This'll teach those Firangees!
Rajasthan officials have composed a guide of Do's and Don't's for tourists traveling in Rajasthan so that they can respect local culture. This freakout occurred after a couple of incidents where travelers were doing their thing and the aunties had a fit. An Israeli couple got married in a Hindu wedding and kissed at the end. Oh holy hell! If no one thought of telling them ahead of time, and they ended up kissing, couldn't someone just say, "Hey, that's not cool, man." And then the pundit would know to maybe give a heads up to future couples wishing to marry that they shouldn't smooch when it's over. Here are a few tidbits:
- Men should never touch women in public, even to help a woman out of a car,
unless the lady is very elderly or infirm - In Indian culture... men socialise with men, and women with women
- Married couples in Asia do not hug, hold hands or kiss in public. Even embracing at airports and train stations is considered out of the question
- Generally it is improper for women to speak with strangers on the street and especially to strike up a casual conversation
- Drinking alcohol or smoking in public, no matter how innocent, are interpreted as a sign of moral laxity and are not acceptable.
posted by Musiqal Light at 8:57 AM
5 Comments:
There are things that are acceptable in new delhi that arent in rajasthan
If this couple had been in aligarh
and they kissed and some one learnt they were jewish that would have caused them to be killed.
That would have taught those yahudees.
Wow, people actually read my blog?
I know this just reflects a huge lack of understanding of the culture on my part, but everytime I hear stuff like that I am so glad that I grew up in America.
Me too. I'm happy that I have the option to smoke in public and strike up conversations with strangers of the opposite sex if I so choose.
heh heh, I lit a cigarette in the middle of a market in Ghaziabad one time and I swear all the traffic stopped and heads whipped around to look at the audacious desi girl in a kurti and jeans who DARED smoke, *with her auntie, no less*, in public. GASP! Besharam!? ;)
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