Culture and Traditions 00

Lifestyle

City life versus Country life

There is a vast dissimilarity between the cities and the villages because the standard of living is much higher in the city. Some examples can be: There are only good houses in the city, and they boast very clean and wide streets. The houses are big and have novel and pricey furniture. Every house is armed by high walls and one guard at the gate. Every family has their own chauffeur and servants.

People who are neither rich nor poor have no issues in their standard of living as well. They have:

· comfortable furniture

· electronic gadgets

· electricity

· individual water supply

· houses with the usual two floors and six rooms

In the country live people with very different houses. Their living quarters would only house one or two rooms. Some are made of planks or palm leaves. Houses with two floors would be considered the best there. A typical two-floored house would comprise of:

· a large dining-room and a kitchen (downstairs)

· a lounge with two bedrooms (downstairs)

· another two bedrooms (upstairs)

Most houses have electricity, but every family has to fetch water from the main well in the centre of the village. They use bottled gas for cooking.

(A typical house in India)

Attire
Six yards of loosened textile that is expertly adorned to impart refinement and sophistication, the ‘Saree’ is the national attire of India. Other customary dresses worn around the country include the Salwar: a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles, worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez); Kameez: a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars); and Lehenga Chol. Bright tones and elaborate patterns are universal traits of Indian dresses. Below are some examples of the aforementioned in respective orders:

(Saree)

(Salwar)

(Kameez)


(Lehenga Chol)

For men, traditional clothes are the Dhoti, Lungi or Kurta.

(Dhoti)


(Lungi)


(Kurta)

Modern Indian women on the metros wear western dresses like their male counterparts and the universal 'jeans and t-shirt' are popular amongst the college students.

However, do note that India is a very conservative country. Therefore, tops baring shoulders for the ladies are discouraged.