I was remembering an assignment that I was given in Florence last summer about finding something about Italy that is very different than the states and then giving a short presentation on it. I had a lot of fun comparing those two places so I thought I would start doing an almost-daily social commentary. first, I'll start with myself. I won't go into the bloody details, but it's safe to say that I wasn't necessarily happy last semester. I lost control of a few things in my life. Sometimes it takes extreme change to figure out the basic aspects of one's life. India is just about as different as it gets for me! Among the bustling chaos of Delhi, I have found personal tranquility.
Okay so enough about me...more about India! I'll start with affection. For someone such as myself who has an abnormally large personal space bubble when it comes to open affection, India is very different that the US. What would be classified as "gay" in the states is very common. For instance, men hold hands with other men more often than with women and walk around with their arms over each others shoulders. I've only seen a few male-female handholding. The male-male or female-female relationships seem much more affectionate than mixed-sex public relationships. But I believe that's because of female modesty and the culture surrounding women here. Holding hands in public is almost more personal to me than a peck on the cheek....in certain circumstances. It's a happy contemptment that has the ability to be very personal. In India, men hold hands as they cross the street, walk with one another, and while they stand around. Women hold hands as well but this somehow isn't as different as it is in the states. I mean, KB and I held hands while we skipped around Seattle in an I-love-britney-spears overloaded daze. :)
I'll try to get a few pictures of this phenomenon to accompany the blog post. If there are any topics that you are interested in and want to know if and how it's different in India, please let me know! Thanks a bundle!
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