When I was about to come to India I had so many ideas too. Especially because everyone around me scared me to death about what to expect. But I was sooo wrong. Everyone were sooo wrong. And I do not, even for a little bit regret coming. I am but only glad I did. And now I am married to an Indian Hindu of all people! 😁😄 Love from Turkey 😊🙏❤
@@aryandhiman13 We got rid of the TV. And RUclips videos are pretty much all we watch now for entertainment. And these are generally recommended videos, so maybe the algorithm is showing us the same videos? 😄😁
I only see them during SAAWAN, the holy month of *MAHADEV* . And never see snake charmers the entire year or rarely during *Kumbh Mela* at *PRAYAGRAJ* .
Rickshaw driver or any seller for the matter hypes up the price for everyone, because they also know that we gonna bargain to reduce the normal price, so they increase in the start to bargain.
Once legends said"it's easier to get into havard or mit but not in the IIT" Accept it IIT is the nightmare for foreign students, they can't even qualify the jee main 😂😂😂
உண்மையை சொன்ன பெஞ்சமினுக்கு தமிழ்நாடு மக்கள் சார்பாக நன்றிகள் ஜெய் ஹிந்த் Thanks for your understanding and for telling the truth Benjamin. Best wishes from Tamilnadu Jai hind
You are foreigner, even Indian people when go to the other part or state of India they have to pay higher price than local, local understand that he/she is from other state of India by language/accent😂😂😂😂
@@epicyoutuberecommendations yes but know the whereabouts of the place where you have to go. Bargaining now a days is no more, only in few specific market where you will benefitted, rest of all places not much weigh on your pocket.
sorry from my side, in north people study only to get a govt job mostly, and their idea of south india comes from Bollywood and south cinmeas since all south movies are dubbed in hindi so people assume they also speak hindi, since this is their only source of knowledge, but most young people in cities knows the diffrence, again i ask sorry on their behalf
@@oksowhat why are you sorry. This also holds true for the north east. Most Indians do not know any north eastern languages. Hindi should be made the national language because almost everyone can understand it and learn it.
@@edwardspencer9397 Nop. Only around 40 % of Indians are hindi speakers. Hindi is already an official language. What's the point of enforcing a national langauge ?
@@Captain_Sosuke_Aizen reason is his wife is from a political family. so propaganda is there. and now he is spreading love for hindu temple etc as he got banned from india 🤣
One more misconception :- ,,😂😂'' One of my online friend from US told me once that according to him , India being a spiritual country , he expected everyone on the streets and all the indians must be doing Yoga every morning and evening . There must be hundreds of thousands of Yoga centers everywhere.
In one of your earlier videos, you had said, "India is my home now", and the way you talk about everything ... it really shows. I am sure many foreign visitors are finding your channel and/or your blog before they decide on their journey, and your influence and your information is certainly making their journeys safer, more enjoyable. At the same time, it is also positively effecting the locals all those visitors interact with. So, thank you for your wonderful work. Addendum: the production quality of your videos is pretty awesome these days!
Well, Indian Railways has been revamped tremendously. Those pictures are mostly in history now.... If you can pay good then you will have a wonderful journey throughout India especially Himalayan and Konkan Railway
The transformation of Indian Railways has been phenomenal in the past few years. Increased cleanliness and sanitation, modern rolling stock, great infrastructure, increased punctuality and speed. The services onboard have become better on many trains as well.
Hey Ben, You are doing more to improve India's image in the west than what Indians themselves could do to improve our image abroad. Thank you so much, Ben. We owe you a lot!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Benjamin's research and coverage is spot on . Spitting straight facts and things as they are. I follow some foreign youtubers but this by far the most spot on coverage and true perception vs reality coverage of Indian sub continent.
Meat is very common around the world but it's hard for Vegetarian travelers like me actually India is heaven for Vegetarians u can get variety of dishes !
Hey as an indian I can’t believe people think that India is a uneducated country and also please do make more of these videos so that we can try to make this as awareness and also I am a new subscriber!!
The official languages of India are Hindi and English on federal level. On state level there are 22 official languages. Due to 343 article Hindi is an official language but amendment in 1963 allowed using English.
Your experience is accurate to south India but your view had been different if it had been in Delhi or UP where most tourist go to. To understand India, you have to spend time in each state and I hope you will enlighten some people.
I always take uber or ola because - 1. Regular auto drivers charge 20% more if they know you are not from that area/speak the language fluently 2. They charge you way higher at night because of colorful excuses such as them not being able to find any return passengers on the way back after dropping you off 3. I can pay with digital cash instead of physical, although this is slowly changing
Rickshaw drivers do tend to increase or decrease prices as per the time hour as well. Like when in morning I had missed the bus and had to travel, they take Rs. 5, but during rush hours of afternoon they would take Rs. 7 from everyone.
I admire your research on India and your generous opinion. Thanks for exploring Thiruvannamalai my district headquarters Wish you safe journey during your stay in India
I live in the US. I know a few people here who were shocked. You have to be ready for India. It is a different culture - over crowded, people dress differently, traffic rules , temperature etc etc. so if you are ready , you will enjoy the experience!
I like your comment about languages that is true in india, we love tamil language which is very old living language in the world now, we are against hindi language imposition. We love English as well, well done brother, love from Chennai ❤️
from a riksha driver POV, he they are mostly rude bcz most people just ask weather he will drop them will ask for price and then desert the place barely 1/10 requests are converted i actual trip, and tbh this will make anyone frustated and rude
India is a highly populated country with extreme competition so you will come across a whole lot of different types of people, be it personality wise,religion wise ,language wise and list goes on.To survive in such a country,you will have to be smart,straight spoken,tricky,selfish and rude sometimes. And please don't be too kind and give how much ever money they are demanding no matter how pitiful or innocent they look,you have to be strong on your point and bargain like a pro. Happy Stay.
My 3,600 mile trip around INDIA right before lockdown: ruclips.net/video/Tw8Dr0mk5Ts/видео.html
Itna to mai bhi nahi ghuma 😂😂😂
India has 3language formula hindhi english and perticular state language in ur case its tamil
Off course hindhi and english offecial language used by federal govt
Really Benjamin is the first ever American youtuber who knows his job well. Every of his videos are what he research. Well done good job 👍👍🙏
Thanks Shane!
Yep u r ryt
When I was about to come to India I had so many ideas too. Especially because everyone around me scared me to death about what to expect. But I was sooo wrong. Everyone were sooo wrong. And I do not, even for a little bit regret coming. I am but only glad I did. And now I am married to an Indian Hindu of all people! 😁😄 Love from Turkey 😊🙏❤
How many videos are you watching this time I'm seeing your comment 6-7 on different videos about India!!
I saw you India in Detail channel too ma'am..
@@aryandhiman13 We got rid of the TV. And RUclips videos are pretty much all we watch now for entertainment. And these are generally recommended videos, so maybe the algorithm is showing us the same videos? 😄😁
@@1turkish1indian43 Glad you liked India
I am really happy that you found love 🥳✌🏻 ! CONGRATULATIONS !!!
I am 20 years old.I live in tamilnadu and i have never seen a snake charmer in my life
I only see them during SAAWAN, the holy month of *MAHADEV* . And never see snake charmers the entire year or rarely during *Kumbh Mela* at *PRAYAGRAJ* .
Iam from kerala i too never seen a snake charmer in my life
@@dinkan9550 it's actually on nag panchmi 👍🏻
Rickshaw driver or any seller for the matter hypes up the price for everyone, because they also know that we gonna bargain to reduce the normal price, so they increase in the start to bargain.
True
Aunty's ke bargaining se bachne ki ninja Technic 😂
Offense is the best defense 😂😂😂
Benjamin the most underrated youtuber,u r gem bro thanks for considering india as second home :)
Yes Bhai you're right. Benjamin is very underrated. He's pretty cool 😎👍🏻🙏🏻🇮🇳🕉️.
So nice
@@bjenks New to your channel bro..Are you living in India currently?
Once legends said"it's easier to get into havard or mit but not in the IIT"
Accept it IIT is the nightmare for foreign students, they can't even qualify the jee main 😂😂😂
Some of them
There's DASA for foreign students...so its technically easier than how the general public would get in.
உண்மையை சொன்ன பெஞ்சமினுக்கு தமிழ்நாடு மக்கள் சார்பாக நன்றிகள்
ஜெய் ஹிந்த்
Thanks for your understanding and for telling the truth Benjamin.
Best wishes from Tamilnadu
Jai hind
You are foreigner, even Indian people when go to the other part or state of India they have to pay higher price than local, local understand that he/she is from other state of India by language/accent😂😂😂😂
I have developed a technique for that
1) Asking From local Before taking any service.
2) Bargaining the price most of the time
@@epicyoutuberecommendations yes but know the whereabouts of the place where you have to go. Bargaining now a days is no more, only in few specific market where you will benefitted, rest of all places not much weigh on your pocket.
True 😂😂 I have faced this even though I am indian 😂😂
Rickshaw drivers will scam every one, they don't discriminate 😁😁😭😭
😂true most of them do
True
Cannot agree more, they are the epitome of Equality and Socialism….
Soo true
If they realise this is a cheater,they also might cheat.
An American knows more about Indian regional languages then my fellow Indians 😁.
sorry from my side, in north people study only to get a govt job mostly, and their idea of south india comes from Bollywood and south cinmeas since all south movies are dubbed in hindi so people assume they also speak hindi, since this is their only source of knowledge, but most young people in cities knows the diffrence, again i ask sorry on their behalf
@@oksowhat why are you sorry. This also holds true for the north east. Most Indians do not know any north eastern languages. Hindi should be made the national language because almost everyone can understand it and learn it.
@@edwardspencer9397 Nop. Only around 40 % of Indians are hindi speakers. Hindi is already an official language. What's the point of enforcing a national langauge ?
i used to watch karl rock videos, but after i saw ur videos, i feel ben makes better videos... and congrats for (almost) 50k subs!
Wow, thanks!
Karl Rock spread only propaganda..
I agree 3000
Karl Rock is too much in to anti Hindu politics.
@@Captain_Sosuke_Aizen reason is his wife is from a political family. so propaganda is there. and now he is spreading love for hindu temple etc as he got banned from india 🤣
You're doing Great Bubba.💪🏻😃😎👍🏻👋🏻🕉️🇮🇳🕉️🇮🇳🕉️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰
Thanks buddy!!!!
One more misconception :- ,,😂😂''
One of my online friend from US told me once that according to him , India being a spiritual country , he expected everyone on the streets and all the indians must be doing Yoga every morning and evening . There must be hundreds of thousands of Yoga centers everywhere.
Congrats on the 1000 days
In one of your earlier videos, you had said, "India is my home now", and the way you talk about everything ... it really shows. I am sure many foreign visitors are finding your channel and/or your blog before they decide on their journey, and your influence and your information is certainly making their journeys safer, more enjoyable. At the same time, it is also positively effecting the locals all those visitors interact with. So, thank you for your wonderful work. Addendum: the production quality of your videos is pretty awesome these days!
This land is filled with surprises.
It’s even surprises us whenever we travel to other states.
Guys! Let's push our Ben's amazing work to 1M people....
People just don't understand what is India they think it is a country after visiting they know it is Emotions ❤️🇮🇳
Well, Indian Railways has been revamped tremendously. Those pictures are mostly in history now.... If you can pay good then you will have a wonderful journey throughout India especially Himalayan and Konkan Railway
The transformation of Indian Railways has been phenomenal in the past few years. Increased cleanliness and sanitation, modern rolling stock, great infrastructure, increased punctuality and speed.
The services onboard have become better on many trains as well.
7:51 , that's rhe poster of my city on train. That makes me feel so proud 😁
4:34 Rickshaw driver looks unhappy 🤣 and coming for you 🤣🤣
I would Suggests U. S. Government to appoints Mr. Benjamin jenks from Austin, TEXAS as a Tourist ambassador for INDIA.😄👍👏
My Opinion about India is Don't Think of India 🇮🇳 like a Country. Think Of India Like A Group Of Many Similar Countries like A European Union.
Nope it's very different from a union. India has lots of diversity . Every state has more diversity than countries in Europe.
Benjamin Jenks almost fifty thousand subscribers Congratulations
Thanks J we are getting there
South India is a beautiful place and lovely people
Snake charmers.... Never i have seen them in my entire life
Exactly 😆
I have seen one when I was around 10 years Old.
i see them like 2 times a year, they are banned mostly,
neither have I and I am 26
I have.
in Kanpur 2004,05
Hey Ben, You are doing more to improve India's image in the west than what Indians themselves could do to improve our image abroad. Thank you so much, Ben. We owe you a lot!!! 🙏🙏🙏
Sir amazing work .just love your work .keep it up .
Thank you so much 😀
Commenting so that RUclips Algorithm recommends this to many people✨
Thoughtful misconceptions you chose to clear to give, a good idea about India, to the prospective travellers...Nice job....Benj👍
Benjamin's research and coverage is spot on . Spitting straight facts and things as they are. I follow some foreign youtubers but this by far the most spot on coverage and true perception vs reality coverage of Indian sub continent.
Wow Ben! It's a lot of research. Thank you for your amazing work... God bless you
IN KERALA THE RIKSHAS HAS METERS BUT IN TAMIL NADU THERE WAS NO METERS
Meat is very common around the world but it's hard for Vegetarian travelers like me actually India is heaven for Vegetarians u can get variety of dishes !
India is far better than you think. Some problems r also their but that far better than the world.
Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏
you are truly amazing keep it up
Thank you so much 😀
Anyone who's watching this video don't you dare to dislike it
I am Indian vegetarian like 30-40% of the population and i don't regret not eating meat 😂. This country is heaven for vegetarians.
Underrated content creator
Can u make a video Indian stereotypes towards America as we Indian too have stereotypes about western nation pls make a video on this
Damn 1000 days , I really appreciate your efforts sir! We all should comment on his videos and increase his reach, this is quality content
I watch your video for two equally great reasons:
1. Great unbiased interesting content.
2. View of Arunachala darshan.
Hey as an indian I can’t believe people think that India is a uneducated country and also please do make more of these videos so that we can try to make this as awareness and also I am a new subscriber!!
Hi
As an Tamilian even I though India was an uneducated country. Do not mistake me
You are absolutely right This is my India 😀😀
5:20 if the shop keeper say 200 rs
They you have say " I will give 20 rs no more then that"
It is my mother style
Benjamin you're the first western tourist I know who talks beyond stereotypes. You should travel up North to our hill towns as well 😊
"Good amount" is an understatement for me as 90% of my relatives eat meat (no beef pork) but I am veg
Accurate and humorous video 📹 🤣👌
I love❤ INDIA🇮🇳, and you are amazing
The official languages of India are Hindi and English on federal level. On state level there are 22 official languages. Due to 343 article Hindi is an official language but amendment in 1963 allowed using English.
U always come up with an honest content based on ur experience and with proper research...♥️ Keep up the good work man..🤗
You can try authentic cook for home cooked food instead of hotels. It's a really unique concept, hope you will enjoy the experience!
Visit Kanyakumari. If possible!
Will try to thanks
Snake Charmers... hmm
I see them only in wedding dance 😂😂
Exactly 😂😂
Your experience is accurate to south India but your view had been different if it had been in Delhi or UP where most tourist go to. To understand India, you have to spend time in each state and I hope you will enlighten some people.
I always take uber or ola because -
1. Regular auto drivers charge 20% more if they know you are not from that area/speak the language fluently
2. They charge you way higher at night because of colorful excuses such as them not being able to find any return passengers on the way back after dropping you off
3. I can pay with digital cash instead of physical, although this is slowly changing
This guy seems very likable, knowledgeable, upbeat and open he should have far more subscribers.
Rickshaw drivers in Calicut Kerala are probably one of the honest ones in the country.
Appreciate your Hard Work. Very Good Video. Please continue making these kind of Videos.
Rickshaw drivers do tend to increase or decrease prices as per the time hour as well. Like when in morning I had missed the bus and had to travel, they take Rs. 5, but during rush hours of afternoon they would take Rs. 7 from everyone.
Love from Tiruvannamalai 💓
one of the best indie (also indi :) ) youtube vlogger. You deserve a quick million subscribers
You Sir are more of an Indian than many of us.
I wish you success, health and happiness.
6:32 😅😅
You deserve a big 👍, Ben ....
I appreciate that!
Luv from Tamil Nadu 💗💗
thnks for promoteing INDIA brother
Hey Ben, How about exploring north eastern parts of India? Sure you will get a different sort of experience 😉
I watched so many youtubers Vlog ( ?) . Your's seem to be better organised/presented than rest of others. Some of the other guys also good.
6:32 The legend bald uncle 😁😁😁😁
Respect Man!You cleared a lot misconceptions about India..
This man deserves way more subscribers than just 50K. Keep going Benjamin!!
A 💩! Ravi beat me to number 1. Well I'm #2. Woohoo 🎉🥳🎊.🙏🏻🇮🇳🕉️
Awesome. It looks like you are enjoying your stay in India.
Loved your ENERGY !!! Lets GOOOO !!!😁😄
I admire your research on India and your generous opinion.
Thanks for exploring Thiruvannamalai my district headquarters
Wish you safe journey during your stay in India
Such a video takes a lot of efforts. Appreciation.
Good Benjamin you cover all aspects of India ✌️🙌
Your are one of the best American Indian youtuber. Everyone else seem to make video on India just for views
Great video as always!!
Thank you for making this. Thank you
Man you are such an inspiring personality. You inspire western world to go tour for india. Keep it on. Lots of love ❤️❤️
Thank you! Will do!
make him brand ambassador of tamil nadu tourism
I live in the US. I know a few people here who were shocked. You have to be ready for India. It is a different culture - over crowded, people dress differently, traffic rules , temperature etc etc. so if you are ready , you will enjoy the experience!
I like your comment about languages that is true in india, we love tamil language which is very old living language in the world now, we are against hindi language imposition. We love English as well, well done brother, love from Chennai ❤️
Nice video 👍😊
Benjamin Jenks, I love your enthsiasm!
Thankyou i am from Kolkata
Namaste
I really enjoy watching this... Good topic...
Great video, and very accurate facts. Thanks for sharing
Really appreciable video Sir!
from a riksha driver POV, he they are mostly rude bcz most people just ask weather he will drop them will ask for price and then desert the place barely 1/10 requests are converted i actual trip, and tbh this will make anyone frustated and rude
*kerala literacy rate is 96.2
Good Explain about language
You are becoming more than Indian staying in india
How😆😆, I just feel he is slowly developing the olive kind of common Indian color, by the heat of here
India is a highly populated country with extreme competition so you will come across a whole lot of different types of people, be it personality wise,religion wise ,language wise and list goes on.To survive in such a country,you will have to be smart,straight spoken,tricky,selfish and rude sometimes.
And please don't be too kind and give how much ever money they are demanding no matter how pitiful or innocent they look,you have to be strong on your point and bargain like a pro.
Happy Stay.
I wonder how you come up with such wide range of topics!! Never miss your video.
6:33 lol...😆 what did you say to him??
Congratulations! 1000days!