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Introduction India is the seventh largest country by area, and the second populous country in the world. There are 1.2 billion people in India. India is the origin for the four big religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Therefore, most etiquette in India is influenced by those four religions. The etiquette in India is very different from other eastern and western countries
Eating Etiquette People in India often eating by hand. Because they often eat rice mixed with cake, so they think eating with hand is most convenient. However, they don’t use toilet paper after toilet. They use left hand, and wash it with water after toilet. So they only use right hand for eating and hand shaking. It is impolite to eat and greet someone India with left hand
Greeting Etiquette Beside shaking hands, People in India often greeting with putting two hands together like a prayer. The hands have to hold them almost near the face. They also bow to the elders. When they bow to the elders, they often touch elder’s feet to be respectful. However, in India, do not hold hands and bow at the same time, it will look awkward to them
Etiquette in the family People in India consider whistle to someone is impolite, and an un-educated behavior. When they wash their kids or babies, they don’t put them in the tub,. They think the water inside the tub is “dead water”. It will bring bad luck to the kids. When the husband has to travel outside, he will touch or kiss the wife’s feet to say goodbye. Whenever the guest come to the house, the host of the house will put a circle of flowers around the guest’s neck for welcoming
