What is the honest, true opinion of all you westerners about India?

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jeff a

Honestly...I don't really know a lot about India. I hold kind of a fascination with learning about the country and it's culture and history, but I do with a lot of places. I feel sheltered in my formal education about foreign (to me) places. And India is rarely in the news, unless something terrible is going on that the reporters feel compelled to splatter all over the tv. Thank goodness for the internet. I play around on Google earth and usually end up on Wikipedia if I am curious. That usually allows me to explore further with any given subject(s). As far as India, I would consider myself to be almost completely ignorant.

I know I have had a slight predjudice over people from India who are in my country due to some interaction, my pre-conceived notions, and ignorance.
Friends and I have made jokes that in order to own a "Cumberland Farms" or "7-11", you have to be Indian, because it appears to be the norm, and we are all under the impression that the U.S. Government is more willing to give an Indian immigrant a business loan and social service help than its own people...true or not, there is an underlying hostility.

We also make jokes about talking to service-people from AOL, Microsoft, Tracfone or any other number of out-sourced technological service companies. We usually do this by slipping into an Indian/English accent and talking about helping with a "compooter", or saying something like "Hello, my name is Achellameanat, but you can call me Dan". Again, there is an underlying hostility involved with the thought that somehow Indians have stolen "American" jobs.

My own experience with Indian/Indian-American people has been with Doctors/Residents/Interns at the U.S. Veterans hospitals. I generally feel misunderstood when speaking with (let me generalize, as if I haven't already) Indians in these positions. In fact, something I had said was misinterpretated and documented in my records, which cost me two years of veterans benefits and a very long, laborious fight to recover them. I was bitter for a very long time, and not very open to understanding, let alone learning about India or its people.

So, with all this said, I don't know jack about India. However, since you brought the question up, I will probably scroll over there on Google Earth and begin my education at some point. And if I get interested enough, put it on my list of places I want to visit before I die.

Peace.

C L

When I think of India, I think of an amazing country with many different aspects. I plan on going with some friends (whose backgrounds are Indian, but who grew up in the States), and can't wait to see the buildings, eat the food, and meet some of the people. I feel like I'd be able to get along there much better than in China, for example, because I have vegetarian leanings. Also, I just love the paintings and the colors and everything I've heard about it. I guess I just have a really positive idea of what it is? I think I'd be safe there, too. And many people there speak English, so I think I'd be able to get around OK.

Rdy4PalmTrees

I have never been to India so I cannot really say. I do feel some negative feelings towards American companies for sending our jobs overseas, many to India, because outsourcing has caused some serious problems here. But I do want to travel to India some day and see and experience the culture.

The Nutorious Quacking Duck

Well, i have just returned from a trip to India, and the way i view everything has changed!

India is a beautiful place, and i have much respect for it, but it has left me with sooooo much to think about. The old forts, buildings and temples were beautifully stunning, and it shows how resourceful india is, but you are also overflowed by the amount of beggars and people living on the streets.

It shows that people will survive where ever they are. The people didn't give up and let themselves die, they kept surviving. They are inspiring.

I love the way the roads operate. They are soooo polite. Thats another thing. Indian are much more polite than aussies, and as far as i saw, there was no stealing from others. They all have morals.

By the way we were treated, the people value their jobs more than us. They work well, where some people here slack off. They were very respectful of the positions of others, and showed alot of respect.

In my view, India is happy. On many occassions, we were welcomed by happy new faces. It was delightful. Everybody aroundus was sooo happy, and it made me feel good to!

I look foward to my next visit there.

TX Mom

My boss was from India, and she was sweet, but forceful, a small slip of a lady with a heavy accent. I liked her a lot.

She told me about her last trip to India. She said that there are no floors, everyone lives in small huts. Children wander through everyone's houses as though they lived there. Cows are sacred and leave a mess everywhere. She misses her family. They are unable to obtain visas to come to the US. Technicalities. Bureaucratic red tape.

I might like to visit for a short time sometime.

TX Mom

Son of Mephisto

I want to visit India one day. I'm curious about it. I know a bit of Hindi. I think Indians are interesting-looking(a nicer way to say hot haha). I do know some states and cities in India. I also know that there are many different Indian languages. And India has got some beef(god forbid I say that) with Pakistan. I'm currently obsessed with Indians.. =(

Mai kya hai

Interesting country, great food, great art, great poetry, beautiful natural terrain. Wish I could visit it.

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It is one of those places that's looked upon as "exotic, mystical" by Westerners, but once you actually get there, you can't wait to come back home to the States. The reality is that India is still not up to par with developed nations.
It's smoke and mirrors, so to speak.

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