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They were roommates (lemmy.world)

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Is there any particular reason why they do that?

[-] pipes@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] steeznson@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

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".

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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