{"id":5910,"date":"2017-08-09T10:17:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T10:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utalk.com\/news\/?p=5910"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:15:23","slug":"blog-meet-our-business-development-manager-adi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/en\/news\/blog-meet-our-business-development-manager-adi","title":{"rendered":"Blog: Meet our Project Manager – Adi"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this third week of \u2018Meet our uTalkers\u2019, I\u2019d like to introduce you to Aditya (or Adi for short ), a very important and well-loved member of the uTalk family. Aditya is our Project Manager and is also responsible for consumer growth and analytics. He has been a part of the company since 2015, when he started as an intern and very quickly became irreplaceable. He is always happy and full of life, and is an all-round amazing person.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s meet him\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hey Adi, thank you for your time! So first of all, where are you from originally? <\/strong><\/span>
\nI am originally from New Delhi in India.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What is your favourite thing about your home country?<\/strong><\/span>
\nFOOOD! Anyone who claims to have had good Indian food in London should take the next flight with me to Delhi.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

When did you move to the UK?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI moved here three years ago to study at Cranfield University.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Did you experience any language barrier\/problems when you arrived in the UK?<\/strong><\/span>
\nWell, not really, but some of my professors and few fellow classmates at Cranfield had very strong English\/Scottish accents which took time to get used to.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What do you love most about your life in England?<\/strong><\/span>
\nComing from HOT Dubai, I enjoy the weather a lot (which is contrary to what a lot of people feel about the unpredictable English weather).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What is your best souvenir in England?<\/strong><\/span>
\nOooh, I love coins and end up buying the commemorative ones or spending \u00a31 every time on those penny press machines.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Do you miss your home country?<\/strong><\/span>
\nEvery night when I am eating make-believe Indian food (maybe because it lacks the spices I\u2019m used to). I might have to start learning how to cook.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Did you live anywhere else in the world before you came to the UK?<\/strong><\/span>
\nYes, I lived in Dubai (U.A.E) for six years before coming to the UK, I moved there for university.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Are you proud to be a foreigner living in the UK?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI don\u2019t really feel like a foreigner here, but the proud Indian in me comes out when somebody mentions food, or driving skills or population (1.3 billion! I\u2019ll say no more\u2026)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What is the best country you ever visited or lived in, and why?<\/strong><\/span>
\nWell I think every country has its own flavour and I enjoy it all, but the one place that stands out for me is Cranfield. I lived in Cranfield on a farm and enjoyed every bit of it. I even named the cows on the farm next to me (lol!).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the number one advice you would give someone looking to move to the UK?<\/strong><\/span>
\nGet ready for a lot of paperwork! Haha. No, well I might tell them to use uTalk to get familiar with the British accent.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

How many languages can you speak?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI speak two languages, English and Hindi.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have a strange\/funny word from your country that you\u2019d like to teach us?<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2018Delhiites\u2019 are famous for creating\/using a lot of strange and funny words. But none are appropriate enough to be taught haha. I would say \u2018Jugaad\u2019 which according to the Financial Times Lexicon means \u201ca word taken from Hindi which captures the meaning of finding a low-cost solution to any problem in an intelligent way\u201d.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

What is your most favourite thing about the uTalk app?<\/strong><\/span>
\nI love all the different accents and regional versions of different languages. They are so useful.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you very much Adi for your precious time and your humour. It is always a pleasure to talk to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lara<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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