10 Things That Are Normal In India But Strange To Foreigners

Indians are often seen doing inconceivable activities which look curious to outsiders. From hanging and travelling in a local bus to taking out drishti for removing the effects of the evil eye, Indians leave everyone in awe.

1.Being very friendly with the neighbours

Indians tend to possess a quality of being friendly with stranger easily. Be it their neighbour or someone sitting beside them.

2.Eating with hands

Leaving contemporaneous Indians aside, basically 95% of the Indian population eat food with hands without using any cutleries.

3. Religious Rallies

India is a religiously diverse country, which has more than 5 major religions of the world. Indians are immersed in divinity and these religious rallies and poojas are the examples of it.

4.Spitting in Public Places

Although Spitting in public is offensive under municipal laws, it is hardly taken seriously by the people in the country.

5. Roadside astrologers

Indians believe in astrology more than believing in themselves. But who said you need a degree in astrology? These roadside astrologers are definitely a strange activity to the outsiders.

6. Crossing a busy road

Indians consider themselves experts in crossing busy and traffic-stricken roads with ease. People of India have been taught about zebra crossings just to ignore it while crossing the roads.

7. Bargaining with street vendors

The concept of bargaining typically emerged from India. As they don’t think twice before starting an argument with the vendors to reduce the cost of already low cost things.

8. Interfering and Being nosy

Attending weddings and other functions with relatives are the worst nightmare for every Indian youth these days. From asking your 10th standard grades to forcing you to get married soon, they won’t stop indulging in other’s privacy.

9. Holding hands in public is considered a taboo

Forget about falling in love and marrying them, holding hands with people of opposite sex in public are considered a taboo as it its a romantic activity.

10. Reusing old clothes

Once a shirt is bought, it is used for multi purpose activities every year depending upon the brightness of the cloth. A new towel can become a dust cleaner next year. Indians tend to reuse without wasting or dumping any products unnecessarily.