A guide to understanding India for expatriates in India and Koreans living in Gurgaon, Delhi. We have summarized the Indian mindset created by 5,000 years of history, the true meaning of “Yes,” 7 business etiquette, and 10 adaptive mindsets to reduce stress, based on actual living experience.
A summary of the daily Hindi used by Koreans living in Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida. We provide essential expressions for each situation for courier, Uber, restaurant, market, and repair technicians in the original Hindi text and Korean pronunciation.
A calendar of monthly festivals and holidays such as Diwali, Holi, and Durga Puja in India, as well as how to prepare for fireworks, traffic, and store closures during the festival season — a complete guide for Koreans living in Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida.
From when and how much to tip in India, what is appropriate as a visiting gift, and etiquette to follow when invited to an Indian home - this is a practical manners guide compiled based on my experience living in Delhi and Gurgaon.
Indian English idioms actually used in Indian offices (prepone, kindly do the needful, revert), business Hindi greetings, e-mail cliches, Indian accent and pronunciation tips, and meeting manners — a practical guide to the language expatriates in Delhi and Gurgaon must learn within the first three months.
From the concept of large numbers such as Lakh and Crore in Indian Hindi to how to read Devanagari numbers, expressions of time zones, and essential bargaining expressions used in vegetable markets and autorickshaws — the conversation patterns verified in practice by expatriates in Delhi and Gurgaon are summarized with example sentences.
Hints on region, religion, and caste for reading Indian surnames, the Sector, Phase, and Block address systems of Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, and Chandigarh, the meaning of the first digit of the 6-digit Pincode, and GST registration and tax invoice address notation — a guide to deciphering names and addresses compiled by Koreans living in India.
The population ratio and worldview of India's five major religions (Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, and Jainism), major holidays such as Diwali, Holi, Eid, and Gurpurab, and the clothing and manners to be observed when visiting temples, mosques, and gurdwaras are summarized from the perspective of Korean expatriates.
IPL Season schedule, 10 teams, stadium cheering culture, ticket reservation and import regulations, Bollywood and South Indian movie star system, PVR INOX movie theater intermission and seating class — a practical guide for Koreans living in Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida to naturally blend into Indian pop culture.
How to find yoga and meditation studios in Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida, Isha Foundation's Inner Engineering, Art of Living Happiness Program, and Rishikesh Ashram Retreat — we have compiled the practical information that Koreans living in India need to know when first starting yoga and meditation.
Why do Indian weddings last for 3-4 days? The order and meaning of Mehndi, Sangeet, Haldi, main ceremony, and reception, dress code for each event, gift amount and 'odd + 1' envelope culture, and attendance etiquette that must be observed as a wedding guest were summarized based on the experience of living in Delhi NCR.
