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Oh my God. Brokers... Literally the most irritating people you will encounter. It's already known that people say what you want to hear if they're trying to get something out of you. Brokers take it to a whole new level.
I should probably define what a broker is in India.
Broker (Indian): a sketchy mofo that pretends to know the loopholes behind cheap and high class real estate. They often use adjectives incorrectly and always smile like morons.
Yes, ma'am. I will show you only the best exquistite, auspicious, welcoming flats.
Read that again. HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE A HOUSE TO BE AUSPICIOUS AND WELCOMING? I understand your English is poor but please just stick to the basics and do yourself a favor. If you still are having a hard time imagining these characters, youtube Dev Patel's performance in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. That movie has become a reoccuring theme in my life - it's a very accurate portrayal of the working class' behavior.
I think we saw 15 flats that day, all horrendous. But definitely welcoming, so that was comforting, lawl.
From 9AM-7PM, each flat was a worse duplicate of the last. The neighbors found an excuse to welcome themselves in and take a self-guided tour of the apartment that they had no business in. Exhibit A of Indians that can't mind their own damn business.
We ended up finding a brand new flat slightly detached from the rest of the Thane community, which was by far the best option. Yes, maybe a little creepy the fact that the 180 apartment building was only occupied by 40 residents, but privacy is something you don't take for granted in India. Yes, we took it. And managed to bargain when the Gujurati landlord found out both his son and I go to Michigan. Gotta love that maize and blue connection. And bargaining of course, and Indian specialty.
Home? Not quite. But definitely private and a permanent end to communicating with auspicious brokers.
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