Visits by NRI friends and relatives is a big deal in India. Amusing at times when you joke about their accents and frustrating at other times when you tire of them bitching about the problems of our country and the constant comparisons they make with the "paradise" they live in. We've put together a list of things NRIs love and hate about visiting their motherland.

LOVE: Shopping

Let’s face it; things in India are a whole a lot cheaper than they are abroad. Convert the Dollars into Rupees and everything will seem like a steal.

LOVE: The thought that, when you’ve had enough of India, you can always leave.