‘Best On Earth’: LA Doctor Listens To Hindi Music To Focus On Studies, Now He Has ‘140 Songs On Spotify’ | Video

A doctor from the Middle East who now lives in Los Angeles has issued a hilarious warning: “Don’t start listening to Indian music!”

He shared that it all began while he was preparing for his medical board exams and needed background music to help him focus. Since songs in languages he understood distracted him, he decided to give Hindi and Punjabi music a try. What he thought would be a simple study of music quickly turned into a full-blown obsession.

Now, he has over 140 Indian songs saved on Spotify and even bought tickets to a Bollywood-themed party — though it was later cancelled. The doctor joked that Indian music has taken over his brain to such an extent that he sometimes mixes Hindi lyrics with his medical notes. Even though he doesn’t

understand a single word of Hindi, he calls it “the best music on planet Earth.”

How Indian Music Took Over This Doctor’s Mind

Taking to Instagram, he explained, “If you’ve never listened to Indian music, do not start. This all started because I’m studying for a board exam, and the lounge I’m in is too loud, so I need some noise to drown it out. I decided to let me listen to music. I can’t listen to English music because if I hear words, I can’t focus on what I’m reading.

My mother tongue is Aramaic, but I just recently got into that type of music so it’s not really something I would study My early childhood years were in the Middle East, so my Arabic is decent; it’s not the best, but again, I can’t listen to Arabic music for that same reason. I lived in LA for more than three years. My Spanish at this point has gotten decent because half my patients only speak Spanish, so even listening to reggaeton becomes a problem.”

“French music is too depressing, classical music is too sleepy, so you know what I settled on? Indian music, Hindi music, Punjabi music, whatever. Great, I don’t understand a single word of Hindi. I don’t have to listen to the words; I can just listen to the music and focus on studying. It’s been a year and I have about 140 songs saved on my Spotify. Objectively speaking, it is the best music on planet earth; nothing puts me in a better mood. I bought tickets to a Bollywood pool party in Manhattan a few weeks ago and it got cancelled and I was livid,” the doctor added.

According to him, “I’m trying to kick the habit because no one can understand why I all of a sudden got into Indian music. People get in my car and they’re, like, ‘Why are you playing this song? So I was like, ‘You know, I need to just quit.’ Even the way that I remember my notes now is confounded by this Indian music. I’ll be reading my haematology notes and it’ll say someone with haemophilia if they have inhibitors, they need a recombinant factor 7 if they have a major bleeding episode, the next thought in my head would be, ‘main tera boyfriend, tu meri girlfriend.’ I’m learning Hindi by accident guys.”

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Internet Finds It Hilarious

Reacting to the post, a user wrote, “Don’t be shy, drop the playlist.”

Another shared, “I love Indian music, it’s so good and I have no clue what they’re saying.”

“First of all, what? I should try this. Second of all, not all French music is depressing,” a comment read.

An individual stated, “You listened to so much Hindi music but quoted the most obnoxious one in existence.”

Another mentioned, “Bro learned Hindi from music, well done.”

One more person joked that soon he might learn Hindi and Punjabi just by listening to so many Indian songs. They teased that once he starts understanding the lyrics, it might become harder for him to study with that music. They also wondered what kind of music he will turn to next if that happened.