Struggles of an NRI from the Gulf | BuzzFeed India

"I just want my shawarma".
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[@faizafatema4707]

YOU DON'T PUT TOMATOES IN SHAWARMA.THAT'S A CARDINAL SIN.

[@amreenmanikware1030]

Yeahhh

[@jdjjdjdjsjsjs3620]

Yaaaa man

[@10Catalunya10]

But it does taste good, chopped bits not straight up slices

[@malvinnathaniel987]

Tomatoes in shawarma is profanity. Such sacrilegious rituals should be banned.

[@juhainasyed2883]

First it looked like fries but it's tomato

[@malalai2510]

0:57 Gulf countries make the bestest *KitKat* chocolate ever, my childhood love 🍫

[@NikhatBhandary]

Yesssssss! I'm constantly craving KitKats from Dubai gosh

[@noorarazak8081]

True true true...... 💯

[@ShrutiGuna]

Galaxy and dairy milk too😢😭😭

[@lionelmessigician194]

Milky bar also

[@sansei._]

I like the indian kitkat more cause it's more chocolaty than the dubai or saudi arabia one

[@taiyebaalamgir9726]

The Shawarma thing is so true man.... No one. I repeat no one makes shawarma better than Arabs. ❤️❤️

[@rishikeshdupte7953]

Turks

[@thamannamariyam7342]

I think its Turkish shawarma that we get in gulf...maybe that's the reason its not the same

[@taiyebaalamgir9726]

@@thamannamariyam7342 yes. Turkish food is the epitome of love 😋

[@lionelmessigician194]

Yeah...Arab Shawarmas are incomparable

[@samsuzzamansarder9731]

Arab shawarma is some next level guys

[@pramitep4165]

You guys have missed out the most important element of being in the gulf. *Al-marai*

[@anjumvaseethvaseeth6294]

True yaar al-marai is the best specially the juices

[@pramitep4165]

@@anjumvaseethvaseeth6294 exactly!

[@martelllannister5198]

Ikr

[@afnanrafeeq2550]

That's true .Al-Marai has the best drink 😘😘

[@trustfratedbandu6743]

What is al- marai😅

[@levi-gq9tp]

Who needs notifications when you are always in youtube

[@pranthalover9405]

On not in but yasss

[@deedee-es4vg]

@@pranthalover9405 he crossed the 'on' threshold , now he's 'in' it.😂

[@HappySingh-nw9fp]

😂😂right

[@aparnasrivastava9331]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kohiri6613]

On*

[@samyukhthamurthy7]

No, we didn't go to school on camels 😂

[@sonatestd2085]

We went to school in air conditioned Ashok leyland buses which ironically don’t run in India , these peasants would never understand that.

[@Riya-ri2ya]

Yeah the buses were better and cleaner

[@samyukthathyagarajaniyer1295]

HI SAMYUKTHA! IM SAMYUKTHA HEHEHEHEHE AND IM ARMY!

[@gamingthe81]

@@sonatestd2085 it's a joke, you ameer baap ki aulaad would never understand that

[@trabacula2000]

@@sonatestd2085 no thank you , I rather go in rickshaw , weather it's rich or poor , it's my country

[@asmayacoob7339]

I’ve been living in Saudi since birth, I CAN RELATE EVEYTHING. Omg SHAWARMA AND FRIDAY HOLIDAY LOOOL TRUEE. And Who can forget ALBAIK? 🙄❤️🌸

[@zulaikhaashmiya4855]

Ashyma Mohd albaik is a feeling 🥰

[@pastelteaaniiii]

My parents were in Saudi when I was a kid then we moved to dubai. I remember quite a lot of times them saying that there was a kfc on one side of the road and albaik on the other and how people would go berserk over Albaik and paid hardly any attention to kfc and m there like -.- i wish i remembered how it tasted.

[@khodejaakhter2353]

Albaik is the best thing in the world nothing is greater and better than Albaik

[@genevaeram]

Albaik is the besssstttt....Nothing can ever replace that

[@itspilled126]

Samee

[@riyaakter866]

I was brought up in Oman and I have stayed there for 15 years. It was so peaceful to stay in such a country.

[@user-ds3yw1kp1w]

💣🕋

[@thearabianknight18]

Thank you 😊 I'm from.Oman, glad that you enjoyed your life here.

[@vishakh4611]

how was it there i am going there in 2 months from now , i was in saudi prior

[@jiksasshack1758]

I can totaly relate to this... I was brought up in KSA too. N yess we don't go to school on camels and shawarma is never the same 😩😩😩😩

[@urooj09]

@Naruto sama kingdom of saudi arabia

[@bhavanatumuluri]

People even think that criminals get. Killed by police on the streets 😀😀😂😂😂

[@bhavanatumuluri]

@Naruto sama kingdom of saudi Arabia

[@SuperIshfaque]

Yes it is not!!!!!!

[@mazharsrk26]

Yeah. It's probably better

[@tunim4354]

The thing about Fridays being the beginning of weekends in Muslim nations. 😂

[@dieyouglobetard8239]

Sudha Verma no it’s friday to saturday

[@nishapandey2766]

Oo I see 😊😊😊

[@itspilled126]

@@dieyouglobetard8239 in saudi its thursday and Friday

[@melviyamathews7917]

@Sudha Verma no..Our weekend is Friday and Saturday only..Our Sundays are like your Mondays

[@foofoocudlypoops525]

@@melviyamathews7917 That's so weird tho lmao. I'm from a Muslim country too but we have Friday as half days and Sunday and Saturday as weekend

[@anittamariammathew1477]

No one : Literally no one: Shayan: Kuuuuatar is the capital of Ququwait Bish wtf 😂 ~Love from Kuwait 🤍

[@achsahroshan]

I'm also from Kuwait

[@beastboyfortnite5361]

I am from Qatar

[@prdigy1466]

I have lived in kuwait

[@equino3121]

Makkala Malayali thannallo

[@TheRonin2024]

@@beastboyfortnite5361 same

[@christi261]

Kitkat in india tastes like plastic...malghoom nd shawarma can never be d same othr thn in gulf...i miss 7 days croissants 😭..i miss evrythngg from my Bahrain❤

[@reenaacharya3338]

Bahrain 😭 I miss Bahrain now after watching this video !

[@rachelsaji463]

Me tooo 😭

[@ZAB-10.11]

Hello from Bahrain! 👋🇧🇭

[@rajeeshsp8723]

Bahrain!!! Yeee I live there rn

[@zahrahhashmina3511]

im leaving Bahrain in a few weeks to go to India.. how do i survive without the shawarma and hummus?????? send helppp

[@ishikathakur7446]

Not from Saudi but Dubai and can relate to this video so much

[@vedantupadhyay5754]

Even the Pizza’s aren’t the same. 😭😂

[@avantideodhar743]

same bro

[@hussainmithi8883]

YEAH SAME MAN

[@sumaiyafarheen9724]

Saameee

[@fazbroz1063]

Me too bro

[@aishwaryac5181]

OH MY GODDD!!!!!*this is soooooo relatable* I live in Bahrain and I am from Kerala. This happens every single time I go back there. #nristruggles😵😵

[@raashi3606]

Yaaaas Bahrain

[@reenaacharya3338]

Yaass Bahrain , me too!!! This is damn relatable

[@aishwaryac5181]

@@reenaacharya3338 IKR!!!

[@myriadthoughts4421]

I'm from Malabar nobody bats an eye

[@samaradsouza6645]

I stay in Manama

[@MidhunKrishnaR]

A Thiruvalla girl in Saudi is the best stereotype 😂. I am a Thiruvallite and most of our population is in Gulf countries.😁

[@zank4471]

I hope some bollywood directors are observing Shayan very keenly.

[@user-os7be5zn7i]

1:07 "This is not the same, ya!" 😂

[@Alusnovalotus]

हाना सुगिसाकी杉﨑華 are the characters pronounced shān qí hūa?

[@strangerfromtheothersideof997]

@@Alusnovalotus I think its Japanese kanji not Chinese characters

[@ikhlasbayazid7412]

SHAWARMA IS NEVER THE SAME. It's been a year since I moved to India. Life is so difficult here compared to Saudi😭

[@falakrais552]

Feel ya man

[@shwetacalangutkar5469]

so true... same condition!

[@fariha2742]

I know right....so fuckin different and difficult... I miss Saudi Arabia 😭

[@subhanhasan990tsikfm]

@@qwertyuiopasone3053 chal bhap

[@Priyanka.369]

Then why R u living here in India?? I am just asking Don't take it seriously..

[@bhavanatumuluri]

That 2 ½ time difference Binbulaye baarish and roads getting blocked Finding 2or 3 street dogs that too rarely Cats literally looking like tiger or tigeress Kudu,al-baik Lulu-where world comes to shop Panda Tamimi- foreigners favourite mall Jarir bookstore 😍 Cadbury flakes,KSA ka Snickers KitKat ,bounty chocolate,safari chocolate,Rani juice, NADA,ALMARAI Missing them badly

[@rashmirajshekhar8806]

Kuwait? Me too :-)

[@haniyyahnajeebuddin2493]

I CAN SOOOO RELATE!!! I'm from Riyadh!

[@anshelsaldanha7697]

Hahah Kuwait for life yooo. So glad they made a video on this topic.

[@lionelmessigician194]

Same thing in Qatar❤

[@bhavanatumuluri]

@@rashmirajshekhar8806 KSA😀

[@roblox4life833]

Well I m from Sultanate of Oman, Muscat. But still I dont speak arabic.

[@ariangouriajay9357]

Same!!!! Seeb though

[@THEORIGINALGAMERTOG]

Same

[@monkeypoo8511]

@@ariangouriajay9357 ruwi here bro :)

[@arpithamerrin7803]

Same here bro from Barka❤️

[@beautylive8262]

Wadi kabirrrrrrr🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@rustyrab1501]

That Oman chips...... I want it soo bad

[@susan.412]

Omani chips are the best bro!

[@01.harichandana49]

@@susan.412 ikr

[@sonatestd2085]

It isn’t on sale anymore in the UAE I think.

[@leelakodungallur5473]

I'm from Oman and I eat Oman chips like every day... it's amazing

[@kaviamudhanvenkateshkumar3327]

Tht oman chips sandwich tho😍😍

[@joycejacob6930]

I’m an Indian who lived in Oman since birth, and came to India 2 years back! And I face most of these struggles in my day 2 day life! Especially the Friday. Saturday problem! Thx for making a vid bout this Buzzfeed!

[@aliabdallah4286]

If you don't mind me asking why did you leave oman?

[@astronomerabi2153]

hey! i am from oman too!!

[@rockfinni]

Thank you for finally making a video on this!!!

[@aratichowdhury8758]

I was literally waiting for this video.....♡ . Totally relatable.... :)

[@affan1179]

The fact that Indians think we go to arab schools NO, there are cbse and millions if indians here. Lulu is life btw. Like if agree

[@shakeelmujawar]

Yesss

[@parkaisha4727]

exactly. ppl really think we speak fluent arabic because we go to school with ‘arabs’ 😭

[@SAUDITAMILFOODIE]

So real. Watching From Mecca,KSA. My friend: Macha Are you in Dubai na? Me: No macha I'm in Saudi macha. My friend: Oh Saudi is a capital of Dubai na? Me: *Tha learn some basic geography da. #StruggleIsReal

[@vimulnath6325]

How do you know what he is doing? 😅😅 By the way why did you point out if he is south Indian.

[@upoma028]

That's hilarious

[@franklinjames848]

Tamil 😅🤩

[@BavanaManibalan4456]

Yes!!!!!! I am from India Chennai but I live in Dubai UAE as an immigrant. Every thing is so relatable since I visit India a lot but Gulf is the best for me so I won't leave this place And don't put Tomato in Shawarma and Gulf has the best Shawarma. PERIOD.

[@mdilshad9713]

Omggggg!!!! Beena Maaaaammmmm......this videoo was pure nostalgia and relatibility ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@vish634]

As an NRI from Gulf 🇶🇦 I can totally relate to those questions 😂😂

[@meetalipalekar3168]

Keep going buzzfeed india❣❤❤

[@saakshikole2737]

“Inserts funny line from the video”

[@Sameer-en8gk]

Wow😍very relatable...and Beena Thomas Ma'am at the end of video...our school supervisor...such a beautiful joy seeing her🤩🤩

[@zainabt2226]

This video is the most relatable video on the internet for NRI's, especially the ending shawarma part.Good job buzzfeed 👍

[@ZAB-10.11]

Thank you for this video! ❤ An expat from Bahrain! 🇧🇭

[@AjmalKhan-oy8uv]

The Friday thing is so true man

[@eramfatima5348]

This is toooooo relatable man.....! I love this video!!

[@sydellcreationz]

Omg that shawarma part I totally agree 😭❤️ even I tell my dad to get shawarma ingredients from Lulu hypermarket - Bahrain and bring it here and even I do connect with the other stuffs as well

[@shadannoor299]

This is not the same is so insamely relatable 😂

[@sarikasneha4605]

Who has a bad habit of reading comments while watching video !!

[@anuragtiwari3561]

Direct bol na tereko Famous hona hai 😂😂😂 Bol kitna likes chahiye tereko 😜

[@sarikasneha4605]

@@anuragtiwari3561 comments pe like pa k log famous ho rahe hain !to thik hain apko bhi ek like de dia !!👍happy 😊😊😊

[@jkh4654]

Yeah you only! 😜😜

[@sarikasneha4605]

@@jkh4654 lol !!😂😂👍👍👍👍

[@jkh4654]

@@sarikasneha4605 🤣🤣🤝🤝

[@muskaanshahzad710]

Yar I’ve never related to something so much in my life. Finally someone gets it. Thankyou for making this guys. All love

[@jiannadacosta7849]

I'm from India but I live in Bahrain 🇧🇭 But many people in India 🇮🇳 don't know about Bahrain . but the thing is it's so nice and deserves more recognition

[@TessicaCampos]

Same condition I lived in Bahrain for 14 years of my life and now I finally moved out

[@MystereEnvoutant]

Ikr same! Bahrain deserves more recognition

[@samihasarah4406]

It honestly is never the same, yar!

[@humeiradasurkar2198]

This is 💯💯relatable we do get to hear these often ....aur shawarma me tomato kon daalta h 😂😂never ever

[@hibaasim101]

Watching from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia and can totally relate to the video!!

[@user-ss1jn9rs4c]

The cat in the end tho... Hey, give me a bite too 😁 so cute 😄

[@jobyjoy3604]

This made me cry 😢 I miss shawarma and falafel PS.its nothing like what you get to eat in India...the gulf ones are way too yum

[@janicefurtado5114]

This video makes me miss Bahrain so much😭. The food and lifestyle over there is much better.❤

[@bijulpe5077]

Its been a year since i moved to india from ksa. Life here is so struggle full. Miss those ksa dayss...

[@melvinagracias8997]

"This is not the same yar" I felt that.

[@malihasyed3278]

Dammmnnn so turuee I had Al baik that same way

[@nasrifathima9402]

I can totally understand your pain . Al baik is forever the best😭

[@amalabdulhaque5640]

Albaik is life😭😭😭😭

[@saharkhan2525]

Albaik is everything.. i miss it too...

[@mariamohammadhaseen7001]

Thats so true love Al baik .it's just the best fast food in the world !!!!

[@bhavanatumuluri]

"isn't Saudi Dubai " the Most repeated dialogue man I am actually done explaining relatives😂😂😂😂😂

[@reenaacharya3338]

That's better than explaining where Bahrain is and is it a state or city or why is it so small

[@saharkhan2525]

True

[@bhavanatumuluri]

@@reenaacharya3338 true I used to wonder that why people didn't learn geography properly 😂

[@Afra_sheikh]

R.I.P middle eastern countries when it's comes to geography..people always thinks all Arab countries are same..even they think Dubai is a country...!

[@bhavanatumuluri]

@@Afra_sheikh yes

[@_not.really_ib._]

That last clip is me in my childhood when my dad used to go to other states and i would check his luggage bag for food or new stuff.

[@prarthana1054]

Omgg seeing Beena ma'am at the end of tje video is just so amazing!!! Really love her so much ❤️❤️

[@niyadaniel2477]

So relatable . I live in Abu Dhabi,UAE.

[@samihasarah4406]

This is the fastest I have ever been here!

[@eesha8886]

The vegetable chips that u get in oman r like the best, I use to live in oman and use to love them, can't find them in the UK tho but found a similar version but now can't find that either

[@aparnasrivastava9331]

Awww.. I love sonia ❤ she so awesome, and inspirational to me 🥰

[@bongbong8027]

I live in Bahrain and This is sooooo accurate and relatable❤❤❤❤ Especially the Friday one😁

[@TheStardust2011]

1:40 Himesh Reshamiya Dupe Spotted.😂😂

[@RoseRaju123]

Can't get more excited... story of lyf... !!!

[@farheendirectioner]

Somebody finally acknowledged it!! Thank God!!

[@aarashaikh9558]

i was brought up in dubai and i can totally relate to the holiday one!!

[@bhavanatumuluri]

Yaha ke falafel and hummus 😔😔will miss them #missyouksa

[@sarahh.4865]

So true bhavana, so true.

[@shakeelmujawar]

So so trueee

[@nitharasheed6883]

Opening luggage to find food that's the best part

[@Zack-ir7uq]

Finally so early. love your videos 😂😂😍😍

[@jomainaahmed]

Al Baik is the best.....how can you forget to mention that in the video?

[@drsunaina1983]

@PS3 GAMER its a famous fast food of fried chicken

[@fionagonsalves161]

The struggle is real!!!! Totally feel it!!!

[@prv57]

THIS IS SO ON POINT

[@ShrutiGuna]

"This is not the same here" 😭😭 "It's Friday"😭😭 Esp-- hey you're from dubai na say a paragraph in Arabic! 😭 Also, from Sharjah here.😂

[@hebayusuf4985]

Abudhabi🙋‍♀️

[@sonatestd2085]

“Yurja al etisal fi lahikan shukan”

[@pradnyakumar7924]

Sharjah

[@melviyamathews7917]

Me too!

[@BavanaManibalan4456]

Yes!!!!!! I am from India Chennai but I live in Dubai UAE as an immigrant. Every thing is so relatable since I visit India a lot but Gulf is the best for me so I won't leave this place And don't put Tomato in Shawarma and Gulf has the best Shawarma. PERIOD.

[@mallikananda3200]

2:38 I've lived in Oman and I have the same suitcase

[@bhartibhawnani4880]

I can totally relate to it and I love UAE's kit kat ,miss them so much 😭😭

[@ayshathsana9316]

The shawarma and kitkat always makes me cry.

[@ScoobyDooGurl123]

2:46, PHEW I thought I was the only one who made their mom get a Big Mac when they visit. Thank you for this

[@farzanasubair461]

Me too 😂😂

[@BavanaManibalan4456]

You mean Al Baik sandwiches

[@zeyshakhan6179]

Omg I am a saudi arabian indian and this is super realtable ❣️❣️❣️

[@shameenazainabkassim9126]

I really miss my Saudi...i was born nd bought up over there... Settled in India 3 years back...nd I can relate everything from this video... I miss my chocolates, drinks, sandwiches, shawarma, 7 days, kabsa nd mandhi nd sweets 😭..... Its was kind a party day if someone have 10 riyal in the school.... I miss those days😭😭😭

[@coachellacobra7243]

That end though 😍😍😍 it was cool and that cat!

[@meshwa-mitsuki-soni3125]

"Kwatar" 😭😭😭💔 Ps. No one makes Falafel sandwiches like the Gulf 😩😍💕

[@vrchandran3057]

Real shawarma is like Ron Swanson's legendary burger, Bread, Meat, Done. Need Ketchup? Help yourself.

[@merrisathomas7357]

The subtitles are the best!

[@k.p.4818]

Her kitten in the end. So cute 😍

[@preethysinu6328]

1:49 very true

[@azra1722]

BITCH I'M SCREAMING, THIS WAS SO UNEXPECTED, OML ILY BUZZFEED INDIA😭😭😭💕💕💕

[@vish9305]

azura oh guess who I found in the comment section-

[@azra1722]

@@vish9305 embarrassing. as. fuck.

[@junaiddidar8072]

*The food part is so relatable* . _All chocolates are not same and even the burger!!_

[@abbaskapadia5144]

I'm a gulf return, been there for 12 years and gosh darnit these are relatable 😂

[@angiepeterson4811]

Hey I’m a NRI from Kuwait n I kinda hv these problems but the shawarma problem is very relatable 😂🤣

[@katherinefrederick6478]

Extremely relatable I was born n brought up in Kuwait n I can’t stand the fact they mess up the shawarma

[@anshelsaldanha7697]

Yea man the shawarma in India lol can't even stand it. It's like some desi sandwich.

[@user-tv9lh4vg2g]

Why is this sooo relatable???🤣🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@zainasiddiqui5257]

'ITS JUST NOT THE SAME' 'NOTHING IS SAME' SO RELATABLE 😭😭😭

[@Amazinganushka]

Omggg!! I lived in saudi arabia for 14 yrs Last week only i shifted in india And my situation is exactly like in the video And yeah if u dont know we had weekend on friday and saturday not saturday and sunday

[@afrahamjad2024]

Totally can relate to the last one.😋 My mom gets me Al - Baik sandwiches 😂

[@makkahrandomvideos6814]

Ohh i am addicted to al baik 😋😁btw I am from Makkah 😊

[@afrahamjad2024]

@@makkahrandomvideos6814 Ma Sha Allah. I am from Jeddah!

[@makkahrandomvideos6814]

Oh ok afrah sis nice talking you 😊

[@TSCardoz]

This video is so relatable!

[@saju4061]

THIS IS SO FREAKING TRUE! BRO ESPECIALLY THE "THIS IS NOT THE SAME YAAR" Part😂😂😂😂😂...

[@vimulnath6325]

Video about "6,Vivekanandar street, Dubai kurukku sandu ,Dubai main road, Dubai" guys. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BavanaManibalan4456]

Yes!!!!!! I am from India Chennai but I live in Dubai UAE as an immigrant. Every thing is so relatable since I visit India a lot but Gulf is the best for me so I won't leave this place And don't put Tomato in Shawarma and Gulf has the best Shawarma. PERIOD.

[@safooratpwk4107]

I miss my saudia so much!!!! Almarai 7 days and shawarma freakin SHAWARMA!!!! U DO NOT PUT TOMATOES IN SHAWARMA

[@m_patwary7380]

@@hemmingboy9385 true

[@krisanthonysilveira8244]

Probably one of the best. 😂😂😂

[@corazon8123]

Omg this is so relatable ahhhhh I love u guys

[@merrisathomas7357]

I'm from Dubai,I really understand this...

[@layathomas6391]

So true

[@makkahrandomvideos6814]

Nice video and the comment section is 😁👍👍super relatable , how can you forget the legendary AL BAIK 😝any Al baik addicts ..??

[@zulaikhaashmiya4855]

Makkah Random videos meeeeee

[@galaxyboy8817]

I am also a gulf NRI and yes it really happens to us very relatable video love it😍

[@labebanaeela9100]

I was bought up in KSA and I can relate to everything in this video. Love thisss

[@enurih704]

I love Qatar ! Everything is good there! Have been there ever since I was born ! It’s not the same thing everywhere It’s special in Qatar !