The FAQs that make us love our Facebook community groups Indians in Oz

Need to know where to get the best dosa batter in Sydney? Or want to buy/sell furniture? Diagnose those strange looking rashes on your baby’s tummy? Or maybe need a job?

From food and moving houses to job leads and dadi ma ke nuskhe, Indian community Facebook groups have you covered.

Here are some FAQs that have us in splits and some that just have us go “Huh?”

Indians In Perth

n Can I do my own cleaning at end-oflease?

n Know any good cleaning service?

n Looking for cleaner for end-of-lease cleaning.

n Anybody travelling from Ahmedabad? I need some medication.

n Anyone travelling from Chandigarh –let me know so I can book my parents’ tickets on the same day.

n My folks are visiting – what do I do for health insurance? (Buy one?) n Looking for any kind of job – cooking, cleaning, ironing babysitting – no job since I arrived here five months ago.

Indians In Melbourne

n Looking for accommodation – I’m a single girl arriving in Melbourne on Friday (Most common query after job hunt) n Anyone have a cheap car for sale? n Furniture removal service, please recommend? n Seeking room for rent n Have an apartment for rent (25 pics attached) n How do I apply for post study work visa? n Looking for landscaping company. n Looking for Indian style jet toilet n Looking for job: Oracle database professional, SQL, AWS and Qlik view BI. n We are hiring: seeking Oracle database professionals, SQL, AWS and Qlikview BI. n Toyota Camry for sale. Only 15 years old. (And it was second-hand when we bought it too) n Which solar system is good? (Er, the one we live in?) n Studying XX course. Want to change to YY. Pls advise. (Lucky if you get one legit response) n Anybody install curtains? n Any good dosa caterers? n Any online sites to watch live cricket?(Cue a flood of posts/ads promoting local operators who provide live feed of Indian TV channels)

INDIAN MUMS IN MELBOURNE/SYDNEY/ BRISBANE

n I want to buy this product (XYZ shapewear), any recommendations?