> The only thing 'Indian' about it is that maybe only Indians think that its an 'Indian' thing. There are varying degrees of "social approval". Cultural anthro

> The only thing 'Indian' about it is that maybe only Indians think that its an 'Indian' thing. There are varying degrees of "social approval". Cultural anthropology studies envision societies to be broadly divided into shame vs guilt societies. In a guilt society, social control comes through via inculcation of guilt for undesirable behaviors. In a shame society, the primary means for social control is the inculcation of shame and fear of ostracism [0]. Generally, Eastern societies like India, China and Japan tend towards the shame society spectrum while Western societies like US tend towards the guilt society end. [0] Wong, Y., & Tsai, J. (2007). Cultural models of shame and guilt. The self-conscious emotions: Theory and research, 209-223.