https://spicydealzz.in Here are biggest culture shocks to Indians when they visit Europe/North America. Twitter: https://twitter.com/spicydealzz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spicydealz Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Spicydealzz When you see this for the first time you will definitely give it few more glances before you move on. haha! ​ If a girl says 'I love you Jai' it doesn't mean she is proposing to me in most cases. You can ask any girl for a date and she won't hit you or curse you or her brother wont chase you. She may say Sorry or you may get lucky. People follow rules. Simple as that. You will figure this out quickly. Super clean roads and disciplined driving. You will almost never realize how peaceful it is without 'Blow your horn' Now, this is a daily newspaper but you will think it's a porn magazine. ​ Yes it is French style everywhere ​ You will quickly realize that the paper roll next to the toilet is not to jot down notes. ​ A statement 'I don't drink' or 'I don't eat non-veg' almost always provokes a question 'Why?'. If you say 'I don't eat chicken on Saturday' you will spend a good few minutes explaining why. My wife recently moved to UK. Whenever someone smiles at me (walking down the street) my wife asks 'Do you know him/her?'. It's a norm. You (men) will get few weird looks if you put your hands on shoulders of your male Dost (friend). No touchy touchy! I still see some of my juniors start conversations (with British) with 'are you married?' The density of the pubs/bars is same as density of Kirana store (Grocery shop) in India. Bank/GP/employer/etc.. asks 'are you married?' you say NO then they ask you 'do you have any kids?' well.. I was perceived as a rude guy many times when I moved to UK. I wasn't used to say 'please' There is a British way of saying NO. We generally don't get it for a while. Almost all the time people are very polite. You will get an holiday for this ​ When you're a newly married Indian guy, you will spend your next few months explaining how arranged marriages work at almost every gathering. You will talk little about your own wedding. People say 'I have a funeral next week' and you think 'how does she know someone's dying next week?' (FYI - When a person dies the funeral/burial usually happens after few days to a week whereas in my home town it's usually before next sundown.) Do you drive? doesn't mean 'can you drive?' it means 'Do you have a car which you drive it yourself?' You can get rental car with no driver. India is now catching up with this. A female barber! hmmm.. I should get my hair cut here instead! Yes, you see them a lot. You will be pleased to know you can have tea almost anywhere you go but it's not same tea as in India. When some one makes you a coffee (not in coffee shop) you won't like it for the first time but you will get used to it. You ask for a whisky with coke (Jack Daniels is an exception) and waiter asks you again. Whisky lovers don't take it with coke/soda. You'll see every other person chewing a gum. You will witness a boy friend and girl friend walk into shop, buy stuff and each pay for their own stuff. You'll find disabled access in almost all places. You'll realize that not half of the people go to church regularly like Hindus go to temple. Potato is a big part of the diet here. People call almost anybody and everybody by their names. Like you call your professor or CEO at your workplace by his/her name. Dinner is not always supper it could be lunch too. Tea is not always Tea it could be supper. I used to work in a super market where I had to cook and sell whole chickens when I was at Univ. Sometimes customers buy chicken and says 'I will have this for my tea'. I used to think 'How the hell she eats chicken while sipping tea? that's weird.' Later I realized they meant it supper (in this context). For tea, they say tea biscuit or cup of tea. People have their dinner early. Usually before 7pm. You will hardly find anyone eating with their bare hands. Most of times you'll realize business here try to follow 'customer is god' and 'customer is always right'. Pubs are crowded on weekends. People take holidays regularly. People eat out quite a lot.

• published: 04 Jun 2015
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