My sister was recently assigned to a job which involves a lot of contact with people in Mumbay (मुंबई). To make sure she could handle the cultural differences, she was sent on a course to learn to handle the Indian mindset.
"The important thing is to keep the locals happy. Small gifts are often appreciated - especially glass pebbles and fire water. You always greet an Indian by raising your right hand saying 'how!' (If you are German you should still not greet the Indian with 'wie!', but with 'how!') After that you go on to ask how his squaw is doing, and how many buffaloes he has killed in the morning. If you are invited into an Indian's teepee, look out for his tomahawks and praise their beauty."
That was the only kinds of things they learned. She was very disappointed. She had hoped to at least learn how to comfortably sleep on a bed of nails.
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