helenS · 36-40, F
I understood India is huge, there are several different cultures, South India and Northern India are very much different, right? So it's a bit like Europe, but it's only one country, whereas Europe consists of a myriad of countries some of which are really tiny.
Meeting people from other cultures will always widen your personal horizon.
Meeting people from other cultures will always widen your personal horizon.
Heroisthebest25 · 22-25, M
@helenS Haha not just North and South but almost every states. Like my own home state West Bengal which is in East India is very different than the state(Karnataka) I live in South India like they are different countries like the language, culture, food etc. But yeah you are right how people from different cultures widen my personal horizon
ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69
@helenS you are absolutely right. Going from Bengal to Odisa, next door, is far more of a journey to another place than the nearest equivalent where I live--going from one Canadian province to the one next to it.
@helenS Before the British Rule, there was no India where each state was a country like Europe. If he had been born before the British era, then anyone from another state would be like a foreigner. What the Brits did was to mix up the population and caused an exodus from every state to other states. And then the government of India creating jobs and selecting people from all over and made them move as families. So all started adopting to the situation bringing about an universal culture to be known as Indians. Indian version of English surfaced and Teachers / Professors too were not good in English, thereby bringing about an Indian accent for English.
But it's not easy for foreigners to mix with Indians, as most Indians are still unsavvy.
But it's not easy for foreigners to mix with Indians, as most Indians are still unsavvy.
ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69
I was in Siliguri in January, you could have met me 😀
There's a huge Tibetan monastery right there. Tibetans are not Indian!
But in any case I am glad you are expanding your horizons. That is always a great thing to be doing.
There's a huge Tibetan monastery right there. Tibetans are not Indian!
But in any case I am glad you are expanding your horizons. That is always a great thing to be doing.
Heroisthebest25 · 22-25, M
@ThePatientAnarchist I live in Bangalore actually now so yeah I wouldn't have been able to meet you. Sadly the last time I visited there was in Sept 2024. Uncle is renovating our house so we will probably go next month as it will ready. And yeah that Monastery is the Salugara Monastery and I have been there. Thats the way to Sevoke and also hill stations like Gangtok.
