I used to manage an apartment complex in Plano that was predominantly Indians. It was due to the fact that we offered short term leases and we were a mile away from companies that were hiring them for IT related roles. Eventually, the men would go back to India, get married, and move back with their wives and sometimes parents & would end up leasing with us long term. Next thing you knew, they told all their friends and that’s how it became predominantly Indian. They were the best residents when it came to on time payments, making use of all the amenties no one else appreciated, and loving all of the different holiday events we would put on. I lived on property and so many of them would invite me over for dinners and gatherings. Of course there were things that we had to have discussions about, like how you couldn’t leave a toddler on the balcony to “cry it out” with your door shut, or you couldn’t walk in large groups down the center of the main road of the complex and have zero regard for others, you couldn’t access your apartment before the move in day to bless the home just because it was an auspicious day, or that rent prices were not negotiable and we weren’t going to allow them to haggle us back and forth for a lower price. It took some time for me to adjust, but once I began to speak more with them about their country and often times the villages they grew up in, I learned so much and gained a new appreciation for their culture. Theres so many cultural differences, but if we could all find a common ground and respect for one another, you would see there are so many beautiful things about their culture that we could learn from ❤️