Moving to Delhi for 18 months & nervous!

Hello gembo81,

welcome to Expat.com!

Hi! Gemma, Welcome to India and Delhi... New Friends colony is a nice area to live.
I don't have very specific replies but hope some delhite wud soon step up to answer . Meanwhile, few things to keep in mind...
1. Delhi with adjoining cities of Gurgaon & Noida has everything you would possibly need in terms of recreation, shopping , movies, clubs and play schools.
2. One important thing is transport, Delhi or NCR [National Capital Region] is pretty spread out, you have radio taxis like Easy cabs & Meru which are very professional and safe and work on metered rent. Though Cheaper & available on immediate basis will be auto rickshaws. They are a bit of haggle for the fare but u shd get hang of it in sometime.
3. April to June will be typically summer time getting hotter by the month.
4. http://www.justdial.com/Delhi-NCR
Above is link to a good directory service provider. Call them to find anything u need at a place closest to you, free of cost.
5. Depending of ur country check with ur embassy, they might have events planned for nationals to come together...
6. Another great thing is u wud be abt 4-5 hrs from Jaipur city, which will be a great weekend getaway and is a preferred International tourist destination...

Do ask more questions if any..

Hello Gemma,

[justify]Its really nice to hear that you are planning coming to india. And New friends Colony its really good colony mostly rich people are staying there so i can say its good colony if you thinking to stay there. About me its just one flyover distance of my home to this colony its located in south Delhi so whatever you need i think you will get easily. Market, Transport and daily need requirement its all available i mean its just not too far. Just near it New Friends colony here is really good market its call central market because its situated in south delhi so you can go anywhere i mean where you need to do go somewhere for related work its easily you can go so just be think Postive and be cool and if you have any question or if i can able to help for anything i am really happy to assist you.

Kaushal

Hi Gemma.

Welcome to the country of culture and you are coming to a city which never sleeps. New Friend Colony is a nice place to stay with all the major amenities ,,, Market, Commercial Complex , Hospital , Ground and many more .....

One you are settle you can visit Gurgaon which is around 40 KM from that place Or Either Vasat Kunj or Saket which has a ravishing Malls.

I run a travel agency too in case you need a cab service ...do let me know i will arrange the same at a best possible rate ......

Thanks,

Akshat Sharma
(akshat_154@rediffmail.com)

First f al welcome Gemma & Jacob,

As u r going to shift in new frns colony it z alao a good area to stay n so many expats hv already been stayin dr frm a long time.....
As u r having certain qns in ur mind......lemme tell u people r so nice in my coutry n we welcome n respect each n everyone....though few exceptn r everywhr thing z dat u hv to b a lil smart.

As I'm working in Itochu n so many expats r also in my office....
There r lots f activities in which u n ur child can participate (mail me if u want complete info).

Delhi z a good place whr u cn hv everything at ur doorstep n if still is dr any requirement u cncntact to my freight forwarding team.

Rest dr r lots f safe  places To visit n dr z also nt any hard n fast rule for wearing clothes.......

For any othr info u cn mail me on mac.d.indian@gmail.com

Thanks & Regards,
Mayur

Don't be Nervous just cautious.

If you want some general advice holler. I was born and raised here in India to Eurasian folks.

Cheers
Darius Chinoy

I am an Indian now living in the US; but travel to India every year to see my folks in Chennai. For Brits you will have little or no problems. Since you would be relocating to New Delhi most of the things that you get in London for day to day living would be available. Just like the piccadilly circus, you will see the Connought circus and all the items are available with a few exceptions. I would ask you to be circumspect when it comes to safety.  New Delhi is notorious and known for it from the time immemorial.  Do not allow your young kids without a proper supervision.

If you have any specific question, please shoot.  Ram

Hi Gemma,
Delhi is a pretty welcoming city, an abode of culture, values, love nd togtherness. Everything is easily available in and around New Friends Colony. Markets, hotels, hospitals,clubs etc. For recreation you can join New Friends Colony Club.

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Enjoy your Stay Fearlessly.

Regards,
Paridhi

Gemma,

let me flip the coin. I am european, travelled the world and have been in Gurgaon (next to Delhi) for 1.5 years now.
One think is to come to India as a tourist and enjoy all it has to offer for a LIMITED amount of time, one thing is to live here as a local/native. An other thing is to move hear for long time, coming for a "1-st world country". It's gonna be hard and shocking at time.
Let's not hide it.
I am talking from a EU/Western point of view: living here is completely different from what we are used to. It is hard and very different. Few things just pop in my mind that you should consider:

- overal and everywhere the hygienic conditions are MUCH worse then what you/we are used to (except some top level hotels)
- roads are overall very dirty, air is very polluted, evertyhing is in general dirty
- most taxi are dirty and smelling (drivers used to sleep in the car) so you need to pay more and get better service than average
- traffic is cahotic beyond imagination
- you need to drink bottled water/drinks and avoid ice cubes
- careful with fresh veg/fruit if you don't know how it is washed
- people in the streets can be very pushy
- people are everywhere at any time, this place is over loaded with people
- poverty is everywhere and especially on the roads, it's hard to get used to it
- all the locals are crazy about these shopping malls but after some time they are all very similar and it gets boring. walking on the streets will become a challenge especially when the heat will rise (very soon) hence you will start to feel trapped when forced to be only indoor (apartments, hotels or shopping malls)

Hope it helps.