6 Signs You’ve Studied Abroad in India

When abroad, it’s not uncommon to find yourself confronted with an inexplicable custom – a habit so disconcerting at first that it triggers in you a chain of dark existential crises. The habit of using plastic bags as Tupperware or cups are a very common sight in India, but trust me, you will be grateful for those chai/sauce bags, as you spend more time in India.

With a population of 1.2 billion (and counting), according to the World Bank, India is home to quite a few people… From nipping to the shop to buy some biscuits to commuting to university, daily life while you study in India will involve weaving through traffic and crowds.

… and you’ve become, frankly, harder to impress. A view of Big Ben just doesn’t quite cut it anymore. From the azure waters of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the heights of the Himalayas, to the eerie atmospheric mists of the Ganga River, India is a place of extreme natural beauty, home to some incredibly beautiful and humbling sites and sights.

Honda announced in 2015 that it had reached the 20 million sales mark. Scooters are a vehicle of choice among middle-class families in India, being relatively affordable and able weave in and out of India’s congested traffic fairly rapidly. Though this can be irritating (and dangerous), the two-wheelers will become so entrenched in your memories of India that you may even grow to miss them when you are home.