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I can also only speak for the friends I know :) But I mean overly protected to a late age, and very strongly influenced by their parents. The flip side is tha
by ramblerman 8y ago
I can also only speak for the friends I know :)
But I mean overly protected to a late age, and very strongly influenced by their parents.
The flip side is that on average my Indian friends are also the politest people that I know, which makes me realize it's really a lost quality.
- stillwatersr 8y agoI've found quite the opposite to be the truth. On average, my Indian friends are the most arrogant, rude people I know.
- jdietrich 8y agoThere's a bit of a culture clash. Hindi has no direct equivalent of the English word "please" and the closest equivalent of "thank you" has very different connotations that can be perceived as rude. Politeness in the Hindi language is subtle and complex. The verb forms used to express intimacy and formality in Hindi don't translate into English, so Indian speakers often seem a bit blunt and direct to native speakers. To grossly generalise, Indians tend to be less private and more personally inquisitive than Americans, which can sometimes seem intrusive or overly familiar. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/06/thank-you-culture-india-america/395069/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/06/th...