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The biggest one most people from India might experience is tap water - drinking it takes getting used to. The idea that tap water isn’t safe to drink unless it’

The biggest one most people from India might experience is tap water - drinking it takes getting used to. The idea that tap water isn’t safe to drink unless it’s treated in some way is ingrained. And when you start drinking the tap water, it takes a while to get used to the taste (charcoal filters can help). The author hasn’t started driving a car yet, but when they do they’ll discover that the rules of the road are actual rules, not guidelines. Lastly, electricity is always available although that might not be surprising to someone from a wealthy, urban background in India.

dartharva 5y ago
>electricity is always available although that might not be surprising to someone from a wealthy, urban background in India It won't be surprising to pretty much any Indian. When was the last time you visited the country?
- nindalf 5y ago
  Power cuts set to return to Chennai after disappearing during COVID-19 lockdown - https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/jul/10/power-cuts-set-to-return-to-chennai-after-disappearing-during-covid-19-lockdown-2168019.html https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/jul/10/... Maharashtra staring at load shedding as 13 coal-run power plants shut down - https://m.economictimes.com/industry/energy/power/maharashtra-staring-at-load-shedding-as-13-coal-run-power-plants-shut-down/articleshow/86926661.cms https://m.economictimes.com/industry/energy/power/maharashtr... Is that recent enough for you? And these are urban areas, not rural ones that are lower priority. I’ve actually lived in a rural area for several years. For a couple of those years we only had electricity for 10 hours out of 24.
  - dartharva 5y ago
    Yes, power cuts and load-shedding are frequent, but not so much that it'd be an object of surprise for Indians abroad. Everyone is aware that electricity is something that's supposed to be on 24/7 even though it often isn't. You seemed to imply Indians are so starved for continuous electricity it will astound them if they actually witness it.

dartharva 5y ago

>electricity is always available although that might not be surprising to someone from a wealthy, urban background in India It won't be surprising to pretty much any Indian. When was the last time you visited the country?

nindalf 5y ago
Power cuts set to return to Chennai after disappearing during COVID-19 lockdown - https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/jul/10/power-cuts-set-to-return-to-chennai-after-disappearing-during-covid-19-lockdown-2168019.html https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/jul/10/... Maharashtra staring at load shedding as 13 coal-run power plants shut down - https://m.economictimes.com/industry/energy/power/maharashtra-staring-at-load-shedding-as-13-coal-run-power-plants-shut-down/articleshow/86926661.cms https://m.economictimes.com/industry/energy/power/maharashtr... Is that recent enough for you? And these are urban areas, not rural ones that are lower priority. I’ve actually lived in a rural area for several years. For a couple of those years we only had electricity for 10 hours out of 24.
- dartharva 5y ago
  Yes, power cuts and load-shedding are frequent, but not so much that it'd be an object of surprise for Indians abroad. Everyone is aware that electricity is something that's supposed to be on 24/7 even though it often isn't. You seemed to imply Indians are so starved for continuous electricity it will astound them if they actually witness it.