It Happens Only in India – Indian Culture Facts

India is a very unique country, has 1.4 billion people of different communities, sizes, shapes, and colors. It’s peaceful yet chaotic, it’s diverse yet spiritual.  It’s unlike anywhere else. People from 6 major religions speak 720 different dialects. There are so many temples, churches, mosques and gurudwaras. In a nutshell it’s a land of surprises you would never feel a dull moments, even if it’s overwhelming.

Baba/Sadhu

I born in India and traveled across most of the states. I found some wacky things about Indian culture which only happen in India.

Traditions of Hindus: - More than 1.1 billion people are Hindus in India. They celebrate more than 30 festivals in a year. Women wear sari, bindi on forehead and henna on hands. Men wear Dhoti Kurta and Tika on forehead. Also they worship many gods. I am also a Hindu and I love Hindu traditions.

Women like Henna on their Hands

Cricket is Religion: - People are crazy about cricket in India. You will find cricket everywhere, in homes, parks, roads and you name it. Indians regarded Sachin Tendulkar as a god.

Men prefer to have Mustache: - Indian men believe mustache is the symbol of power and proof of being a man.  You will see a large majority of men prefer to have mustaches here. In fact an Indian holds the record of the longest mustache at 18 feet in the world.

Indians Prefer to eat with Hands over the utensils: - A large majority of Indians in all regions prefers to eat with hands over the utensils. It is one of best thing about Indian culture because you feel connected with your food plate.

Majority of Indians prefer to drink Thumps Up: - It’s very rare coca cola is not the preferred soft drink in India. People prefer to drink Thumbsup over cola cola. Thumbsup taste little bit of different from coca cola, it is stronger than coca cola.

Male Friends or Bromance: - Male friends can hug and hold hands in public. It is not usual everywhere in the world other than India. Rest of world or majorly in west might see it as homosexuals. But in Indian culture it’s known as for fast friends.

Indians prefer to wobble their heads instead of tongue: - Indians in conversations prefer to give answers by wobbling their heads instead of tongue. They wobble head in many directions to answer no, yes, maybe or nod of acknowledgment.

Blocked Roads and Traffic by Cows: - In India, Cows worshiped and scared. In consequences, there are 283 millions cows in which 7 millions are homeless. You will often see on roads cows are blocking the roads and traffic.  

Homeless Cows are on road 

No one celebrate weddings over the top as Indians: - Indians celebrate wedding amazingly by putting lots of money in celebration. Majority of people do arrange marriages. And most surprisingly divorce rate is very low.

No One Celebrate the weddings as Indians

90% Men on Streets: - Whenever you roam on streets, you will see 90% are men on roads. Then you will ask a question to yourself, where are women?

I have tried to cover up most of things but if you feel I have missed something, please write in comments. Or if you have already seen these all or any of them please write in comments.

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