27 Things No One Prepares You For When You Leave India

“Can I get that extra, extra, extra spicy please?” -You ordering anything.

First things first: You may love the food the rest of the world has to offer, but you'll miss ghar ka khaana more than you could've imagined.

And there's just no replacing it.

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Nothing you order anywhere will ever be spicy enough.

Nothing you order anywhere will ever be spicy enough.

Forcing you to consider carrying emergency hot sauce on your person at all times.

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You'll soon have two names: The correctly pronounced one your parents gave you, and whatever the heck garbled nonsense non-Indians call you.

You'll soon have two names: The correctly pronounced one your parents gave you, and whatever the heck garbled nonsense non-Indians call you.

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You'll constantly crave hot, sweet cutting chai and no "Chai Tea Latte" will satisfy you.

Shout-out to the chaiwalla down the street back home <3

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