New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- A Russian woman and influencer living and working in India for the past 12 years recently shared her experience in the subcontinent, highlighting how differences in socioeconomic realities and cultures affect workplace practices and people.

Taking to Instagram, Yulia Aslamova, who currently heads the self-founded podcast Code of Influence, shared several points about how India differed from other places in terms of work culture.

"When I started my career in India, 12 years ago, I was amazed when my colleagues used to care and ask me if I had my breakfast, tea/coffee, and lunch ... super sweet and welcoming restart that I had," she wrote.

She pointed out several other ways in which Indians at work exuded warmth: the...