I think that t he different culture make foreigners feel confused and find out that some traditional ceremonies let newcomers think weird. Because the foreigners or newcomers are not realizing what is the meaning of cultural background. This kind of cultural impacts are always happening around in our life. I saw three scenarios in the movie were shocked me a lots, there are“ The boy sat on the leading actors’ leg without his permission.”, “You could not allow using you left hand to eat while you were traveling in India.” 
Have you think about a stranger who sat on your leg without your permission? The boy, who gave his seat to leading actor, was really the nice way to treat visitor. I believe that this sweet action makes tourists to feel appreciatively. Next scene, the boy sat on his thigh after he took the seat. May be Indian are suitable to do this, but to others might feel uncomfortable. In this case, the boy thought that I gave my seat to you, so we are close; why can I not sit on your leg? I observe that if I sat on a strange, he or she would push me away and get anger. 
Eating by your left hand is a usual thing in our country, but it is not the right way to do in India culture. I wonder why I cannot use my left hand to eat. According to their custom, the left hand is unsanitary to eat; they use of left hand in restroom. The left hand situation reminds me of an experience I once had when I traveled in Malaysia. I did not know that I could not use fingers except thumb to point things. Nobody told me that before, so when I saw locals did the same gesture in different way; I knew I wrong, and then I imitated their gesture; it is the way to go. I wonder why I only could use thumb to point things, the guider told me about the religious culture. At least, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. I believe that this gesture makes me to respect their cultural custom. I conclude that every culture has their background and meaning. If really do not know that just ask or do as local, you should not be unique or offending. The most important is to give your respects to different cultures.
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