Dating in Delhi when you're poor
My first thought when reading this was hoping that these types of articles will reduce the comments I see on the internet that try and compare Delhi&#x2F;Mumbai squalor to LA.<p>Then I read the first comment on this HN thread, which is directly comparing this to Toronto.<p>So either Westerners don&#x27;t realize that people in these places are making less money in a <i>month</i> than the middle class person can expect to spend in an average afternoon, or there is some intermediate step of &quot;let me compare this to what I know&quot; that is happening. It&#x27;s not really enough...you should experience it for yourself (there&#x27;s also other issues, such as people claiming there&#x27;s more homeless in LA than in Delhi, not realizing that a lot of effectively homeless people in India aren&#x27;t classified as such - it&#x27;d be like saying you&#x27;re not homeless in LA if you have a tent or a sleeping bag).<p>Reminds me of learning a new language, where beginners try to formulate thoughts in their native tongue and produce a direct translation, whereas those who are fluent can skip that step completely.