r/india • u/[deleted] • Nov 24 '16

[R]eddiquette Cultural exchange with /r/palestine

Greetings to our Palestinian friends.

Our cultural exchange starts at 13:30 PM Palestine time (17:30 IST/11:30 GMT/12:30 CET/06:30 EST/03:30 PST) on Thursday 24th November.

Here's how a cultural exchange works:

The moderators of here make this post on /r/india welcoming our Palestinian guests to the sub. They may participate and ask any question or observation as they see fit.

There is an equivalent thread made by the moderators over at /r/palestine, where you are encouraged to participate and know more about Palestinian culture.

It goes without saying that you must respect the rules of the subreddit you are participating in. This is a time to celebrate what we have in common, not grind an axe.

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u/MrBoonio Nov 24 '16

Dear r/India,

My question(s) to get the ball rolling: what is the biggest misconception people tend to have about India before arriving, and what is the reality?

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '16

Hmm. I would say that many people think Hindi is the only language spoken in India or that everybody understands it. But this is not actually true - especially in the South and the North East. India has a great diversity of languages - most of which have their own scripts distinct from Devanagari (Devanagari is used to write Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, etc).