11) Men holding hands...an outsider may question one's sexuality here, but it is a sign of friendship for men to hold hands. Men and woman don't hold hands here. Ben and I actually have to watch ourselves in public to not be too effectionate.
12) Not what you know, but who you know! This is true here more than anywhere as there are large families who run several companies.
13) Shoes...they are optional as lots of people are just running around without them. I watch the kids play behind the apt. and they jump over barb wired fences, run through areas where there could be broken glass, and there is no fear. Unbelievable!
14) Employment: It is almost extreme in the fact that they have a man who is a "lift operator" riding every elevator, they have a man who hands you your parking ticket when you enter a garage, they have security guards sitting outside every house/fence all day...just sitting doing nothing, and yet I guess they have jobs and are not unemployed.
15) Driving-India drives on the left side of the road like Great Britain. I am used to looking left before crossing the street, but here right is more important!
16) Urinating-bathrooms are few and far between so when driving along the road it is not uncommon to see a man urinating along the road. Last week we even saw a woman, but that is rare compared to the # of men one sees. No wonder the trees are green=)
17) Bright Colors-They are everywhere! Their saris and turbans are brightly colored, their bedsheets in the store are brightly colored, hand towels, rubbermaid, etc. Color is Alive in India!
18) Bricks-VERY VERY COMMON as people build walls, huts, fences, and everything else with them. There are just stacks of them everywhere. I saw a woman carrying 6 on her head this morning to transport them. Very clever!
