I am from Bengal and I loved Chennai. If you try to blend in, everything works. Just don't behave like someone who is trying hard not to blend in. This is true about any city in the world, let alone Indian city.

Love to all South Indian brothers and sisters from Bihar. I'm a doctor and my fiancee is from Tamil Nadu. 😂 We'll get married soon. I have promised her that I will learn Tamil😂❤️❤️❤️ Jai Hind Jai Bihar Jai Tamil Nadu.

I am from Andhra Pradesh but I have spent all my life in Chennai... It's really amazing...I got to meet many ppl from all over India not just Tamil ppl...I really love Chennai alot

Madam everybody speaks Tamil because it's a Tamil land . When a south indian goes to Lucknow he won't wonder why everybody is speaking hindi . Maybe you expect people to know your language . That's how north indians in Bangalore behave like expecting local people to speak hindi

*Major difference between South and north India is* South Indians can understand many language including Hindi. North Indians understand only Hindi

Hi all, I'm a North Indian who's currently living in South India.

I am from Delhi and I got my posting at Chennai as an Inspector of income tax and spent three years. Barring a few incidents, I found the city to be quite good. Weather is quite inclement. People are nice and helpful.

As a person who lived in both North India and South India I can say that It will be difficult for a South Indian to stay in North India because of the Innocence of South Indian (My personal opinion). I have seen many North Indians having double standards and I have been scammed many many times.They will force you to speak in Hindi even though they can understand English and they make fun of your language (For sometime its fine but it sure gonna hit you in a personal way). They may take advantage of your politeness (not everyone). They act like they are superior to you. I have friends in North India too don't get me wrong but I got those friends only after I act like them. Whatever maybe the case we all are brothers and sisters and we all love our mother INDIA.

If you are visiting german you can't expect german people to speak in hindi.if you are visiting other regional lands or state try to respect their emotions,language,culture and their tradition.

Even 10yrs back, same points were valid but now people are changing and accepting the beautiful and culturally vibrant South India. Surprisingly Thalapathy Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi are my favourite actors. I love Sambhar and Rasam a lot. Real respect is when you accept someone as they are instead of finding the similarities. Thanks for clarifying the prejudice.

Flying to Chennai this weekend for my 4 month internship. I wasn't clueless and scared as well. This has really helped me. 😊

Even I have stayed in Chennai for 4 years... Experience was amazing

Problem with North Indians is that want 1 language formula for themselves and 3 language formula for South. People from North come to South for Jobs, studies etc and it is for them to learn English or the local language. Otherwise they can stay put in their place.

That's really sweet of you. Happy that you made so many good memories here. When you revisit again, you will surely have happy tears I guess 💛. Have a great future ahead. Lots of love from Chennai and TN Family 💛

Nice to hear... Am Chennai guy, Similarly like you... I moved to Mumbai for work.... Same feeling like you.... Now I came to Chennai settled back... I have very very good memories of Mumbai. That remain always in my heart.....

I'm currently working in Infosys in Mahindra World City. Having stayed in Chennai for almost a decade (since I did my engg. here), I can say that Chennai is livable for people who can deal with staying alone. I, for instance, am habituated with enjoying my own company and have no problems in Chennai. As a matter of fact , I love my time in Chennai. However, those that seek company and cannot stay alone and tend to feel lonely may have a really hard time dealing with South Indians (Tamilians). Many North Indians even face discrimination and are usually deliberately isolated by South Indians. I have seen many such examples. The only way is to try to mingle in with the others. This is something that I despise doing and I'd rather stay alone than try to get into a group where I feel I'm not welcomed in the first place. If a North Indian can deal with this, everything else in Chennai is fine. I love my spa sessions in Chennai and consider it my second home (after Kolkata). :)

I am from assam. Once i went chennai, most people understand the basic english words but problem arises some people specifically the street vendors don't even know the basic english words so i had to deal with body language to explain them what i was asking for. An experience i never had before. In many shops i didn't had any problem because in them many salesmans were the migrant workers from my state. When they overheard me speaking Assamese with my friends ,later on i was conversing with them in my mother tongue.

im from south india and i got bullied for being from south by north indians 😞😞😞😞😢😢😢😢😢

North Indian girl trying to speak broken tamil is the thing people love. And you will get extraordinary respect if you attempt to speak Tamil

“SURVIVED” Suggests that you barely could live your life in South India

Kerala ❤️ tamil nadu == annan thambi

Isn't north india hot in may end?? I am from Bangalore and I couldn't stay for 2 hours in the morning at 8 AM in Delhi. It was 44C. We went straight to ac bar in the morning. Also regarding food, it's always better to adjust to local food. It would have developed for centuries and correct for the local weather

Can't express how much I love my southern part of India ❤️

What surprises me is the fact that you went to Chennai from Mumbai, Matunga, and yet you haven't had good south Indian food before Chennai ? I understand that the cuisine may not be the same but Matunga is a paradise for South Indian cuisine ! ✌️

Amazing true hearted video. Keep rocking! Miss those murgan idlis 😬🤤

As a citizen of chennai Tamilnadu, i loved to watch this video of yours even if it's in Hindi...We always welcome people with open arms 💕

Thank you for making this video and clearing doubts of every apprehensive North Indian moving to Southern States of our beautiful nation. Kudos 👏👏👍 and yes...you brought out rightly....they are very helpful and cooperative, contrary to the belief and preconceived notion we have about people from these States. With my experience of living in South India for long, I can vouch for that... And waise bhi...generalising things based on one bad experience/ incident is not rational. Keep posting 👏👏

I want to visit Chennai with my first salary whenever I will get a job 😊this place attracts me idk why😉 also after watching the movie Chennai express 😂I am addicted to this place😊 I want to fulfill my dream as quickly as possible of experiencing chennai😂

I'm basically from Chennai but my family lives in New Delhi from last 50plus years Muje Delhi bohat pasand hai 🙂

I’m glad you realized south India cuisine is good.

This is a good video. We are happy that you have language problem here...because when we come go to rajasthan, hariyana, delhi..nobody speaks tamil. Its balanced now. Yes we like banglore and mumbai more because ..they try to help tamils by speaking in tamil. So these two cities are special to us,.. even though its not right to expect them to speak tamil.

Thank you sister i am going to work there i was so afraid ....but after seeing your video i feel like it's good to be there ...my biggest concern was about northern food but u cleared it ...so thank you 👍👍 loved your video🙏🏼

Chennai has the highest number of food options in the entire world. Northies are the ones who eat paratta and other junk food/chaat everytime. There are more than 80 varieties of breakfast available in most of the restaurants in Chennai.

Heyy!!! Thanks for making this!! It is really good to see that you have a positive outlook! My roommate have stayed for the past 3 years in chennai and is still staying here, when i shifted to her room, she was really good, friendly as a person but she hated tamil. She wanted me to learn hindi and when told her learn tamil she was very negative. She also disrespected and insulted in many ways which i don't want to discuss on a public platform. But really thanks for making this video.

Tamil people's not a hard wrolds most kindly person an vanakam

Simple honest review and no unnecessary attitude. Your delivery of words is quite calming. Nice really.

Hai... As you conclude, where ever we go we have to enjoy that place, i am from Coimbatore, when i worked in Bangalore i search for best Bangalore foods, in Hydrabad for their best biriyani and now in Saudi i am enjoying the best Grills, Shewarma, Arabic rice dishes etc, if i search for best Idly dosa in Saudi, i will be disappointed, i try to learn some basic Arabic and hang out with Arabic friends, i go with them and try to learn and appreciate the culture.... Any place you are going enjoy the native Festival, Culture, Launguage and foods.

People of chennai are too good and welcome outsiders heartily. Regarding language... Tamil is native language. People generally understand working English.... So, no probs in that count too

I am Telugu ..... I worked in Chennai for almost 6 years without learning Tamil. I used only basic Tamil to speak maid and vegetable market. Auto guys also understand English well. The weather and food were not an issue for me. Because my place is the same. I worked in Mumbai (1 year) and Pune (2 years). I learned Hindi under pressure. Software talks in Hindi too. I went to Chennai because of this Hindi pressure. Tamil and the South are more collaborative. Mumbai and Pune mostly occupied by North and Hindi. Marathi only on electricity bill and Bus names. You know, Electricity bill and Bus names are in English (global language) in Chennai. No language pressure. "Worthy South- Nasty North"

Hi your experience with Chennai is very close to its reality. People are kind and like to offer support irrespective of where they come from. With technology People have adapted to manage short comings with communication. People are literate and Mostly educated. But for Hindi all is easy. !!! You had captured it well.

Love from Chennai♥️

Finally a North Indian who looks from others perspective...gud India is slowly changing

I lived in chennai for 2 years and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Awesome place :)

iam a Tamilian I Love my state 💪💪💪💪💪💪

It's shows on my recommendation Nd I came here sudden Nd watch some video of yours.....specially I loved your Chennai vlogs.... Your new subscriber Nd love from Kota❤️

Last December I visited IIT MADRAS and I have very bad experience with uber drivers ....so this kind of problems are everywhere in India not just only in one part.

The only genuine experience video i have every seen ❤️

One thing i experienced is that some people ,when you talk to them is English, they suddenly switch to local language. I advise everyone to learn local language to socialize and to have fun with friends. But they expect us to learn in 1-2 months. 😂

Actually, I don't like the title of this video, What the hell!? How I survived, Is it jungle!? 🙂🙂

Please don't differentiate north and south Indians. Because I'm sure that we are all Indians . I'm from Chennai. Tq sis. Peace 😎✌🏻

Those intermediate blabbers are adorable .. and thanks from Tamils for being honest .. Tamils respect and like honest feedbacks that’s how we grow..

I was really scared from the name of the video that how you SURVIVED, but after watching video👍👍🏻👍🏼👍🏽👍🏾👍🏿

Actually the biasness started only due to the Hindi push in south India, way back in 1967 during Lal Bahadur Shastri's period who wanted to push Hindi in Tamil Nad and there was Anti Hindi Agitation throughout Tamil Nad. For instance, I am from Tamil Nad and my hometown is Coimbatore however, I have spent major part of my life in Delhi (South Delhi) Greater Kailash. I did my schooling and college in Delhi and also started my service in Delhi. Even my father served in public sector companies and posted in Delhi for about 40 years. I find no difference whether I live in Delhi or Chennai. I know better Tamil than people living in Chennai, so do I can speak fluent Hindi. But my favouate language to communicate is one and only English.

Chennains are very cool people in hot weather.

I don't know what you mean by survived lady. Most of south India is more literate and can coverse in English and even hindi sometimes. There is very less rape culture than North. Using the word Survived sounds like you had to put up with something.

Jab videsh me Indian food milta h to kya south india me north indian food nahi milega ......😂😂😂

Love you sister 🤗 I am a tamilan

Hi am from chennai. And I like to say one thing for Bengali peoples please Don't spoil our culture and peace.

The age you went is the best age to mingle around, learn different culture and have fond memories fkr life ❤

@Shreyashi Jha yes coming to chennai we are proud of tamil and so you must try to speak in tamil.in same way when I was in mumbai I tried to speak in hindi.respect every languages equally.India is known for its unity in diversity.just don't try to spoil it.

Thank you so much ..finally got relief as a North Indian😄

It's a lovely place ,just visited jan.9th & I found people are so emphatic and polite. #LoveChennai

Infact i have seen northies get a better treatment than the locals As it's a tradition to take care of people who come to tamilnadu

I will go to anna university for MBA next year

I think ur heading should be how u survived in Tamil Nadu and not in South India.South has more states and languages, cultures and cuisines. Just to inform, no offence meant.

We South Indians like these kind of North Indians which have gratitude I have seen many rude North Indians

Autodrivers behaviour is the worst thing in chennai.

Good to see you sis knowing that like you people still exist among North indians. You're looking so kind and beautiful both inside & out, you're always welcome to TN, God bless you sis.

I have personal experience of living in Tamil Nadu for three years. Everything there was wonderful, people are great, peaceful location, good food.... The weather, trust me, you wouldn't like it. But the worst thing, guys please, trust me on this, don't ever go to Tamil Nadu for study. Your life would turn into a nightmare... seriously, a nightmare.. Our college started at 9 am and closed at 5:30 pm. Is this what college is supposed to be like. You would never be able to do anything else than just to study. There would be no such thing as personal life, free time, personal devslopment, studying books outside the topics... because if you do these things, who's gonna do your homework, that you would have to show the next day. Even at holiday, we were asked to come for extra class, and that too was made compulsory.... I never understood, why the hack, then we had those holidays for???

There are so many indian interracial couples..people have crossed national boundaries and gotten married..But breaching north and South india cultural Boundary is still a challenge

So true... 😍😍

I am Marathi. I hated living in Delhi. And sis, it's not same for both. North Indian arrogance and inhuman behaviour upsets anyone.

South Indians are very welcoming .. as long as you respect their culture ways of living...

I lived in northern parts of india and was forced to do with only northie dishes, nothing to remember, only bitter memories

I was in Karnataka Andhra Tamilnadu Telangana for 6 years(Not live in Kerala most..) I wanna say one thing Karnataka people are most welcoming people than other states..But food wise other south states are good.. 1--South Indian people are very well educated men and women both.. 2--Culture wise they follow traditions very seriously even you will find they do Rangoli in front of their houses everyday.. 3--Mostly south indians think we north indians are very loud ..And as North Indian I can say they are right .. Mostly South Indian are very simple (You can understand this only when you will visit south) 4-- You will not find DJ in their weddings and No dance during barat.. 😂😂 Weddings happens timewise not like in our weddings where Barat comes lately ...And another thing I like is first everyone takes photo with groom and bride then only they eat food... 5-- When girls get first period then they do some rituals and they give party... 6-- The one thing I don't like they do cousin marriage in hindu traditions also..But now a days this thing is decreasing but it exists only in some communities... 7-- The best city in South india is Bangalore..I bet you if you ever lived there for 1 year you don't wanna come back ever.. 8-- Apart from Karnataka other south states people expect from you to communicate with their own language ..Then only they feel comfortable and got mingle with you.. But in North we never except from anyone to learn our language.. All these are my opinions ...Yours can be different

I'm glad you liked it here,I Lovee youuuu girl!!!💕💕💕💕 It's really sad to see a girl who shares this many info have less subscribers,😑hope 2021 gives you more and I will too!!❤️❤️

I have travelled to many many places all over India. My Best Metro City to work is Chennai, Next is Mumbai excluding the housing factor. For some reasons I don't like Delhi and Kolkata at all. As state other than TN / South is -Gujarat my fav. , esp for Gujaratis. BTW to all North who give credits to idli and sambar of native Chennai , please do visit any of your Tamil friend home and taste the home made idli dosa sambar. My grand mom's ( or any other grandma from TN :) ) idli fineness is just 💯💕. u r always welcome when u visit next time.

Why do you expect Tamils to speak your mother tongue?...So when you step out of your state you expect everyone to know your language?...Did Hindi people create an empire all over the world?

Thanks Shreyashi for this video about Chennai 🙏🏻

Great video. Although except having visited some relatives in T-Nagar and Adayar, during my early boyhood days, I have no experience with Madras. We used to board a local train to go to Tambaram. We don't have much local train network in Hyderabad, so it was exillierating. BTW, Chennai is a wet city, those areas are extremely drenching in summer. Within half an hour of going out you get drenched in your own sweat, because the humidityin the air won't absorb your sweat. That's good for health. It keeps you cool. In Hyderabad you don't get drenched in sweat because the body water gets evaporated into the dry air around and you get exhausted without even realizing unless you are supplementing it with electrolyte salts every now and then.

*Shreyashi Jha* Looks so amazing there!

Thannxxx siss, M Gonna move to chennai this year!!! It's a big help😁😁

Loved the way of presentation

Deserves more subscribers...

That's why North indians selling pani puri in South india 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥

Really Helpful it was ... Thanks a ton for creating such a nice content .. it is really helpful for professionals like me going out thr for the first time.

Hi madam plz visit kanniyakumari it's one of the best place in Tamilnadu...♥️♥️we love you plz visit Tamil Nadu again

Iam a keralite born in mp jabalpur, but frankly speaking you are very sweet and honest to speak nice thing about chennai

I m from odisha and I stay at Chennai 8 yrs

i lived in delhi and as a north indian i didnt like that . been upto banglore but is exited about chennai n kerala

I think no need to use should word , Because it's our choice ❤️

Thank u thank u thank u for this video , very informative ❤

Good , someone experienced is talking about South India.. These Bollywood movies make fun of South Indians...and created all the misconceptions.

i have never been to south still.. dont know why just fed up of the people here in U.P .. i live in uttar pradesh .. and dont know why just want to go to south either to study or for job... v v badly ..

Food is really diverse in chennai. The best of the best restaurants and the best of the best cuisine with such variety is available in chennai

People talking about North India and south India as they are two separate nations. Please don’t do this. We sing our national anthem in bangla even none of understand that language but we still sing it with pride. Please stop division on geographical basis.

It's very difficult to learn south Indian languages..they have no similarity to other languages unfortunately..it's easy to pick up marathi etc.

Survived usage here is very bad word . We are not like Delhi or up ppl. We respect women.

Superb informative video...keep going...well done.😃😃

I don't hate Delhi but It's polluted during winter, you can't deny that othwrwise I don't mind a new city like Delhi.( I'm a south Indian FYI and also lived in Mumbai and Kerala).