to food..especially the Kerala cuisine

[@AVB_777]

He doesn't want to get food poisoning 😂

[@flaminmongrel6955]

well you need to stop with this, we get it you're from the south and you love your place but he literally started in Mumbai and that is south also he didn't even go to the north he only went to the central north.

[@mydroidid]

Anyone who visits india and does not go to the south kerala and Tamilnadu is missing probably the most logical and civilized parts of india

[@Ras-al-ghul250]

These South Indians I must say...why are you so insecure.. Even if he visited say Northeast or Ladakh and liked it I would be happy.. It's not possible for many Indians to explore India in their lifetime so to expect a Foreigner to cover everything on 1st trip

[@lorddBobby]

Just shut up about the south already

[@amaya3107]

I was in india in December and i was flying in the auto rickshaw in Rajasthan 😂

[@ShinobiKingYT]

YESSSSSS!!! 🎉 2 more specials thank god! I something to look forward to now this year 😂. Thank you James may 🎉

[@lamarupesh7]

Mr. Slowly, we miss you. 🙏🇮🇳 . From Darjeeling P.S.- Love your hairdo since somewhat 3-ish decades, if I may say so.

[@rahulr1305]

Captain slow

[@Santhosh-pw5nm]

One lifetime can cover just 5% of India. Different cultures, different ways of worship, different cuisines, different ways of celebrations, different languages, different tourist destinations, different intellectuals, different cinema industries, different rivers, richest locality, poorest localities. India has its own world in itself. But still United. That is what India is.

[@prajwaldsouza4559]

I expected James may to show some of the automotive part of Indian automobile manufacturers..

[@Gandharpn]

James should do a 'Fantastic Belts and Where to Find Them' Series. Will be better than the beasts!

[@KiranMachiraju]

1:50 - Indian auto rickshaws don't go above 40 mi/hr they're quite safe 8:00 - Not all Indian food is spicy. An English Professor ate a plate of 3 idli without sambar and he commented that it was the most boring breakfast he ever encountered 😂😅

[@vishnuvimenon]

There's no rage? James May must visit Bengaluru for a day.

[@bluepurplepink]

He hasnt seen real delhi

[@chidambaramramesh7638]

Believe it or not, still better than many other places 😂

[@vishnuvimenon]

@@chidambaramramesh7638 you mean countries? Nah, i really don't think

[@T_YTC]

Thank you for the interview I'm a big fan of Mr.May .... I used to wonder,... Why is he more sluggish on his trips in Japan and Italy and Thanked God that Jeremy wasn't around to pull his leg" 😅😅.... But loved his energy in India,especially after the yoga session he could have punched Jeremy's face. ..😅.. Just kidding. 😉. I love him always being casually unusual....! 😍.. Pls convey this message to him " A big ❤ from India, John!"

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

That kite twine coated with glass called Chinese Maanja thread has taken life of many innocents on road. Unfortunately though banned in India, it's not entirely abolished :) I had a nice time watching this conservation :)

[@blrguy1974]

~mango~ maanja

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

@@blrguy1974 Thanks Sir, Corrected it :)

[@dOVERanalyst]

​@@krishnansrinivasan830well this time we came up with safety protocols of saving the neck, than the maaanja. Also, my name is Mrunmayee Manaja. It's so trippy with this word..but let me assure you it doesn't mean this. Anyways. So. The long metal wires of two wheelers save the neck. And the cops are applying stickers on NECK of every traveller. YES. that happened.

[@capriguy12]

Rightly said James... The horn is indeed courtesy 🙂

[@detectivesdelhi]

Please come again 🙏🙏🙏

[@saurabhsikka85]

Three things to have for driving safely in India. Good Horn Good Brakes & GOOD LUCK..

[@shankarbalan3813]

Good old James May.

[@hermanirascible3310]

The guy is being very generous regarding the state of Indian roads…

[@yogesh41048]

Indian roads have quite improved....but autorickshaw drivers can't

[@DK-dq8bu]

You should try using a Boda Boda in Kampala,Uganda

[@piyushpriyadarshi6246]

Obviously we are not hung up on the past, it's just we don't want anyone to tell us anything about how to run a country or about human rights and etc etc... Specially from British people/news outlets... It's just then all of our forgotten past comes rushing back in our minds..

[@KushanDwarsingh]

1:00 The correct term is "James Bondish"

[@TH-bp2cl]

James May is one of the best

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

We love James May!😂We were really. looking forward to “Our Man In India.” If anyone could make it interesting, it should be him. However, we were so disappointed. Only 3 episodes and it was just chaotic It should have been another home run but instead, it was a huge swing and a miss. #WTH

[@bunyip9263]

The female 'comedian' completely ruined the first episode for me. Haven't seen the other two yet but hope they're an improvement.

[@AnnaPondelik-wb2gn]

the kite fighting witj glass paste on the string (not fibre glass) is a veeery popular sport in Afghanistan. bot sure where it’s been invented. either in AFG or in old Hindustan.

[@MrAnanthaP]

" ... talking about cricket which I believe is a recognised religion .." Good one.

[@praz7]

If you can drive in India you can drive anywhere

[@aditisinghxd]

What show are they talking about?

[@NitinKataria-w2u]

Danke mein mann

[@ManishSingh-xo1fb]

Fun fact - Butter chicken is never the old school food in India. Its a very very new dish.

[@KushanDwarsingh]

6:28 seems like a great tie breaker

[@tamoghnadas8581]

Every indian auto driver is a fam of Vin Disel

[@KushanDwarsingh]

3:03 This shows he has visited India.

[@captaindelta43]

Love this 😂❤

[@MakeinIndia10]

Watched the Amazon show...very well produced. James May was very respectful.

[@MalayaKumar60]

I need English subtitles for understanding 🤔

[@ankushzap]

Guy is Qualified for Indian traffic research for west

[@AbhinandanNM]

"I think there's a special relationship between Britain and India" yeah no shit

[@dietzsweets4602]

800 cc and sports car drive as same speed in India. And that is slower than Auto and 2 wheelers.

[@Dwrksied]

As an Indian I can confirm that these autorickshaw drivers and more recently the e-rickshaw drivers are totally a menace to society. Also f you for saying butter chicken is a curry

[@ManishSingh-xo1fb]

My God the auto-rickshaw. India may be diverse and all. But it's is united by the aasholery of the auto-rickshaw drivers. Stop anywhere on the road, stop abruptly when exiting the corner, take extreme left trun while travelling on the extreme right lane.

[@piikabu]

whos up for rickshaw race , if they live it we should do it 😂

[@Movie26406]

I don't even drive that fast but this Auto Rikshaw walas almost got me killed several times...still breathing 🙏

[@franciumruel615]

Horns are how we communicate for right of way. Non-verbal communication :)

[@revolutionarythinker]

Btw, Who is this guy

[@naveenbattula]

Bro hasn't experienced the true final boss of auto walas - The Bengaluru auto rickshaws

[@shashanktrivedi27]

Everything was good on the show except for Aditi Mittal, she has her own set of controversies. Amazon Prime has worked with lots of Indian comics probably they should have chose somebody else and not give her more screen time.

[@daksh2953]

On point. She isn't even funny There could have been Rohan Joshi or someone else who is not only funnier but also might be interested in Cars

[@krishnanunnimadathil8142]

Why don’t The Three do cricket commentary for some time? It’d be a mad riot for sure! And largely, yes, Indians don’t fuss about the whole history of British in India, except in politics, and that too, for flag waving than actually mattering. By and large, Indians are all up for a new conversation with the Brits, fit for this century.

[@RD-sk8cx]

😂😂😂 "Indian auto rickshaws 🛺 are driven enthusiastically"😂😂😂 such a British euphemism

[@krishnaveti]

You haven't truly been in a kit fight until you've lived through the multiple cuts by kit string.

[@millennialmind9507]

Indian average speed in cities is too low ( 20 to 25 kmph), so it is safe

[@KushanDwarsingh]

7:31 not fibre sir

[@ArchanaHome-l8j]

Fibreglass

[@KushanDwarsingh]

@@ArchanaHome-l8j no, just glass, no fibre. I have actually applied that once.

[@maverick792]

Driving doesn't feel dangerous in the cities of INDIA because you can't accelerate due to the roads being jam-packed as a result of overpopulation.

[@aleenaprasannan2146]

Would you give this tired old 'overpopulation' narrative. We have nowhere near the same number of people to vehicle ratio as other western countries to say our roads are representative of our population. It's a pretty well established fact that Indian subcontinent have been held the largest part of human population all through known history, because of the resources. Just because a place hold the highest number of a certain species, doesn't mean it's overpopulated; it just means it has the ideal habitat for that species to thrive.

[@UltimateFarmer007]

​Lol we have many vehicles today like everyone have a some kind of vehicle especially roads are blocked by e rickshaws now they are everywhere!​@@aleenaprasannan2146

[@maverick792]

@@aleenaprasannan2146 You can defend all you want but there is an imbalance of supply and demand in this nation. Why are Indians with money leaving India if they can all thrive here?

[@Mr.Monark]

You haven't even seen NFS Bus Version

[@bombayvega7021]

Thank you James for being honest. And thank you hosts for being true brits, making fun with hidden feeling of "great Britain" and "savage Indians".

[@scottybhoy8375]

I went through liking hammond then the massive wooly haired ape but slowly but surely get it captin slow has became and remains my fave out the three love them all been watch them for longer than I care mention lol

[@devanshroyal8372]

Aditi was extremely cringe, I wish she wasn't the one showing May around Mumbai

[@egyptology22]

I completely agree! She was unsuitable. She thought she was the focus. I couldn't finish it because of her. And I'll just say it, female comedians are just not funny. They only make vagina jokes! A multi million pound show hired her and she thought she was the star! For those of us with a brain, and life experience, she was a total dud.

[@JohnnyPerth]

@@egyptology22🤦🏼‍♂️

[@capital_low]

Goddamit

[@parinikasharma317]

​@@egyptology22that's not true

[@vp922]

Yeah I don’t live in India but having visited there many times I feel I would have been a better insider guide than her who just tries to ape the English with her edgy (lame colonial) jokes. The guide in Varanasi was far better!

[@ResponsibleCitizen001]

Tbh when Aditi Mittal was making ‘jokes’ on James seemed really odd and rude. There is a fine line when you are making such jokes and she was definitely crossing that.

[@avi4francis]

8:58 hopefully, all the royal funded trains or tours adapt to the modern india rather than trying stuff to please foreigners. That's more authentic.

[@theshadowman1398]

As a westerner stay away from Indian street food unless you want to hug the hotel room toilet. And no James you three are not done. You will be done when one of you checks out

[@sameershejwal6220]

Well I wouldn't call Britain and India's relation special.

[@medampudi]

Kite fighting is a seperate show

[@ipman9491]

Auto Rickshaw drivers are indeed lunatics 😆

[@sridharprasanth8833]

Wait till he meets ksrtc and bmtc drivers xd

[@wellbeing6198]

Im an indian but james is very polite. Let me say im fed up of grossness, dirt, cows on loose, scammers, musticated tobacco spit on roads, etc and disgusing it as culture is hideous. As young indian im ashamed that even next door tiny neighborhood countries have better cleanliness and sanitation. India is growing but its shabby

[@chanderguptapurva968]

True we need to work on cleanliness mostly us north Indian I have gone south it's much more clean

[@nandinimukhopadhyay8905]

Everyday pakistani rage baiting actual Indians 😂

[@roxritik]

Funnn

[@edwardfletcher7790]

James is being a bit too polite. India has over 53,000 traffic fatalities a year 😳

[@Kenkalsi]

I call Three Wheelers Drivers, "Road Terrorists".

[@JohnnyPerth]

James doesn’t understand Top Gear was about the 3 of them.

[@ConorCody]

Radio interviewers around the world so bad🤣🤣🤣

[@anandsrivastava3954]

if you can drive in India the you can drive anywhere 😂

[@HansDelbruck53]

I see that Britain has boring radio hosts, too.

[@nanivadekara]

Sorry for Aditi Mittal, she is not an accurate representation of India. Even calling her a standup comic is a disgrace to other standup comics in India.

[@tushardixit309]

guys i don't think I live in India XD

[@thecompanioncube4211]

No other country is as stressful to drive as India. It’s a constant anxiety and frustrating affair

[@johnbarleycorn4592]

Mr.May looking cool. Rather like Robert Plant. In fact better.

[@Manik.Thalapathy]

British looted 45 Trillion current amount in India 🤬

[@vp922]

Wow very relevant comment. Stick to your trashy films

[@mayurk8697]

The reason nobody takes you seriously

[@tempuser109]

Please stop this poverty tourism, Dharavi is not a place for tourism let alone a show. It's getting redeveloped now finally

[@youtubewarri0r]

Aditi was the worst part of show as an indian i am sorry for her

[@sagarnehra2981]

The small island still has not gotten our colonists' mindset 😂😂😂😂😂

[@cornovii3012]

You drive about 200 feet in a straight line in india to pass your driving test, then some of them come here on international driving licence rules causing mayhem.

[@axel3895]

That was 10 years ago not anymore in most of the state.

[@thegoldentooth]

India = Views 😂

[@kingxyz906]

Do you have a problem with that bro Just enjoy and be happy🎉😊

[@kingxyz906]

Do you have a problem with that bro Just enjoy and be happy🎉😊

[@r.ssumedh7626]

They drive like they're on coke.

[@toonedin]

The belt James will buy from his visit to (the People's Republic of) China will be the last belt he buys. Because? One Belt (for the) One Road! 😜

[@aarav9416]

For God sake there is nothing called CURRY in Indian dish😂😅