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01-08-2025
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Are Indian People Rude? Viral Reddit Post By Ex-NRI Sparks Debate
Last Updated: An ex-NRI shares his unpleasant experience returning to India after 12 years in the US, highlighting rudeness in Delhi-NCR. Read his story on Reddit. If you are someone who lives abroad, then coming back to India feels like a familiar hug. But there are exceptions. And one that has caught the internet's attention comes in the form of a Reddit post. In an elaborate write-up, an Indian man has shared his unpleasant experience of returning to his own country after 12 years of living in the US. What he found the most upsetting was how 'rude" people in India were. What The Redditor Said The man began his post by saying, 'I lived in the US for more than a decade. I returned to India 3 months ago. One issue that I've always had with living in India is the rudeness one has to deal with on a day-to-day basis." The ex-NRI, living in the Delhi-NCR region, recounted two incidents that made him feel that way. He said, 'I accompanied my mother to a clinic, where she was getting her stitches removed. Everyone – from the receptionist to the attendant – was extremely rude. This is a clinic with a great reputation, and I was not expecting such unprofessionalism. I noticed the same behaviour when I went to enroll for an Aadhar card." Even the man's neighbour behaved 'aggressively" with him when asking the former expat to make security arrangements. 'Our neighbour yesterday asked us to remove the blink camera from our front door as it captures his front door as well, but he came off as quite aggressive for someone making a request to us to make a change to our security arrangement," said the man. According to the ex-NRI, individuals living in posh societies and working in 'polished offices" were the ones who had the most attitude. It came as a shock to the man, as he was used to the 'polite and friendly" cultures of small cities. He also wondered whether living in the US had made him 'softer". 'Maybe US made me realise that basic politeness should be the norm and not a luxury. I still carry a lot of habits I learned in the US – saying thank you for services and saying hi to people when meeting them for the first time – but all I get in response is a blank, weird stare. As I'm re-adjusting after 12+ years in the US, I'm re-learning to grow a thicker skin," penned the US-return individual. How Fellow Redditors Reacted Here's what Redditors said. 'Basic civic sense should be a compulsory subject," read a stern remark. 'For women, civic sense is the least of their worries. Try dealing with all the pinching, groping and grinding any and everywhere," noted another. 'Life often feels like a constant struggle in India," commented an individual. 'You are living in the Rudeness Capital of India- NCR," pointed out a user. view comments Location : Delhi, India, India First Published: News viral Are Indian People Rude? Viral Reddit Post By Ex-NRI Sparks Debate Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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28-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Milind Soman Was Dropped From Aamir Khan's Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar For Being Unprofessional: Director
Last Updated: Mansoor Khan reveals Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was semi-autobiographical, based on his US-return guilt, and shares how recasting Deepak Tijori saved the film. In a recent interview, director Mansoor Khan revealed that Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar wasn't a mere Bollywood remake—it was deeply personal. Speaking to SCREEN, Khan explained: 'The film is actually semi-autobiographical. A lot of Aamir Khan's character, Sanju, was actually derived from my own life." He traced Sanju's spirit back to his own return from the US after dropping out of MIT. 'I dropped out of MIT and came back from the US, and when I came back, I was a lost soul. And basically, I was feeling this guilt, that I had wasted so much of my parents' money. And now I was acting like an angry young kid who's angry with the whole world, but actually, he should be angry with himself," he said. That feeling led him to create an entire hour‑and‑forty‑minute video film in 1982 about a young man who just wants to laze around—a precursor to his feature debut. The production, however, nearly derailed early on. Khan admitted he had cast poorly and those decisions soon took a toll on the production. 'We shot for 40–45 days in and around Ooty, Coonoor, then came back to Bombay and shot a lot more, including the songs. But I could see the film was going nowhere. I won't take names, but those people were absolutely unprofessional. They made life miserable, not just for me, but for the entire crew. The film was turning out really badly, and it also nearly stalled." He even considered giving up after 40–45 days of shooting. He recalled, 'I felt like giving up. But the film's story is about getting up and winning. So in a way, life was mirroring art. We stayed quiet. We threw those guys out. They went to the press, said all kinds of nasty things about me and Aamir. But we didn't respond. Our focus was clear, we had a film to make, and a good one. And in the end, the result is in front of you." Some of those replaced tried to return later, including Milind Soman, but Khan stood firm. 'Some of those same people came back to me later, including Milind Soman. They didn't understand filmmaking. They didn't understand humility, or the director's role, or that the film is bigger than any individual, bigger than the actor, the director, or the producer. They came in with strange ideas. But again, the mistake was mine. I shouldn't have cast them." The turning point came when Deepak Tijori replaced Milind and brought the story back on track. 'Why I call it a child of destiny is because Milind went out, and Deepak came in. Deepak had actually tested with Milind… I wasn't making casting decisions properly back then." First Published: June 25, 2025, 13:45 IST
