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[{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507962915817","data":"While living in small towns and villages in India come with exposure to the local culture (and the intense regression, casteism and sexism), to truly immerse yourself in culture, one must move to the city where people from all walks of life congregate together and share ideas, this sharing culture. This is also why you won't find culture vultures in the countryside, but in cities spread across the various exotic cuisine restaurants and pretending to watch and understand movies in languages you've never even known existed. <\/p>Jokes aside, the world has gotten smaller today than ever before thanks to technology and access. Today, a person sitting in their homes can be immersed in a culture they've never heard of or seen by simply accessing information about it through the internet. While there are some cultures in the city that require you to be physically present (like the culture of public speaking, adventure sports and more), one now has direct access to learning more about it, and even know where like minded people are meeting up. <\/p>What exactly is a culture vulture, though? It is someone who likes to immersive themselves in the cultures a city offers them, any kind of them. These kind of people are well connected and seem to know everyone. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507964617753","data":"59e1b942b5796"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507964620446","data":"For example, I had no idea Hyderabad has a thriving classical music scene until I met a classical musician at Lamakaan, easily the culture vulture capital of Hyderabad. This classical musician, a graded pianist and an all around wonderful person, told me that the oldies from Hyderabad still congregate together on the weekends in places like the Taj Falaknuma to enjoy classical music concerts, and classical musicians still get paid a lot of money to do so. So while your idea of music might be EDM, but for these folks with expensive tastes, Bach's symphonies and Beethoven's body of work is what still works as they listen to the tones and notes in the music. Classical musicians are weird like that. <\/p>Similarly, as someone who would rather read a book than hang out, I was in for a shock when I found out that there are actual people who meet every weekend to do physical activities together, like trekking and rock climbing. To my mind it is quite amazing, mostly because I'm quite lazy and who wants to sweat it out in strange places with strangers? But then, it works, people form communities around that culture which celebrates fitness.  <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507964869089","data":"59e1b956926c3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507964871102","data":"When you're considering moving to a new city, one of the most obvious things to check for would be the kind of culture the place has. For example, Mumbai has everything: a culture of watching world cinema, gaming, sports, adventure sports, even Water sports and if my Mumbaikar friends are to be believed, traveling to Goa and nearby holiday destinations is as much a ritual as it can get. <\/p>So consult your nearest culture vulture for advice on where to move, where to grab a cold one, and how to become one, if you aren't already one. <\/p>"}]

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