Single Expats in India (or other places)
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MYROSTERSUCKS"possibly not even have an Inst rating or ME rating. DGCA allows this somehow."
Don,t think so!!!!!!!
FACT I have witnessed this personally Take it for what it is worth
Don,t think so!!!!!!!
FACT I have witnessed this personally Take it for what it is worth
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You guys have such a way with words...
This is the funniest, yet most informative thread I have ever read on PPRuNe, Keep it coming!
If you are single you should have a pretty good time. As far as the F/A's being cold. Hmm Could be a personality thing (isolated) or perhaps they have been told to behave a certain way with the pilots. Maybe a lot of contract guys have done some "touch & go's"
Pilots are pilots and Pu$$y is probably the most talked about subject in the cockpit even if the Captain is a woman
It is the only place I have seen a turd ejected horizontally into a wall or stepped over a dead body on the way to the most luxurious brothel I have ever seen.
I spent 7 years in Bombay from 1990 to 1997 went with 2 small cases and single came back with wife two kids and a shipping container.
This is the funniest, yet most informative thread I have ever read on PPRuNe, Keep it coming!
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Single Expat pilots
Bangalore, Brigades Road is probably the only place i am aware of for singles to hangout. There are some good websites that have single events in other cities. India has a small town mindset , where you need to become acquainted with the culture before you can enjoy single life.
Yes, you may end up with a wife instead of just a girlfriend. Indian girls usually want you to meet the family on the first date.
Yes, you may end up with a wife instead of just a girlfriend. Indian girls usually want you to meet the family on the first date.
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apprentis
hello nevrekar sir could u pls help me in getting apprentis in spice jet .i have done aircraft maintenance engineering and now want to do apprentership and these days no airlines taking apprentis without jack. what is now reality of indian aviation
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Cost of living
This nothing that's really related but just to give us a fair idea about the cost of a coke in different parts of the world.
US - 20 oz (591ml) - 1.29 1.29 China - 355ml can - CNY 2.20 0.3 Taiwan - 355ml can - TWD 18 0.56 Japan - 355ml can - JPY 110 1.03 Belgium - 500ml bottle - .65 euros 0.9 UK - 355ml can - 60p 1.2 India - 355ml can - 15 Rs. 0.3
US - 20 oz (591ml) - 1.29 1.29 China - 355ml can - CNY 2.20 0.3 Taiwan - 355ml can - TWD 18 0.56 Japan - 355ml can - JPY 110 1.03 Belgium - 500ml bottle - .65 euros 0.9 UK - 355ml can - 60p 1.2 India - 355ml can - 15 Rs. 0.3
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There are many reasons to come to India...
1 Flying
2 Money
3.......
Many refers to more then 1 right? Like I have many friends (2)
Positive Rate, Gear up!
WUFF
1 Flying
2 Money
3.......
Many refers to more then 1 right? Like I have many friends (2)
Positive Rate, Gear up!
WUFF
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My Indian experience
Oh c´mon! Do we all live on the same street?? 
Well..F/A..I´ll tell you the next story. Absolutely veridic. Expat F/O gets phone# from nice F/A. He then decides to call her to see if they can go to have a couple of drinks etc..Phone ringing..male voice answers.
F/O then asks if he could talk to xxxx. Male voice turns out to be the father of the F/A, asking about plans of future with her doughter.
F/O then replies..well I would love to get out with her for some time to see if there´s any future (of course lying like a b**ch, all he wanted is some "action" ).
Father replied : Then, there´s no future. And hunged .
As a general rule, 95% of the girls in India looks for marriage. Try and find the girls on the 5%. I did it once!!
Of course that story didn´t happen to me, but to another F/O
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When flying here you´ll find that there´s no crew. It´s pilots and on the other hand F/A.
Oh, and not to mention how often you´ll find "smelly" Captains or F/O. And ground staff..ouch
Going out and meet people is not that hard. Mumbai is quite an open minded city. It´s not my base city, but I´ve gone out there to a couple of places, one in the Marriot hotel, and the other one is the Hawaiian Shack..Cool places.
Goa..is a must. Nice beaches, nice clubs, nice lounges, cleaner than the rest of India..Calangute beach is the place. And the area around Tito´s is the best. Also you have the saturday night bazaar. Nice place, hippy style.You can buy a looooot of things at an incredible low price. Between October and March is the best time to go to Goa. A lot of foreigners, specially UK, Americans and Finnish.
If you go to Kolkatta, go to the HHI hotel. Nice club called the underground, and nice girls also
Everything taht´s been said here is true. Specially a couple of things.
#1: You´ll love India, or you´ll hate it.
#2: You´ll never again complain about the little things that annoyed you in your country. You´ll appreciate the value of all your possesions and little things that makes you happy.
And I´ll add #3 : You will LOVE silence. Ear plugs are a must here.
Poverty is absolutely in your face, but sadly, you´ll get used to it.
About the food. Well actually, you can find everything you want. And yes, that includes meat. And if you don´t, go to a good hotel, or a good restaurant.
On the other hand, when you arrive, be prepared to spend the first week in the bathroom. Once you get used to the "local bacteria" then..everything is good! Hey, I put on some 3 KG!!.
From my experience, I can tell you that I´m one of the ones who "hate " India. Why? Because of the little things. Some examples. Traffic..insane. anarchy, caos.
or..Delhi in summer, 43ºC, 3 pm. Taxi waiting for you, doors opened, car with A/C off and the driver lying on the seat, sleeping, with his feet against the control wheel..Smelling like a horse. By the time the car starts to cool down, you´ll be arriving at the airport, absolutely swet.
Then, Indian timings. Example..5 minutes is 30 minutes. 2 minutes is 20 minutes. "Is coming" is 15 minutes. We already sent, means nobody knows where the h*ll is.
Being in a queue is a total experience. Everybody we´ll be trying to get before you. If they´re not touching your back with their body. Uh, that REALLY annoys me.
Smell..well,awful.
And so, and so...
So hope it helped a little bit. In my case, I found 20% of good things, and the rest of bad things. That varies from one to another, of course!
I know the things I posted here are going to sound familiar to some of you..c´mon admit it!!
Cheers!
Well..F/A..I´ll tell you the next story. Absolutely veridic. Expat F/O gets phone# from nice F/A. He then decides to call her to see if they can go to have a couple of drinks etc..Phone ringing..male voice answers.
F/O then asks if he could talk to xxxx. Male voice turns out to be the father of the F/A, asking about plans of future with her doughter.
F/O then replies..well I would love to get out with her for some time to see if there´s any future (of course lying like a b**ch, all he wanted is some "action" ).
Father replied : Then, there´s no future. And hunged .
As a general rule, 95% of the girls in India looks for marriage. Try and find the girls on the 5%. I did it once!!
Of course that story didn´t happen to me, but to another F/O
.When flying here you´ll find that there´s no crew. It´s pilots and on the other hand F/A.
Oh, and not to mention how often you´ll find "smelly" Captains or F/O. And ground staff..ouch
Going out and meet people is not that hard. Mumbai is quite an open minded city. It´s not my base city, but I´ve gone out there to a couple of places, one in the Marriot hotel, and the other one is the Hawaiian Shack..Cool places.
Goa..is a must. Nice beaches, nice clubs, nice lounges, cleaner than the rest of India..Calangute beach is the place. And the area around Tito´s is the best. Also you have the saturday night bazaar. Nice place, hippy style.You can buy a looooot of things at an incredible low price. Between October and March is the best time to go to Goa. A lot of foreigners, specially UK, Americans and Finnish.
If you go to Kolkatta, go to the HHI hotel. Nice club called the underground, and nice girls also
Everything taht´s been said here is true. Specially a couple of things.
#1: You´ll love India, or you´ll hate it.
#2: You´ll never again complain about the little things that annoyed you in your country. You´ll appreciate the value of all your possesions and little things that makes you happy.
And I´ll add #3 : You will LOVE silence. Ear plugs are a must here.
Poverty is absolutely in your face, but sadly, you´ll get used to it.
About the food. Well actually, you can find everything you want. And yes, that includes meat. And if you don´t, go to a good hotel, or a good restaurant.
On the other hand, when you arrive, be prepared to spend the first week in the bathroom. Once you get used to the "local bacteria" then..everything is good! Hey, I put on some 3 KG!!.
From my experience, I can tell you that I´m one of the ones who "hate " India. Why? Because of the little things. Some examples. Traffic..insane. anarchy, caos.
or..Delhi in summer, 43ºC, 3 pm. Taxi waiting for you, doors opened, car with A/C off and the driver lying on the seat, sleeping, with his feet against the control wheel..Smelling like a horse. By the time the car starts to cool down, you´ll be arriving at the airport, absolutely swet.
Then, Indian timings. Example..5 minutes is 30 minutes. 2 minutes is 20 minutes. "Is coming" is 15 minutes. We already sent, means nobody knows where the h*ll is.
Being in a queue is a total experience. Everybody we´ll be trying to get before you. If they´re not touching your back with their body. Uh, that REALLY annoys me.
Smell..well,awful.
And so, and so...
So hope it helped a little bit. In my case, I found 20% of good things, and the rest of bad things. That varies from one to another, of course!
I know the things I posted here are going to sound familiar to some of you..c´mon admit it!!
Cheers!
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Life is what you make it.
The way I deal with India:
1) Try to take AC cabs or get my own car/ driver so that I can avoid the pollution when in the big cities.
2) Jog indoors at a gym on a treadmill when in a major city. The pollution will burn your eyes when you sweat if exercising.
3) Meat? I've never had a problem finding it. But then I LOVE Indian food so it's easy to find meat in the local cuisine. Chicken Korma, Keema Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Makni... available just about anywhere.
4) Women. They are stunning and, yes, hard to get to due to family protections. But you can meet them if you put in the same effort you would in any country. Like anywhere, just be tactful and respectful. I met and dated plenty of Indian women when I was there... and eventually married one. Parents are suspicious of you there because they aren't aware of their daughters dating in the first place. The moment you start showing up you're the first date they've seen in a while AND you're a foreigner. But once they get to know you, assuming your a nice guy, they'll accept you. No different than America, really.
5) The major cities are for work. Don't get too upset about the hustle and bustle of the city when you're in a major metro. Get out to the countryside or resort areas on your days off and see some true beauty of India.
6) Culture. Embrace it. Just like anywhere you travel to. If you fly from the US to Europe and go to McDonalds you're not going to learn how Europeans live. Same with India. Ask questions. Learn their culture, try the cuisine. Celebrate our differences. They are very nice people and are more than willing to help once they see you are indeed keen on learning more about them.
7) Family. They are a society that is strongly bound by a sense of family. We are to here in America but we tend to shove our kids out once they reach 18. I also think we're more superficial about our family relationships than they are due to our heavily consumer-oriented society (we fill our voids by shopping and buy things). Their more simple existence compliments their relationships by binding them closer together, hence the family protections. Generally, they also keep their children around until they get married then the kids still live at home or nearby even after marriage. This is done to maintain the tight family relationships as well as to conserve since real estate is expensive in the cities.
8) Respect. There is a profound sense of respect towards once elders in society there. I find that refreshing. Give everyone there the same respect you wish to receive and I think you will find it pays off in spades.
The Indians are very nice people. Sure there are negatives but there are plenty of those here in America as well. Every place has its pluses and minus'. The grass always seems greener no matter where you go. As I said, there are PLENTY of drawbacks to life in the US, just as there are to life in India. When I'm there I try to focus on the positive. And I don't get upset about the pace getting things done. Everything takes longer to get done in India (opening a bank account, getting a cell phone, etc) but they are changing quickly. DGCA approval, visas, etc are much quicker these days than they were 8-10 years ago.
Bear in mind also, the US is the 18th most dangerous place on the planet in terms of homicide crime. I feel a lot safer in India.
The way I deal with India:
1) Try to take AC cabs or get my own car/ driver so that I can avoid the pollution when in the big cities.
2) Jog indoors at a gym on a treadmill when in a major city. The pollution will burn your eyes when you sweat if exercising.
3) Meat? I've never had a problem finding it. But then I LOVE Indian food so it's easy to find meat in the local cuisine. Chicken Korma, Keema Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Makni... available just about anywhere.
4) Women. They are stunning and, yes, hard to get to due to family protections. But you can meet them if you put in the same effort you would in any country. Like anywhere, just be tactful and respectful. I met and dated plenty of Indian women when I was there... and eventually married one. Parents are suspicious of you there because they aren't aware of their daughters dating in the first place. The moment you start showing up you're the first date they've seen in a while AND you're a foreigner. But once they get to know you, assuming your a nice guy, they'll accept you. No different than America, really.
5) The major cities are for work. Don't get too upset about the hustle and bustle of the city when you're in a major metro. Get out to the countryside or resort areas on your days off and see some true beauty of India.
6) Culture. Embrace it. Just like anywhere you travel to. If you fly from the US to Europe and go to McDonalds you're not going to learn how Europeans live. Same with India. Ask questions. Learn their culture, try the cuisine. Celebrate our differences. They are very nice people and are more than willing to help once they see you are indeed keen on learning more about them.
7) Family. They are a society that is strongly bound by a sense of family. We are to here in America but we tend to shove our kids out once they reach 18. I also think we're more superficial about our family relationships than they are due to our heavily consumer-oriented society (we fill our voids by shopping and buy things). Their more simple existence compliments their relationships by binding them closer together, hence the family protections. Generally, they also keep their children around until they get married then the kids still live at home or nearby even after marriage. This is done to maintain the tight family relationships as well as to conserve since real estate is expensive in the cities.
8) Respect. There is a profound sense of respect towards once elders in society there. I find that refreshing. Give everyone there the same respect you wish to receive and I think you will find it pays off in spades.
The Indians are very nice people. Sure there are negatives but there are plenty of those here in America as well. Every place has its pluses and minus'. The grass always seems greener no matter where you go. As I said, there are PLENTY of drawbacks to life in the US, just as there are to life in India. When I'm there I try to focus on the positive. And I don't get upset about the pace getting things done. Everything takes longer to get done in India (opening a bank account, getting a cell phone, etc) but they are changing quickly. DGCA approval, visas, etc are much quicker these days than they were 8-10 years ago.
Bear in mind also, the US is the 18th most dangerous place on the planet in terms of homicide crime. I feel a lot safer in India.
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diversity
diversity is more associated with india.
one can choose to live ,work & enjoy ........
every thing is possible.
just dial ask me service on your cellular, its free.
(dialing)
kings life or poppers , one can choose to suite.
this is not possible any where.
one can choose to live ,work & enjoy ........
every thing is possible.
just dial ask me service on your cellular, its free.
(dialing)
kings life or poppers , one can choose to suite.
this is not possible any where.
