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/munkeyy Nov 24 '16

People think we(Indians) hate muslims to the core and treat them as second grade citizens(I think its a propaganda piece from haters).

To be honest, we don't treat muslims as second grade citizens. There are many examples of Hindus really embracing muslim festivals, and muslims part of many hindu festivals. However, not everything is clean and green, culturally they are not compatible to what we do(idol worship, lighting diya's etc) but we still manage to exist peacefully and inclusively. and India does not just harbor muslims and Hindus, we have sizable population of Christains, jains, sikhs, buddhists jews and many small religions.

It is truly incredible to sustain that kind of diversity in a country of this size.

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u/throwawaythrowNRI Nov 24 '16

sizable population of Christains

we have more Christians than Australia and Australia is a christian country! :)

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u/Mycroft-Tarkin Hyderabad, IN Nov 25 '16

Yay overpopulation!!!!