Similarly, couples who returned from abroad would get an earful for being intimate at home in front of elders. Then there is the example of ‘foreign returns’ who funnily refuse to hold hands with their friends like before. This would leave them more confused as men and women never openly express love by kissing or holding hands in India, they knew that well. I would quickly clarify that it’s quite common in India. They would be taken aback and remark ‘There must be a strong gay community in India right’. I remember them being surprised at men holding hands or wrapping arms over each other’s shoulders.
In my previous stint as a software professional, I was often tasked with taking foreigners to tourist spots when they were visiting our office in Bengaluru.
