In, the company had a project that needed to go to India, but it didn't go. I couldn't find the right person, so I was chosen. In fact, this job is very easy, except for a small amount of work docking, there is a lot of spare time. It was a work trip. I didn't know this trip was not easy until I went to India. I will never forget it.
Visual impact 1, architecture
New Delhi, one of the most prosperous cities in India. Walking out of the airport, I have a feeling of crossing, as if going back to 20 years ago, or even 30 years ago. I am not a big city at all, just like a small town in my hometown. Except for a few tall buildings, most of them are small buildings with 3-6 floors, which are very low and shabby. To tell the truth, even the town in my hometown is not as good as it is. That's how I felt at the time.
2. Road
Most of the roads in New Delhi are cement roads and a few are asphalt roads. In fact, there are many hidden dirt roads, so let's talk about the way Indians build roads. They leveled the dirt road and sprayed asphalt directly. Note that the spray here is not strong, but it looks like spray paint. To put it bluntly, the dirt road is painted and disguised as asphalt road. There are no passing cars, there is no problem at all.
It can be said that the road is busy.
Cars, ordinary people travel by bike, some people ride motorcycles, and real rich people drive. Instead of taking the bus, I went to Sambo, India, and felt the life of the local people. The three treasures are the three treasures, and it feels the same no matter where you sit]
[I didn't. There are no water and sprinklers, but there are a lot of water and potholes on the road. After all, I didn't. Didn't pay attention when repairing the road]
[Malone T, but there are some other animals, such as sheep, such as monkeys. The best is cattle. They have a high position in India. Most Indians don't want beef. They will respect it and remain humble. When the cow crosses the road, the car should stop to let the cow pass first, which makes me speechless.
Although I don't have any awe of cows, I will hide when I see them, for fear that they will suddenly kick me crazy.
3. Both sides of the road
On both sides of the busy road, you can see many shops and some China brands, such as OPPO, vivo and Xiaomi. These mobile phones are very popular in India, and I see many people are using them, especially Xiaomi, which needs to be snapped up.
On both sides of the road that is not busy, you can often see all kinds of garbage dumps and open-air toilets with strong smells. It is said that it is a toilet. In fact, a person is facing the wall with his back to the road. If he doesn't, he can't see others. He thinks others can't see me or him. This is obviously a cover-up, which makes him feel sick. Walking in a place like this, you should bow your head, not to collect money, but to prevent stepping on thunder.
No matter what the road is, you will see the telephone poles on both sides of the road, which are the most common cylindrical telephone poles in rural areas. What I can't see in my hometown can still be seen in India. The wires above are in a mess, which is obviously a mess. Later, I learned that it was hopeless for Indians to steal electricity. Everyone is an electrician, and everyone will steal electricity. Maybe this is a poor country, where bad water leads to people's livelihood?
This is my visual impact in India. After living for 2 months, I gradually integrated into the local life. I also found some advantages and disadvantages of India and shared them with you.
1, convenient transportation.
I often see some people on the internet saying that the traffic conditions in India are extremely poor, and all the cars I have taken are hung on the windows. I've never seen anything like it anyway. The train is neat and sometimes a little crowded, but no one sits on the roof, let alone hangs on the window.
The subway is one aspect that I prefer to praise. It's very new and advanced, not much different from our subway, but not much different.
The bus is also very convenient. Although a little shabby. This is enough for local people to travel. In addition, there are taxis and triple jumps. I-I only experienced three jumps once, and then I took a taxi, which was very convenient.
2. It's safe.
Many people are worried about safety, but they are not. Unless you are a woman, don't worry. Because India has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, isn't it? Isn't that strange? But it's true. Except for the violation of women, all kinds of crimes rarely occur in India. This is because they are all religious believers and they want to fight for each other. I don't care even if they lead a hard life.
Except for a girl translator, we are all men, and we travel together every time, so we are at ease and have never encountered any problems.
1. Disadvantages: poor air quality.
Although I don't have asthma, I have some rhinitis. After coming to India, I often feel uncomfortable or uncomfortable with my nose. The smog here is so severe that it is difficult to see the blue sky even on sunny days. The sky is often foggy, sometimes even yellow, and I am speechless.
Even if the quality is not good, wearing a mask can still block the first gear. To make matters worse, the air is still smelly, with the smell of garbage, cow dung, curry and so on. When these smells are mixed together, they are really high, and sometimes I feel sick.
2. The water quality is very poor
India and the United States are not rich in water resources and the water quality is very poor. Many people who live along the Ganges River take local materials and drink the water from the Ganges River directly. In fact, a lot of water also comes from the Ganges River, which has not been well filtered and disinfected. It tastes strange. The first time I drink it, I must have diarrhea. Anyway, several people in our company have been having diarrhea, drinking water and eating for several days.
These people in the company are all young men who can eat and drink at ordinary times. They are healthy and have no gastrointestinal problems. They only have diarrhea for a week. If you have gastrointestinal problems, I don't recommend you to come to India. If you must come, you must drink pure water to prevent accidents.
3. Poor sanitary conditions
The sanitary conditions here are not littering, but food hygiene conditions. I am a foodie and like snacks very much, but after I tasted Indian snacks, I threw up on the spot.
There is a kind of cake called Kolkata, which is very famous in India, but when I ate it, I found that there was not only hair, but also something like mouse excrement, and I vomited at that time. There are some fried cakes that I really want to eat, but I gave up the operation when I saw the chef. They were sitting next to the big oil pan. I don't I don't know if they washed their feet. Anyway, their feet are on the edge of the oil pan, and they don't wear shoes or socks, which makes people lose their appetite.
Except for big high-end restaurants, almost all other small shops have no good sanitary conditions, so they are easy to be caught and have mild diarrhea. If you have acute gastrointestinal diseases or something, you will be in trouble.
It is worth mentioning that many Indians are obsessed with cleanliness and love cleanliness. When we think they are dirty, they also think we are dirty. Take toilet cleaning as an example. We all use toilet paper, but Indians wash it by hand. Who is cleaner? In fact, this is an unanswered question]
3. Poor medical facilities
I don't have any medicine for loose bowels. I want to go to the hospital. India claims that it costs nothing to see a doctor, and all of them are free. It's actually just a cover. The facilities in public hospitals are very poor, and many medicines are not available. I gave up after a trip and took the company Americans to a good private hospital. Although it cost a lot of money, the conditions are better.
Compared with domestic medical conditions, medical care in India is really not reassuring, but many people in India live in slums, and the problem of food and clothing has not been solved, and they are even less able to see a doctor. So it's good that public hospitals can see a doctor for free. Talk is better than nothing.
4. Be an unfriendly person
When I have nothing to do, I like to visit local scenic spots. Later, I found myself a fool. Indian tourists only need 50 rupees to buy tickets, and then 500 rupees. It took me several times to realize that I was so angry. Why? No way, isn't that an obvious lie?
It's the same when it eats. Obviously, when the previous person checked out, it was 30 rupees, and when he came to me, it became 200 rupees. What the hell? Look, I I was bullied, wasn't I?
5. Lack of urban planning
If a city wants to develop better, it must be carefully planned. However, New Delhi has obviously failed to do this, let alone other cities. Community construction is chaotic, and private land does not move. Obviously, it takes one minute to get from one place to another, but because there is no good planning, it takes a long way by car, which is very troublesome and has caused great trouble to my work.
Not only that, Indians are not serious when printing business cards, or the address of India itself is not accurate. My partner's address will never be XX Road, but near XX Hotel, which is very vague and wastes a lot of my time.
6. Frequent power outages
No matter in the company or in the residence, power failure is a frequent occurrence, and it should be cut off at least once a week. If there is no power outage for a week, people will think about it in their hearts, as if their menstruation has not come yet, and they will be very upset.
Step on it
Those who can stay in the slums are lucky. Many people don't. I don't even have a place to live. They can only wander around, and they are not alone, but married and have children. There are even couples wandering with their babies. I don't know how they persisted. Looks sad. I will also give some money to families with more children. If you can help, please help.
The general feeling is that although I have lived in India for two months, I am busy with my work and have limited things to see. However, this limited thing has had an infinite impact on my mind. I have seen all kinds of lives, and I have struggled with life and death. After returning to China, I especially cherish my present life and feel proud and proud that I can live in a rich land.
Four years ago, I jumped ship to a well-known mobile phone company in China. Not long after joining the company, the leaders will send people to India on business and ask who wants to go. Raise your hand as soon as you see the opportunity to go abroad. Almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief when my main colleagues and I raised our hands. After I went to India, I don't know why everyone reacted like this: India is a country I have been to but never want to go again.
India, in our impression, is a relatively backward country with an uncivilized lifestyle. However, because India is also a big country with a population of one billion, and many excellent films have been produced in India in recent years, the impression of India has changed somewhat, and it seems that India is not bad. But when I really went to India, I found that India is really a magical country.
Four years ago, I jumped from a small mobile phone company to another large well-known mobile phone company, responsible for market development. The company actually made some progress in India at that time, but many well-known domestic brands of mobile phones sold well in India. Therefore, the company decided to increase its market development in India, so it plans to send people to Bangalore to do some preliminary research work.
After receiving the task, the leader solicited everyone's opinions. Who wants to go abroad? It takes three months to go to Bangalore, India on business. At the moment when the leader announced, I saw that my colleagues' faces were full of panic and the leader looked embarrassed. I told myself that I have never encountered such a thing as going abroad on business, and I welcome it when I have no one to talk to. So I volunteered to go. When everyone saw me stand up, they clapped their hands as if I were a hero. The leader also smiled and nodded at me: Nice young man!
After several days of preparation, I embarked on the road to India and embarked on an eye-opening trip to a foreign country.
The sanitary conditions are worrying, which easily leads to acclimatization. Anyone who has been to India knows that the urban infrastructure construction in India and the United States is relatively backward, which is completely different from that in China. For example, in terms of water supply, public toilets and other facilities, India obviously has a high room for improvement.
Before I went to India, my colleagues told me several things, one of which was to drink bottled water instead of tap water, not to mention raw water. Indians seem to have a natural resistance to unclean water. The water in the Ganges has been polluted like that, but every day a large number of Indians go to the Ganges to drink water directly. They turned a blind eye to all kinds of rubbish floating on the river.
It is said that the Ganges River is good because the local people have made a lot of efforts. Those ditches in Bangalore are the worst-hit areas. -A ditch full of garbage is filled with rancid river water, just like those smelly ditches polluted by waste water in urban and rural areas of China 20 years ago.
The receptionist is a beautiful China girl in our company. As soon as we met, she told me many things to pay attention to when living in Bangalore. Among them, she also mentioned that bottled water must be drunk here, otherwise it is easy to upset the stomach. I forgot this when I first came to Bangalore. I drank a glass of water from an Indian customer and had diarrhea for two days when I went back.
Eating habits are hard to accept. Many people say that Indians eat well. Everything you eat is cooked into a paste together. The food looks really uncomfortable. What is even more unacceptable is that they really grab food directly with their hands. I asked the little girl, don't Indians know how to use tableware? The little girl said, actually not. This is a conceptual problem. We think eating with our hands is very unsanitary, but Indians think our hands are the cleanest.
I was ready to eat mushy food every day, but it really turned my stomach to see those Indians on the road holding sticky things in their mouths with dirty-looking hands (actually black skin). The little girl smiled when she saw my reaction. She told me that in fact, all these people who eat corn porridge are poor people here. They can't afford exquisite meals, so they can only eat these porridge. Rich people are very picky about food. Many people use tableware. Even if they scratch with their hands, their food is similar to ours. The food is the same and packaged separately.
When we were having dinner, she took me to a good restaurant. Sure enough, as he said, people in the restaurant hardly scratch directly with their hands, which makes me feel at ease. Although it tastes bad, it is at least clean and the consumption is really low. We ordered four dishes for two people and only spent about sixty yuan.
The traffic is chaotic, the ride experience is poor, the bus door is not closed, and the safety hazard is great. The traffic situation in Bangalore is really scary. There are few traffic lights on the roads in the city center. Maybe it's because the economy is underdeveloped and there are few cars on the road. However, because there are no traffic lights, cars are driving in the wild.
In Bangalore, the main means of transportation in the urban area are motorcycles and buses. This man is naturally afraid of motorcycles. I think it's too unsafe. I I have never ridden a motorcycle in China, and I have never ridden a motorcycle. I'm more afraid of going to India. So when I travel, I mainly use buses.
However, the risk of taking the bus is still huge. -The buses here are not closed when driving! Some Indians can jump in front of the car when it starts and speed up the sprint, which makes me feel scared. In case of misfortune, it won't. Isn't something wrong? But Indians are so familiar with it that they are not worried at all. As a China person who is used to the bus driver closing the door before leaving, I got on the bus, bought a ticket from the conductor, and soon found a seat far from the door. I sat down honestly for fear that I would be thrown out when the bus turned the corner.
The train ride experience in India is the worst. Many people have seen such photos on the Internet: a moving train is crowded with people.
In fact, this is because the economies of India and the United States are too backward and most people are poor. Because you can't take the train in India. I don't need to buy a ticket if I can. Hang up, on the train! Only when you enter the train compartment do you need to make up the ticket or stop it.
Although those who have the ability to take the train can hang tickets, there are not a few every year. Many Indians are unwilling to spend money. They will never give up free tickets just because someone has an accident.
During my business trip, I was lucky enough to experience an Indian train. As a foreigner, I can't risk getting a hanging ticket. For safety and comfort, I even bought a berth ticket, even if it only lasts for an hour. Because I know that ordinary cars must be full of people, it is a problem whether we can get out of the station smoothly.
However, the reality gave me a heavy blow. -The second sleeping car is still full of people. I don't-I don't know if they all bought berth tickets, and I dare not ask, so I have to do as the Romans do. What can I do besides the crowd? What I can't stand more is the smell in the carriage. I don't know what it smells like, and it's hard to describe it in words. In that smell, there are feet, sweat, curry and so on. I almost threw up when I first went in. I didn't figure it out until I got to the station. At that time, I vowed never to take the Indian train again.
My magical artifact, Indian straw air conditioner. It happened to be summer when I went, and it was quite hot in India. In Bangalore, I saw a magical thing in the Indian market: straw air conditioning.
When I first saw this thing, I didn't know what it was for. The little girl in our company told me that this is used by the poor in India to cool down. Its structure is very simple, that is, an iron shelf with straw or straw on three sides, a fan in front and a small water pump and sink at the bottom of the shelf. When in use, the water pump pumps the water in the water tank into the suction pipe to make it moist, and the wind of the fan blows out the water vapor in the suction pipe to reduce the temperature.
Although the straw air conditioner looks earthy and its working principle is simple, its refrigeration effect is really good. For the poor in India, straw air conditioners are really cool artifacts, because one is only about 300 RMB.
Summary: Generally speaking, the experience of that trip to India was quite poor. I think this situation in India has a lot to do with their backward economic development. There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in India, because their caste system is basically fixed for life at birth, and caste barriers are very strong, which makes it difficult for ordinary people to break through, which makes people very helpless.
If you want to come to india tourism, you must do your homework. The backwardness of facilities construction here is beyond our imagination in China. At home, you can travel around the world with your mobile phone, but not in India. Because of the sanitary conditions here, friends with bad stomachs should bring some commonly used medicines to prevent accidents.
If you are a girl, don't go to india tourism alone. It is still dangerous here. The little girl in our company is often accosted and even followed, which is very stressful. She should have stayed there for a year and a half, but in the end she stayed there for less than half a year and came back.
If you really want to travel abroad, I suggest you don't go to India. Especially now, the epidemic situation in India has got out of control to the point of despair.
After going to India, the only gain was at home-I was really happy. India, I won anyway. Don't go there again.