QA：在印度生活或旅游时，您受到的最大文化冲击是什么？

Ben A. Wise
Waste. I’ve never been anywhere where people seemed to care so little about their immediate environment, about cleanliness.
I have three young children. A lot of the time, when they hold something and don’t want it anymore, they simply let it fall from their hands without a thought. Slowly, they are learning that there are waste bins for that. They are learning that if everyone threw the waste down on the floor, our environment would become dirty, unpleasant, almost unliveable.
When we visited India recently, my eldest son, who was born there, asked me, “Why is it so dirty here?”
I said, “Because people don’t throw things in the bin.”
“Why?” he said.
“I don’t know. Maybe because they don’t care enough…?”
He thought for a moment, “But why wouldn’t they care enough?” he said. “They’re the ones living here….”

垃圾。 我去过的任何地方，人们都不会如此漠视周围的环境，漠视清洁。
我有三个年幼的孩子。很多时候，当他们手里拿着什么东西，不再需要时，他们会毫不犹豫地把它从手中扔掉。慢慢地，他们开始明白，有垃圾桶可以扔垃圾。他们开始明白，如果每个人都把垃圾扔到地上，我们的环境就会变得肮脏、难看，几乎无法居住。
最近我们去印度的时候，我出生在那里的大儿子问我：“这里为什么这么脏？”
我说：“因为人们不把东西扔进垃圾桶。”
“为什么？”他说。
“我不知道。也许是因为他们不够关心……？”
他想了一会儿，“但他们为什么就不够关心呢？”他说。“他们才是住在这里的人啊……”

Shaunak Bhattacharjeee
I don't intend to hurt the religious sentiments of anybody. I saw something which I personally found very strange and it was a shocker to me! But that's my personal opinion and I am not humiliating or making fun of any believers. If you are a hardcore Hindu who cannot stand people questioning their beliefs, you can skip this.

我无意伤害任何人的宗教情感。我看到了一些我个人觉得非常奇怪的事情，这让我非常震惊！但这只是我的个人观点，我无意羞辱或取笑任何信徒。如果你是一位铁杆印度教徒，无法忍受别人质疑他们的信仰，你可以跳过这篇评论。



I saw a vlog on YouTube where the vlogger visited a temple. I guess it was somewhere in South India; perhaps Udupi. After visiting the main deity, they came out and were offered the Prasad. Everybody sat down on the ground and food/prasad was offered in front of them. The weird thing was that the prasad was not served on a plate but directly on the floor! The same floor that these people have walked on with their bare feet a few seconds ago.

我在YouTube上看到一个视频博客，博主参观了一座寺庙。我猜是在南印度的某个地方，也许是乌杜皮（Udupi）。拜完主神后，他们出来，被供奉了帕萨德（Prasad）。每个人都坐在地上，食物/帕萨德被摆在他们面前。奇怪的是，帕萨德不是放在盘子里，而是直接放在地板上！几秒钟前，这些人还赤脚走过这块地板呢。



I understand that it is the belief of devotees that the food isn't dirty but divine but it's basic common sense, right? We don't eat anything that falls on the ground and here, so many people have walked on that floor and still people are eating from it. The food is mixed with all the dirt and dust gathered on the floor and that is being eaten as blessings from God. I respect their beliefs but this was quite shocking for me!

我明白信徒们相信食物不是脏的而是神圣的，但这确实是基本常识，对吧？我们不吃掉在地上的任何东西，而这里，那么多人走过那块地板，至今仍有人在那里吃。食物里混杂着地板上积攒的泥土和灰尘，而这些都被他们当作上帝的祝福来享用。我尊重他们的信仰，但这件事对我来说真的太震惊了！

Prashant
You are presenting the incomplete truth. Plates are provided but some people whose wish has come true choose to eat from the floor..

你讲述的只是不完整的事实。他们提供了餐盘，但有些想愿望成真的人却选择从地上吃。

Chandrakant Uppaladinni
you mean their ಹರಕೆ (harake)

你的意思，这是他们的ಹರಕೆ (harake)

Srinivasa Muralidhara
Harake may not be understood by others. It is a vow, taken by some.

Harake 或许不被其他人理解。但这只是一些人许下的誓言。

Liruva
Yes !

是的！

Rohit Paul
Still, they're compromising their health and hygiene. That's the cultural shock.

尽管如此，他们仍然是在损害自己的健康和卫生。这就是文化冲击。

Task Noir
Nobody forced them to do it and nobody can force anyone from not doing the same. Some ppl roll on the floor too it’s extremely bad health wise but it’s their belief like some ppl nail themselves to the cross like Jesus.

没有人强迫他们这么做，也没有人能强迫别人不这么做。有些人也会在地上打滚，这对健康极其不利，但这是他们的信仰，就像有些人像耶稣一样把自己钉在十字架上一样。

Sanatani Sanatani
Does it mentioned anywhere in any of your holy book to harm ourselves just to please god.? Or does your God says this to you people to harm yourself so that your prayers can be heard

你们的圣书里有没有提到过为了取悦神灵要伤害自己？或者说你们的神灵这样告诉你们，要伤害自己，才能让你们的祈祷被神灵听到？

Pank
It's aastha, don't question them, as long as they don't force you or harm you. Further, some wierd looking things are mentioned in every holybooks where in devotee harm or test themselves

这是阿斯塔（aastha），不要质疑他们，只要他们不强迫你或伤害你。此外，每本圣书中都提到了一些奇怪的事情，信徒们会伤害自己或考验自己。

Sanatani Sanatani
Can you quote with examples in which holy book it is written and what exactly it is written.??

你能举例说明这是哪本圣书中写的以及具体写了什么吗？

Sujal Ghorse
Bro, hinduism is not islam. It is not based on any books. People pray to god for their work to be successful and in return they offer their bhakti.

兄弟，印度教不是伊斯兰教。它不基于任何书籍。人们向神祈祷，祈求工作成功，并用这种方式表明他们的虔诚。

Sujal Ghorse
Hindu community combines people from different regions with different cultures, traditions. All these regions have their own deities who protect their region and people. In return people offer them goat meat, chicken and whatsoever.
You need to open your brains to understand hinduism. You will not be able to understand it from any book.

印度教社群融合了来自不同地区、拥有不同文化和传统的人们。每个地区都有各自的神祇来守护他们的地区和人民。作为回报，人们会供奉羊肉、鸡肉等等。
要想理解印度教，你需要开阔思路。你无法从任何书本上理解它。

Task Noir
It’s better not to go there you know everything yet acting ignorant. Since the topic is Hinduism there is no where it’s mentioned in holy book to harm oneself. You do what you do based on your beliefs. Even eating specific food nowhere it says if you eat beef you are not Hindu or if you don’t you are Hindu. It’s just belief yes there are elements everywhere that radically impose stuff but that is almost everywhere civilized ppl don’t care.

你最好别去那里，你什么都知道，却装作无知。话题是印度教，圣书里根本没提到要伤害自己。你做什么都得基于你的信仰。就连吃什么食物也是如此，也没有地方说吃牛肉就不是印度教徒，不吃牛肉就是印度教徒。这只是信仰问题，没错，到处都有人强加于人，但几乎所有文明人都不在乎。

Ankit Krishnankutty
Hinduism is not a scxture-based religion; each person can have his/her own set of beliefs regarding the ,divine and each person can have his/her own journey towards the devine.
It might be more appropriate to ask such questions to a Muslim or a Christian, they will quote the exact verse, sentence and paragraph.

印度教并非基于经文的宗教；每个人都可以拥有自己对神的信仰，每个人都可以拥有自己通往神的旅程。
你或许更适合向穆斯林或基督徒提出这样的问题，他们会引用确切的经文、句子和段落。

Biological
If every Hindu can have their own way , why ban cow slaughter ?

如果每个印度教徒都可以按照自己的方式行事，为什么要禁止屠宰牛呢？

Aswad Sayed
Wish came true so now must die of diarrhoea?

愿望实现了，然后，现在必须死于腹泻？

Mohit Diwedi
No, wish come true! Now let’s kill goat. Brother everywhere you will find things which are of no rationale. Till the time it is not hurting anyone why poke?

不，愿望成真了！现在我们去杀羊吧。兄弟，你到处都能找到不合情理的事情。既然没伤到谁，又何必戳破呢？

Poonam Joshi
Its better than to kill or explode others chanting alla-hoo-akbar in order to make their wish of 72 hoors come true!

这比​为了72个处女，而杀死或炸死别人，并高呼真主至大的人要好得多！

Shadowbrook
Why do you care? It’s their wish!

你为什么要在意？这是他们想要的！

Harikrishnan
Pedophile followers do not have a say in this.

恋童癖者对此没有发言权。

Aswad Sayed
That means you do not have a say in this after what Ram did to 6 year old Seeta, what Krishna did to 8 year old Rukmani, after Lakshman forced on 3 year old Urmilla, and let's forget bramma lusting over his own daughter Saraswati or even Krishna and forcing himself on his own cousin Mitravinda, wow such hypocrisy. Go read manusmriti pundit while you at it.

这意味着，在罗摩对6岁的西塔（Seeta）所做的事、克里希纳对8岁的鲁克玛尼（Rukmani）所做的事、罗什曼那（Lakshman）强迫3岁的乌米拉（Urmilla）所做的事之后，你也对此毫无发言权，更别提婆罗门（Bramma）对自己女儿萨拉斯瓦蒂（Saraswati）的贪恋，甚至克里希纳也强迫自己的表妹米特拉文达（Mitravinda）了，哇，真是虚伪。回去读你的摩奴法典（Manusmriti）的专家著作吧。

Sharanya Narayanan
What are people so obsessed with manusmriti I don't know
Because literally no one reads or cares about it
We are not expected to follow it

我不知道为什么人们如此痴迷于《摩奴法典》
因为根本没人读过或关心它
我们也没必要遵循它

Pank
Had it been unhygienic n dirty, many people would have got sick by now. I feel its faith in God which is keeping people healthy n satisfied

如果那里不卫生、不干净，现在肯定很多人已经生病了。我觉得是信仰上帝能让人们保持健康和满足。

Prady S
That still doesn't answer the qn… why?

这仍然没有回答问题...为什么要这样？

Arjun Rana
It's their belief that's the answer. If you can understand?

答案在于他们的信念。你能理解吗？

Nirman More
Does that matter to what he said? Either way it is shocking to know people would eat from the floor they and hundreds of others have just waked on.

这和他说的话有关系吗？不管怎样，想到他们和其他数百名刚睡醒的人竟然会从地板上吃东西，真是令人震惊。

Ananthapadmanabhan Raghavendran
No. It is not in a place where eveyone walks. Food is eaten from a paved stone which is cleaned with loads of water before food is served. It usually is in the service hall where annadanam happens.

不。它不在人人都走路的地方。食物是在铺好的石头上吃的，上菜前要用大量的水清洗。它通常在举行安纳达南仪式（annadanam）的礼拜大厅里。

Nirman More
That’s a much better response. You clarified the point that people do not walk on the floor on which the food is served. Other’s are simply saying that they are fulfilling their part of their vows.

这回答好多了。你澄清了一点，那就是人们不会在盛放食物的地板上行走。其他人只是说他们在履行自己的誓言。

Ananthapadmanabhan Raghavendran
Yes. Their answer is also correct. It is usually only people who made certain promise to their diety who do this.
However clean it is maintained, it is still not a plate so its not easy to fulfill such a vow.

是的。他们的答案也正确。通常只有对饮食做出某些承诺的人才会这样做。
无论它保持得多么干净，它仍然不是盘子，所以履行这样的誓言并不容易。

Nirman More
Their comments do not clarify the issue at hand

他们的评论并没有澄清当前的问题

Sharanya Narayanan
Noone eats on a floor that people have walked on
You are supposed to walk in the center and the place to eat is on the sides of the path
And it is washed thoroughly

没人在有人走过的地板上吃饭
你应该走在中间，吃饭的地方在路边
而且要彻底清洗干净

Nirman More
Thanks for your response.

感谢您的回复。

Mulualem Waju
I’ve been in India for one-and-half month in 2016, was mainly in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) but had a tour around few states. It is difficult to pick out just one thing as a cultural shock. But these are some of the things that surprised me:
The variety of vegetarian food. Very tasty, colorful, and aromatic…my mouth is watering now..hehe
Very few female waitresses. Where I live in the vast majority of waitresses in cafes, restaurants,bars, hotels are female. But in all the restaurants/hotels I’ve been to in India almost all are male.
Highly sociable & welcoming people. Everywhere I go there, it feels like home. Indians accept foreigners just as their own.Am not sure why this is the case; it may be due to the diversity of Indians themselves. This comes as quite a contrast from the behavior of Indian expats here who hang out mostly with their fellow citizens only.
Thankful, humble people. I noted that most people are happy about their life irrespective of their economic status. I saw that warm smiles even on poor people on the streets.
Driving on the left. In Ethiopia,the left side of the road is for pedestrians. and the right side is for motor vehicles. It is the opposite in India…I think is same is true for most countries with historical influence of the British. I once escaped narrowly from being crushed by a car while crossing the road after checking that no car was coming from my left side.
Very beautiful and old architecture, especially castles and temples…I just don’t have the capability to express how I am impressed by the beauty of the ancient castles and temples, especially how Indians master to manipulate marble. I was lucky to see Amer Fort and Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, Mehangarh Fort, Blue City, and Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur , City Palace in Udaipur, Dilwara Jain Temples in Mount Abu (here you see miraculous art work on marbles…loveeeeeeeeed it!!!), Swaminarayan Akshardam in Gandhinagar, the Taj Mahal in Agra….all are extremely beautiful

2016年我在印度待了一个半月，主要在艾哈迈达巴德（古吉拉特邦），但也游览了几个邦。很难说哪一件事让我感到文化冲击。但以下是一些让我感到惊讶的地方：
1、素食种类繁多。非常美味，色彩鲜艳，香气扑鼻……我现在都流口水了……呵呵。
2、女服务员很少。在我住的地方，咖啡馆、餐馆、酒吧和酒店的服务员绝大多数都是女性。但在印度，我去过的所有餐馆/酒店，几乎都是男性。
3、印度人非常善于交际，热情好客。无论我走到哪里，都感觉像在家一样。印度人把外国人当作自己人一样对待。我不确定为什么会这样；这可能是因为印度人本身就很多元化。这与那些在外面的印度侨民的行为形成了鲜明对比，他们大多只和自己的同胞相处。
4、人们感恩、谦逊。我注意到，无论经济状况如何，大多数人都对自己的生活都感到满意。即使在街上的穷人身上，我也看到了温暖的笑容。
5、左侧行驶。在埃塞俄比亚，道路左侧是行人通行，右侧是机动车通行。印度则相反……我认为大多数受英国历史影响的国家也是如此。有一次，我过马路时，确认左侧没有车，差点被车撞到。
6、非常美丽古老的建筑，尤其是城堡和寺庙……我无法用言语表达这些古老城堡和寺庙的美丽给我留下了多么深刻的印象，尤其是印度人精湛的大理石雕刻技艺。我很幸运地看到了斋浦尔的琥珀堡和风之宫殿、焦特布尔的梅汉加尔堡、蓝城和乌麦·巴哈旺宫、乌代布尔的城市宫殿、阿布山的迪尔瓦拉耆那教寺庙（在这里你可以看到大理石上神奇的艺术作品……非常喜欢！！！）、甘地讷格尔的斯瓦米纳拉扬阿克萨达姆、阿格拉的泰姬陵……它们都非常美丽

Nishank Mishra
I visited India last week. I crammed a lot into eight days - I spent time in Agra, New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
The thing that hit me the hardest was the sheer disregard every person and animal displayed for their well-being.
I saw people walk across roads, barely checking for traffic, stopping between two lanes of freely-flowing traffic, and pulling manoeuvres that would, in the UK, invite a barrage of comments that can be summed up as “Are you trying to fucking kill yourself?!”
And the animals? Man, Indian dogs and cows don’t have a shit left to give. I saw a cow walking between two lanes of traffic doing about seventy kilometres-per-hour. I saw a pack of stray dogs lazing about in the road. I saw six or seven cows sat doing the same, closing one of the road’s three lanes down.
But I don’t want anyone to think I didn’t love every second I spent in India; I had the time of my life, and I’ve already drawn a list up of things I want to do and see when I go back.
I took this photo while I waited for a gap in the traffic before deciding I’d just have to run across and hope for the best.
This one depicts eight or so guys clambering into the back of moving lorry. I was shocked. And impressed. And a little confused as to whether or not the truck’s driver knew he had passengers.

我上周去了印度。八天行程紧凑，去了阿格拉、新德里、班加罗尔和孟买。
最让我震惊的是，那里对每个人和动物的福祉都漠不关心。
我看到人们过马路时，几乎不看来车，在两条畅通无阻的车道之间停车，做出一些在英国会招来一片骂声的举动，总结起来就是“你他妈想自杀吗？！”。
那动物呢？天哪，印度的牛和狗一点也不在乎。我看到一头牛在两条车道之间穿行，速度大约七十公里每小时。我看到一群流浪狗在路上懒洋洋地走着。我还看到六七头牛也一样，把路的三条车道中的一条堵住了。
但我不想让任何人觉得我不珍惜在印度度过的每一秒；我度过了人生中最美好的时光，已经列好了回去后想做的事情和想看的东西的清单。
我等着车流空档的时候拍了这张照片，后来决定还是跑过去，并祈祷一切顺利。



这张照片里，大约有八个家伙爬进了一辆行驶中的卡车的后备箱。我既震惊又印象深刻。也有点疑惑，不知道卡车司机到底知不知道车里有乘客。

Taligsik Kalangitan
As a citizen from a Southeast Asian country, India is full of surprises:
Positive side of India:
Delhi subway system, wow, I didn’t expected it. It felt like it was 5th floors below the ground.
Some Kashmiris and Punjabis look like Bollywood stars.
Bus ride with free water, blanket and a movie screen, wow!
Friendly / Kind people encountered - Nagaland, Kashmiri, Rajasthani, Delhi, Tibetan-Himachali
Politics aside, Kashmir is truly a paradise
Toilet seat with cleaning water jet on cheap hostel in Agra
I fell in love with the countryside view of Punjab
Rajasthan state is very lovely, palaces in the desert, temples.
Modern Airports in Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad
Crows and fair-haired monkeys I only see in National Geographic
I did not see slum areas or very poor people lol, at least in North India
Negative side of India:
Delhi girls are liberal with Delhi boys but cold-hearted, barely smiles and talk to foreign strangers like me
There were too many dogs, these are large dogs roaming around marketplaces and streets. Though they don’t look dangerous/agressive, just scavenging for food on the rubbish tin. I was expecting to see cows but rarely seen them.
Kolkata - this city is full of historical places but has the worst traffic jam in India. Beggars and homeless people lined up on the streets.
Rude people encountered - Punjabi, Delhi, Bengali
Shocking stone pelting people encountered in Kashmir
Indigo Air flight was the worst. People are spitting everywhere, stewardess barely smiles due to rowdy passengers, people standing on the center aisles checking out their luggages.
Delhi belly is real, though in my case I call it Srinagar belly lol!
Neutral view of India:
Dirt and garbage is tolerable. I have seen worse in other places/countries.
Hyderabad is surprisingly looks like a mini-Arabian city with lots of burqa clad women while Kashmir though muslim majority, women wears colorful and less extreme hijabs.
I will add some more soon.

作为一名东南亚国家的公民，印度充满了惊喜：
印度的积极一面：
德里地铁系统，哇，我没想到。感觉就像在地下五层。
一些克什米尔人和旁遮普人看起来像宝莱坞明星。
乘坐巴士提供免费饮用水、毯子和电影屏幕，哇！
遇到友好/善良的人——在那加兰邦、克什米尔邦、拉贾斯坦邦、德里邦、藏-喜马偕尔邦
抛开政治不谈，克什米尔确实是个天堂
阿格拉廉价旅馆的马桶座圈配有清洁喷水装置
我爱上了旁遮普邦的乡村景色
拉贾斯坦邦非常美丽，沙漠中的宫殿和寺庙。
加尔各答、德里和海得拉巴的现代化机场
我只在《国家地理》上见过的乌鸦和金发猴子
我没见过贫民窟或非常贫穷的人，哈哈，至少在北印度没有。
印度的缺点：
德里女孩对德里男孩很开明，但冷漠无情，很少微笑，也不跟像我这样的外国陌生人说话。
狗太多了，这些大型犬在市场和街道上游荡。虽然它们看起来并不危险或具有攻击性，只是在垃圾桶里翻找食物。我本来以为会看到牛，但很少见到。
加尔各答——这座城市充满了历史遗迹，但交通堵塞却是印度最严重的。乞丐和无家可归的人在街上排起了长队。
遇到粗鲁的人——旁遮普人、德里人、孟加拉人
在克什米尔遇到令人震惊的扔石头的人
靛蓝航空的航班是最糟糕的。人们随处吐痰，空姐几乎笑不出来，因为乘客吵闹，还有人站在中间过道检查行李。
德里肚是真的，不过我叫它斯利那加肚，哈哈！
对印度的中立看法：
污垢和垃圾还可以忍受。我在其他地方/国家见过更糟糕的情况。
海得拉巴出人意料地看起来像一个迷你阿拉伯城市，有很多穿着罩袍的妇女。而克什米尔虽然穆斯林占多数，但妇女们戴着色彩鲜艳、不那么夸张的头巾。
我很快会添加更多内容。