My Life in INDIA vs PAKISTAN: 10 Unexpected Differences

As you know, India and Pakistan used to be, you know, the same thing for quite a long time, but then when the British left the region, they eventually became divided into, once again, India and Pakistan. And very unfortunately, the division was, you know, a very, very hard thing for so many people. Until this day, there's quite a few unresolved conflicts there, you know, with Kashmir and other places. And even though, you know, all of those people are really nice and really kind and really awesome, apparently, you know, there's a bit of division still going on, and I really hope that changes in the future. However, I've spent quite a few months traveling all around India, and I just finished traveling 10 days all over in Pakistan. So I feel like I have a, you know, pretty decent idea of how different those two countries are and how different their people are. Today, I actually want to compare them and talk about the 10 unexpected differences of my life in Pakistan versus India. Let's go. Difference number one I don't know if you know this or not, but one of the worst things for me in life is when people beep. Now, when you're traveling around Asia, especially, for example, India, people there beep all the time, especially places like Mumbai, you know, like they beep and they smile and they wave because they just want to say hi or tell you they're there, you know. And actually, when I was going to Pakistan, I expected exactly the same thing. And even though there are some areas of Pakistan where people beep a bit, but in most of the areas, they don't. For example, in Islamabad, no one ever beeps. And that was so surprising to me because I never expected it, you know. So even though, once again, those countries used to be the same thing, but the beeping is definitely better on Pakistan's side. So now the score is one zero. Let's see what happens next. Difference number two is vegetarian options. I've been a vegetarian for what, seven years now, I think. And actually, traveling around a lot of countries in Asia, it's kind of hard to find vegetarian options. But India is one of the best countries in the world for that because literally every place has vegetarian options, even McDonald's. Are you kidding me? It's insane. And Pakistan's food is great, too, but it's very hard to find vegetarian options. So one point goes to India. One one out. Let's continue. Number three is cleanliness. Obviously, you know, with both of those countries that, of course, very much depends on where you're and some places could maybe be not the fanciest places you've ever seen. For example, in India, cities like Mumbai are actually really good, except for the slums, of course, or Bangalore or, you know, quite a few other places. But but most of the time you would see, you know, some trash and this and that, because once again, there's so many people and stuff. But going to Pakistan, of course, there were some places that weren't the best. But if we look at cities like or once again, Lahore and the places in the mountains and stuff, everything was really, really clean there. It was insane. There were signs everywhere saying, don't litter, don't litter. You'll get fine. And, you know, stuff like that. So another point goes to Pakistan. Difference number four is religious diversity. As you know, Pakistan is a majority Muslim country, meaning that way over 90 percent of the people are Muslim there. But India is basically the creator of pretty much most of the religions in the world. You know, there's millions of Hindu people, millions of Muslim people, millions of Sikh people, millions of Buddhist people and a lot of Christians and whatnot. So when you're traveling around India every single day, you'll see people from so many different kinds of religions all living together, for the most part, peacefully. And I hope that continues. I know that Hindus and Muslims seem to have a few fights here and there, and that's very unfortunate. But I really hope they will solve their differences, hopefully. And in Pakistan, they also have people of other religions like they have Christian churches. And in the mountains, people have their own ancient religions and stuff. But yeah, the majority of the people are definitely Muslim. So another point goes to India. Thing number five is English fluency. So once again, the whole region used to be a British colony for a very long time. And that is why millions and millions and millions of people speak completely fluent English. Traveling around India, I noticed that anyone who goes to like school or university will be completely fluent in English. And actually going to Pakistan, I noticed that it's exactly the same thing. A lot of people speak super fluent English, even no accent and stuff, you know. So the score now is this. Okay, now that I told you the five differences of my life in India and Pakistan, I want to tell you one very quick thing. I recently launched this new really cool channel called Stay Curious, where we make very short educational videos about the beautiful world we live in. And of course, we made some videos about both India and Pakistan, as well as many other countries. So when you're done watching this video, smash the link in the description box down below, check us out, see where life takes you. Thanks so much. Let's get back to the video. Difference number six is infrastructure. So as you know, because of the problems Pakistan faced in the past, it's not a very touristy country, because a lot of people still think it's very unsafe and dangerous and stuff. That being said, their tourism industry is many times smaller than that of India's, because millions and millions of people visit India every single year. And because of that, the infrastructure for a traveler like myself in India is definitely better. The hostels, the hotels, the buses, the trains and everything is a bit more easier for tourists to use. But at the same time, it's still very much possible to travel in Pakistan. Like you saw, I didn't. Didn't really have any problems. That being said, this one goes to India. Difference number seven is tourist place aggressiveness. So as you know, if you travel in a country that's very touristy, sometimes the people working with tourists will get a bit aggressive. For example, in countries like Morocco and stuff, sometimes people grab you by the arm and say, give me five euro because I did something for you. Sometimes it gets pretty intense. And so if I compare the aggressiveness in the tourist places of Pakistan versus India, I would definitely have to say that in India, it's a lot more aggressive. Once again, because there's a lot more people. And once again, going to Pakistan, I expected it to be similar, but I've never been scammed even once. In fact, a lot of people would give me things for free or buy me things for free and stuff. No one would want to take advantage of me as a tourist. Why? Because there's very few tourists and now they don't have the kind of people that try to take advantage of it. So it's not really a problem of India. It's the fact that there's so many tourists going there and obviously some people will want to make maybe more money. That being said, this one goes to Pakistan. Difference number eight is bus trips. Back in the day, I used to take quite a few different buses in India because I didn't have other transportation options. And if I'm being completely honest with you, it was so bad. Oh my God, dude. It would be so hard because I would always take overnight buses. And in the middle of the night, they would turn on the lights and people will start shouting and screaming and trying to sell you things and waking you up like, hey, you want some water, water, you know? I mean, it was a great experience for me, but me and other foreigners were like, what's happening here? I've never experienced this before, you know? So yeah, so maybe it was just my experience. I don't know. Maybe other people have it better, but my experience traveling in bus in India wasn't the best. So now I take either motorbikes or cars or taxis or trains are actually amazing. And so I did take a few buses in Pakistan as well. And once again, I expected them to be similar, but actually they were very much different, you know? Because once again, I think there's not a lot of people who are trying to take advantage of tourists because there's no tourists there, you know? And so it was calm and peaceful and the lights were off and no one woke us up in the middle of the night. We could do whatever we wanted, you know? So at least me personally, I had a more comfortable experience traveling in buses in Pakistan, but I could have just gotten unlucky. So if you had a great experience of traveling in India by buses, let me know in the comment section down below. I'll apologize a hundred times, but that was definitely what I experienced. So this point goes to Pakistan. Ooh, so far Pakistan is winning. Let's see what happens next. Difference number nine is places to see. As you know, India is a much bigger country than Pakistan. I mean, Pakistan is huge, you know? But at the same time, India is one of the largest countries in the world with the second largest population in the world, over a billion people. And because of that, obviously India has more places to see that are, I guess, a bit more diverse. That being said, this point goes to India. And finally, difference number 10, hospitality. As you know from the people who have been to both Pakistan or India, both those countries are incredibly, incredibly hospitable. You will get into many situations where people will pay for you or not ask you for money or host you for free or give you foods and actually force you to eat because they care so much about your health. Like these situations I had in India where people would wake me up in the middle of the night because I was staying in some sort of a shrine and they would say, no, you have to eat. If you don't eat, you're not going to be healthy. Come, please have food with us. You know, like these amazing situations. And in Pakistan as well, there would be situations where people would pay for me in restaurants simply because I was a foreigner and they wanted to be nice to me and they wanted to be kind to me. And it was really, really beautiful. And so, I have to say that when it comes to hospitality, both these countries are the same, meaning the score is 5-5. Yay! And that's exactly the point of this video. Even though these countries separated, but at the same time, they're both absolutely incredible. They have their differences, they have their similarities, but both of them are really, really, really nice, really beautiful, really awesome places to visit. So, if you ever get the chance to go to both India and Pakistan, just make sure you always look at everything with open eyes and whatever happens to you, just treat it as a wonderful experience and learn as much as you can from the wonderful, wonderful, wonderful local people. That's pretty much it. Let me know what you think about these differences in the comment section down below. See you next time. Peace.