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If you have the opportunity there was another eye-opener from my western perspective that isn't as flashy, but profound in its own way.
Go to a neighborhood market. Look how small it is compared to the supermarkets in the west. See how few processed foods are on the shelves, and look how inexpensive staples are like rice, chickpeas, and lentils are. I remember something like a 2kg for something like 30 INR (34 cents USD). You can get a reusable Gillette razor for 100 INR ($1.15 USD) I picked up one of these when I was there:
It really puts it into perspective how much worthless and needless junk we have in western our stores. What is needed to live is surprisingly simple, and inexpensive.