What is normal in your country but weird in the rest of the world?
By Disha Singh
@ThatDisha (4010)
India
July 4, 2021 5:36am CST
India is known to be a diverse country in terms of culture having 22 major languages, spoken in 13 different scripts with over 720 different dialects!
few other uncommon things includes:
Eating with your hands
Indian toilets without toilet paper(we use water instead)
Touching the feet of elders in order to seek their blessings and much more..
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@Gitaafiana_2 (29)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
4 Jul 21
1. Take a shower twice a day Many areas in Indonesia experience two very extreme seasons, namely drought during the dry season and flooding in the rainy season. Due to this weather, the majority of Indonesians bathe twice a day, such as morning and evening or morning and night. This is never done by foreigners, they even take a deep bath two or three times a day. 2. Garbage is scattered on the streets It is commonplace to see garbage strewn on the side of the road or in rivers in cities in Indonesia. Not to mention the lack of a sense of caring for the environment makes many residents who arbitrarily throw garbage on the streets. This becomes a strange thing for some foreigners. 3. Crossing the road arbitrarily It may come as a surprise to foreigners when crossing the streets of the Capital City. Many people cross the road in places that are prohibited or even dangerous. 4. Herbal Medicine Many Indonesians still believe in the efficacy of herbal medicine as a cure for disease. Instead of going to the doctor, they often choose traditional medicine to cure their illness And many more
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
4 Jul 21
I think kissing on roads in Indian aren't allowed and is a punishable offence but not in other countries
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
Yes, kissing in public is not acceptable here whereas common in other countries.. good point:)
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
4 Jul 21
@ThatDisha thanks I actually remember a dialogue from a movie
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
4 Jul 21
Filipinos do eat their meals too using their barehands.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
@ThatDisha And I do it too. It's our practice since I was a kid. Now I'm a senior citizen. I do still eat with my bare hands sometimes. I feel it appetizing eating with that style.
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
5 Jul 21
One more thing you missed it. That is the Indian head shake
Whenever we agree to anything, we nod in such a way, that people find it weird. The motion usually consists of a side-to-side tilting of the head in arcs along the coronal plane, which is not the case abroad.
Very funny Indian head shakes.
During my earlier jobs my Filipino and friends from the West would ask me to be careful during head shakes. They used to say, 'be careful you would break your neck.'
That doesn't mean that I used to shake my head vigorously, it's just our Indian style.
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
6 Jul 21
@ThatDisha I mean the Indian bobble / headshakes are funny, as we don't nod our head. We do the tilting part.
In other countries they nod their heads(like forward and backwards /up and down simultaneously) unlike us (tilting sideways)
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
6 Jul 21
ohh i didn't knew head shakes are not common in other countries:0
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
5 Jul 21
Oh yea that's actually an issue
Thank you for reminding:)
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@Anqaya (3033)
• United States
6 Jul 21
@ThatDisha I remembered because I just ended my school life. Welcome!
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
6 Jul 21
@Anqaya oh that's great!
So what's your plan for future?
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@sulynsi (2671)
• Canada
5 Jul 21
In my culture, we typically don't touch anyone - it is very personal and would be considered an invasion of their personal space. It is common to shake hands in greeting, or to tap someone on their shoulder, lightly, to get their attention, but I can't think of a situation where we would touch anyone else who we don't know well.
Even hugs for greeting - you have to be very aware of the other person's reaction - many don't like it. I feel uncomfortable. We've learned to adapt a lot because we live in a very multi-cultural country, but in general, there's very little touching.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
5 Jul 21
That's actually quite good you guys are safe from bad touches n all..
@sathviksouvik (19429)
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5 Jul 21
Good share Dishaji, Indians have at least 500 different types of lunch and dinners as Kasmiris, Gujaratis, Bengalis, Tamils, Assamese all have their own food styles. Many countries have uniform food habit.
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
5 Jul 21
Rightly pointed sir:)
Hope to hear from you soon
Have a great day ahead and take care!