India can amaze, and India can irritate. If you have never come to India, a little checklist of dos and don’ts can go a long way! Because India has such vast and diverse popular, it has a multi-fold culture. You can be on the north pole and south pole of your emotions while traversing through India. Make a whole lot of space for patience and humour. It will make to see the strangest experiences while in India. Before you land, learn the legendary head wobble that Indians offer at almost all question. India awash in colour makes Indian attires a great result of retail therapy, but even if you don’t turn shopaholic make sure to wear traditional clothes at least once while in India. Also, once here, put away your punctuality on the backseat for in India times are just said figuratively not literally. So why not make peace with that and you are vacationing anyway, aren’t you? When it comes to don’ts, it’s basically some legal rules like public drinking is not be done. Other than that follow your gut feeling to avoid an unpleasant situation. Don’t get lured by any too good to be true deals and don’t be too friendly to strangers.
Be patient & have a sense of humour.
DO’S
- have an open heart & mind.
- make friends with the locals.
- wear Indian clothes at special occasions.
- remove your shoes at people’s homes.
- learn to understand the “head wobble”.
- try to pay if at restaurants with Indians.
- know that 1 min means 5 to 10 mins.
- bring a gift if you stay at a home.
- be prepared to have your photo taken.
DON’T
- get angry in public.
- give money to beggars or children.
- point your feet at a person.
- give someone an expensive gift.
- be shy when asking a question.
- drink alcohol in public.
- shake hands unless they do first.