India dos:
- Do recognize a head wag to mean 'yes'.
- Do understand that Indians see time as being flexible.
- Do learn the traditional Indian greeting of 'namaste'.
- Do bargain with half price when you buy things from roadside stalls or hawkers, but do not bargain in proper shops especially where display “fixed price” signs.
- Do drink bottled water only.
- Do eat curds (yogurt) with your food. It’s the only thing (besides bananas, locally called “plaintains”) that will cut the “karam” (chili spice) heat of the food.
India donts:
- Do not wear clothes which can attract attention. Wearing shorts and a tank top might be okay in the city, but a strict no-no in the towns and villages. Men can wear almost anything though.
