I think of the many food spices, aromas, beautiful clothes, and doctors. Seems most of the doctors I know are from there. I also think about almost every 1800 that I have to call here in America somehow gets an Indian voice on the phone line and when I ask where are you, he says, "India." I get steaming mad because while I explain the problem I am calling about, he understands, but my dummy self cannot understand HIS accent. Therefore, I can never resolve the problem because I cannot understand him...it is very embarrassing!!
The first thing that comes to mind is heat, dust, elephants and poor living conditions. Hope I've not hurt anyone's feelings but the question was asked.....
A whole slew of things.their main religious beliefs,the dirty river(water conditions),movie characters,ravi zacharias(one of my favorite preachers),mowgli from the jungle book(1940's black and white movie),I think their funeral ceremony where they let the floating casket or canoe float down the river.I think I also saw a lighted lamp/flower wreath cerimony where they put them in the river sort of like the chinese floating lamp ceremony,some of their strange beliefs in certain animals like the rat city where they leave dishes of food/milk for the rats while praying(I think I saw this on pbs.oh! And what's his name on the simpson's that runs the quicky mart.I flash mostly on what's that called television stereotypical images of what hollywood portrayed their people like .for example right now I am flashing on peter sellars playing a double agent spy with his skin dyed from a nut or fruit to hide his identity so he can escape.I am also flashing on a story about workers over in parts of india where a months pay is about 16 dollars and 6 dollars of that is used to pay for their uniforms while working for businesses in the area around the railroad terminal.oh! And I am also remembering that it is extremely hot/rainforest like weather/high humidity.oh!now I am flashing on the indiana jones movie where they are fighting on the fallen bridge over top of a river full of alligators.and the evil guy is trying to pull his heart out of his chest.I can go on but I think you get the idea.I guess you could say it depends on what my brain decides to remember and what I am trying to pull up about india(anyplace I have seen on tv or read about).
I am from India. And India is a place where you will find maximum languages and dialects spoken. You can get very hot to spine chilling cold weather whenever you want to visit India. We got all seasons to welcome guests and locals alike. We attire all sorts of wearable cloth line available in the world. Same goes with our rides(conveyance) you can find us riding the chartered/private planes and helicopters to bulls and camel carts. We are one of the biggest producers of minerals, agro foods and products, industrial and other specialized goods and services. We are one of the few nations who have glory to hit the surface of Moon(although we have yet to land there like others). We have big landscapes covered with dense evergreen forests, waterfalls, rivers, hills and mountains. You can find us excelling in the field of infrastructure technology and industrial sector alike. We are getting a step closer to become one of the super powers of world to say the least. I think most of my western friends till now can see India in it's 50's.
Its hard to think when someone worship a elephant, HaHa... The first thing I think when I hear either India, Iraq, or Iran. Is war. Hope the good people leave quick, because Obama is coming.. LoL... Blame the New's (Fox and CNN) in America for all the hatred. They never talk about the truth.
