Tips to survive your first trip to India

My friend Goo · Nov 1st, 2009, 20:21

Another cute article i stumbled upon

http://www.bootsnall.com/articles/09...rst-trip.html/

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 21:49

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Quote:

How should I introduce myself?

The proper way of introduction in India is with “Namaste.” ...

No. It might have been once, now it is "Hi", and it will probably be "Yo!" soon!

Anyway, "Namaste" is Hindu...

Failed at first tip! I preferred the seven deadly sins article.

My friend Goo · Nov 1st, 2009, 22:04

I agree

However i have gotten alot of Namastes in the tourist areas, more than i do in the big cities and off the beaten.

Nick-H · Nov 1st, 2009, 22:08

I could have been really picky and said that it is namascaram in this part of India, of course!

Having learnt my "formal" Hindu manners in the London classical music scene, where one might expect a good telling off for entering class with out a namascaram to one's guruji, I am amazed how little, outside the elders of the music thing, this formality exists any longer.

Shame, really!

theyyamdancer · Nov 2nd, 2009, 02:23

I thought in Tamil it was "wanakkam"...?

Nick-H · Nov 2nd, 2009, 02:40

Vanakkam --- as we are not transcribing it into German

My feeling is that that is more general, more, err... secular? (I expect one of our many Tamil speakers will put me right here).

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Nov 1st, 2009, 22:04	#3
My friend Goo The guy from La Bamba Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 255	I agree However i have gotten alot of Namastes in the tourist areas, more than i do in the big cities and off the beaten.

Nov 1st, 2009, 22:08	#4
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	I could have been really picky and said that it is namascaram in this part of India, of course! Having learnt my "formal" Hindu manners in the London classical music scene, where one might expect a good telling off for entering class with out a namascaram to one's guruji, I am amazed how little, outside the elders of the music thing, this formality exists any longer. Shame, really!

Nov 2nd, 2009, 02:40	#6
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	Vanakkam --- as we are not transcribing it into German My feeling is that that is more general, more, err... secular? (I expect one of our many Tamil speakers will put me right here).