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The reason why Hindi is written in English is for people like me, who is a Tamilian, who has informally learned to speak Hindi but never had the opportunity to formally learn Hindi (reading/writing). This is the case with many of the non native Hindi speaking population in India. Inclusivity. It is a good thing.
But then my Hindi medium family members can't read the signs, even though they're written in their language 🤷♂️ It's like writing Tamil in English, but what if that Tamilian person can't read English. Devanagari is very easy to learn to read. It only took me a week.
@@KarlRock Fair point. The Marketing Heads would have probably done some research and would have some kind of reasoning, however convoluted that may be. Cheerio!
@@MinisterOfAffairs Perhaps they are targeting young people generally, as well as Tamils and other groups who do not use Devanagari. Young people probably have a lot of exposure to the Roman alphabet from school and online.
I can really see that India is progressing in a big way from your videos. It’s bittersweet, because India’s retention of what’s “authentically Indian” is something I take comfort in when compared to the rapid transformation of society, culture, infrastructure etc we see practically everywhere nowadays. But whatever is best for the people of India.
@@PeterKane379 yeah between the improvements in infrastructure and uptick in Western multinationals entering the Indian market, sure seems that way. Digital India is making tracks also. If you have some salty alternative perspective, then good luck with that 🧂🤷🏼♂️
We really don’t like the western multinationals.. we didn’t mind ALSO having them but what they do when they enter is they buy up the local competition and we lose Indian products. When lays entered they bought out Uncle Chipps which used to be the tastiest potato chips. When Pepsi came they bought out Parle cold drinks so all our childhood brands of soda were gone. Outlets like 7-11 affect the street vendors and small tea/snack shops and drive up prices. It’s nice to have the variety of foreign brands but they don’t play fair.
@@globalcitizenn that’s fair. In a roundabout way I did allude that continued development comes at the expense of India’s traditions in my initial comment. I’m with you, I want the Everyman to prosper and am not a fan of such takeovers. Like many things in India, these changes are immensely complicated.
Nothing unique. Every country from China to Phillippines has the franchisees catering to local tastes. the only unique thing is HOW GRAVE the COLONIAL hangover is that we see this as 'progress'
I think a lot of companies could learn a lot from 7-Eleven in how they have approached their international expansions from a marketing perspective. They have adjusted 7-Eleven very much to the local markets they enter, so that a 7-Eleven in Japan is very different from an Indian, and Indian very different from Norwegian etc. not saying its a quality place, but they are good at adjusting things to local markets.
same could be said about Mcdonald's too. Although last time I visited Kolkata I couldn't see any McDonald's anymore, probably due to some licensing issue in West Bengal or something. The best McDonald's I have had is on the way to Shirdi from Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport.
@@tenidas7064 Not only Kolkata, but they had a long standing issue in all their stores in North & East India. Mcd actually has two different franchise partners in India, one for West & South India, and another for North & East India (a legacy issue since single brand retail until recently was not allowed more than 51% FDI. Hence all the global players who entered in 90s & 2000s had to partner with a local player & since then many successful ones, including Mcd, have kept the partnerships intact although they can now legally own 100% for better understanding of local market). That is also why they have many different offering in both these markets. Anyway, Mcd had no dispute with their partner in West & South India markets, and hence there was no impact in these regions. But they ran into a dispute with their original partner for North & East India, and after months of drama, they had to break off the partnership & have recently onboarded a new partner. That's why so many stores ran into issues & have been shut down in North & East India. But now they are reopening/expanding rapidly in the region.
7-Eleven was fairly popular in London in the 80's and early 90's and then they disappeared. I always remember them being more expensive from the other shops and you'd only go in when the other shops were closed or you went in specificity for a Slurpee
The Hindi speaking YOUNG & UPPER MIDDLE CLASS crowd has always had their Mobile Phones in English all their lives which is their target market. So yeah, a young Hindi speaking person of today has probably written way more Hindi texts in Latin script than in the original Devnagri script. (Including me)
@@paulmorais476 Anyone who understands Hindi and the Latin script can perfectly read it. :) (Which due to mobile phones being in english is equivalent to hundreds of millions of people)
India has a very healthy food culture but unfortunately the marketing by western fast food giants is strong and we are losing a lot of the local food vendors. In the 90s, there would be a stall selling freshly squeezed fruit juice made in front of you at every street corner, now they’ve all but disappeared and there’s Pepsi everywhere
Not because of anyone's conscious decision for the sake of public health, rather because of poor design/plan resulting in a minuscule outlet with no capacity for a wide inventory.
Where we’re at in the US 7-Eleven stores have eliminated the sitting areas for the most part unless they’re existing holdover stores from earlier times. I can’t recall seeing one with a seating area for a very long time. Where we are in the western US, Maverik stores have really given 7-Eleven a run for their money with bigger locations, much better and fresher food, a full-blown bakery/kitchen, and most of the new ones have a Cinnabon mini store inside as well.
Dear Karl, Thumbs up is not the Indian version of Pepsi. It is in fact an original soft drink from India which became a subsidiary of the Coca Cola company when it was bought out by it.
There's a convenience store chain called 24x7 usually situated at gas stations with pre packaged sandwiches, wraps etc. Which you can heat up at the counter. They stock more western assorted foods. Actually probably the most westernized supermarket i've seen in India, even compared to the giants like Big Bazar, Smart Bazar, Reliance etc ..
Ow, this store is in Navi Mumbai sorry. They're not in Delhi yet as far as I know. I think they're running some kind of trial in Navi Mumbai, because I never say 7-Eleven anywhere else either. I guess it'll go country-wide one day. 24-Seven is the store in Delhi, it's great too.
@@KarlRock okay! You probably even said Mumbai in your video. I just watched a video where you were in Delhi and for some reason just assumed this was Delhi too.
@@KarlRock Hi karl, ive actually been to that store cz i like live in navi mumbai and that coming soon section is actually alchoholic beverages. Love the videos!
I think what Karl is doing is informing foreign tourists how beautiful India is. Whith the small conversions that he does from Rupees to USD I'm sure a lot of foreigners are going to soon want to visit India. Thank you for promoting tourism in India Karl lot's of Love for you and Manisha Tai.❤
American here! I live in New Jersey very close to New York City. The hot food in India looks a lot better than here. The hot food here is mainly microwaved, although a lot of locations now have a Pizza oven. The pizza here is cheap and edible, but not great. There are no seats in 711 here. The snack selection here is bigger. There are a lot more cold drinks. The hot drinks here are comparable, but self serve. 711 sells a ton of coffee here in the US. Most people here in New Jersey go to 711 for drinks, a quick snack, and tobacco products.
It's really interesting seeing 7-Eleven in India. I go there almost every day here in Japan. I feel like the store looks more like a US 7-Eleven than what I'm used to though. Here convenience stores carry a lot more general goods apartment from drinks and snacks though having pretty good quality food is similar to here though the menu is completely different of course. Also, with the writing stuff in English, I wonder if it is done in India for the same here it's done in Japan. Basically companies just do it because English is seen as stylish because it's foreign, so a lot of places will go out of there way to use a lot of English in logos and advertising especially if it is tangentially related to something foreign.
Food items in each country 7/11 store differ based on local tastes and preferences like in japan sandwiches are a 7/11 specialty, egg sandwiches etc. those items they don’t sell in america, the taste will be different in other markets even if it’s the same category product
The only thing didn't like was not having a slurppy machine. But the store had everything else! And 2 people can eat for$1.50 American! Omg I $60.00 American for 3 people to eat! Lol maybe next time we should go to India for lunch or dinner. ❤❤ love the vlog Karl. 😊😊😊
Slurpees were called “Slush” in India and weren’t very popular when they were launched in the 90s. If you ever have an ice gola (snow cone flavoured with multitude of syrups and spices) on the street in India you’ll understand why.. compared to local Indian food, it’s very basic & underwhelming and boring, basically.
Hi Karl- Although originally American, 7 Eleven is a wholly-owned Japanese for nearly 20 years, hence the great variety of quality products and success abroad..
it’s American owned but some foreigners have franchise stores in their country- why is Japanese always trying to claim things that are not theirs. They did this to China (literally copied their culture right down to the writing/characters), now they’re trying to claim ownership to 7-11? 😂 what’s next, they created English as well?
7-Eleven is a Japanese company. Originally Texan, but bought out after borrowing their business model and really kicking off Japan’s excellent convenience store industry.
7-eleven in overseas looks like something one has to try. In USA it’s just about drinks and packaged snacks. This one looks amazing to try just like what I have heard about the ones in Japan
Kudos to you Karl for this video! This 7-Eleven in Maha is much nicer than many in the US, even though the US has Slurpees. The hot food selection is outstanding as are the very reasonable prices. This will be a very successful venture for 7-Eleven in Bharat. A place that caters to students who don't have a lot of money, that serves tasty well-made cheap food with seating and take away, and A/C will be a win=win! Hi Manisha! Thanks!
Hey Karl, The 7-Eleven’s in Oregon has no sitting area because they want folks to move on their way to make room for more customers. The alcohol section is full of milk, beer, soda, water and Gatorade. The register area has energy drinks for days and the hot food machine. There is a travel size wall with aspirin, Tylenol, Motrin, mouthwash & other necessities. It’s so cool to see the differences in India vs Japan vs USA. Thanks for the tour. The language should appeal to the majority population so if folks cannot read the store info as you mentioned, I don’t get that either.
Most city folks in India study in English medium schools so are more comfortable reading the English alphabet.. in rural areas you’ll find more of the local script. Also English kind of signifies status in India.. an unfortunate remnant of colonial rule
I grew up with 7-11 in Jersey. To me, they are known for the Slurpee, the hot dogs on the roller machine, snacks & soft drinks. We didn't have any seating areas. Later, the one near my work had more lunchtime foods that you heated in the microwave there. But I would go over and get a cappuccino with a shot of peppermint hot chocolate in it.
The US version of 7-Eleven that we have in New Mexico is called 7-2-11 . I don't know if it's a totally different company (it looks like a knockoff), but the stores are all very small , much smaller than this store in India with less choices , I am jealous of that store's offerings .. The only hot food that 7-2-11 offers are hotdogs and they do have a slurpee-type machine .
The seven eleven here is operated by reliance group(company of Mukesh Ambani ) the reason its small is india doesn't have on the way snack culture people don't need store 24/7 accept pharmacy and space is major problem here , seven eleven is only in Mumbai and the property rates are as comparable to new york or chicago
@@rohanb2711 yes this is probably biggest in Mumbai the one near western express Highway is literally like one room big and near garware chowk it's the same
24Sevens in Delhi/Punjab have a huge variety of drinks/products right now including imported and foreign brands you commonly won't see on every shop but I'm sure 7-eleven will grow bigger.
I came to know about 7 eleven when I came to Australia from India last year. As a student, it's our go-to place to grab a hot chocolate/coffee/snack, it's really good to see that now it's open in India as well.
I'd say in comparison to our 7-elevens in the US, it seems small, specially in selections. There are smaller 7-elevens in the US, but usually contain most the same items. The only real difference is the 7-elevens here don't really have all that much in hot foods and offers beer, wine and cigarettes. It's more of a convenience store. Heck most locations also have gambling- lotto tickets and scratchers. I'll say you always find the oddest of people at 7-elevens....least in California...maybe just Orange County/LA. Real sketchy people. XD
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It's written in hinglish because a lot of Indians who speak Hindi cannot read Hindi. For instance my mother tongue is Urdu, writing in Hindi English helps people like me
I work at 7/11 in Denmark. Here it is completely different. Super expensive No seating Not so great food and not much variety. But service is super fast. And most of the stores are near train station or inside station. If 7/11 in India would keep up those prices and quality they will kill competition. I would love to try when I am back :)
7-Eleven look like they regionalise very well, the Japanese ones look amazing. I'd like them to come to the UK and fix the fairly bland options most similar shops have buit they'd adopt the trend here and be same only a tiny bit better I think xD
At 5:10 - I actually appreciate the Hindi words written in English. Though I can speak Hindi (I learned it by speaking with my friends and cousins from Mumbai), reading and writing takes a bit of time. Considering it is written in English, it makes it lot easier.
From the things you've reviewed in this video, I think 7-Eleven have got their pricing right. A chai for 10 rupees being on the menu will bring in customers definitely., it's good for the college students as well. Would be good to see it here in Delhi NCR as well.
They always start cheap coz they have to compete with street vendors but once you’re hooked to the ambience and convenience, they’ll hike up the price.
7-Eleven I only knew from my time in the province of Ontario, Canada. I have not been in Ontario for a number of years now so it may be different at their locations now. It was at that time in Ontario more of a convenience store or Gas station with some hot and cold foods available. There was no seating then. You could only buy the convenience foods to go. Many 7 Eleven locations sold gasoline in a mutual co operation with a local gas company
Pretty much identical to the 7/11s here in Canada, even a lot of the same brands. And here, the hot food is usually pizza, wings, taquitos, wedge fries, I think I saw meatballs once lol... At least that's how all the ones I've seen in West Canada are. Seats are pretty rare but I've seen em in a couple.
Karl , the American 711 here nowhere comes close to what they have in India. The fresh food looks amazing. I didn’t even know 711 is in India until I saw your video. When I visit India next time, I am definitely checking out a 711. Now I need to search online and see there is one in Bangalore.
Karl: The tea looks great. Proceeds drinking her coffee and spitting it back into the cup. And I thought drinking my coffee while watching Karl should be safe.
Looks nicer than the ones in Canada. Yummy looking food. I had Thumbs Up cola in Canada but didn't pick up on the Pepsi colors until you pointed it out, funny since Thumbs Up is owned by Coca-Cola. I like Thumbs up much better than Limca. As for the ending, I trained two Indian workers recently, they are the same as everyone else, always working hard when the boss is looking. lol
That 7/11 is bigger than most 7/11s here in the Philippines. Besides that, shout out to the guy who visited Pakistan and had a great experience to share. Peace to all.
as a mcom student bro i guess the reason for the hindi words in english letters in the store is becuz ....local desi people(mostly public) prefer other outlets which are already there , and by looking at these english written hindi words , its target customers must be mainly youth, who have awareness about this brand in us which makes them exited to tryout, who prefer bit fancy food and can read hindi words in english alphabets
Bro but could you explain something to me. If they want to attract "younger" crowd you are more interested and exposed to English why don't they just write everything in English? Why are they using Hindi with Latin alphabet, either go all the way or don't do it at all.
@@BFF.Studios Bro don't you go to school to learn these things? I know maybe writing is a bit difficult but reading shouldn't be that bad to understand. Either way devanagari is pretty easy to learn I'm from the US and I've been learning it with relative ease. I also feel like being exposed to actual devanagari in real life can help people learn the script instead of this latin hindi bullshit.
@@BFF.Studios Yeah i get that but texting is different from just reading a sign though. It doesn't take much effort to read in Devanagari if you already know it.
We have "24 Seven" stores in India which are like the Indian version of 7-Eleven where we have lot of options of drinks and snacks and also we can get some readymade snacks there
Been to 7 eleven in Thailand and in Singapore they do have good selection of items,they are yet to expand here in India .Currently 711 is owned by Reliance group in india .In Thailand one can get atleast 4-5 shops within a radius of 1/2 km
Karl, you were in my neighborhood! Welcome to Vashi, Navi Mumbai. So happy to see this video and the both of you here. In my very biased opinion, the best city in India. 😅 I hope you had a good time here. They use roman script because most people in cities, atleast their target audience is not very good at reading Devnagari. Sad, but it is what it is.
maharashrian script is not exactly same as Hindi- Devanagari script. In india many could speak and understand Hindi but can’t read Devanagari. So mostly outside Hindi belt ( MP, UP, chatishgadh etc) and in south Hindi is written in English script which many can read and understand
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Awesome video, but why would you go all the way to 7/11 for an Upma and snacks? You can get that in the breakfast menu of any veg restaurant...🤣But glad you guys enjoyed it..
actually even though the maharashtrians can read hindi scrips, many people like me can't read the hindi scrips but can well understand the language when spoken..I am a bengali and there are people from many parts of India who go to maharashtra for work.. English alphabets help us understand 😊 edit - i noticed you've mentioned that many native people can't understand because of English alphabets. In that case dual scrips would be helpful. It's not practical for people speaking such diverse languages all over india to learn hindi scrips considering they already know their their mother tongue plus english and can speak and understand spoken hindi..
@@Anup_sk23 i know it's called Devanagari scripts, i called it hindi script to differentiate it from bengali script because even though they have same roots, they are pretty different to read.
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I think for many, from a practical perspective, writing in Roman letters over Devnagri is easier as most keyboards support Roman letters. Even when you want to type in Devnagri on the phone, for example, most of us use the standard keyboard with Roman alphabets. Frankly, I have never used a Devnagri keyboard, even when the end typed result is in Devnagri...
Hi. Seven elevens are owned by a Japanese company , I think? The stores in the US will have some stuff strewn on the floor sometimes, and the area just outside the door will have a sticky feel on the soles of your shoes.. the result of multiple spilt slushies . Not one 7 11 has failed the sticky slushy on your shoe soles test !
Back in the days when non-smart phone prevailed in indian market and sms package where relatively better priced, we communicated through text messages, but the issue was, we were comfortable in hindi and keypad was in english only, so we tried writting hindi words using english letters. We created jugaad to overcome keypad issue. Thats how it now revolved that you see today.
Our 7-Elevens in Australia sell petrol and you can't sit down. We have all the usual snack and drink type options that are fairly cheap. I really like the Indian one though!!!
@@AmitKumar-je7rn Totally serious. They usually have the cheapest petrol or you can lock in a price. While you are there you may as well get a snack!!! The Indian one has way cheaper food though!!!
5:15 while most of the India can speak decent to alright-ish hindi not all are comfortable reading Hindi (devnagari ), even the hindi texts on phone by the native hindi speakers are mostly typed in english because hindi came to keyboards quite late and there's a learning curve to typing in Hindi, typing "hinglish" is just more faster and convenient. hence hinglish has become the norm when it comes to reading especially in metropolitans where there could be many people who can only speak/understand Hindi and not exactly read/write Hindi (devnagari script) 😊. hope that was a good enough explanation.
This is definitely not like a U.S. 7-11, it has the logo however it is like an entire different store. It’s too bad they didn’t at least have slurpees, I think they would be a big hit in India as well as world wide. So yummy and cooling during the very hot tiles of year:) They even have some low to no sugar flavored slurpees in the US.
Slurpees were launched in India in the 90s.. they were called Slush locally.. they didn’t take off. They were expensive and boring for the price when you can have a multitude of many flavoured cooling treats on the street like ice gola, jal jeera, nimbu soda, kulfi, sherbet & stuff. Also ice is not very popular in India as most people avoid it for health reasons. I was actually surprised how much ice people consume in a cold country like the USA, I would imagine it would be the opposite.
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Have you tried 7-Eleven? What'd you think? Up in Delhi, we have 24-Seven 😅, but 7-Eleven is a winner with their hot food & chai.
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Why is it called 7/11? And not 9/11? (Just a joke don't take it seriously pls)
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The reason why Hindi is written in English is for people like me, who is a Tamilian, who has informally learned to speak Hindi but never had the opportunity to formally learn Hindi (reading/writing). This is the case with many of the non native Hindi speaking population in India. Inclusivity. It is a good thing.
But then my Hindi medium family members can't read the signs, even though they're written in their language 🤷♂️ It's like writing Tamil in English, but what if that Tamilian person can't read English. Devanagari is very easy to learn to read. It only took me a week.
@@KarlRock Fair point. The Marketing Heads would have probably done some research and would have some kind of reasoning, however convoluted that may be. Cheerio!
@@KarlRock Karl, your knowledge of India is very commendable. Hope to meet you someday friend.
@@MinisterOfAffairs Actually, someone just explained it well. They use Hindi written in English to appeal to their target market.
@@MinisterOfAffairs Perhaps they are targeting young people generally, as well as Tamils and other groups who do not use Devanagari. Young people probably have a lot of exposure to the Roman alphabet from school and online.
I can really see that India is progressing in a big way from your videos. It’s bittersweet, because India’s retention of what’s “authentically Indian” is something I take comfort in when compared to the rapid transformation of society, culture, infrastructure etc we see practically everywhere nowadays.
But whatever is best for the people of India.
@@PeterKane379 yeah between the improvements in infrastructure and uptick in Western multinationals entering the Indian market, sure seems that way. Digital India is making tracks also.
If you have some salty alternative perspective, then good luck with that 🧂🤷🏼♂️
We really don’t like the western multinationals.. we didn’t mind ALSO having them but what they do when they enter is they buy up the local competition and we lose Indian products. When lays entered they bought out Uncle Chipps which used to be the tastiest potato chips. When Pepsi came they bought out Parle cold drinks so all our childhood brands of soda were gone. Outlets like 7-11 affect the street vendors and small tea/snack shops and drive up prices. It’s nice to have the variety of foreign brands but they don’t play fair.
@@globalcitizenn that’s fair. In a roundabout way I did allude that continued development comes at the expense of India’s traditions in my initial comment.
I’m with you, I want the Everyman to prosper and am not a fan of such takeovers. Like many things in India, these changes are immensely complicated.
@globalcitizenn, not only western multinational,even big Indian corporates does this,they eliminate small fishes.
Nothing unique. Every country from China to Phillippines has the franchisees catering to local tastes.
the only unique thing is HOW GRAVE the COLONIAL hangover is that we see this as 'progress'
Those kids were very nice. Great to see. Kids in America are something else entirely.
In canada they would prob try and set it on fire least the kids where i live.
Indian kids are extremely respectful to elders. It's part of the culture. I was never so respectful as a kiddo 😅 I was a ratbag.
What do you mean by something else with American kids
Most are, they learn discipline in schools. Though in big cities you will find schools where kids control the school and not the other way around.
@@akash_bardhanthey got guns some are rude ready to rob you real quick
I think a lot of companies could learn a lot from 7-Eleven in how they have approached their international expansions from a marketing perspective. They have adjusted 7-Eleven very much to the local markets they enter, so that a 7-Eleven in Japan is very different from an Indian, and Indian very different from Norwegian etc. not saying its a quality place, but they are good at adjusting things to local markets.
same could be said about Mcdonald's too. Although last time I visited Kolkata I couldn't see any McDonald's anymore, probably due to some licensing issue in West Bengal or something. The best McDonald's I have had is on the way to Shirdi from Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport.
Yes, to steal custom from locals! Many lives ruined all over the world by these chains.
@@tenidas7064 Not only Kolkata, but they had a long standing issue in all their stores in North & East India. Mcd actually has two different franchise partners in India, one for West & South India, and another for North & East India (a legacy issue since single brand retail until recently was not allowed more than 51% FDI. Hence all the global players who entered in 90s & 2000s had to partner with a local player & since then many successful ones, including Mcd, have kept the partnerships intact although they can now legally own 100% for better understanding of local market). That is also why they have many different offering in both these markets.
Anyway, Mcd had no dispute with their partner in West & South India markets, and hence there was no impact in these regions. But they ran into a dispute with their original partner for North & East India, and after months of drama, they had to break off the partnership & have recently onboarded a new partner. That's why so many stores ran into issues & have been shut down in North & East India. But now they are reopening/expanding rapidly in the region.
7-Eleven was fairly popular in London in the 80's and early 90's and then they disappeared. I always remember them being more expensive from the other shops and you'd only go in when the other shops were closed or you went in specificity for a Slurpee
Seven Eleven stores in India are basically launched by Reliance.
A 7 Eleven without a Slurpee machine is like a McDonalds without a Big Mac!
No McDonald's in India sells the big mac.
Bro you have to sell things according the local culture
@@rollsroyce4249 yeah but they have maharaja mac idiot
American 7 eleven is great.
Well there's no beef in a Slurpee to offend anyone and cool drinks usually sell pretty well in India 😉
Love the music! The Indian drinking coffee and the foreigner drinking chai! Love it! Yeah i miss a lot of the American drinks here in India.
Cuz karl is more indian than many indians 😅
The Hindi speaking YOUNG & UPPER MIDDLE CLASS crowd has always had their Mobile Phones in English all their lives which is their target market. So yeah, a young Hindi speaking person of today has probably written way more Hindi texts in Latin script than in the original Devnagri script. (Including me)
Good analysis. I think you're right, it's for their target market.
Bang on!!
Now, those who understand Hindi can't read it, and those who read English won't have a clue! Language confusion level: expert.
@@paulmorais476 Anyone who understands Hindi and the Latin script can perfectly read it. :)
(Which due to mobile phones being in english is equivalent to hundreds of millions of people)
Plus most people write hindi/marathi messages in latin script when sending receiving messages on social media, whatsapp etc.
From an health perspective USA has a lot to learn from this store.
Like making the soda section MUCH smaller :-)
India has a very healthy food culture but unfortunately the marketing by western fast food giants is strong and we are losing a lot of the local food vendors. In the 90s, there would be a stall selling freshly squeezed fruit juice made in front of you at every street corner, now they’ve all but disappeared and there’s Pepsi everywhere
Japanese 7-11 stores have various kinds of unsweetened bottled tea (green tea, hojicha etc) instead of soda.
Not because of anyone's conscious decision for the sake of public health, rather because of poor design/plan resulting in a minuscule outlet with no capacity for a wide inventory.
Where we’re at in the US 7-Eleven stores have eliminated the sitting areas for the most part unless they’re existing holdover stores from earlier times. I can’t recall seeing one with a seating area for a very long time.
Where we are in the western US, Maverik stores have really given 7-Eleven a run for their money with bigger locations, much better and fresher food, a full-blown bakery/kitchen, and most of the new ones have a Cinnabon mini store inside as well.
Dear Karl, Thumbs up is not the Indian version of Pepsi. It is in fact an original soft drink from India which became a subsidiary of the Coca Cola company when it was bought out by it.
There's a convenience store chain called 24x7 usually situated at gas stations with pre packaged sandwiches, wraps etc. Which you can heat up at the counter. They stock more western assorted foods. Actually probably the most westernized supermarket i've seen in India, even compared to the giants like Big Bazar, Smart Bazar, Reliance etc ..
I was going to write about 24x7. In Delhi is a big hit. They also sell wine and Haywards
Fun fact: 7 Eleven is actually owned by a Japanese company so that is why they are so good at respecting and adapting to the local culture.
Japs are the most rasist people out there.
It has nothing to do with being Japanese. McDonalds does the same, different foods in different countries - some places offer rice for example.
Bata does the same😂
actually it’s mixed japanese and US joint venture
@@mephistosprincipium Wrong, it used to be that. Now the US subsidiary is wholly owned by Seven & I Holdings Japan.
Wow! I had no idea 7 11 was in Delhi. When i first discovered 24 seven it was love at first sight! 😁
Ow, this store is in Navi Mumbai sorry. They're not in Delhi yet as far as I know. I think they're running some kind of trial in Navi Mumbai, because I never say 7-Eleven anywhere else either. I guess it'll go country-wide one day. 24-Seven is the store in Delhi, it's great too.
@@KarlRock okay! You probably even said Mumbai in your video. I just watched a video where you were in Delhi and for some reason just assumed this was Delhi too.
@@JohnInIndia7 it’s ok, don’t worry 🙏
@@KarlRock Hi karl, ive actually been to that store cz i like live in navi mumbai and that coming soon section is actually alchoholic beverages.
Love the videos!
I went to Mumbai 6 months ago, and they have a 7-Eleven in Mumbai as well. I guess they are trialing there, was surprised to say the least.
I think what Karl is doing is informing foreign tourists how beautiful India is. Whith the small conversions that he does from Rupees to USD I'm sure a lot of foreigners are going to soon want to visit India.
Thank you for promoting tourism in India Karl lot's of Love for you and Manisha Tai.❤
No, India does not look appealing to me at all. I think the caste system is stupid, too many scammers and unhygenic place overall
Its still a 3rd world country with no real toilets .... no thanks
Beautiful lol. It's a dirty and disgusting place full of rapist.
Not really before he got deported he only defamed india for views
when was this?@@Elisa9395-y4z
American here! I live in New Jersey very close to New York City. The hot food in India looks a lot better than here. The hot food here is mainly microwaved, although a lot of locations now have a Pizza oven. The pizza here is cheap and edible, but not great. There are no seats in 711 here. The snack selection here is bigger. There are a lot more cold drinks. The hot drinks here are comparable, but self serve. 711 sells a ton of coffee here in the US. Most people here in New Jersey go to 711 for drinks, a quick snack, and tobacco products.
It's really interesting seeing 7-Eleven in India. I go there almost every day here in Japan. I feel like the store looks more like a US 7-Eleven than what I'm used to though. Here convenience stores carry a lot more general goods apartment from drinks and snacks though having pretty good quality food is similar to here though the menu is completely different of course.
Also, with the writing stuff in English, I wonder if it is done in India for the same here it's done in Japan. Basically companies just do it because English is seen as stylish because it's foreign, so a lot of places will go out of there way to use a lot of English in logos and advertising especially if it is tangentially related to something foreign.
Food items in each country 7/11 store differ based on local tastes and preferences like in japan sandwiches are a 7/11 specialty, egg sandwiches etc. those items they don’t sell in america, the taste will be different in other markets even if it’s the same category product
The only thing didn't like was not having a slurppy machine. But the store had everything else! And 2 people can eat for$1.50 American! Omg I $60.00 American for 3 people to eat! Lol maybe next time we should go to India for lunch or dinner. ❤❤ love the vlog Karl. 😊😊😊
Thanks! Come to India soon and enjoy.
Maybe they will add it later because the store isn't fully open yet or maybe as they exapnd and open more stores in India they might consider it
@@d_pratik1I mean that's the strategy
Slurpees were called “Slush” in India and weren’t very popular when they were launched in the 90s. If you ever have an ice gola (snow cone flavoured with multitude of syrups and spices) on the street in India you’ll understand why.. compared to local Indian food, it’s very basic & underwhelming and boring, basically.
nice! We just got back from India and didn't see any 7-Elevens... but they are EVERYWHERE in Thailand. Cool to see!
Very tough competition here ... every big company (local and multinationals) trying to buy another lossmaker company by hook or crook 😂😂😂
Hey , I think the 7-11 is in the starting stages and hasn't started expansion.
Hi Karl- Although originally American, 7 Eleven is a wholly-owned Japanese for nearly 20 years, hence the great variety of quality products and success abroad..
it’s American owned but some foreigners have franchise stores in their country- why is Japanese always trying to claim things that are not theirs. They did this to China (literally copied their culture right down to the writing/characters), now they’re trying to claim ownership to 7-11? 😂 what’s next, they created English as well?
7-Eleven is a Japanese company. Originally Texan, but bought out after borrowing their business model and really kicking off Japan’s excellent convenience store industry.
@@AR-qf7su Pakistan will never buy Toyota but 7 eleven is bought by a Japanese Company
I'm happy for this!! I want one in my City!!! 🥰
I was expecting the slushy and hot dogs 😅 also the nice instant coffee ☕
@@NanaIndiaVlogswhich city you are from ?
I grew up in California and have never seen a 7-Eleven with seating of any kind, in my 51 years.
7-eleven in overseas looks like something one has to try. In USA it’s just about drinks and packaged snacks. This one looks amazing to try just like what I have heard about the ones in Japan
Kudos to you Karl for this video! This 7-Eleven in Maha is much nicer than many in the US, even though the US has Slurpees. The hot food selection is outstanding as are the very reasonable prices. This will be a very successful venture for 7-Eleven in Bharat. A place that caters to students who don't have a lot of money, that serves tasty well-made cheap food with seating and take away, and A/C will be a win=win! Hi Manisha! Thanks!
Hey Karl, The 7-Eleven’s in Oregon has no sitting area because they want folks to move on their way to make room for more customers. The alcohol section is full of milk, beer, soda, water and Gatorade. The register area has energy drinks for days and the hot food machine. There is a travel size wall with aspirin, Tylenol, Motrin, mouthwash & other necessities. It’s so cool to see the differences in India vs Japan vs USA. Thanks for the tour. The language should appeal to the majority population so if folks cannot read the store info as you mentioned, I don’t get that either.
Actually while texting each other we always type hindi or other indian languages using english letters
So its very common😅
Most city folks in India study in English medium schools so are more comfortable reading the English alphabet.. in rural areas you’ll find more of the local script. Also English kind of signifies status in India.. an unfortunate remnant of colonial rule
I grew up with 7-11 in Jersey. To me, they are known for the Slurpee, the hot dogs on the roller machine, snacks & soft drinks. We didn't have any seating areas. Later, the one near my work had more lunchtime foods that you heated in the microwave there. But I would go over and get a cappuccino with a shot of peppermint hot chocolate in it.
I need to watch these videos after having a meal. He makes them sound delicious and I instantly get cravings haha 😁
I grew up an army brat back in the day and observed that the armed forces handed out manuals in 'Hinglish'!! :-)
Very Reasonable prices. Didn't expect the food to be that reasonable
Yeah, it’s unbelievable considering the quality. I wonder if it’s just a test and that they’d need to increase prices later.
The US version of 7-Eleven that we have in New Mexico is called 7-2-11 . I don't know if it's a totally different company (it looks like a knockoff), but the stores are all very small , much smaller than this store in India with less choices , I am jealous of that store's offerings .. The only hot food that 7-2-11 offers are hotdogs and they do have a slurpee-type machine .
The seven eleven here is operated by reliance group(company of Mukesh Ambani ) the reason its small is india doesn't have on the way snack culture people don't need store 24/7 accept pharmacy and space is major problem here , seven eleven is only in Mumbai and the property rates are as comparable to new york or chicago
I've gone to 7/11s in Aus and Singapore and this is bigger/as big as most I've been to
@@rohanb2711 yes this is probably biggest in Mumbai the one near western express Highway is literally like one room big and near garware chowk it's the same
24Sevens in Delhi/Punjab have a huge variety of drinks/products right now including imported and foreign brands you commonly won't see on every shop but I'm sure 7-eleven will grow bigger.
I had always assumed India always had 7-Elevens. In the US, the majority of them are owned by Indian families
lol...btw good logic😂
7-Elevens have been open here in Mumbai, India for like 2-3 years now. Where in live rn, i have two 7-Eleven stores just at 15min walking distance
@@pratikpatil6160 Kharghar?
@@depressed_avocado9831 yeah lmao
@@pratikpatil6160 sec 10? 😭😭 same tho
I first moved to Navi Mumbai 3 months ago, 7-Eleven helped a lot...What a great concept
Also, I got beers from here.
I came to know about 7 eleven when I came to Australia from India last year. As a student, it's our go-to place to grab a hot chocolate/coffee/snack, it's really good to see that now it's open in India as well.
ayo same story, i came to sydney in 2018 as a student and im glad its open in india too now!
zinnia Sharma ? what kind of name is that I never heard indian girl naming their name Zinnia
You name is so cool
Definitely want to try the snacks here…also we want slurpy stations in India too!
I love seeing all the different 7-Eleven's around the world. Cheers, Karl!
I learn more about my country by watching you than actually living in it.
I'd say in comparison to our 7-elevens in the US, it seems small, specially in selections. There are smaller 7-elevens in the US, but usually contain most the same items. The only real difference is the 7-elevens here don't really have all that much in hot foods and offers beer, wine and cigarettes. It's more of a convenience store. Heck most locations also have gambling- lotto tickets and scratchers. I'll say you always find the oddest of people at 7-elevens....least in California...maybe just Orange County/LA. Real sketchy people. XD
👆FACT!
Real
Some adjustments done here and there 👍
Reason is,in india you can't sell alcohol in public stores. They have seprate shops for whine which are permitted by government.
Many many convenience stores have alcohol section in India. Idk what you are talking about@@thedn3164
Hello U 2. It´s nice to see you walking the streets testing things. You meet some very polite youth 👍❤that tells us a lot about the people. You are looking good M 🤭🤭
It's written in hinglish because a lot of Indians who speak Hindi cannot read Hindi. For instance my mother tongue is Urdu, writing in Hindi English helps people like me
I see. But then non-English speakers like my mother-in-law can't read it 😅
@@KarlRock Yeah, True. & The Gen Z & Mills are proficient in English then they are in Hindi. Maybe that's their Target market
@@KarlRock then they should write in all the Indian dialects to make everybody happy
In America, there’s no 7-11 where you can sit down inside and chill. Not in the Bay Area, CA at least.
Wish we had those masala chips regularly here. The closest Indian grocery gets shipments here and there.
Useful walk through and commentary! Thanks.
I work at 7/11 in Denmark. Here it is completely different.
Super expensive
No seating
Not so great food and not much variety.
But service is super fast.
And most of the stores are near train station or inside station.
If 7/11 in India would keep up those prices and quality they will kill competition.
I would love to try when I am back :)
7-Eleven look like they regionalise very well, the Japanese ones look amazing. I'd like them to come to the UK and fix the fairly bland options most similar shops have buit they'd adopt the trend here and be same only a tiny bit better I think xD
At 5:10 - I actually appreciate the Hindi words written in English. Though I can speak Hindi (I learned it by speaking with my friends and cousins from Mumbai), reading and writing takes a bit of time. Considering it is written in English, it makes it lot easier.
Now, those who understand Hindi can't read it, and those who read English won't have a clue! Language confusion level: expert.
Rose or cardamom flavored drinks sound really good.
It's heaven, nothing like having a cold one in the hot afternoon
From the things you've reviewed in this video, I think 7-Eleven have got their pricing right. A chai for 10 rupees being on the menu will bring in customers definitely., it's good for the college students as well.
Would be good to see it here in Delhi NCR as well.
They always start cheap coz they have to compete with street vendors but once you’re hooked to the ambience and convenience, they’ll hike up the price.
Love that he knows Hindi ❤
7-Eleven I only knew from my time in the province of Ontario, Canada. I have not been in Ontario for a number of years now so it may be different at their locations now. It was at that time in Ontario more of a convenience store or Gas station with some hot and cold foods available. There was no seating then. You could only buy the convenience foods to go. Many 7 Eleven locations sold gasoline in a mutual co operation with a local gas company
I'm so glad that you guys made it to my hometown Navi Mumbai!
Pretty much identical to the 7/11s here in Canada, even a lot of the same brands. And here, the hot food is usually pizza, wings, taquitos, wedge fries, I think I saw meatballs once lol... At least that's how all the ones I've seen in West Canada are. Seats are pretty rare but I've seen em in a couple.
Ex British colonies have similar brands.. More or less.
love to the guy who has the Pakistani note
Karl , the American 711 here nowhere comes close to what they have in India. The fresh food looks amazing. I didn’t even know 711 is in India until I saw your video. When I visit India next time, I am definitely checking out a 711. Now I need to search online and see there is one in Bangalore.
Thats bcause u have never had the hot Non veg foodin 711,the chciken wings,pork and chciken is fantastic.
Karl: The tea looks great.
Proceeds drinking her coffee and spitting it back into the cup.
And I thought drinking my coffee while watching Karl should be safe.
I like how they have Lays American style sour cream and onion! 😂 as an American, they call sour cream and onion American style sour cream and onion 😊
3:04 I bought those same Magic Masala chips in Vancouver, Canada where there is a large population from India.
Looks nicer than the ones in Canada. Yummy looking food. I had Thumbs Up cola in Canada but didn't pick up on the Pepsi colors until you pointed it out, funny since Thumbs Up is owned by Coca-Cola. I like Thumbs up much better than Limca. As for the ending, I trained two Indian workers recently, they are the same as everyone else, always working hard when the boss is looking. lol
the story of how thumbs up came to be owned by coca cola is quite sad really.
That 7/11 is bigger than most 7/11s here in the Philippines. Besides that, shout out to the guy who visited Pakistan and had a great experience to share. Peace to all.
as a mcom student bro i guess the reason for the hindi words in english letters in the store is becuz ....local desi people(mostly public) prefer other outlets which are already there , and by looking at these english written hindi words , its target customers must be mainly youth, who have awareness about this brand in us which makes them exited to tryout, who prefer bit fancy food and can read hindi words in english alphabets
Ok but what does that have to do with u being mcom
@@SarbajeetBenJosephh That he is not an Idiot 😂😂😂
Bro but could you explain something to me. If they want to attract "younger" crowd you are more interested and exposed to English why don't they just write everything in English? Why are they using Hindi with Latin alphabet, either go all the way or don't do it at all.
@@BFF.Studios Bro don't you go to school to learn these things? I know maybe writing is a bit difficult but reading shouldn't be that bad to understand. Either way devanagari is pretty easy to learn I'm from the US and I've been learning it with relative ease. I also feel like being exposed to actual devanagari in real life can help people learn the script instead of this latin hindi bullshit.
@@BFF.Studios Yeah i get that but texting is different from just reading a sign though. It doesn't take much effort to read in Devanagari if you already know it.
Lovely episode with lots of authentic and spontaneous moments, love it. Much love ❤
can already tell this looks 10x better than a western 7-11 by a mile
That’s the cleanest place I’ve seen on ur videos
We have "24 Seven" stores in India which are like the Indian version of 7-Eleven where we have lot of options of drinks and snacks and also we can get some readymade snacks there
Can't believe I was not able to meet u when u were right here in Vashi, Navi Mumbai for this vlog damn!
Thanks for the review, much appreciated!
Been to 7 eleven in Thailand and in Singapore they do have good selection of items,they are yet to expand here in India .Currently 711 is owned by Reliance group in india .In Thailand one can get atleast 4-5 shops within a radius of 1/2 km
Thailand is a travel destination for many people too that's the major reason for that
Karl, you were in my neighborhood! Welcome to Vashi, Navi Mumbai. So happy to see this video and the both of you here. In my very biased opinion, the best city in India. 😅 I hope you had a good time here.
They use roman script because most people in cities, atleast their target audience is not very good at reading Devnagari. Sad, but it is what it is.
maharashrian script is not exactly same as Hindi- Devanagari script. In india many could speak and understand Hindi but can’t read Devanagari. So mostly outside Hindi belt ( MP, UP, chatishgadh etc) and in south Hindi is written in English script which many can read and understand
Nice shop. They should have more shops like these in India. Definitely 7 11 like in London Amazing!!!! and so clean
"Karl Rock, you've done it again! Your video featuring 7-Eleven in India has left me amazed. It's incredible to see how this global brand has adapted to the Indian market, offering unbelievable deals like a $1.50 meal for two. Your exploration and insights into the store's offerings and the convenience it brings to the Indian audience are both informative and entertaining. Keep up the fantastic work, Karl, and continue to bring us more fascinating discoveries from India! 🌭🥤🇮🇳".
Bruh why is this in double quotations ☠️
@@satoshiketchump
Awesome video, but why would you go all the way to 7/11 for an Upma and snacks? You can get that in the breakfast menu of any veg restaurant...🤣But glad you guys enjoyed it..
actually even though the maharashtrians can read hindi scrips, many people like me can't read the hindi scrips but can well understand the language when spoken..I am a bengali and there are people from many parts of India who go to maharashtra for work.. English alphabets help us understand 😊
edit - i noticed you've mentioned that many native people can't understand because of English alphabets. In that case dual scrips would be helpful. It's not practical for people speaking such diverse languages all over india to learn hindi scrips considering they already know their their mother tongue plus english and can speak and understand spoken hindi..
It's devnagari script not hindi script Marathi,Nepali and Hindi shares it and Sanskrit for the most part too but it's not Hindi script
@@Anup_sk23 i know it's called Devanagari scripts, i called it hindi script to differentiate it from bengali script because even though they have same roots, they are pretty different to read.
Thanks for the tour pewdiepie!!
That’s much bigger & nicer than here 😉
Edit:
They don’t bake their own goods here. They’re made elsewhere & delivered daily
Not unwrapping new things is a culture in India.
I've never seen a 7 Eleven THAT nice before.
i've never seen a 7-eleven with seats out here in CA. is that pretty common in other states/countries?
Theres a 7-11 in Mumbai.....😮😮😮😮😮 I just found out
Btw thank you for coming to our beloved Mumbai 💓 if you are there ,come to csmt . Its the biggest , explore that area and make a vlog. Tell everyone it was my idea. Its amazing
Very informative and interesting.
@Karl Rock Keep up the uploads, i want you to go to kerela for a week
Bitter gourd?
"Oh thats not my wife" ... ahhh that cracked me up beyond belief lol.
I think for many, from a practical perspective, writing in Roman letters over Devnagri is easier as most keyboards support Roman letters. Even when you want to type in Devnagri on the phone, for example, most of us use the standard keyboard with Roman alphabets. Frankly, I have never used a Devnagri keyboard, even when the end typed result is in Devnagri...
Now, those who understand Hindi can't read it, and those who read English won't have a clue! Language confusion level: expert.
Man 7-11 in India !
Now that is wild !
That was my fave joint as a kid. With the big gulps. Remember that ?
Hi. Seven elevens are owned by a Japanese company , I think? The stores in the US will have some stuff strewn on the floor sometimes, and the area just outside the door will have a sticky feel on the soles of your shoes.. the result of multiple spilt slushies . Not one 7 11 has failed the sticky slushy on your shoe soles test !
Love you Karl, but we love Manu more! 😊😊 Good review!
I've never been to 7 eleven but I'm quite surprised to see the pricing of snacks and especially Tea.
Karl did you buy sister the coffee back 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I like how calm and chill she is
That’s a pretty spacious 7 Eleven. In the USA 🇺🇸 7 Elevens don’t have seating. Kind of a get in and get the frick out operation.
Good to see you two together back in india.
7/11 here in canada has hotdogs and from the looks of it in india, it has samosas. adjusted for the mareket, as they should
Back in the days when non-smart phone prevailed in indian market and sms package where relatively better priced, we communicated through text messages, but the issue was, we were comfortable in hindi and keypad was in english only, so we tried writting hindi words using english letters. We created jugaad to overcome keypad issue.
Thats how it now revolved that you see today.
Looks like any local Indian store/eatery, but prices are competitive 👍
I like ur channel. You keep it simple. I like that.
Our 7-Elevens in Australia sell petrol and you can't sit down. We have all the usual snack and drink type options that are fairly cheap. I really like the Indian one though!!!
petrol! seriously?
@@AmitKumar-je7rn Totally serious. They usually have the cheapest petrol or you can lock in a price. While you are there you may as well get a snack!!! The Indian one has way cheaper food though!!!
5:15 while most of the India can speak decent to alright-ish hindi not all are comfortable reading Hindi (devnagari ), even the hindi texts on phone by the native hindi speakers are mostly typed in english because hindi came to keyboards quite late and there's a learning curve to typing in Hindi, typing "hinglish" is just more faster and convenient. hence hinglish has become the norm when it comes to reading especially in metropolitans where there could be many people who can only speak/understand Hindi and not exactly read/write Hindi (devnagari script) 😊. hope that was a good enough explanation.
I hope they have M&M's! . Very different to the normal 7/11. In SA🇿🇦 they are all gone.
I laughed so hard when she said “you spit into my coffee, you’re buying me another one!”
This is definitely not like a U.S. 7-11, it has the logo however it is like an entire different store. It’s too bad they didn’t at least have slurpees, I think they would be a big hit in India as well as world wide. So yummy and cooling during the very hot tiles of year:) They even have some low to no sugar flavored slurpees in the US.
Slurpees were launched in India in the 90s.. they were called Slush locally.. they didn’t take off. They were expensive and boring for the price when you can have a multitude of many flavoured cooling treats on the street like ice gola, jal jeera, nimbu soda, kulfi, sherbet & stuff. Also ice is not very popular in India as most people avoid it for health reasons. I was actually surprised how much ice people consume in a cold country like the USA, I would imagine it would be the opposite.
Hi Karl I just gotta say that your content is the best. I met you at Bangalore open air 2023! Keep sharing your wonderful travels with the world. God bless you and your family ✌️