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Posted: 14 years ago
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The houses they show in these series are so mammoth! Huge it seems ... is it the way it is in other parts of India with families like Akshara or her in laws?

Back in Poland we have villas too ... but normally the flats are 2 bed, 1 livingroom, 1 toilet! A balcony maybe ... with kitchen ofcourse. Thats all. Simple? enough? ... Enough in Indian standards? ๐Ÿ˜† ... well I had so much to discover before I came here ๐Ÿ˜†

When I stepped in India obviously I was very nervous ๐Ÿ˜ณ, tried my best to please! Then stepped into the home with some ceremonies which ofcourse I was taught by him. But then came the house and the various things which gave me my life's most memorable culture shocks ๐Ÿ˜†

The flat where we live in Delhi have 4 bedroom - my inlaws, my sister in law, me and him staying in what used to he his room (quite spacious), one extra often empty, 1 livingroom, 1 dining room (something no more found in Europe these days, that is the dining space separately, not in Poland atleast), and "Four Toilets". Yes! Not 1 not 2 BUT 4 ๐Ÿคฃ ...

You know it was so surprising for me that my first night in India was spent laughing in my room, listening to the various cultural and urban indian philosophies he was giving me about the 4 toilet principle ๐Ÿ˜†. Maybe it is very simple to you, but really very shocking for me! When I shared this with my cousin sister back in Poland, she was laughing on the phone holding her tummy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜†. ...๐Ÿ˜ณ not in a mean way, but FOUR? it is a shock isn't it? but 4 toilet!!!๐Ÿ˜ƒ No one can wait he also added! ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Is it common everywhere in India to have many toilet, per individual in the family? ๐Ÿ˜Š

What is the philosophy in other parts of India for the home? You in India have very large homes? You share the same feelings for the toilet (spacious, relaxation space, the most important part of being in home?). I don't know but these are some clues which were given to me ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜‰

I heard different regions of India have different culture, I think it was told in this forum itself ๐Ÿ˜Š. So, what is your home like? Or what kind of a home you plan to have? ... and what about so many toilets? ๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜†


Ofcouse every culture have some thing special, and yes, when it makes you happy, it is the thing to have! It really will stick to my memory. Would love to hear about your home from you! ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Posted: 14 years ago
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u noe in delhi.. u dnt find big houses.. but once u go outside the cities.. in small towns.. the houses are very bigs.. the ppl dre call it "haveli's" n in cities lyk udaipur and jodhpur.. u do find such large houses..
of toilets.. yes.. deir are many washrooms in a house.. may be to make it easier for women to get dressed up.. living in a conservative joint family.. means u hav to follow a particular dress code.. n the dress code mite be sumthng which ur not comfortable wearing.. so in ur room.. u wear watever u want.. but wen outside.. u change ur dress..
i'l tel u wat happens in my house.. i live in a flat with 3 bedroom.. 3 washrooms (2 attached.. while 1 common) a living room and a dining room.. now.. though i live in a nuclear family.. wenver my grandparents cum to visit us.. my mother has to wear a saree.. in daytym.. itz all fyn.. she carries it off beautifully.. but at nite.. she says itz a bit uncomfortable.. so.. in nite.. she change to her nite suit.. n in the morning.. after having bath.. she wears saree again.. dat way.. itz easy for her also.. n my grandparents also don't hav any problem regarding this..
may be this is the reason for all this.. though m not too sure.!!!!
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Hey moonlight ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜† yes I just remembered my first 24 hours in India. Things are very different here. Your answers are very logical, it must be because of the kind of beliefs and family structure.

Infact, in Poland we have only nuclear families mostly. Join families used to be there in Europe aswell if you read some history. But due to some rapid changes, which perhaps India is going towards nowadays, the entire family structure or concept was devastated. We increasingly even have 1 bedroom flats. The population of Poland (as well as other central and Eastern European countries) is dwindling so rapidly that the Govt. pays you to have children and still it don't work.

In my flat too I can wear shorts or anything with my husband around ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜‰ ... but myself being Catholic I am quite a conservative person, so outside I wear what suits a good married lady ๐Ÿ˜Š. Maybe this is the same concept that works in join families ... where inside your room you actually have another world ... and outside the room but into the living room, its another world ... while absolutely out in the open world - again its another world! 3 worlds :) ... Our difference seem that we in Poland have only 2 worlds.

I've got one awsome saree I've got still no idea how to wear ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜ƒ ... I got some already from my relatives here (the Indian ones). I'll take all these as memories back home in Poland. To learn so much in such a short time is really so overwhelming in the nicest of ways!

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Posted: 14 years ago
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QUOTE=Polki_Zofi]The houses they show in these series are so mammoth! Huge it seems ... is it the way it is in other parts of India with families like Akshara or her in laws?

Back in Poland we have villas too ... but normally the flats are 2 bed, 1 livingroom, 1 toilet! A balcony maybe ... with kitchen ofcourse. Thats all. Simple? enough? ... Enough in Indian standards? ๐Ÿ˜† ... well I had so much to discover before I came here ๐Ÿ˜†

When I stepped in India obviously I was very nervous ๐Ÿ˜ณ, tried my best to please! Then stepped into the home with some ceremonies which ofcourse I was taught by him. But then came the house and the various things which gave me my life's most memorable culture shocks ๐Ÿ˜†

The flat where we live in Delhi have 4 bedroom - my inlaws, my sister in law, me and him staying in what used to he his room (quite spacious), one extra often empty, 1 livingroom, 1 dining room (something no more found in Europe these days, that is the dining space separately, not in Poland atleast), and "Four Toilets". Yes! Not 1 not 2 BUT 4 ๐Ÿคฃ ...

You know it was so surprising for me that my first night in India was spent laughing in my room, listening to the various cultural and urban indian philosophies he was giving me about the 4 toilet principle ๐Ÿ˜†. Maybe it is very simple to you, but really very shocking for me! When I shared this with my cousin sister back in Poland, she was laughing on the phone holding her tummy ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ˜†. ...๐Ÿ˜ณ not in a mean way, but FOUR? it is a shock isn't it? but 4 toilet!!!๐Ÿ˜ƒ No one can wait he also added! ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Is it common everywhere in India to have many toilet, per individual in the family? ๐Ÿ˜Š

What is the philosophy in other parts of India for the home? You in India have very large homes? You share the same feelings for the toilet (spacious, relaxation space, the most important part of being in home?). I don't know but these are some clues which were given to me ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜‰

I heard different regions of India have different culture, I think it was told in this forum itself ๐Ÿ˜Š. So, what is your home like? Or what kind of a home you plan to have? ... and what about so many toilets? ๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜†


Ofcouse every culture have some thing special, and yes, when it makes you happy, it is the thing to have! It really will stick to my memory. Would love to hear about your home from you! ๐Ÿ˜Š

No, the serials are an exagerration.

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