@@sandvenexplorer and learn saying NO.... Install app Uber or Ola. Amazon or Flipkart for Indian product. Learn Bargaining too just make it below half of price of offer while shopping local streets except food or tea.
When we traveled to India last year we had to use the hospital system we found it to be top notch and very quick. People we tell about our experience in the hospitals in India seem very surprised by our experience. I think they think India is backward but they couldn’t be more wrong.
What is the criteria of being backward? India was the richest, wealthiest country till 1800 before European started invading and looting India. Europeans accidentally reached Americas during searching for shortest sea route to India because the main land route and sea route became expensive because of huge taxes by Islamic empires in between. Why Europeans were desperate to search shortest route to India! Because India was manufacturing almost everything till that time . India was in her classical Era in 9th century but Islamic invasions started temples , universities and libraries were destroyed by invaders. India is knowledge civilization of the world . Many mathematics, scientific , medicinal, philosophical work is attributed to Indian civilization. Christian Europe dark ages removed only because they started to come to India . They took books from India , translated them studied them and Galileo, Newton sort of people started to emerge. Europe consider its origin from Greek civilization and that Greek civilization only have 30,000 manuscripts that too mostly translation of Indian ancient knowledge works but India even after destruction of universities and libraries still have more than 10 million manuscripts. Conservatism was alien to India . Conservatism is the result of 1000 years of Islamic and European Victorian Christian rule in India. Europeans today think they are modern, liberal , rich etc but these things was existed in Europe even 100 years back.
chandan sinha I know that it isn’t backward I have seen how fantastic India is first hand, it’s the naive people that haven’t been there that think it is backward.
@@chaitisen1724 saree is professional, only in corporate offices formal dress are allowed, but in schools, collages, offices, govt. Jobs, flights all have saree as professional dress.
Hi Ivana, I enjoyed your comparisons. The Netherlands culture is on par with the UK in most examples that you gave. I do enjoy the Indian way of life and I can see why you chose to live there and I can't wait to spend more time in Indian.
The bank thing is due to various reasons. Like black money parking issues.. money laundering, terror funding... Etc... That's why banks enquire that much...
The security is big in India cause we hv became victims of terror attacks n number of times. Also we r in welcoming nature hence got looted by invaders thousand times in old times
80% population hinduism in india 54-50% totally vegitarion 30 eat few types of meat like fish, Egg, also some chicken. Very less meat only one time in one month .🤔👍👍.
80% Really 😱.....No😑 Its not now.....Huge conversions and other uncontrolled population growth of muslims....etc Its Less now another census gonna reveal the same....
Rightly said. In India we can get appointment and meet the doctor easily. .. I was surprised when when one of my friend from Korea made an appointment to meet a doctor one or two months ahead... That was something new for me as an Indian.
I really love this channel. Because you see India from the Indian Lens, but not the western Lens. Many of the Westerners either love or hate because they forget that, every culture and country have their nuances and looking from their own biases and lenses will just wash out the beauty of another country. I am very happy that all your views are very unbiased and wish India has more visitor like you, and as a Country, we develop for the better. Enjoy your new home. "Athidi Devo bhava"
This is a good video. I’m from Bangalore and I visited Netherlands this June. It was mind blowing. I too experienced the cultural differences. In Holland people are warm and friendly. And yes, privacy is something that really caught my eyes. 😊 People are unique in their own way. That is something that I loved ! ❤️ Love to visit again ✌️
I love the point you made about Indian clothing, especially for women. I was in India for 4 months in 2009 and the colors and designs and jewelry were a feast for my eyes. I even took to wearing salwar kameez (suits) and even saris ( a few times ). When I returned back to the States, the clothes seemed so blah. Everything utilitarian and black, gray or brown. I still incorporate more colors into my wardrobe after this experience. I hope Indians don't copy the western world and lose all this beauty in the future. I think the younger generation are quite fond of wearing western clothing now.
Hi! Actually the west is pretty invasive as well to non westerners. The schengen visa used to visit Europe requires one to submit bank statements for 3 months, income proof, travel and hotel itinerary for your entire stay, letters of invitation form the host country, letter from your employer giving you permission to travel etc. :)
True and I had to submit that for my Indian visa too. But if I want to open up a bank account this is all not necessary so it's more about daily life services rather than travel
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Ha, true. I live in the US, and I will have to give out social security number, which pretty much has all my details, stuff I wouldn't know about me to open a bank account! Haha! I am guessing it's a lot easier in the Netherlands? Love love Amsterdam btw!
My bank account here in Belgium is linked with my national Identity card here...which actually has all the info about me, from my date of birth to my income...and dont know what more! But then, they dont have access to my bank transactions, or how small my house is, or how big my garden is! lol
Hi the ceremonies that are performed when opening a shop or an office or even buying a new car are not necessarily religious. It is taking out the negative energy and mantras bring in the good thoughts and energy into the building or car. The concept of Hinduism is more a way of life than religious aspects.
Even, in banks some random guy would peep in to you account screen on computer and say why don't you invest in such and such investment scheme. They are not authorized to look into anyone's account.
Nice to see you describing the cultural differances in the Netherlands and India. As an Indian living in Belgium ( neighbour of the Netherlands), past many years...I totally agree with you about the healthcare system there in India is faster than here. Here I always have to make an appointment with my general medical practioner ? ( Huisdokter), then she/ he has to refer me to a specialist doctor in case of need. For example, for a dermatologist I had to wait 2 months before I got treatment for my skin allergy. I think, it is just due to lack of skilled to highly professionals here. Whereas in India, there plenty of docors, engineers, specialists, advocates, teachers, nurses and many more professonals.
Dear IV, Your blog is a revelation. There are several "foreign" bloggers making content on India. Yours stands out for the amount of information, authenticity of it, and lack of bias there in. Subbing. Best wishes and love from an Indian. Godspeed!
It's good to see you praising medical professionals and system here in India. But I am concerned about the future of Medical care in India. Violence against Doctors have sky-rocketed in India to a situation where A doctor has been beaten to death recently. If my country today don't learn to respect and value the talented medical professionals we have, I am afraid about the difficult times ahead. I also take this opportunity to request you too if any video or any post to raise awareness about the issue could be made because we immediately need to retrospect this. Thank you once again for the comparison :)
I agree with you about the Costumer sarvis of india But when you for the hospitality of people when they are invited you to there home at this time they will do everything to make yourself comfortable and they would do everything to make you feel special it's just amazing to explore people specially for me I love it. And personally for me I love to explore people like you....
@FirstPerson ofcourse regulations will be different in different countries and everything has pros and cons. When in India most of the official communications are done through messages or emails, in Europe you will find everything is via letter. When you are too much into online banking you will have higher chances or spam and fraud. On other hand wasting so much of paper for each and every communication is not good for environment and also it's a very slow process. So it doesn't make any sense to have an opinion which is good and which is bad. This video talks a lot about that only and there I have a problem.
For guys its a treat to see girls in a saree (on special occasions especially)... It goes well with girls with long and dark hair - probably you could make a video out of it... Yourself trying different sarees that you come across in your journey over time...
Just for Info :- Ola also cheats (e.g. :- 1)Estimate shown and actual amnt billed differ sometimes, 2) suppose Home to railway station is 300 bucks , railway station to home might be 350 or 380 or 450 bucks even through same route , they call it high demand high charges 3)cab available time shown will be 3 to 4 mins where as it may take 15 to 25 mins (some times not always) 4) in case of unavailibility of cab , estimates rates for the same ride will keep on growing as you search more.
i just shifted to Almere, Netherlands, just love this place so much and I am from Bangalore, I found this a bit different from India and came across this!
Dont get me started on OLA! Last month I was travelling to the other end of my city - a distance of 24 kms. They showed me a price of 380 rupees approx. I was like, okay cool. While getting down from the car, they told your bill is 1185 rupees. Why you ask? They told that your car went through some areas where demand was very high. So, your fare was "dynamically increased to adjust other fares of that area". After calling them next day, they were absolutely non-challant and rude. I wish them nothing but failure.
The 1st point is really reasonable. I never thought of it before. 2. Point is absolutely correct and should be considered if we want to compete globally.
I flatly refuse to give away my phone number at the grocery store. I had to go and complain to the corporate once when they insisted too much. Now they process my bill immediately after I refuse. Also I get a lot of spam calls too. I have started blocking the numbers and over a period of time calls have reduced. It does not help that India does not have voicemail service. No need to pick unknown calls. Let them go to VM. Call back if important.
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial : You can allow incoming calls and messages only from contacts, rest gets auto blocked. You can later check from the blocked call list and verify the number using TrueCaller app. True caller app also can be set as the default phone app.! If a spammer or scammer calls you, that number would be surely marked as Spam in Turecaller as other users must have done that. Sharing your contact details is NOT compulsory for you, in malls or groceries. You will not be denied of any service or sell for not sharing contacts. Just be confident enough to say NO..simple.
Yes remember that time that happened to your dad:( glad he was taken care of good. Yes, the money thing is big cultural difference. Here in the states our money situ is very private. My parents always kept that private and would get very offended if you asked. Yes, the color thing and jewelry big difference to. Really agree with you.
Every country has diffrent cultures. Best thing about ivana is, she speak truth. I appreciate u bcz u don't try to offend indian culture just bcz she came from western country. I accept that western countries are far developed than india, but india also have some unique qualities and its becoming good day by day.
The best thing of this video is your HINDI .....in starting😂😂😂😍😍😍😍👌👌👌 I like it...the most...NAMASTE ma'am 🙏🙏🤗🤗and INDIA is origin of art of living.... that is *HINDUISM* and yes...here...more than half of Indians r Vegetarian (I m pure Vegetarian)....some r even Vegan...and non -veg is harmful to environment bcoz of its *CARBON FOOTPRINT*
Almost all Indians have 2 sim cards. 1st one is for formal use which they share with their colleagues or close friends/ may be for office use. 2nd is usually used for the public, i mean the malls cash counter you talked about, or any online websites etc. So you can simply switch off the card on your phone and avoid spams.
In every states of India, you will see the difference in food, culture, language, dress etc.etc..so it's call india is a country United in diversity. In North East India you will get flavour of western feeling.
Whaa whaa again ivana back in action 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 For unwanted call u have to register your mobile number to Do Not Distribute (DND) for unwanted call it reduces call but not stop Doctor & engineer in India have round a clock duty For medical u or any one should have medical insurance if u r in india For jainism its one step forward then vegetarian
*I Am Vegetarian, Bcz I try my best to abide by all Rules of My religion(Hinduism).I Wish Hindus may understand That Non-veg is not for us and should not be also*
V Laxmi what is wrong with people like you.. there is no written rule or law that Hindus cant non-veg Its your personal choice not to eat non veg so keep it to yourself dont try to enforce others into quitting what they like I agree beef is not for us because we worship cows... but that doesnt apply to any other non veg item
We are all just Just here looking all around Around the world, we have come Come to a land Land of fortune Fortune to all, we are all different Different we dare, show us your culture Culture is all around us Us be taught, us be educated Educated we will survive Survive as many peoples Peoples are very dear Dear to our country Country is our home Home to very many Many different cultures
very good observation. i agree with the meat trends. its a terrible trend esppecially the younger generation indian conssidering meat eating as hip and rebelling against indian tradition. .The more exotic the meat the more they love it..
Hi Ivan ji, Thanks for highlighting growing trend of non vegetarianism in India.. I would request you to make some educational videos on why West is heading towards veganism and it's advantages, as our Indian youth tries to imitate whatever West does.
Nothing in this world is constant., everything changes. So west is changing by following east and east is following west😄. Btw i belong to 30% population of india that are pure vegetarian.
I just would like to say India welcomes everyone and I am very thankful to you for making video on india . Everyone must go and see India and its diversity .your vlog is so good and carry on this work.jai hind jai bharat
Hi !!! I’m going to India like this coming month but I don’t have any idea what kind of phone to buy or plan , or hotel in new dehli near by the center to book.
Did you know why they want to see everything from your bank statement because there is lots of people they are doing siber crime so the most government bank are very queries about there information so that before people do something wrong so they can catch them.. it's just about saty of people...
They needed my statements just for domestic address proof...what do my transactions have to do with address proof? I understand safety and had zero issues presenting my bank statements for the visa application but this was very strange
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Ohh Thy needed just for domestic address proof that's really horrible I think you face this thing just because you are foreigner...
Hi Ivana, that’s so true. I had already commented couple of times that I live in Amstelveen, but I’m from Bangalore. Spam msgs and calls are very annoying in India and happy that I don’t get such calls here. You made the points very accurate and educative!fijneavond😀 veel plezier!
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Ola has deteriorated , there services used to be good . I booked a Cab , the driver refused to come , he told me to cancel . And for that ola fined me . Stopped Ola after that
Oh my gosh. Really you've analyzed and observed about the cultural differences especially in religion, fashion, banking procedures, Finance, tax norms , business rules etc. Such an amazing job that you've done so far. But please keep it in mind government authorities are monitoring your income and tax liable in India for foreigners especially expatriates in order to avoid tax evasion. Awesome and more useful information to European Tourists. Great Job
Hey 👋👋, so... 1) we indians normally don't really care about others bank transaction so there was really no need for privacy on transactions.....I mean policies are formed based on needs right.....and ya you need to be paranoid about phone number .... especially if you are a pretty girl 😂😂 2) customer service quality is based on various things like if they are being monitored or if they like the job or if it's their own business things like that ...... mostly the tele customer service are bad cuz people don't wanna sit in a place and listen to people whining ( which is basically what their job is 😂) so they don't care they're just here for the money 🤷♂️🤷♂️ 3) med care here is the best ...... maybe a little lower quality compared to western standards .....it depends on the money 🤷♂️ 4) religion .....you should do some research on Indian religions and their origin .....I am sure you will find it interesting 5 ) we just got bored of vegan 🤷♂️🤷♂️.....and we don't eat cows ( mostly )😂..... mostly chicken and fish 6 ) ya we stare when people show clevage and legs🤷♂️🤷♂️ ...... mostly cuz it's new and we are just adapting ......and you have to agree that if one girl is showing cleavage and legs between 1000 moderately dressed ......it's mostly cuz they're the exception of the norm .....like watching a clown walking in the streets......
One thing I feel about western countries that why do they wear so boring clothes in terms of colour like either white,grey,black that's it just three colours dominate the whole textile industry...I mean why not to wear different colours like in India when u do have so many colours. It's just my perspective I don't mean to offend but it looks boring and sad.
True! Scandanavian countries are the worst in clothing colours! Just grey, dark shades. If you want to see some vibrant colours, you have to go south to spain, Portugal or Italy.
I guess it's something to do with our culture and mentality. We dutch are a very egalitarian people, we don't want to stand out we prefer to blend in with the others. We also are extremely practical and love simplicity, so therefore our clothes have to be simple, practical, suited to all kinds of weather (especially rain) and unnoticable.
@@mariadebake5483 I believe your sense of egalitarian is not apt. and correlating it with colors. There is no hierarchical values in colors, so no harm in trying out different colors.
India is strange country... People like osho can come out from this land, all major tech giant companies has thier ceos as Indians.... Brain, logic is what mother nature has given to Indians... 🤔 I am probably also a victim of mother nature 😠🤔
Hey ivana, i want to request you and every foreign RUclipsr who stay in india to explore the country that whenever any foreigners visits india they just visit any big city and they see the crowd cleanliness and standard of living and they just get the bad impression about india. I feel really bad about this bcz every country has both positive and negative side so i want you to promote foreigners to visit indian villages bcz village life is the real lifestyle of india I love your videos and all the best to your future.
Another difference is the blank expression of people while walking the streets in India no one bothers to say hi or pass a smile on each other whereas it's common to have a positive eye contact with people passing smiles at each other on the streets in England or other European countries.
nice vlogging, yours is the only one i seem to be watching regularly. like your approach to topics on hand, though you do not always give equal space for negative things. i once had a penpal (you may have to look this up) from Holland and she sent me a book about the country, we were corresponding right through school days but once we finished school we sort of lost touch....i some times wonder how nice it would be if i met her now along with my other pals, a girl from west germany and a boy from nigeria......thank you. wish u well
Mam, Whenever u speak about India it is always so true..u are really a good observer & with Indian attire u look very beautiful. Secondly, Yes we Indians r devoted towards r religion due to fear that our respective god will curse or punish us, if we don't follow r rituals..we have ritulastic relationship with our god. While in western countries they have personal relation with their god. Anyway take care be safe & happy..🙏
Well in India also, if you want to see specific specialists mostly the big name and big hospital doctors you need to get an appointment in advance. My mother needs to see a specialist every 6 months and she has to book an appointment 2 months prior.
INDIA must be the ultimate place to go if you love ADVENTURE I am sure, hope to go there once.
Totally!
@Suman Kundu Sure sounds interesting, straight to Dehli...
@@sandvenexplorer and learn saying NO.... Install app Uber or Ola. Amazon or Flipkart for Indian product.
Learn Bargaining too just make it below half of price of offer while shopping local streets except food or tea.
@@sumeetkumar8214 Good advice!
@Miss Sarcastic sounds really really cool...hope to go yes indeed
When we traveled to India last year we had to use the hospital system we found it to be top notch and very quick. People we tell about our experience in the hospitals in India seem very surprised by our experience. I think they think India is backward but they couldn’t be more wrong.
So happy to hear that and yes people have so many prejudices haha
Thanks 😊
What is the criteria of being backward?
India was the richest, wealthiest country till 1800 before European started invading and looting India.
Europeans accidentally reached Americas during searching for shortest sea route to India because the main land route and sea route became expensive because of huge taxes by Islamic empires in between.
Why Europeans were desperate to search shortest route to India!
Because India was manufacturing almost everything till that time .
India was in her classical Era in 9th century but Islamic invasions started temples , universities and libraries were destroyed by invaders.
India is knowledge civilization of the world .
Many mathematics, scientific , medicinal, philosophical work is attributed to Indian civilization.
Christian Europe dark ages removed only because they started to come to India .
They took books from India , translated them studied them and Galileo, Newton sort of people started to emerge.
Europe consider its origin from Greek civilization and that Greek civilization only have 30,000 manuscripts that too mostly translation of Indian ancient knowledge works but India even after destruction of universities and libraries still have more than 10 million manuscripts.
Conservatism was alien to India .
Conservatism is the result of 1000 years of Islamic and European Victorian Christian rule in India.
Europeans today think they are modern, liberal , rich etc but these things was existed in Europe even 100 years back.
chandan sinha I know that it isn’t backward I have seen how fantastic India is first hand, it’s the naive people that haven’t been there that think it is backward.
Tejasvi Josh I’m not saying it’s backward, I love India. But some people I have talked who have never been there think this.
You will never Explore whole india for sure in this life
India is mysterious country
Full of surprises
Saree is officially professional dress in India.
*traditional*
Yes - only men are not so lucky here!
@@chaitisen1724 saree is professional, only in corporate offices formal dress are allowed, but in schools, collages, offices, govt. Jobs, flights all have saree as professional dress.
"Unity in diversity" is the think you always see in India. ☮️✌️
Hi Ivana, I enjoyed your comparisons. The Netherlands culture is on par with the UK in most examples that you gave. I do enjoy the Indian way of life and I can see why you chose to live there and I can't wait to spend more time in Indian.
That's so cool to hear!
Glad to hear that medial care in India is so good.
The bank thing is due to various reasons. Like black money parking issues.. money laundering, terror funding... Etc... That's why banks enquire that much...
The security is big in India cause we hv became victims of terror attacks n number of times. Also we r in welcoming nature hence got looted by invaders thousand times in old times
This is the perfect answer
80% population hinduism in india 54-50% totally vegitarion 30 eat few types of meat like fish, Egg, also some chicken.
Very less meat only one time in one month .🤔👍👍.
80% Really 😱.....No😑
Its not now.....Huge conversions and other uncontrolled population growth of muslims....etc
Its Less now another census gonna reveal the same....
@@Laxmi-hv9qy
What you said is true...but no, the next census is not gonna turn up with anything of that sort....if u get my point....
@@Laxmi-hv9qy buddy don't worry Modi gonna clean swipe them in some years
@@harshthakkar8806 Who Knows !?! 🤔 May be......🤨👍
Yah!! Our family and I am totally vegetarian we even don't eat eggs. Also in my society there are most of like us.
I m 90's kid. & i still love dutch band "Vengaboys".❤️❤️❤️
Loving these sit down videos 🙌🦋
So happy to hear that! I'm really enjoying them too😊
Learn India Learn.
Data Privacy is an Actual Thing! Dont just cover up your body. Cover your information too.
Nope its needed for security
😂😂😂
This bitch doin extra here STFU
😂😂😂
We loose the caring attitude and helping hands if we care about privacy.
Rightly said. In India we can get appointment and meet the doctor easily. .. I was surprised when when one of my friend from Korea made an appointment to meet a doctor one or two months ahead... That was something new for me as an Indian.
Liked the content !!👍
I really love this channel. Because you see India from the Indian Lens, but not the western Lens. Many of the Westerners either love or hate because they forget that, every culture and country have their nuances and looking from their own biases and lenses will just wash out the beauty of another country.
I am very happy that all your views are very unbiased and wish India has more visitor like you, and as a Country, we develop for the better.
Enjoy your new home. "Athidi Devo bhava"
Girl, you've got this right 😉 Lots of love from India 💞
I treat my jobless friends almost every week... that's how being generous and Indian...
Keep it up
This is a good video. I’m from Bangalore and I visited Netherlands this June. It was mind blowing. I too experienced the cultural differences. In Holland people are warm and friendly. And yes, privacy is something that really caught my eyes. 😊 People are unique in their own way. That is something that I loved ! ❤️ Love to visit again ✌️
So happy to hear you had a good time!!!
I love the point you made about Indian clothing, especially for women. I was in India for 4 months in 2009 and the colors and designs and jewelry were a feast for my eyes. I even took to wearing salwar kameez (suits) and even saris ( a few times ). When I returned back to the States, the clothes seemed so blah. Everything utilitarian and black, gray or brown. I still incorporate more colors into my wardrobe after this experience. I hope Indians don't copy the western world and lose all this beauty in the future. I think the younger generation are quite fond of wearing western clothing now.
Sooo agree and completely relate to your experience! Love wearing a salwar kameez too
@Akarsh For sure, you are right!
Hi! Actually the west is pretty invasive as well to non westerners. The schengen visa used to visit Europe requires one to submit bank statements for 3 months, income proof, travel and hotel itinerary for your entire stay, letters of invitation form the host country, letter from your employer giving you permission to travel etc. :)
True and I had to submit that for my Indian visa too. But if I want to open up a bank account this is all not necessary so it's more about daily life services rather than travel
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Ha, true. I live in the US, and I will have to give out social security number, which pretty much has all my details, stuff I wouldn't know about me to open a bank account! Haha! I am guessing it's a lot easier in the Netherlands? Love love Amsterdam btw!
Oh wow! Yeah the Netherlands truly is easier. They do need some documents but not complete transactions and total sums of your accounts🙈
If your connected to Internet in anyway in any country ,say good bye to Privacy .
My bank account here in Belgium is linked with my national Identity card here...which actually has all the info about me, from my date of birth to my income...and dont know what more! But then, they dont have access to my bank transactions, or how small my house is, or how big my garden is! lol
Hi the ceremonies that are performed when opening a shop or an office or even buying a new car are not necessarily religious. It is taking out the negative energy and mantras bring in the good thoughts and energy into the building or car. The concept of Hinduism is more a way of life than religious aspects.
Even, in banks some random guy would peep in to you account screen on computer and say why don't you invest in such and such investment scheme.
They are not authorized to look into anyone's account.
Nice to see you describing the cultural differances in the Netherlands and India. As an Indian living in Belgium ( neighbour of the Netherlands), past many years...I totally agree with you about the healthcare system there in India is faster than here. Here I always have to make an appointment with my general medical practioner ? ( Huisdokter), then she/ he has to refer me to a specialist doctor in case of need. For example, for a dermatologist I had to wait 2 months before I got treatment for my skin allergy. I think, it is just due to lack of skilled to highly professionals here. Whereas in India, there plenty of docors, engineers, specialists, advocates, teachers, nurses and many more professonals.
Yuuup so true! You can't go to a specialist unless you have a referral from your general practitioner.
thanks To intrest in indian culture lot's of love from india❤❤❤❤
Dear IV,
Your blog is a revelation. There are several "foreign" bloggers making content on India. Yours stands out for the amount of information, authenticity of it, and lack of bias there in. Subbing.
Best wishes and love from an Indian. Godspeed!
It's good to see you praising medical professionals and system here in India. But I am concerned about the future of Medical care in India. Violence against Doctors have sky-rocketed in India to a situation where A doctor has been beaten to death recently. If my country today don't learn to respect and value the talented medical professionals we have, I am afraid about the difficult times ahead. I also take this opportunity to request you too if any video or any post to raise awareness about the issue could be made because we immediately need to retrospect this. Thank you once again for the comparison :)
This is the most accurate video till date. I am glad you have not dramatised every aspect. Loads of Love.
I agree with you about the Costumer sarvis of india
But when you for the hospitality of people when they are invited you to there home at this time they will do everything to make yourself comfortable and they would do everything to make you feel special it's just amazing to explore people specially for me I love it.
And personally for me I love to explore people like you....
I'm Indian and l very proud of borne in Indian🇮🇳👳
♥️ इवाना जी
Just activate DND on ur number to stop receiving spam calls/sms.
She doesn't know much technology it seems. Mostly German or European people are little back dated when it comes to usage of latest technologies.
@FirstPerson ofcourse regulations will be different in different countries and everything has pros and cons. When in India most of the official communications are done through messages or emails, in Europe you will find everything is via letter. When you are too much into online banking you will have higher chances or spam and fraud. On other hand wasting so much of paper for each and every communication is not good for environment and also it's a very slow process. So it doesn't make any sense to have an opinion which is good and which is bad. This video talks a lot about that only and there I have a problem.
For guys its a treat to see girls in a saree (on special occasions especially)... It goes well with girls with long and dark hair - probably you could make a video out of it... Yourself trying different sarees that you come across in your journey over time...
Ur new home India Bangalore 😘😘😘😘🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳😍
Very informative video. Nice details pointed out in an explanatory manner. Loved the video.
U r really ...really........I have no words to explain. ....mind blowing. ..beautiful heart...Beautiful mind.....😙
Just for Info :- Ola also cheats (e.g. :- 1)Estimate shown and actual amnt billed differ sometimes,
2) suppose Home to railway station is 300 bucks , railway station to home might be 350 or 380 or 450 bucks even through same route , they call it high demand high charges
3)cab available time shown will be 3 to 4 mins where as it may take 15 to 25 mins (some times not always)
4) in case of unavailibility of cab , estimates rates for the same ride will keep on growing as you search more.
Your experience look always convincing in every videos .
Thanks!
Yes u r correct.
I have visited Amsterdam and Norterdam.
City of canals
Ivana I really loved ur travel vlogs. I was inspired u as single women traveller.. pls do travel vlogs, ur good at that...
Ur struggleling of love with ur father,,I love it ..I'm inspired ur care about father
3:20 you can block those calls by giving application to service provider if they dont do it TRAI is there for help
i just shifted to Almere, Netherlands, just love this place so much and I am from Bangalore, I found this a bit different from India and came across this!
Actually you don't need to give out your mobile numbers to grocery stores. They should serve you without any name or phone info.
Also, Ola 🙄.
you can give any random number if cashier ask for number in grocery stores...but you will miss some offers during festive season.
What a fantastic observer.... and a great narrator......lovely younger sister IVANA
Dont get me started on OLA! Last month I was travelling to the other end of my city - a distance of 24 kms. They showed me a price of 380 rupees approx. I was like, okay cool. While getting down from the car, they told your bill is 1185 rupees. Why you ask? They told that your car went through some areas where demand was very high. So, your fare was "dynamically increased to adjust other fares of that area". After calling them next day, they were absolutely non-challant and rude. I wish them nothing but failure.
Whoa that's crazy!
Whoa that's crazy!
The 1st point is really reasonable. I never thought of it before.
2. Point is absolutely correct and should be considered if we want to compete globally.
Thanks for the feedback!
I flatly refuse to give away my phone number at the grocery store. I had to go and complain to the corporate once when they insisted too much. Now they process my bill immediately after I refuse. Also I get a lot of spam calls too. I have started blocking the numbers and over a period of time calls have reduced.
It does not help that India does not have voicemail service. No need to pick unknown calls. Let them go to VM. Call back if important.
Whoa that's crazy!
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficialindeed!
why don't u give fake number...
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial : You can allow incoming calls and messages only from contacts, rest gets auto blocked. You can later check from the blocked call list and verify the number using TrueCaller app. True caller app also can be set as the default phone app.! If a spammer or scammer calls you, that number would be surely marked as Spam in Turecaller as other users must have done that.
Sharing your contact details is NOT compulsory for you, in malls or groceries. You will not be denied of any service or sell for not sharing contacts. Just be confident enough to say NO..simple.
Very very very nice,, you are great love you thanks Jai shree Krishna
Yes remember that time that happened to your dad:( glad he was taken care of good. Yes, the money thing is big cultural difference. Here in the states our money situ is very private. My parents always kept that private and would get very offended if you asked. Yes, the color thing and jewelry big difference to. Really agree with you.
Every country has diffrent cultures. Best thing about ivana is, she speak truth. I appreciate u bcz u don't try to offend indian culture just bcz she came from western country.
I accept that western countries are far developed than india, but india also have some unique qualities and its becoming good day by day.
The best thing of this video is your HINDI .....in starting😂😂😂😍😍😍😍👌👌👌 I like it...the most...NAMASTE ma'am 🙏🙏🤗🤗and INDIA is origin of art of living.... that is *HINDUISM* and yes...here...more than half of Indians r Vegetarian (I m pure Vegetarian)....some r even Vegan...and non -veg is harmful to environment bcoz of its *CARBON FOOTPRINT*
Almost all Indians have 2 sim cards. 1st one is for formal use which they share with their colleagues or close friends/ may be for office use.
2nd is usually used for the public, i mean the malls cash counter you talked about, or any online websites etc. So you can simply switch off the card on your phone and avoid spams.
India have so many culture's from North to South from west to Northeast etc a super diverse country
Ya you right
In every states of India, you will see the difference in food, culture, language, dress etc.etc..so it's call india is a country United in diversity. In North East India you will get flavour of western feeling.
Whaa whaa again ivana back in action 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
For unwanted call u have to register your mobile number to Do Not Distribute (DND) for unwanted call it reduces call but not stop
Doctor & engineer in India have round a clock duty
For medical u or any one should have medical insurance if u r in india
For jainism its one step forward then vegetarian
Totally!
Spam calls and spam msgs is a big problem..and it's very annoying..I completely agree with you on this
*I Am Vegetarian, Bcz I try my best to abide by all Rules of My religion(Hinduism).I Wish Hindus may understand That Non-veg is not for us and should not be also*
V Laxmi what is wrong with people like you.. there is no written rule or law that Hindus cant non-veg
Its your personal choice not to eat non veg so keep it to yourself dont try to enforce others into quitting what they like
I agree beef is not for us because we worship cows... but that doesnt apply to any other non veg item
@@Krishna-hp1hh .
Plz Study your Scriptures
Excellent..nicely narrated.. very realistic observations...keep posting more such clean stories
We are all just
Just here looking all around
Around the world, we have come
Come to a land
Land of fortune
Fortune to all, we are all different
Different we dare, show us your culture
Culture is all around us
Us be taught, us be educated
Educated we will survive
Survive as many peoples
Peoples are very dear
Dear to our country
Country is our home
Home to very many
Many different cultures
Beautiful🙏🏻
Agree with all your detailed observations about India... Enjoy a great stay in this ancient & diverse land called INDIA!!
very good observation. i agree with the meat trends. its a terrible trend esppecially the younger generation indian conssidering meat eating as hip and rebelling against indian tradition. .The more exotic the meat the more they love it..
हरे कृष्णा, हरे कृष्णा, कृष्णा ,कृष्णा, हरे ,हरे ।
हरे राम हरे राम , राम राम हरे हरे ।।
🚩JAI SHREE KRISHNA🚩JAI SHREE RAM🚩
Ivana.. u r my favorite..
😊 And u r too too too cute..
I wish u great success and wish u r bestowed with everything u desire in life...
Nice vlog good to knw abt Netherland or Dutch culture luv it 👍👍😊
Thanks!
Hi Ivan ji, Thanks for highlighting growing trend of non vegetarianism in India..
I would request you to make some educational videos on why West is heading towards veganism and it's advantages, as our Indian youth tries to imitate whatever West does.
Very good video, you have really observed things and put here what you felt.
Shame OLA, no wonder she has switched to UBER cabs now.
I have good experiences with both ola & uber, using ola more since 2014/15-used all over India
You are expressing the exactly you are facing and this reliefs us and you are a amazing person .Thanks
Nothing in this world is constant., everything changes.
So west is changing by following east and east is following west😄.
Btw i belong to 30% population of india that are pure vegetarian.
I just would like to say India welcomes everyone and I am very thankful to you for making video on india . Everyone must go and see India and its diversity .your vlog is so good and carry on this work.jai hind jai bharat
Supermarket ask phone number to aware u for the latest upcoming offer
Hi !!! I’m going to India like this coming month but I don’t have any idea what kind of phone to buy or plan , or hotel in new dehli near by the center to book.
I wonder what the word "intense" is euphemism for 😑😑😅😅
Like your way of presentation, free flowing
Did you know why they want to see everything from your bank statement because there is lots of people they are doing siber crime so the most government bank are very queries about there information so that before people do something wrong so they can catch them.. it's just about saty of people...
They needed my statements just for domestic address proof...what do my transactions have to do with address proof? I understand safety and had zero issues presenting my bank statements for the visa application but this was very strange
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Ohh Thy needed just for domestic address proof that's really horrible
I think you face this thing just because you are foreigner...
Hi Ivana, that’s so true. I had already commented couple of times that I live in Amstelveen, but I’m from Bangalore. Spam msgs and calls are very annoying in India and happy that I don’t get such calls here. You made the points very accurate and educative!fijneavond😀 veel plezier!
Aw dank je wel! Fijn om te horen dat het ergens op slaat wat ik vertel haha
Ola ola is very week in India
It's just getting worse and worse. So sad!
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Ola has deteriorated , there services used to be good . I booked a Cab , the driver refused to come , he told me to cancel . And for that ola fined me . Stopped Ola after that
Oh my gosh. Really you've analyzed and observed about the cultural differences especially in religion, fashion, banking procedures, Finance, tax norms , business rules etc. Such an amazing job that you've done so far. But please keep it in mind government authorities are monitoring your income and tax liable in India for foreigners especially expatriates in order to avoid tax evasion. Awesome and more useful information to European Tourists. Great Job
Hey 👋👋, so...
1) we indians normally don't really care about others bank transaction so there was really no need for privacy on transactions.....I mean policies are formed based on needs right.....and ya you need to be paranoid about phone number .... especially if you are a pretty girl 😂😂
2) customer service quality is based on various things like if they are being monitored or if they like the job or if it's their own business things like that ...... mostly the tele customer service are bad cuz people don't wanna sit in a place and listen to people whining ( which is basically what their job is 😂) so they don't care they're just here for the money 🤷♂️🤷♂️
3) med care here is the best ...... maybe a little lower quality compared to western standards .....it depends on the money 🤷♂️
4) religion .....you should do some research on Indian religions and their origin .....I am sure you will find it interesting
5 ) we just got bored of vegan 🤷♂️🤷♂️.....and we don't eat cows ( mostly )😂..... mostly chicken and fish
6 ) ya we stare when people show clevage and legs🤷♂️🤷♂️ ...... mostly cuz it's new and we are just adapting ......and you have to agree that if one girl is showing cleavage and legs between 1000 moderately dressed ......it's mostly cuz they're the exception of the norm .....like watching a clown walking in the streets......
Hahhaha that last remark is sooo on point!!!
Madam you were looking like Angel in the saree and very pretty. Thank you for choosing India🇮🇳🤝🇳🇱.
One thing I feel about western countries that why do they wear so boring clothes in terms of colour like either white,grey,black that's it just three colours dominate the whole textile industry...I mean why not to wear different colours like in India when u do have so many colours. It's just my perspective I don't mean to offend but it looks boring and sad.
True! Scandanavian countries are the worst in clothing colours! Just grey, dark shades. If you want to see some vibrant colours, you have to go south to spain, Portugal or Italy.
I guess it's something to do with our culture and mentality. We dutch are a very egalitarian people, we don't want to stand out we prefer to blend in with the others. We also are extremely practical and love simplicity, so therefore our clothes have to be simple, practical, suited to all kinds of weather (especially rain) and unnoticable.
@@mariadebake5483
I believe your sense of egalitarian is not apt. and correlating it with colors.
There is no hierarchical values in colors, so no harm in trying out different colors.
@@kumarabhishek1064 I don't refer to colors, but to the fact that we don't want to stand out.
Thanks a lot... Miss
For such honest n unbiased review! Great
India is strange country... People like osho can come out from this land, all major tech giant companies has thier ceos as Indians.... Brain, logic is what mother nature has given to Indians... 🤔 I am probably also a victim of mother nature 😠🤔
Very very thanks for🙏💕 like Indian🇮🇳👳 culture
Just as you love India my love for Netherlands is endless. Let's see when can I land there.
Love you all Nederland from india 🇮🇳
Hey ivana, i want to request you and every foreign RUclipsr who stay in india to explore the country that whenever any foreigners visits india they just visit any big city and they see the crowd cleanliness and standard of living and they just get the bad impression about india. I feel really bad about this bcz every country has both positive and negative side so i want you to promote foreigners to visit indian villages bcz village life is the real lifestyle of india
I love your videos and all the best to your future.
From this video I understand one thing u r very clever and diplomatic.
Perfect observations. Can't agree more.
Another difference is the blank expression of people while walking the streets in India no one bothers to say hi or pass a smile on each other whereas it's common to have a positive eye contact with people passing smiles at each other on the streets in England or other European countries.
Love you dear..... From India🇮🇳. We love Dutch Landers..... Specifically Netherland Football Team..... Van der Wall Persy.
nice vlogging, yours is the only one i seem to be watching regularly. like your approach to topics on hand, though you do not always give equal space for negative things. i once had a penpal (you may have to look this up) from Holland and she sent me a book about the country, we were corresponding right through school days but once we finished school we sort of lost touch....i some times wonder how nice it would be if i met her now along with my other pals, a girl from west germany and a boy from nigeria......thank you. wish u well
Your observations are so good ... In South India ladies were gajra ( flowers ) ...during puja or auspicious ceremony... It has been fading now ...
Mam, Whenever u speak about India it is always so true..u are really a good observer & with Indian attire u look very beautiful.
Secondly, Yes we Indians r devoted towards r religion due to fear that our respective god will curse or punish us, if we don't follow r rituals..we have ritulastic relationship with our god.
While in western countries they have personal relation with their god.
Anyway take care be safe & happy..🙏
Love the video Ivana .
BTW love your avatar when you speak Dutch. Please add some words while making video next time..😄😄
Hahha thank you so much!
You are the brand ambassador of India..❤️❤️
Very nice video and explained the truth as it is.. Keep up the good work
Difference btwn two countries explained beautifully,interesting till end 😄😄😄
You are welcome in India always
Well in India also, if you want to see specific specialists mostly the big name and big hospital doctors you need to get an appointment in advance. My mother needs to see a specialist every 6 months and she has to book an appointment 2 months prior.