◇IfyouareioanIndiaohaveadiisift,althoughoberefused。
◇Neversendfrangipaniorwhiteflowersastheyareusedatfunerals。
◇Yellow,greenandredareluckycolors,sotrytousepaperofthesecolifts。
◇Agiftfromamanshouldbesaidtobegivenbybothheandhiswifemothersisterorsomeotherfemalerelative。
◇Hindusshouldsthataremadeofleather。
◇Muslimsshouldnotbegivearemadeofpigskinoralcoholicproducts。
◇Giftsarenotopenedwhenreceived。
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◇Agtotheoddiaainintheirhomes,restaurants,privateclubs,orotherpubliues。
◇AlthoughIpunctualthemselves,theyexpeerstoarriveclosetotheappoiime。
◇Removeyourshoesbefthehouse。
◇Dressservativelyaiously。
◇Politelyrefusethefirstofferoftea,coffee,orsnacks。Youwillbeaskedagainandagain。Turningdowinvitationispartoftheetiquette。
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ThereareawidevarietyofrestridietinIndia,andthesemayihefoodsthatareserved:
◇Hindusdobeefandmaarians。
◇Muslimsdoporkordrinkalcohol。
◇Sikhsdobeef。
&onlyservedmaincetariandinnersarelamb,,andfishastheyavoidthemeatrestrisiousgroups。
Tablemaformal,butthisformalityisrelievedbythedifferentreligiousbeliefs。
◇Mufoodiseatenwiththefingers。
◇Waittobetoldwheretotakeaseat。
&oeablespoonandafork。
&sareoftenservedinaparticularuestofhonorfirst,followedbythemehelast。Womenusuallyservethemeer。
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&heryutensilsers,alwaysuseyhtha。
◇Iionsyoumaybepermittedtoserveyourselffromaunalbowl,whileiionsfoodmaybeplayourplateforyou。
◇Leavingasmallamountoffoodonyourplateshowsthatyouhavebeenfull。Finishingallyourfoodiyouarestillhungryandwantmore。
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◇Ioduesswiththosethattheyarefamiliarwith。
&ioablisheduponmutualtrusta。
◇GenerallyIohavelong-standingpersoionshipsbefbusiness。
◇Itmaybeagoodchoicetharodu,whichgivesyouimmediatetrust。
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