I’m an American dude and live in the US, but I just got back from an amazing experience of spending a month in India for work. Now, India is all that you’ve heard and more. I like to characterize it as a loud country, but not necessarily in a negative way. Sure, one of my new Indian friends told me that a national hobby was horn honking and, indeed, the streets are filled with incessant beeping and honking, so that’s loud. It’s also perfectly normal for people to be all up in your “personal space” because that concept doesn’t exist in a country of over 1,300,000,000 people. But they’re also loud in the mouthwatering flavors of their food and loud in the vibrant colors of the clothes and all around you. They’re loud in the music and banging drums being played in the streets for the seemingly nonstop holidays. They’re loud in their happiness and joy to be around one another and to meet travelers to their country. It’s a lot to take in, but an incredible time.