Source: www.hindustantimes.com
INDIA, August 22, 2010: A new website set up by the Common-wealth Games Travel Office, incredibleairindiapackages.org, provides social cues to foreigners planning to visit India during the Games.
A kiss on the cheek while greeting a female acquaintance is “just not done” when you are in India. Tourists should, however, discuss politics. Most Indians love to talk politics and ‘have an opinion on which they will not mind being contradicted’. But equally, visitors should avoid discussing religion.
Other tips on etiquette, the kind of food available, shopping and even toilets can also be found.
If tourists are unsure about the quality of food the website suggests they ‘do not eat salads and stick to vegetarian food. If shopping from a roadside stall, one should “be prepared to bargain. Start by offering half the price and settle for 60 per cent.”