• ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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      It’s only weird Puritans and places colonized by Puritans that are anti-human about touching and intimacy. Remember where the Kama Sutra is from, for example.

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      It’s common in a number of different countries, not just India. Typically in the Middle East region.

      I believe the logic would be something in between an extended handshake and the Western reasoning for holding hands. Like, “I am giving my attention this person”.

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      Maybe not losing their friend in the crowd every two minutes? That’s my guess since they said Mumbai

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      I wish I knew. The other thing that stuck out to me was that no one wore shorts. I did at first just because it was hot but I stopped after I noticed that I was the only man not wearing long pants