India, located in South Asia, is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent by area. With a population of 1.39 billion, it is comparable to the mainland and has a tropical monsoon climate. As a neighbor of the mainland, it is rarely on the list of travelers abroad. What is the reason why we would rather choose small neighbors such as Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, and South Korea than India, which is vast? Today we will talk about those peculiar customs in India.
English with curry flavors
Before 1947, India was colonized by the British along with Pakistan, a British colony that was colonized for nearly 200 years. During the colonial period, the British made English the official language of India. Hindi in India itself is also popular as an official language. Many people mix the two languages, and it is not surprising that English gradually has a curry taste. So if you travel to India, even if you have good English, it is more difficult to communicate with the locals.
curry
Multi-ethnic social environment
India is a multi-ethnic country with more than 100 ethnic groups, and the customs of each ethnic group are very different. For example, the Stanis speak Hindi and are mainly farmers. The Andhra people like to eat chili peppers and drink tea. When traveling to India, you must know which ethnic group you are in contact with, and respect the customs and habits of that ethnic group.
Poor Indians
There are many religious beliefs
India is an extremely religious country, and the whole country is full of temples, mosques, churches. Not only the well-known Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism have a large number of adherents, but there are countless local self-created religions. When traveling to India, pay attention to the fact that there are no religious rules in the travel venue to avoid violating the religious beliefs of the locals.
Indian religious ceremonies
Diet, health, and habits vary widely
Due to different religious beliefs, Indians have many dietary taboos. For example, Hinduism does not eat beef, Islam does not eat pork, and so on. Indians also generally like to eat curry, and some do not pay much attention to food hygiene. If you travel to India, you should not only pay attention to the eating habits of the local religion, but also pay attention to food hygiene, and roadside stalls are generally eaten at a time for three days.
In India, cattle are on the road
Indians are rich in body language
Indians and us have a very different difference in behavior expression, we nod to agree, approve, Indians nodded to indicate disagreement, disapproval, Indians if they feel okay and accept, they will shake their heads to signify. This expression will make people who don't know why feel very confused. If combined with Indian curry-flavored English and head-shaking body language, it will be a reality show.
Indians shake their heads, you are going to be confused
In India, except for large cities such as the capital, sanitation is OK, and sanitation in other places is at the slum level
India's toilet culture has always been a joke around the world. There are often open-air toilets on the street, and a group of men urinate side by side on the wall of the unwalled toilet. Unless it's some formal establishment, you'll have a hard time finding a decent toilet. Indian women get married, and they most hope that the man's home can have a toilet of his own, without going to the public toilet outside or going to the outdoor solution. When traveling to India, if you eat unhygienic food, you must look in advance where there is a suitable place to excrete.
Indian public toilets
The security situation in India is not very good
There have been many gang rapes on buses in India, and many cases have been carried out with impunity because of discrimination against women in India. In India, it is very dangerous for single women to go out at night. There have been cases of foreign female journalists being molested in crowded places in broad daylight. When traveling to India, pay attention to personal safety, especially women.
Gang rape on a bus in India
Traffic in India is not very good
When it comes to transportation in India, everyone thinks of the ticket for Indian trains. Public transportation in various cities in India is relatively backward, without our high-speed rail bullet trains, most of the inter-city transportation is ordinary trains, due to the large number of people, many people without tickets will choose to lie down on the train. Every year many Indians die on the ticket. Public transportation within the city is also very backward, with three-hopping and two-wheeled bikes being common taxis. When traveling to India, plan your itinerary and plan your transportation in advance.
Brother, there is still a position, do you hang it or not?
Caste system in India
India has not been able to abolish the caste system, which has led to serious class differentiation in India, and the caste system has strictly divided Indians into different industries, occupations, and living environments. When traveling to India, pay attention to the caste of the Indians you are in contact with, especially when there are many locals, and avoid communicating with the locals of different castes at the same time, otherwise it will cause dissatisfaction among high-caste people.
Indian high caste actor
epilogue
India is a country with complex culture, poor security, backward economy and hot climate, so many Singaporeans do not choose to go to India. If it were you, would you choose to travel to India? Do you dare to have a glass of Ganges water?
Brother, dry this bottle of Ganges water