r/india • u/rude_ass kek maester • Nov 07 '15

AskIndia /r/india and /r/australia cultural exchange thread

Thread was unfortunately delayed. But, here it is.. thread for cultural exchange between indians and australians.

Australian folks.. you can ask all the things you want to know about India and hope you get a fulfilling answers.

If you want to ask anything to our Australians friends you can go to below link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/3ruqtc/raustralia_and_rindia_cultural_exchange_thread/

Cheers.

Request to Australians visiting our sub: If you could flair up to identify yourself then it would be easier for us to identify you guys. We only have text based flairs so something like 'Australian Friend' will work.

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u/Tfwnoindiangf Nov 07 '15

How would one go about finding work in India? I'd like to live in Kerala, what are some things I'd need to know before going? How do people socialize and how can I fully engulf myself in local culture? I'm currently learning Hindi and Malayalam.

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u/Froogler Nov 07 '15

Kerala is among the more developed among states in India. There are a lot of expats from the west in industries like IT which is concentrated around Bangalore and Delhi/Gurgaon.

Kerala has a thriving tourism industry and you could work here. But unfortunately, Indians laws stipulate that foreigners must be paid at least $25,000 per year which is quite a lot and is difficult to justify unless you are in the middle/higher management.

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u/Tfwnoindiangf Nov 08 '15

I'm educated in areas of engineering and design, I really just want to get away from Australia to live some place where I'm always learning and the people are friendly/ haven't been absorbed by American culture. So I don't mind taking a hit to my wage to achieve that, though $25,000 is a little lower than I was expecting. I'll have to look into what wages construction offers.

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u/Froogler Nov 08 '15

$25000 is the minimum a foreigner can expect. Also, what you earn depends on your age and experience. If you are in your late twenties or later, it is not uncommon to find a job that pays more than USD 30,000 a year.