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  • @TrK said:

    @Frobsy said: Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Yes there are, and English works for almost 90% of corporations, for the locality it varies depending on the region, I mean we do have a variety of languages apart from Hindi.

    I know, you guys speak at least 2-3 languages, which is impressive without even counting English....
    How is the IT sector wages there?

  • @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Never ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ I should migrate to better country

    If you find a way to do it for lowend way, do share with me and i will join you on the ship......

    Lets use some forwarding service.

    the old-school smuggling way?... it's risky and i am not comfortable with the idea....

    Just swim with it ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

    ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

  • @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:
    @Frobsy Any update on the Reselling business. If you have already started, wanted to know how it is. I myself might start one. Just wanted some tips.

    I've been analyzing the competition last week and it looks intense haha. I'm trying to find the best payment gateways for international orders. do you know any that don't require setting up a company?

    It depends on your region. Most do ask for some kind of identification, unless it's crypto. Have you tried Razorpay?

    I heard about Razorpay, but I didn't know they didn't require setting up a company. I'll look into it. thanks

    In India, all they require as for business requirement is an address (doesn't have to be a business address). BTW, I hope you ignored PP and Stripe for some other reason. They are good options if that works for you, as TrK mentioned.

    I don't wanna set up a UK company again other than that Stripe is the best for sure

    Try Razorpay then. Email them.

    I just visited them and they look like they are focused on the Indian market , I'll reach out to them and see if they can help

    Sure. They mostly cater to the Indian market.

    Yup Razorpay is mainly Indian based. We use it. But later moved to PhonePe when they closed new accounts last year.

    PhonePe, never heard of that one. does it target only India too?

    they are owned by walmart but

    Hmm nice to know, I'll check them out later

    I don't think they operate outside India.

    Sad, you guys have lots of services, I'm starting to get tempted to immigrate there hehe. By the way how's the minimum wage?

    We dont' have any minimum wage rules ( Don't know about official rules, but no one follows)

    There are minimum wage rules but those are too low ๐Ÿ˜€

    Does that mean everyone gets paid above the minimum wage?

    You mean everyone gets paid above 0 yes

    Whats the minimum daily income in the capital?

    Maybe like 50 usd per day if you are lucky

    The average salary for full time employee in capital is around $25 and it's not including the freshers they get paid around $10 per day, no way it's enough in these inflation times.

  • @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    And shattered dreams. :(

  • @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    And shattered dreams. :(

    it depends on your better half..... you know what i mean.... please don't ask me to explain.....

  • noob404noob404 Member
    edited December 2024

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    And shattered dreams. :(

    With the Atul Subhash case, marriage in India has become a risky proposition.

  • @Frobsy said:

    @TrK said:

    @Frobsy said: Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Yes there are, and English works for almost 90% of corporations, for the locality it varies depending on the region, I mean we do have a variety of languages apart from Hindi.

    I know, you guys speak at least 2-3 languages, which is impressive without even counting English....
    How is the IT sector wages there?

    That's soo many languages but everyone in india speaks 3 language nowadays Hindi + English+ one more regional

  • Indian legal system is heavily pro-women. Wish it was equal for everyone.

  • @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:
    Wow you guys are savage, this much activity in the last moment

    Courtesy @Frobsy

    Let's get to 950, 925 is here, not much left.....

  • @TrK said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:
    @Frobsy Any update on the Reselling business. If you have already started, wanted to know how it is. I myself might start one. Just wanted some tips.

    I've been analyzing the competition last week and it looks intense haha. I'm trying to find the best payment gateways for international orders. do you know any that don't require setting up a company?

    It depends on your region. Most do ask for some kind of identification, unless it's crypto. Have you tried Razorpay?

    I heard about Razorpay, but I didn't know they didn't require setting up a company. I'll look into it. thanks

    In India, all they require as for business requirement is an address (doesn't have to be a business address). BTW, I hope you ignored PP and Stripe for some other reason. They are good options if that works for you, as TrK mentioned.

    I don't wanna set up a UK company again other than that Stripe is the best for sure

    Try Razorpay then. Email them.

    I just visited them and they look like they are focused on the Indian market , I'll reach out to them and see if they can help

    Sure. They mostly cater to the Indian market.

    Yup Razorpay is mainly Indian based. We use it. But later moved to PhonePe when they closed new accounts last year.

    PhonePe, never heard of that one. does it target only India too?

    they are owned by walmart but

    Hmm nice to know, I'll check them out later

    I don't think they operate outside India.

    Sad, you guys have lots of services, I'm starting to get tempted to immigrate there hehe. By the way how's the minimum wage?

    We dont' have any minimum wage rules ( Don't know about official rules, but no one follows)

    There are minimum wage rules but those are too low ๐Ÿ˜€

    Does that mean everyone gets paid above the minimum wage?

    You mean everyone gets paid above 0 yes

    Whats the minimum daily income in the capital?

    Maybe like 50 usd per day if you are lucky

    The average salary for full time employee in capital is around $25 and it's not including the freshers they get paid around $10 per day, no way it's enough in these inflation times.

    Yeah it's bad there is a cost of living calculator

  • @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:
    @Frobsy Any update on the Reselling business. If you have already started, wanted to know how it is. I myself might start one. Just wanted some tips.

    I've been analyzing the competition last week and it looks intense haha. I'm trying to find the best payment gateways for international orders. do you know any that don't require setting up a company?

    It depends on your region. Most do ask for some kind of identification, unless it's crypto. Have you tried Razorpay?

    I heard about Razorpay, but I didn't know they didn't require setting up a company. I'll look into it. thanks

    In India, all they require as for business requirement is an address (doesn't have to be a business address). BTW, I hope you ignored PP and Stripe for some other reason. They are good options if that works for you, as TrK mentioned.

    I don't wanna set up a UK company again other than that Stripe is the best for sure

    Try Razorpay then. Email them.

    I just visited them and they look like they are focused on the Indian market , I'll reach out to them and see if they can help

    Sure. They mostly cater to the Indian market.

    Yup Razorpay is mainly Indian based. We use it. But later moved to PhonePe when they closed new accounts last year.

    PhonePe, never heard of that one. does it target only India too?

    they are owned by walmart but

    Hmm nice to know, I'll check them out later

    I don't think they operate outside India.

    Sad, you guys have lots of services, I'm starting to get tempted to immigrate there hehe. By the way how's the minimum wage?

    We dont' have any minimum wage rules ( Don't know about official rules, but no one follows)

    Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Don't come here lol worst place to migrate to

    Bro, you have so many services, and you're one of the top countries economically. Why not?

    I think he meant there are better countries around based on wages. If you look at currency conversion, and like the wages here, then you can come and work.

  • @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:
    Wow you guys are savage, this much activity in the last moment

    Courtesy @Frobsy

    NY Thread dropping on 28.... ig....

    Any good telegram notification group? i saw one here before and forgot the user

  • @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @TrK said:

    @Frobsy said: Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Yes there are, and English works for almost 90% of corporations, for the locality it varies depending on the region, I mean we do have a variety of languages apart from Hindi.

    I know, you guys speak at least 2-3 languages, which is impressive without even counting English....
    How is the IT sector wages there?

    That's soo many languages but everyone in india speaks 3 language nowadays Hindi + English+ one more regional

    That's definitely a flex for us Indians, cause, most of the US is only capable of speaking a single language.

  • @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    You all are married damn , don't you get scolded for using let this much ๐Ÿ˜‚

    They think I am working. But I don't open the Mega deals NSFW thread when my wife is around. :p

  • @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:
    @Frobsy Any update on the Reselling business. If you have already started, wanted to know how it is. I myself might start one. Just wanted some tips.

    I've been analyzing the competition last week and it looks intense haha. I'm trying to find the best payment gateways for international orders. do you know any that don't require setting up a company?

    It depends on your region. Most do ask for some kind of identification, unless it's crypto. Have you tried Razorpay?

    I heard about Razorpay, but I didn't know they didn't require setting up a company. I'll look into it. thanks

    In India, all they require as for business requirement is an address (doesn't have to be a business address). BTW, I hope you ignored PP and Stripe for some other reason. They are good options if that works for you, as TrK mentioned.

    I don't wanna set up a UK company again other than that Stripe is the best for sure

    Try Razorpay then. Email them.

    I just visited them and they look like they are focused on the Indian market , I'll reach out to them and see if they can help

    Sure. They mostly cater to the Indian market.

    Yup Razorpay is mainly Indian based. We use it. But later moved to PhonePe when they closed new accounts last year.

    PhonePe, never heard of that one. does it target only India too?

    they are owned by walmart but

    Hmm nice to know, I'll check them out later

    I don't think they operate outside India.

    Sad, you guys have lots of services, I'm starting to get tempted to immigrate there hehe. By the way how's the minimum wage?

    We dont' have any minimum wage rules ( Don't know about official rules, but no one follows)

    Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Don't come here lol worst place to migrate to

    Bro, you have so many services, and you're one of the top countries economically. Why not?

    I think he meant there are better countries around based on wages. If you look at currency conversion, and like the wages here, then you can come and work.

    I would not recommend india to a foreigner Indians are not as welcoming of outsiders as other countries, it can suck

  • @TrK said:

    @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    You all are married damn , don't you get scolded for using let this much ๐Ÿ˜‚

    who said i am married? i am a happy go lucky guy enjoying the freedom to fullest.

    Enjoy while it lasts.

  • @xpress7 said:

    @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    You all are married damn , don't you get scolded for using let this much ๐Ÿ˜‚

    They think I am working. But I don't open the Mega deals NSFW thread when my wife is around. :p

    There's an NSFW thread?

  • @xpress7 said:

    @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    You all are married damn , don't you get scolded for using let this much ๐Ÿ˜‚

    They think I am working. But I don't open the Mega deals NSFW thread when my wife is around. :p

    Lol , you should create ai browser extension to hide that stuff

  • @noob404 said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:
    Wow you guys are savage, this much activity in the last moment

    Courtesy @Frobsy

    I knew this was gonna happen. Let's go!

    You were lowkey hinting at this throughout the thread, and I felt bad that no one did it, so here I am, bringing some activity in the final hours hehe

  • @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    You all are married damn , don't you get scolded for using let this much ๐Ÿ˜‚

    who said i am married? i am a happy go lucky guy enjoying the freedom to fullest.

    That's what I thought maybe @xpress7 then

    Yup I am married. And have kids. Hope you are not a girl asking these details. :p

  • @noob404 said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @TrK said:

    @Frobsy said: Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Yes there are, and English works for almost 90% of corporations, for the locality it varies depending on the region, I mean we do have a variety of languages apart from Hindi.

    I know, you guys speak at least 2-3 languages, which is impressive without even counting English....
    How is the IT sector wages there?

    That's soo many languages but everyone in india speaks 3 language nowadays Hindi + English+ one more regional

    That's definitely a flex for us Indians, cause, most of the US is only capable of speaking a single language.

    But is that flex useful though ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

  • I can speak Hindi, English, and a little bit of Punjabi, can understand but can't converse: Haryanvi, Bengali, and Bhojpuri.

  • @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:
    Wow you guys are savage, this much activity in the last moment

    Courtesy @Frobsy

    I knew this was gonna happen. Let's go!

    You were lowkey hinting at this throughout the thread, and I felt bad that no one did it, so here I am, bringing some activity in the final hours hehe

    Appreciate it, dude. Keep going. All we need now is @FrankZ and @dustinc

  • @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:
    Wow you guys are savage, this much activity in the last moment

    Courtesy @Frobsy

    NY Thread dropping on 28.... ig....

    That would be great! bring it on!!

  • @TrK said:
    I can speak Hindi, English, and a little bit of Punjabi, can understand but can't converse: Haryanvi, Bengali, and Bhojpuri.

    Looks.like someone is watching movies in those languages ๐Ÿค”

  • @codelock said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:
    @Frobsy Any update on the Reselling business. If you have already started, wanted to know how it is. I myself might start one. Just wanted some tips.

    I've been analyzing the competition last week and it looks intense haha. I'm trying to find the best payment gateways for international orders. do you know any that don't require setting up a company?

    It depends on your region. Most do ask for some kind of identification, unless it's crypto. Have you tried Razorpay?

    I heard about Razorpay, but I didn't know they didn't require setting up a company. I'll look into it. thanks

    In India, all they require as for business requirement is an address (doesn't have to be a business address). BTW, I hope you ignored PP and Stripe for some other reason. They are good options if that works for you, as TrK mentioned.

    I don't wanna set up a UK company again other than that Stripe is the best for sure

    Try Razorpay then. Email them.

    I just visited them and they look like they are focused on the Indian market , I'll reach out to them and see if they can help

    Sure. They mostly cater to the Indian market.

    Yup Razorpay is mainly Indian based. We use it. But later moved to PhonePe when they closed new accounts last year.

    PhonePe, never heard of that one. does it target only India too?

    they are owned by walmart but

    Hmm nice to know, I'll check them out later

    I don't think they operate outside India.

    Sad, you guys have lots of services, I'm starting to get tempted to immigrate there hehe. By the way how's the minimum wage?

    We dont' have any minimum wage rules ( Don't know about official rules, but no one follows)

    Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Don't come here lol worst place to migrate to

    Bro, you have so many services, and you're one of the top countries economically. Why not?

    I think he meant there are better countries around based on wages. If you look at currency conversion, and like the wages here, then you can come and work.

    I would not recommend india to a foreigner Indians are not as welcoming of outsiders as other countries, it can suck

    what do you mean, i am really welcoming..... and i occasionally talk with some guys roaming in the market.

  • @noob404 said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @noob404 said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:
    Wow you guys are savage, this much activity in the last moment

    Courtesy @Frobsy

    I knew this was gonna happen. Let's go!

    You were lowkey hinting at this throughout the thread, and I felt bad that no one did it, so here I am, bringing some activity in the final hours hehe

    Appreciate it, dude. Keep going. All we need now is @FrankZ and @dustinc

    Only 2 and half hour left now for this to end bring them fast

  • @noob404 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    You all are married damn , don't you get scolded for using let this much ๐Ÿ˜‚

    who said i am married? i am a happy go lucky guy enjoying the freedom to fullest.

    Glad to find another one who thinks marriage = end of freedom.

    Everyone knows that now a days. But you can't escape it forever.

  • @codelock said:

    @noob404 said:

    @codelock said:

    @Frobsy said:

    @TrK said:

    @Frobsy said: Is there a significant number of migrants there? would I need to learn hindi or english is fine

    Yes there are, and English works for almost 90% of corporations, for the locality it varies depending on the region, I mean we do have a variety of languages apart from Hindi.

    I know, you guys speak at least 2-3 languages, which is impressive without even counting English....
    How is the IT sector wages there?

    That's soo many languages but everyone in india speaks 3 language nowadays Hindi + English+ one more regional

    That's definitely a flex for us Indians, cause, most of the US is only capable of speaking a single language.

    But is that flex useful though ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

    True. But, the fact that we are able to hold all that information almost lifelong should tell something about our learning and adapting capabilities, ig.

  • @xpress7 said:

    @noob404 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @xpress7 said:

    @TrK said:

    @codelock said: Like how much I am paid ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜ž

    what are we talking about here?

    Salaries

    you guys are salaried personnel? please tell me it's a lie........

    Freelancing to salaried part time. But the work is full time. ;) How can we live without salary anyway.. esp with family.

    perks of being a married guy with a family to look after, that's a whole lot of responsibilities.

    You all are married damn , don't you get scolded for using let this much ๐Ÿ˜‚

    who said i am married? i am a happy go lucky guy enjoying the freedom to fullest.

    Glad to find another one who thinks marriage = end of freedom.

    Everyone knows that now a days. But you can't escape it forever.

    Oh, you can.

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