It is very tricky. There is a lot of coded language around childhood neighborhood, school, profession of the parents, diet, and other things that westerners are

It is very tricky. There is a lot of coded language around childhood neighborhood, school, profession of the parents, diet, and other things that westerners are not aware of. It often requires local knowledge. When two Indian people in the US are getting to know each other they may ask each other these questions to suss it out. It can be difficult, even for people that grew up in India, particularly if they are meeting someone from a different region that they are not familiar with.