New Delhi - Post Report Question and Answers
What do you wish you had known about this particular city/country before moving there?
Regions of India vary drastically. South India is significantly better to live in compared to North India where New Delhi is located in my opinion. - Apr 2024
Had I known how bad the air would be, we would have changed assignments. - Sep 2020
Before arriving, I read/heard a lot about Delhi being overwhelming – so much noise, activity, aroma, people, poverty, spice, etc. I haven’t been overwhelmed by Delhi. But I’ve found it requires an incredible amount of patience to thrive here. Even if you’ve lived overseas before, you MUST give yourself time to settle in and figure India out. Be patient with yourself, be patient with others, and you will save yourself a lot of stress. - Jul 2020
It is basically all apartment living, depending on where you live, walking dogs can be daunting. - Jul 2019
You cannot ever know everything. Living and learning is the key. The most shocking (and I still cannot understand the reason behind it) is the lack of "normal" supermarkets. - Oct 2017
Air pollution is really really bad! - Mar 2017
I wish I grasped just how bad the air quality was going to be, and how depressing it would make our day to day lives! - Feb 2017
That the air would be this horrific. - Nov 2016
I wish I had known how terrible the air pollution is, and how the government bureaucracy and mindset affect almost every aspect of your job and personal life. - Jun 2016
There is more to India than meets the eye. Even with prior India experience, we learned more about the complexities and subtleties of Indian culture, history, and bureaucracy. - Sep 2014
How difficult it is to get food that I'm used to and make it taste good, but how good and cheap the local cuisine is. - Sep 2014
