Mildly Interesting

Met my friends at a US university. They're from The states of Kerala and Karnataka.

So a bit of bias on my and their parts, with them being individuals who sought out US schooling.

Having visited them Bangalore myself it was a definitely some culture shock; extremely noticable wealth disparity, police taking bribes for petty things in the open and rampant harassment depending on where you're at and what you're doing. I had a few instances as a dude where I didn't feel safe, can't imagine what those situations would be like as a woman.

I will also note that there is a unique reverence and benevolence that is present that doesn't quite exist in the states. Thinking about the chart more I might recognize why people report feeling that their common citizens are generally good.

But again it's complex... I saw a lot of people treating lower caste people very poorly in the few weeks I visited.