How We are Different ?

On few accounts I find India very different from rest of the world.

First but not the best are  it's films. Let "Benhur" "Avatar" or  "Inception" rock the world, Indian viewership base is not shaken even by one inch. Indian films have their own huge  audience base which only expands with every passing year. Filmy  idiosyncrasies, nuances, comedy, glamor, dance, and songs have no parallel in the hearts of it's crazy fans. High technology,  perfect taking, make believe action  has no great relevance in Indian context. The dreams sold by Indian movies are perfectly received by it's audience while they refuse to come down to earth.  Sharukh Khan can gather more masses around him than Stallone, Harrison Ford, or George Clooney while  they are on Indian soil.

Despite  music directors' naive bids to westernize their numbers in bits and pieces of borrowed  (plagiarized)  notes ,Indian music reigns high.Eventually it is indigenous music that catches the imagination of public .  Indians do regard their music as profound and unintelligible by an untrained vocalist. Regardless of it's popularity classical music is always placed in high pedestal.  Lady Gaga can rock the world but it is still Sunidhi Chowhan or Shreya Ghoshal  who can steal billion Indian  hearts.

F TV might have had big  viewership much before our starlets began shedding  their cloths, but our masses are not very exited about bony  models painted faces and feathery crowns with  walking on the ramps.  Miss Universe with her  headgear  too  needs a role in Bollywood to assume glamor. Karina Kapoor with her captivating smile is more identifiable than  Angelina Jolie.

Despite presence of  multinational apparel  brands in the market, Indian  ethnic wear paired  with tights or jeans hugely  attracts Indian girls. Despite the upmarket fashion trends  they have a distinct  fashion sense, often a cool  blend of ornamentation with colorful  outfit.

For the rest of the world yellow metal might have lost it' sheen but in  no way it is going to shun the Indian bazaar. The shops brim with  numbers despite it's obnoxious 20 k per 10 grams price tag. Not many young girls are ready to discard their neck pieces and ear drops just because their counter parts in west or some other part of the world  have not pierced their ear lobes. Many get enticed by the beauty and grandeur of gold  jewelery adorning their brides. Gold is part of Indian culture. It is not easy to take away Indian's  interest from gold.

Parent deserting still intrigues  Indian psyche, and not many youngsters hate their parents for not buying a soft toy or for not reading them a bed time story. Surprisingly many young men and women love their parents immensely despite their short comings.Many want to see them happy in their last days. 

Education is deeply regarded in Indian society and unlettered feel let down in their life. If education is  affordable  people from lower rung too like to send their children  to schools.For Indians roads to  success  are laid through books.

Spirituality  still reigns high in India. It is extremely difficult to dissociate an Indian from his God. Funds  flows like water  in the name of God. Charity as defined in scriptures carries more weight than  a distress call.  Recent changes in the mindset made  many youngsters more generous to  human suffering than their elders.

 Though Indians are known for their hard work in abroad, bad work culture prevails in Indian society. Salaries are generally considered  as entitlements rather than remunerations. An enthusiastic beginner will end up as frustrated soul in no time. Laxity, red tape,  irresponsibility,lack of commitment,  attitudes,  spoil the working environments of most Indian offices.

Indians are loud and messy and disorganized in groups and have no hint of inconvenience caused to others on account of their tawdry outward. They are hard learners to the manners imposed by outward cultures.

Indians in general are miserly and would like  to get most things without having to pay for it. Normally he will be reluctant to  loosen his purse strings, and even if he does,  he does it with a grumpy face !!.