Head is considered your crown(ego) where as feet is considered a place lowest in your body so a symbol of humbleness. Touching the feet makes a person humble and the elder will naturally bless you with emotions. Its energy exchange. However if someone uses feet on your luggage or object it’s disrespectful because to him lower emotions or vibration is supreme. To him its a show of power. Feet in General is not an object of disrespect but how you connect your emotion with it will make it.
The fact that when you are touching feet and the person giving the blessing (aashirwaad) hands are on your head, it is said that a circuit of energy flowing from the elder into you and back into him is complete and the words or blessings given to you have the desired eefect.
After watching Karl rock situation. I am so happy that there are foreigners like you who respect India's integrity and rules and regulations. And they don't mess with the countriesl's internal matter. And this is one more thing which is now added to my list about how good you are.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@Alpha WolfIts not about anything being said, He took part in Anti CAA Bill Protests, This is against Law as a Foreigner - To take part in a Political Demonstration in a Foreign Nation.
I think most Indians understand foreigners come from a very different culture and even if they happen to do something culturally disrespectful, people do understand it is not intentional and people are tolerant about it usually. At the end, it is and it will always be 'Atithi Devo Bhava' ❤️ And with such a diverse country as ours, where we ourselves don't know each others customs and culture properly, common unifying things of identity such as the flag is bound to get paramount respect & reverence, as it keeps us tied together.
IF ANY VERY OLD PERSON OBSTRUCTS U GENTLY FROM TOUCHING HIS FEET ND.. INSTEAD GREETS U LIKE THIS 🙏🙏 THEN.. JST..KNOW THAT HE IS SUPER HUMBLE HUMAN (SAINTLY HEART).. although u'll find 1 in a 1000
ya bcoz he doesn't consider himself worthy enough to be respected like a holy Guru.. actually Ivana this ritual started in ancient India b/w GURU and DISCIPLE
When a person bows down and touches the feet of their elders, their ego gets suppressed as this gesture indicates respecting the age, experience, achievements and wisdom of the person whose feet are being touched. 🙏🙂
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial more than humbleness it respect for elders doe their wisdom and knowlegde. Like if a kid knows how to bicycle when he is 3 yrs old an elder has to teach him how to do bicycle ride that's also knowlegde share only. Elder show respect by touching your head. Younger show respect by touching your feet
And also its like you have much knowledge of world than younger because you have seen much behaviour or personal or experience so if i am at top of anything my elder have surely know something much than me so i can't compare myself with his experience.
As you know the Dutch have an opinion about everything, I have learned never give your opinion about Religion or politics when you live in a country what is not yours.
I would say if a foreigner is interested in talking about Indian politics he/she should definitely know the Indian culture/indian history before the british and Mughals exploited us. Also i would add.. the sanatan dharma!
Indians are the only living race or communinty in the world that does not have the concept of damnation day or end day.. we believe in cyclical time . There is no final day conflict and no book telling us what to do.. Thats the reason we are all inclusive..
@Sylvie thats the problem with people like you, you do not even know, how many or which people exist in the world. For you, you are the humans.. rest are animals..
@Sylvie and its time people like you start knowing, .. We Indians are the Gurus of the world.. We were Gurus before, we still are and we will always be.. We will re educate this world so that this becomes a better place to live... for everyone.. including all the living and non living, animate and inanimate.. If you understand what that means..
@@yogeshsoman The moment you start think urself is superior than others is the beginning of your limited knowledge. No ones superior or inferior whatever you belongs to. All living things are equal in the universe. All are came from atom.
The practice of touching the feet of elders was adopted in India during the Vedic period and is called Charan Sparsh (charan means 'feet' and sparsh means 'touch'). According to the Hindu tradition, when you touch the feet of an elder person, you are in turn blessed with knowledge, intellect, strength and fame (lol). However, in spiritually it’s considered as exchanging of vibes, vibes taken by a person who is bare footed takes vibrations from earth and then transfers it in the next person who is touching their feet. Feet of children are also touched by elder on some occasions.
As far as the “scientific-ness” is concerned, you could consider the fact that feeling and expressing gratitude is a major happiness-creator and creativity-booster. There is definitely evidence of that now. But being thankful doesn't mean you have to fall at someone's feet. That is only a gesture of respect.
Loved it! I really appreciate your efforts to adjust and respect our culture and customs..and very nicely you explained everything with a logical reason.. Unity in diversity thats our Incredible India 🇮🇳 ❤.. I really feel blessed to be born here..we do have our pblms but you know "bade bade shehro mein choti choti baate hoti rehti hai!" ..😍
Namaste 🙏 mam, in India 🇮🇳 we really and deeply love 😍 ❤️ and respect our flag and also we all respect our elder cuz we don't call them old, to us they r God cuz they give birth to us they teach and show us how to live a healthy life, so we respect our flag, elders and cultures.
When you bend your head and touch the others feet is just like Iam leaving my ego at your feet and bless me. It's very common to bend our head before God and elders. It also symbolizes we equally treat God with our elders
14:24 is the exact reason why elders have a thier own way of understanding.. India has highest young population but so is the biggest generation gap too . But youngers in the family do make elders understand if there is a foreigner invited in any function...
Touching feet is sending multi layered messaging and symbolism. 1. Bowing down is equal to bowing to the experience they have garnered which is obviously more than yours. 2. It helps to break the ice with the elder allowing them to understand that you do respect them and that allows them to set aside their egos and take you objectively. So difficult topics can be managed better. 3. They have to bless you and bring about a smile on their face. 4. Indicates the person touching the feet is very respectful of the elder the way they touch the feet and you can gauge that their exists a relationship. 5. Normal namaste is good enough to greet strangers but seniors in your field, family, faith Indians try to bow by themselves.
I'm a regular traveler to India and your channel is the best I've seen. You know what you're talking about and you also don't hold back the negatives. Keep up the good work!
You know in india an unmarried female is known as "Kanya" and even the elders touch the feet of the kanya Because according to hindu mythology a kanya is a devi(goddess) and a kanya's blessings are like very imp.
As an Indian living in foreign most of foreigner get the news from western media or wrong media is actually very biased. So if any foreigner give any judgement based on western media reporting ofcourse some Indians will get offend. One thing you forgot to mention that Indians can also offend if you show the distorted or wrong map of India.
Very good analysis ❤️ About Touching feet - this tradition has been in practice in India since the ancient Vedic Hindu culture thousands of years ago and continues till date. You don't have to touch every elder's feet that you meet but only of the elders in your family and close relatives. To others you can just say Namaste. We touch feet to get blessings from them and show respect. Touching the feet has spiritual, moral and scientific significance. Talking about putting feet on some other object is seen as disrespectful because in Hindu culture we try to give respect to every thing possible. This is a Vedic culture where we worship nature like the Sun, rivers, idol worship, fire, land etc..
Touching feet of elders is like they are more like your teachers.. Whatever you are because they have contributed to your well being. Its not just elders we bow down to.. We also bow down to the girls and ladies of the house because of their so many sacrifices we are what we are .. So according to me its like a sign of respect.
Foreigners should stay away from using autos, taxis Parked in front of airport, train stations etc instead they should use Uber or ola for a safer and easier ride
👍🏼🙏❤️ Lots Of Love n Respect to you for understanding the culture here n living your dreams. Your this Guesture will be loved by many..Love frm india. Bangalore
Our cultural teaches us to look at every thing / being as equal value, as the creation has not made any discrimination, every thing is equally important at its place, so we should never look upto some thing or look down at some thing. When it comes to touching feet and putting your feet over something are identified as two different gestures. When you are touching to someone's feet or in other words bow down to someone it's not because they are greatly being (as you mentioned in video), we bow down simply because elderly people have more experience this life few years before of us and we bow-down to their wisdom their qualities and experience of life, and when someone touches the feet usually elderly people would place their palm over the head of the one touching his/her feet with certain sense of well-wish, which based on yogic-sinenc is an act of passing on the wisdom (passing positive energy / vibes) to one who is bowing down to you. So touching (based on yogic science One actually don't need to touch feet but simply bow down and touch the ground near feet, that's the actual way and you make physical contact to the feet of very few peoples including immediate parents /grand parents, Guru etc., there are multiple elaborate ways of doing this act based on the situation) feet (bow down to someone) is to enhance our experience of life. Where as when you step over some thing is identified as (conscious /subconscious) act of looking down at some thing ( consciously / subconsciously boosting your ego), which will eventually dominate your way of thinking and your experience of life , this will bring false sense of being superior (where as creator has not made any such discrimination, regardless of your materialistic achievements ) which is will limit your experience as life to limited ego that you have gathered. Same is applicable with you bow down to deities in temples it's an act of enhancing your life experience by requesting to pass on wisdom and knowledge in form of energy, these gestures when conducted much more consciously during ancient times, but past centuries of invasions and colonization has destroyed the consciousness and basis of this profound actions. Now a days many conduct this act as a tradition or way of conserving this culture, but the fact is Most of the gestures and traditions in India have deep connections with such Spiritual process of enhancing well-being, it would be very difficult to explain every aspect about it on comments Also many such aspects have been purposefully been passed down with different identification to location community etc in order to protect it from being eradicated.
I have been watching your videos and really admire your journey. Even compared to an Indian you have a fair bit of understanding about us and still you have a very good judgement of your understanding. I just want to contribute to your view on why foreigners should not comment on politics. In my view, this is not because they are disrespectful but because on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 being least wrong and 10 being extremely wrong. They mostly score a 15. I am not even exaggerating but there are such blaring gaps in their understanding of history and culture that just does not allow to have an informed opinion. I am born and brought up in India and avidly read about Indian history and have lived in 5 distinctly different states. But even I won’t express my opinion with a 100% confidence, because just learning about our religious scriptures will take 2 lives. So yes if a foreigner wants to make empty sensational comments and becomes famous overnight, they are most welcome to but it only makes them look ignorant and lazy and frankly arrogant. Great work, but don’t be so scared of us. We don’t bite! Just kidding! 😹
Every citizen of every country must respect their natiaonl flag. It's very upsetting that even in India many people throw Tricolor (Indian National Flag) after independence day celebration. I have preserved 3 Tricolours picking up from road just after independence day celebration. National Flag is our identity and we can't mock or disregard our identity. Jai Hind.
You can pay respect to the Indian flag by eating Paneer Tiranga Tikka. By the way talking about respect for elders in Yugoslavia I am convinced that Slovenia emphasizes individual opinion while Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo believe in respect for elders. I was thrilled to know that your father's name is Branko. I remembered Branko Đurić, he is extremely talented guy who has been a model, singer, guitarist, TV Actor, Film Actor and Scriptwriter. I saw him in a TV show called Top Lista Nadrealista, then I also saw him in a rock band called Bombaj Štampa. I also liked his three films Dom Za Vesanje (1988), Oscar Winner No Mans Land (2001) and Bal Can Can (2005). In my opinion he should be in the list of 20 most desirable men on Earth and I am straight.
Thank you Ivana Ji for all your advise. I'm sure that if I ever go back to India again I will be even more wise about these topics thanks to you. By the way, whenever you decide to come to Costa Rica I will be more than glad to advice you about "do's and dont's" in Costa Rica. :) Milte hain!
In a lot of cultures up in northern India, it's not even necessary for you to be elder for youngsters to touch your feet. In UP, men generally touch the feet of most of the women in the family irrespective of their relative age. For eg. we have to touch sisters' feet (cousin as well) even if she is 1 year old. But you don't have to do that on daily basis. It's generally done when you meet them after a long time or you are saying goodbye to them.
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Mam the thing about touching feet if i simply explain is to u.. Is that whenever you meet elder people after long time you touch his/her feet. When it comes to our mother or grandmother we touch their feet on daily basis every morning. Basically Sanatan Dharma we bow down to everything from Animals to tree. We worship everything like Sun, river even our holy land. When it's comes to not interfering with elders. It's because we think that if we hurt their soul in old age we will be sinners that's why we pay respect to them. When it comes to temples just like our elders. We believe that god or goddess is the supreme power and to worship them we have clean our body before entering temples. That's why you will see many Indian don't prefer Non Veg and if they want to eat they have everything separate for it. That's a lot of things. We born in this culture and we literally love every part of it.. THIS CULTURE IN SIMPLE IF I EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. IS BASICALLY BASED ON RESPECT AND HOSPITALITY...
You are absolutely right. Your judgement is very good. Without controversy topics you can go freely any part of India. You can go such as mountains, hills, metropolitan cities, township area, sea beaches, jungle,caves, valley, desert, island , peak, sea & ocean. You can feel beautiful nature in India. You can travel by flight , train , bus & car to North- south- east- west & northeast India. Everywhere you will get nice people alongwith culture and food whenever you traveling. Best of luck.happy journey.
Excellent balanced discussion. I find often people from Europe feel it’s beneath them to give up their freedoms. Dress and behavior. Lack of clothing and loudness being anathema in Asia. The attitude is often I’m in Asia so it doesn’t matter how I dress, bicycle shorts with a slit right up the side and scraggly beards are fine. Be more modest I would say. Observe. Feet. Touching. Pointing. Head covering or not. Go with the culture or cultures. Maybe I have become too conservative after living so long in Asia.
So, touching feet and keeping your feet ...you can imagine this way to get the confusion out..NOTE: it's just a way to help you to differentiate..but this is/may not be the exact thing..but this can help you relate We believe..feet are considered the lowest/dirtiest part of the human body.. So, if you're keeping your feet on something, kicking, removing things with your feet..that means you think "that thing or person or where your feet touched" is inferior/lower to your feet..and you don't respect it (for example that person who kept his leg on your luggage thinks he is more important that you and your luggage) and that is Rude. So, now touching feet is like.. "Yes I am under you (Below your feet - hypothetically). You're above me (respect-wise). Please bless me." I hope I made sense. So, basically..Imagine the feet as a hierarchy - below and above! Where, if you keep your feet on top of something of your own, you're rude..because no one told you that you're superior. But, if I touch your feet, I agree and approve that I am below you!!
One more thing I like to add is "The Religious Sentimental Topics" You never know that even you are talking about a religion Someone who is not bellowing to that religion.. That person can also get offend with that.. You never know what in his mind.. Just stay away 🙏🙏
Damn you read every comment! I really like that! I am really thankful to you as we have foreigners like you who really understand India what it offers despite some problems here and there. I hope west learns this from you as they have the habit of judging the whole country with some video and group of people.
when person touches legs to take blessings, its the top of leg, which is usually clean whereas when person steps on your luggage or anything, he touches it with bottom of feet, which is in contact with dust/sweat and very dirty.
The first point is that it is a gesture to show respect. The person who is touching the feet is showing how much respect he or she has for the other person. It is said that you must touch the feet of a person only when you actually respect him or her from the core of your heart. The Indian children are taught from a young age that they must touch the feet of the elders in the family. The elders place their hands on the head of the child and bless them. Some typical occasions when you are supposed to touch the feet of the elders are: 1. When you are about to start something new 2. On your birthdays or just after your wedding so that you are blessed 3. When you are going on a long journey 4. When you are going for an exam 5. On festive occasions the blessings of the elders is a must
@@deepikasinha8576 lol, There is an Patenct war of Regional GI tag. And Market Share too... It's not a JOKE. POHA between MAH & MP. IDLI between KTK vs TN KAGJEE Lemon between KTK vs ASSAM. Biriyani between UP Vs ANDHRA List is long.
Hi Ivanaji Eagerly waiting for your Video... Your video is Always a great Treat. Great Observations... Take Care and Be Safe Love from NAVI MUMBAI ❤️❤️❤️
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Touching the feet is an ancient scientific technique, when we touch the feet of the elders with our hands, the elders simultaneously, touch our head from their hands, the energy flows from their hands to the head, this process makes the cycle of flowing energy. I hope you understood it; And by the way you're very cute & beautiful.
this is an interesting video and the points described by you ma'am are absolutely correct. Recently a youTuber got blacklisted because of some legal act. so this video will definitely be beneficial for many foreigners and Indians too.
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial There are normal human beings, and then there are creatures who watch 2 hour presentations on Indian agricultural reform for fun 🤪 For you advising tourists on your channel, your recommendation is probably spot on. Also, even if you are one of the strange creatures, don't attempt convos if you don't know how to be conciliatory and respectful.
Yes, definitely.. national flag is in our heart. If anyone disrespect weather he/she indian or foreigner we can't tolerate.. especially in state of Maharashtra. There is so many reasons for it.
Touching feet =getting blessings..that's why everyone in India washes feet and do not wear shoes/slippers inside temple or home..where we about to get blessings from elders..so cleaning feet is like getting ready for giving blessings and also like hygiene...
That guy Karl Rock knew nothing what CAA was, it's a law to fast track the citizenship granting process for the people who are Hindu's,Sikhs, Christians and Buddhists who have come to India from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh because they were persecuted over there and have refused to go back to their countries and have sought asylum in India and have been living here in India in very poor conditions because due to lack of citizenship they can't have any basic rights which the Indian citizenship guarantees. If anybody have any doubts then he/she is welcome to go and see for themselves in what sort of poor conditions those people are living in.What Karl and his wife were doing at those politically motivated protests were mocking those poor people who ran away from those three to save their lives and the lives and dignity of their daughters who were being forcefully abducted, raped, converted and married to some old man belonging to the majority community over there. Even 10-12 years old girls weren't even spared.That guy Karl Rock and his woke wife made a mockery of themselves while virtue signaling at those politically motivated protests. Good he has been barred from entering India.
I don't think discussing with elders is disrespectful, but arguing is disrespectful. I personally when I am not agree with elders just agree or nod and then do what I think is right. And I read it at some sanskrit book in school that touching feet will prevent you from becoming arrogant and egoistic.
Good video. One important topic foreigners better don't talk about is Religion and I was expecting you to include that. As a Asian society, we almost all Asians have respect culture with elders. In India in particular, since ancient times Sanatana Dharma emphasize on touching feet of elders as they are considered more experienced in life and are supposed to guide you with all that experience. There are other more important reasons ( pretty much rational and valid in old times ) given in ancient Hindu, Jain, Buddhist texts. But yes touch feet only if you know they are clean 😊 otherwise you can bow and extend hand till their feet without actually touching it ( today many urban youth do that ). Be polite and respectful to them and understand they had different time and situations in life so don't get disrespectful to them. Listen and give it a thought. If you find their advise of any use, count it and move on. For understanding use of Indian flag, kindly refer to 'Flag Code of India '. It's a simple law to regulate use of the flag and to protect its dignity. 🇮🇳 Use of background music was really good Ivana. You sound wise when you say it's their for a reason that one might not know. Have a good day 😊
strictly speaking you should never touch the feet of anybody except a very few people : Parents (and their parents if alive), Husband, Guru who blessed you with a mantra for your spiritual upliftment and only if that Guru permits touching feet (not any other teacher or Guru who taught you something). To all other elderly people and teachers, as a mark of respect you should only touch the ground below their feet and then touch your forehead. The reason is, whenever you touch someone's feet, you are not only taking their blessings but you are taking some of their Karma as well (it could be good or bad sometimes) and this does not apply to the exempted people I've mentioned earlier. Most of the orthodox hindus and in general vedic pandits know all these and it's part of their daily routine.
Politics and religions are better left alone since foreigners may not understand its intricacies, as you rightly said. Hell, even Indians from different states may not know each other that well. Or urban folks may not understand the perspective of a rural society. It's easy to pass a judgement with superficial and simplistic information. Best would be to go with an open mind and listen more IMO. Not just colonial, but history even before that forms layers in the Indian psyche. Certain attitudes can be an effect of certain experiences lived for hundreds of years.
It's true that Indians have very strong feeling for it , disrespect to flag will be the last thing you do in India , Indians will not spare you personally I won't let anyone live in India if they disrespect
The lower part of feet is dirty as is exposed to the ground where as upper surface Is clean and for entering home it's like bringing dirt with shoes same goes for the temple
Thank you so much for bringing out these topics and specially your point on politics is noteworthy. I think it not only applies to foreigners coming to India but also Indians traveling abroad. I was in US during Trump's tenure and I was cautious when I spoke about the president or what the party was doing.. if ever I had to get into discussion with a colleague or even a Uber driver, I always thought to myself if I really knew w that much about US, their culture, their history to even comment on anything, and then my response would be appropriate enough to not hurt anyone.. Also thank you for bringing out Indian flag thing. Because it's true, we don't generally use our flag like western countries do and that is something that will be very useful for any foreigner visiting India.
I'm confused about the feet too, since people eat on the floor with their feet next to it or they do handcrafts like furniture with their feet holding the object, there is even a peeler which you hold with your feet, so maybe its in connection with other people that feet become considered "unclean"
When we sit on the floor cross-legged the feet will usually point in a direction to the person next to you on your both sides, (also the food near you) its unavoidable. Sometimes we do care not to collide feets with the person sitting next to you, unless they are friends, or lets just say there are more people, the situation is unpretentious. About the furniture, its still in the making process usually involving people. But its disrespectful, lets just say, if you keep your legs on the same sofa on which an elder person is sitting on, even if they are few feets away. The peeler is a good thing you pointed out, for some women its easier and faster to cut things that way but they make sure the vegetables/fruits cut fall directly into the utensil and not touch the feets.
I'd like to add something In Himachal pradesh young girls and unmarried women do not touch someone's feet.... No matter how close kin they are to you, because here girls are worshipped and you don't allow someone whom you worship to touch your feet... It rather goes the other way round. Thank you. Do visit Himachal once the covid is under control
@@Hola-uusk um no... Have you heard about kanya pujan? Girls are worshipped... For example to prevent rainfall during international cricket matches in dharamshala girls and the God of rain are worshipped.
Touching the feet is actually "touch the feet and touch your head with that hand", but the intensity of these actions depend from person to person and their beliefs. It is a way of representing "the elders who have experienced the world before us, even the dust at their feet is far valuable and experience laden. Even their dust is worth more our gold". So touching the elder's feet and then touching your own head means that u are taking the experience and the knowledge that they have walked through and respecting that (as "below the feet" is considered shameful or dirty while "above the head" symbolizes pride and respect). That is, our heads(pride) don't even reach the feet of those elders who have lived longer than us. But it is not super common. It is mostly done among the close-knit families or people that we hold as dear as a family(where I come from) and usually reserved for the people who are your parent's age or more. Siblings and cousins generally don't do this unless there is a special occasion or religious festival. And it is also not usually seen among friends or people within a similar age group. For all those cases, Namaste or a normal greeting like"Hi or Hello" is more than enough.
Awesome. These tips don't just apply to foreigners. About the feet, it's the soles stepping on things/living beings that is considered disrespectful including on the flag or currency notes as that gives an impression that you intend to crush those. If that happens inadvertently you just dust and bring it to forehead as an apology. If it's an object you cannot pick or a fellow human being, just give a millisecond touch and then touch yourself expressing an apology. Most of the time you won't even need to say SORRY using this gesture. People will understand just fine. Though I had a hard time controlling my hand from touching the people when in Europe. Have had some serious weird looks as brown people are considered hippies.
In indian culture feets are considered as the least respected part of the body because its work is to serve the body and the most respected part is your head and when you touch the feets of your elders it shows that you are nothing infront of your elders and then you touch your head that means the feets of your elders are as equivalent to your head In simple words we consider that we shouldn't have any kind of ego or pride of ourselves infront of our elders ! Hope this clarifies your confusion
For the 🇮🇳 we have sacrificed countless lives that's why we are soo emotional for our flag.. when we see 🇮🇳 waving high I just feel so happy and proud.. jai hind PS. foot is the lowest part of your body (energy wise) so keeping the foot in an inappropriate place (wrt auto driver) is not good because for him his auto is his source of income so he has a deep respect and emotion for his auto.. touching feet is... you touching the lowest part of that person
1.) Keeping your feet on something is bad or disrespectful because, a.) We have not ultra clean places to walk and the feet gets dirty and if we put if on something this will contaminate and spread germs. b.) This is scientific too about germs mainly, n became a tradition and seen as disrespect as you spreading germs and not caring about other that get sick by germs. 2.) For blessings we touch the above part of feet( now a days people touch knees) and that elder person's feet is not on our hand... We just touch it from above. And its seen as a surrender type. While we don't touch feet of every elder, onlh that are closed ones. And to other elders we say namaste. By joining our hands.
Head is considered your crown(ego) where as feet is considered a place lowest in your body so a symbol of humbleness. Touching the feet makes a person humble and the elder will naturally bless you with emotions. Its energy exchange.
However if someone uses feet on your luggage or object it’s disrespectful because to him lower emotions or vibration is supreme. To him its a show of power. Feet in General is not an object of disrespect but how you connect your emotion with it will make it.
Oooooh thank you so much!!! This makes totals sense, really appreciate your explanation
Thank you
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Very well put.
The fact that when you are touching feet and the person giving the blessing (aashirwaad) hands are on your head, it is said that a circuit of energy flowing from the elder into you and back into him is complete and the words or blessings given to you have the desired eefect.
After watching Karl rock situation. I am so happy that there are foreigners like you who respect India's integrity and rules and regulations. And they don't mess with the countriesl's internal matter. And this is one more thing which is now added to my list about how good you are.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@Alpha WolfIts not about anything being said, He took part in Anti CAA Bill Protests, This is against Law as a Foreigner - To take part in a Political Demonstration in a Foreign Nation.
@Alpha Wolf he also promoted his book on a tourist visa which is illegal..
And now he is making pakistani content.
He always looks for the dirtiest and poorest street of India for blogging.and focuses only on negative sides ...
Karl rock
Defames
India
What I like about Ivana is, She is a mature calm POSITIVE (youtuber) person.
High praise!
I think most Indians understand foreigners come from a very different culture and even if they happen to do something culturally disrespectful, people do understand it is not intentional and people are tolerant about it usually.
At the end, it is and it will always be 'Atithi Devo Bhava' ❤️
And with such a diverse country as ours, where we ourselves don't know each others customs and culture properly, common unifying things of identity such as the flag is bound to get paramount respect & reverence, as it keeps us tied together.
So true!!! People have always been so kind and patient with me when I make mistakes
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Even if some one has disrespected with you I ask forgiveness from his behalf.
IF ANY VERY OLD PERSON OBSTRUCTS U GENTLY FROM TOUCHING HIS FEET ND.. INSTEAD GREETS U LIKE THIS 🙏🙏 THEN.. JST..KNOW THAT HE IS SUPER HUMBLE HUMAN (SAINTLY HEART).. although u'll find 1 in a 1000
ya bcoz he doesn't consider himself worthy enough to be respected like a holy Guru..
actually Ivana this ritual started in ancient India b/w GURU and DISCIPLE
@@chetanmalhotra5362 not only guru shishya but also mother and father to son and brother sister also.
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When a person bows down and touches the feet of their elders, their ego gets suppressed as this gesture indicates respecting the age, experience, achievements and wisdom of the person whose feet are being touched. 🙏🙂
So why only boys need to touch feet?
@@abhaypratapsingh7443 Some families cultures have only boys touching feet. But others have both.
Indians touch eleders feet means, a younger person is communicating i m equal to your lowest point, means humbleness.
Ahhhh thank you!
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial more than humbleness it respect for elders doe their wisdom and knowlegde. Like if a kid knows how to bicycle when he is 3 yrs old an elder has to teach him how to do bicycle ride that's also knowlegde share only. Elder show respect by touching your head. Younger show respect by touching your feet
And also its like you have much knowledge of world than younger because you have seen much behaviour or personal or experience so if i am at top of anything my elder have surely know something much than me so i can't compare myself with his experience.
As you know the Dutch have an opinion about everything, I have learned never give your opinion about Religion or politics when you live
in a country what is not yours.
True!
I would say if a foreigner is interested in talking about Indian politics he/she should definitely know the Indian culture/indian history before the british and Mughals exploited us.
Also i would add.. the sanatan dharma!
Aur kuch reh gaya? BTech chaat wale ka menu bhi suggest karde
@@sandipanmitra40 im sorry i dont get your joke !
@@titikshavlogsscotland235 bhai vo kud is dharti pe joke hai
@@sk21719 Lol, Most Foreigner knows about Old Indus valley Civilization, Varanasi, Hinduism, Ganga Ghat then of course TAJ MAHAL.
Indians are the only living race or communinty in the world that does not have the concept of damnation day or end day.. we believe in cyclical time . There is no final day conflict and no book telling us what to do.. Thats the reason we are all inclusive..
@Sylvie : humans are a species, scientific name homo sapiens , we belong to different races.
@Sylvie thats the problem with people like you, you do not even know, how many or which people exist in the world. For you, you are the humans.. rest are animals..
@Sylvie and its time people like you start knowing, .. We Indians are the Gurus of the world.. We were Gurus before, we still are and we will always be.. We will re educate this world so that this becomes a better place to live... for everyone.. including all the living and non living, animate and inanimate.. If you understand what that means..
@@yogeshsoman The moment you start think urself is superior than others is the beginning of your limited knowledge. No ones superior or inferior whatever you belongs to. All living things are equal in the universe. All are came from atom.
@@raptorgaming7242 not Atom.. it is much smaller than an atom, smaller than the electron...
The practice of touching the feet of elders was adopted in India during the Vedic period and is called Charan Sparsh (charan means 'feet' and sparsh means 'touch'). According to the Hindu tradition, when you touch the feet of an elder person, you are in turn blessed with knowledge, intellect, strength and fame (lol). However, in spiritually it’s considered as exchanging of vibes, vibes taken by a person who is bare footed takes vibrations from earth and then transfers it in the next person who is touching their feet. Feet of children are also touched by elder on some occasions.
Whoa that's an amazing explanantion! Thank you
As far as the “scientific-ness” is concerned, you could consider the fact that feeling and expressing gratitude is a major happiness-creator and creativity-booster. There is definitely evidence of that now. But being thankful doesn't mean you have to fall at someone's feet. That is only a gesture of respect.
Oof, should be required viewing for all RUclipsrs in India as well. I may have made some blunders 😊
Haha same here, just speaking from experience to help others avoid trouble haha
So impressed the way you are learning everything about our country without judging. You’re so sorted ❤️
Loved it! I really appreciate your efforts to adjust and respect our culture and customs..and very nicely you explained everything with a logical reason.. Unity in diversity thats our Incredible India 🇮🇳 ❤.. I really feel blessed to be born here..we do have our pblms but you know "bade bade shehro mein choti choti baate hoti rehti hai!" ..😍
Hahha last sentence! Thank you!
Namaste 🙏 mam, in India 🇮🇳 we really and deeply love 😍 ❤️ and respect our flag and also we all respect our elder cuz we don't call them old, to us they r God cuz they give birth to us they teach and show us how to live a healthy life, so we respect our flag, elders and cultures.
Elders are like gods so touching their feet 👣 means getting their blessings and also respecting them.
When you bend your head and touch the others feet is just like Iam leaving my ego at your feet and bless me. It's very common to bend our head before God and elders. It also symbolizes we equally treat God with our elders
Beautiful!
14:24 is the exact reason why elders have a thier own way of understanding.. India has highest young population but so is the biggest generation gap too . But youngers in the family do make elders understand if there is a foreigner invited in any function...
Million of people died for our flag before and after freedom
So our blood boils when it comes to flag
Vande Matram
Even am from Bengal proud to be a bengali speaker everyone has the right to speak in their own mother tongue
Touching feet is sending multi layered messaging and symbolism.
1. Bowing down is equal to bowing to the experience they have garnered which is obviously more than yours.
2. It helps to break the ice with the elder allowing them to understand that you do respect them and that allows them to set aside their egos and take you objectively. So difficult topics can be managed better.
3. They have to bless you and bring about a smile on their face.
4. Indicates the person touching the feet is very respectful of the elder the way they touch the feet and you can gauge that their exists a relationship.
5. Normal namaste is good enough to greet strangers but seniors in your field, family, faith Indians try to bow by themselves.
I'm a regular traveler to India and your channel is the best I've seen. You know what you're talking about and you also don't hold back the negatives. Keep up the good work!
Super , you are really good in understanding and explaining the very very complex and diverse cultures of India
You know in india an unmarried female is known as "Kanya" and even the elders touch the feet of the kanya Because according to hindu mythology a kanya is a devi(goddess) and a kanya's blessings are like very imp.
As an Indian living in foreign most of foreigner get the news from western media or wrong media is actually very biased. So if any foreigner give any judgement based on western media reporting ofcourse some Indians will get offend. One thing you forgot to mention that Indians can also offend if you show the distorted or wrong map of India.
Learn from karl don't get involved in political protests on tourist visa🤣🤣🤣
Very good analysis ❤️
About Touching feet -
this tradition has been in practice in India since the ancient Vedic Hindu culture thousands of years ago and continues till date.
You don't have to touch every elder's feet that you meet but only of the elders in your family and close relatives. To others you can just say Namaste.
We touch feet to get blessings from them and show respect. Touching the feet has spiritual, moral and scientific significance.
Talking about putting feet on some other object is seen as disrespectful because in Hindu culture we try to give respect to every thing possible. This is a Vedic culture where we worship nature like the Sun, rivers, idol worship, fire, land etc..
Touching feet of elders is like they are more like your teachers.. Whatever you are because they have contributed to your well being.
Its not just elders we bow down to.. We also bow down to the girls and ladies of the house because of their so many sacrifices we are what we are .. So according to me its like a sign of respect.
Foreigners should stay away from using autos, taxis Parked in front of airport, train stations etc instead they should use Uber or ola for a safer and easier ride
OMG YES!!!
👍🏼🙏❤️ Lots Of Love n Respect to you for understanding the culture here n living your dreams. Your this Guesture will be loved by many..Love frm india. Bangalore
Our cultural teaches us to look at every thing / being as equal value, as the creation has not made any discrimination, every thing is equally important at its place, so we should never look upto some thing or look down at some thing. When it comes to touching feet and putting your feet over something are identified as two different gestures. When you are touching to someone's feet or in other words bow down to someone it's not because they are greatly being (as you mentioned in video), we bow down simply because elderly people have more experience this life few years before of us and we bow-down to their wisdom their qualities and experience of life, and when someone touches the feet usually elderly people would place their palm over the head of the one touching his/her feet with certain sense of well-wish, which based on yogic-sinenc is an act of passing on the wisdom (passing positive energy / vibes) to one who is bowing down to you. So touching (based on yogic science One actually don't need to touch feet but simply bow down and touch the ground near feet, that's the actual way and you make physical contact to the feet of very few peoples including immediate parents /grand parents, Guru etc., there are multiple elaborate ways of doing this act based on the situation) feet (bow down to someone) is to enhance our experience of life. Where as when you step over some thing is identified as (conscious /subconscious) act of looking down at some thing ( consciously / subconsciously boosting your ego), which will eventually dominate your way of thinking and your experience of life , this will bring false sense of being superior (where as creator has not made any such discrimination, regardless of your materialistic achievements ) which is will limit your experience as life to limited ego that you have gathered. Same is applicable with you bow down to deities in temples it's an act of enhancing your life experience by requesting to pass on wisdom and knowledge in form of energy, these gestures when conducted much more consciously during ancient times, but past centuries of invasions and colonization has destroyed the consciousness and basis of this profound actions. Now a days many conduct this act as a tradition or way of conserving this culture, but the fact is Most of the gestures and traditions in India have deep connections with such Spiritual process of enhancing well-being, it would be very difficult to explain every aspect about it on comments Also many such aspects have been purposefully been passed down with different identification to location community etc in order to protect it from being eradicated.
Another Excellent Video.
Very Good.
I have been watching your videos and really admire your journey. Even compared to an Indian you have a fair bit of understanding about us and still you have a very good judgement of your understanding. I just want to contribute to your view on why foreigners should not comment on politics. In my view, this is not because they are disrespectful but because on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 being least wrong and 10 being extremely wrong. They mostly score a 15. I am not even exaggerating but there are such blaring gaps in their understanding of history and culture that just does not allow to have an informed opinion. I am born and brought up in India and avidly read about Indian history and have lived in 5 distinctly different states. But even I won’t express my opinion with a 100% confidence, because just learning about our religious scriptures will take 2 lives. So yes if a foreigner wants to make empty sensational comments and becomes famous overnight, they are most welcome to but it only makes them look ignorant and lazy and frankly arrogant.
Great work, but don’t be so scared of us. We don’t bite! Just kidding! 😹
Every citizen of every country must respect their natiaonl flag. It's very upsetting that even in India many people throw Tricolor (Indian National Flag) after independence day celebration. I have preserved 3 Tricolours picking up from road just after independence day celebration. National Flag is our identity and we can't mock or disregard our identity. Jai Hind.
You can pay respect to the Indian flag by eating Paneer Tiranga Tikka.
By the way talking about respect for elders in Yugoslavia I am convinced that Slovenia emphasizes individual opinion while Bosnia, Macedonia and Kosovo believe in respect for elders.
I was thrilled to know that your father's name is Branko.
I remembered Branko Đurić, he is extremely talented guy who has been a model, singer, guitarist, TV Actor, Film Actor and Scriptwriter.
I saw him in a TV show called Top Lista Nadrealista, then I also saw him in a rock band called Bombaj Štampa. I also liked his three films Dom Za Vesanje (1988), Oscar Winner No Mans Land (2001) and Bal Can Can (2005).
In my opinion he should be in the list of 20 most desirable men on Earth and I am straight.
Wow, how do you know so much about Balkan?😊 I wish I had that kind of knowledge about India. 😊
Sensible thoughts. It is useful to know this not just in India but also while working or living with Indians abroad. Thank you.
Thank you Ivana Ji for all your advise. I'm sure that if I ever go back to India again I will be even more wise about these topics thanks to you. By the way, whenever you decide to come to Costa Rica I will be more than glad to advice you about "do's and dont's" in Costa Rica. :) Milte hain!
Thank you so much and yes Costa Rica is on my bucketlist so would def love that information!
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial adja adja! Life is too short to not come to Costa Rica and for me not to go again to India :)
Never call someone ''maharani '',it is also sometime indicates disrespecting or taunting someone😂
We believe elders are as like as well wishers (God) and thus by touching their feet we are getting blessed by God.
In a lot of cultures up in northern India, it's not even necessary for you to be elder for youngsters to touch your feet. In UP, men generally touch the feet of most of the women in the family irrespective of their relative age. For eg. we have to touch sisters' feet (cousin as well) even if she is 1 year old. But you don't have to do that on daily basis. It's generally done when you meet them after a long time or you are saying goodbye to them.
Thank you for explaining, really appreciate it!
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial Mam the thing about touching feet if i simply explain is to u.. Is that whenever you meet elder people after long time you touch his/her feet. When it comes to our mother or grandmother we touch their feet on daily basis every morning.
Basically Sanatan Dharma we bow down to everything from Animals to tree. We worship everything like Sun, river even our holy land.
When it's comes to not interfering with elders. It's because we think that if we hurt their soul in old age we will be sinners that's why we pay respect to them.
When it comes to temples just like our elders. We believe that god or goddess is the supreme power and to worship them we have clean our body before entering temples. That's why you will see many Indian don't prefer Non Veg and if they want to eat they have everything separate for it. That's a lot of things. We born in this culture and we literally love every part of it..
THIS CULTURE IN SIMPLE IF I EXPLAIN IT TO YOU. IS BASICALLY BASED ON RESPECT AND HOSPITALITY...
UP is not North
You are absolutely right. Your judgement is very good. Without controversy topics you can go freely any part of India. You can go such as mountains, hills, metropolitan cities, township area, sea beaches, jungle,caves, valley, desert, island , peak, sea & ocean. You can feel beautiful nature in India. You can travel by flight , train , bus & car to North- south- east- west & northeast India. Everywhere you will get nice people alongwith culture and food whenever you traveling. Best of luck.happy journey.
Excellent balanced discussion. I find often people from Europe feel it’s beneath them to give up their freedoms. Dress and behavior. Lack of clothing and loudness being anathema in Asia. The attitude is often I’m in Asia so it doesn’t matter how I dress, bicycle shorts with a slit right up the side and scraggly beards are fine. Be more modest I would say. Observe. Feet. Touching. Pointing. Head covering or not. Go with the culture or cultures. Maybe I have become too conservative after living so long in Asia.
So, touching feet and keeping your feet ...you can imagine this way to get the confusion out..NOTE: it's just a way to help you to differentiate..but this is/may not be the exact thing..but this can help you relate
We believe..feet are considered the lowest/dirtiest part of the human body..
So, if you're keeping your feet on something, kicking, removing things with your feet..that means you think "that thing or person or where your feet touched" is inferior/lower to your feet..and you don't respect it (for example that person who kept his leg on your luggage thinks he is more important that you and your luggage) and that is Rude.
So, now touching feet is like.. "Yes I am under you (Below your feet - hypothetically). You're above me (respect-wise). Please bless me."
I hope I made sense. So, basically..Imagine the feet as a hierarchy - below and above! Where, if you keep your feet on top of something of your own, you're rude..because no one told you that you're superior.
But, if I touch your feet, I agree and approve that I am below you!!
This is incredible! Thank you so much for explaining so extensively, really appreciate it
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial 😍
One more thing I like to add is "The Religious Sentimental Topics"
You never know that even you are talking about a religion
Someone who is not bellowing to that religion..
That person can also get offend with that..
You never know what in his mind..
Just stay away 🙏🙏
Islam and Christian ke bare me jaante hai log but Hindu culture ke bare me nhi jaante isliye foreigners ko interfere nhi karna chahiye
Damn you read every comment! I really like that! I am really thankful to you as we have foreigners like you who really understand India what it offers despite some problems here and there. I hope west learns this from you as they have the habit of judging the whole country with some video and group of people.
Very well presented, great points and insights for foreigners
when person touches legs to take blessings, its the top of leg, which is usually clean whereas when person steps on your luggage or anything, he touches it with bottom of feet, which is in contact with dust/sweat and very dirty.
Thank you!
Wish KARK ROCK would have seen this video 😂😂😂.
Thanks a lot Ivana. Yes rightly said sometimes with elders you just roll with it.
The first point is that it is a gesture to show respect. The person who is touching the feet is showing how much respect he or she has for the other person. It is said that you must touch the feet of a person only when you actually respect him or her from the core of your heart.
The Indian children are taught from a young age that they must touch the feet of the elders in the family. The elders place their hands on the head of the child and bless them. Some typical occasions when you are supposed to touch the feet of the elders are:
1. When you are about to start something new
2. On your birthdays or just after your wedding so that you are blessed
3. When you are going on a long journey
4. When you are going for an exam
5. On festive occasions the blessings of the elders is a must
Thank you!
Very funny and enlightening :)
My Indian husband would agree. Love from Turkey 😊🙏
Following your channel since first lockdown and you are my favorite of all youtubers , I hope ur channel keep growing
When you eat Rasgula don't infer it as a Bengali sweet . Because Odisha has a more strong Historical Claim on it.
hahahahaha didnt they had highcourt involved in it. well a sweet is a sweet no matter it is bengali or odishi i love them all.......
@@deepikasinha8576 lol, There is an Patenct war of Regional GI tag. And Market Share too... It's not a JOKE.
POHA between MAH & MP.
IDLI between KTK vs TN
KAGJEE Lemon between KTK vs ASSAM.
Biriyani between UP Vs ANDHRA
List is long.
Hi Ivanaji
Eagerly waiting for your Video...
Your video is Always a great Treat.
Great Observations...
Take Care and Be Safe
Love from NAVI MUMBAI ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!
Navi Mumbai is a paradise in Maharashtra, not to be missed natural beauty of dams,waterfalls, gardens and lakes and The Great Seawoods Grand Central Mall 💕
This is one of your best videos.. thank you for understanding and respecting our beloved country 🙏 we will try to return it into thousand folds
Informative viedieo ❤️ love it 👍🙏
Touching the feet is an ancient scientific technique, when we touch the feet of the elders with our hands, the elders simultaneously, touch our head from their hands, the energy flows from their hands to the head, this process makes the cycle of flowing energy. I hope you understood it; And by the way you're very cute & beautiful.
this is an interesting video and the points described by you ma'am are absolutely correct. Recently a youTuber got blacklisted because of some legal act. so this video will definitely be beneficial for many foreigners and Indians too.
When it comes to the immense subject of wanting to see India develop economically, there really is no avoiding politics.
If you're a foreigner tourist? How can you have an actual informed opinion?
@@IvanaPerkovicOfficial There are normal human beings, and then there are creatures who watch 2 hour presentations on Indian agricultural reform for fun 🤪
For you advising tourists on your channel, your recommendation is probably spot on. Also, even if you are one of the strange creatures, don't attempt convos if you don't know how to be conciliatory and respectful.
Last sentence is so important!
Your vlogs reflect your positive vibes, Proud of you Mam ❤️.
Yes, definitely.. national flag is in our heart. If anyone disrespect weather he/she indian or foreigner we can't tolerate.. especially in state of Maharashtra. There is so many reasons for it.
Touching feet of elders in family specially parents as they r in the place of God !! As we take blessings from God as applies here 😊!!
Very well explained ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I think you are great in observation...
Thank you!
Touching feet =getting blessings..that's why everyone in India washes feet and do not wear shoes/slippers inside temple or home..where we about to get blessings from elders..so cleaning feet is like getting ready for giving blessings and also like hygiene...
Yes. Yes Right Message TQ. mam.
Congratulations
That guy Karl Rock knew nothing what CAA was, it's a law to fast track the citizenship granting process for the people who are Hindu's,Sikhs, Christians and Buddhists who have come to India from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh because they were persecuted over there and have refused to go back to their countries and have sought asylum in India and have been living here in India in very poor conditions because due to lack of citizenship they can't have any basic rights which the Indian citizenship guarantees. If anybody have any doubts then he/she is welcome to go and see for themselves in what sort of poor conditions those people are living in.What Karl and his wife were doing at those politically motivated protests were mocking those poor people who ran away from those three to save their lives and the lives and dignity of their daughters who were being forcefully abducted, raped, converted and married to some old man belonging to the majority community over there. Even 10-12 years old girls weren't even spared.That guy Karl Rock and his woke wife made a mockery of themselves while virtue signaling at those politically motivated protests. Good he has been barred from entering India.
totally agree with your list 🙏🏻
All observations are spot on . 🙏
I don't think discussing with elders is disrespectful, but arguing is disrespectful. I personally when I am not agree with elders just agree or nod and then do what I think is right.
And I read it at some sanskrit book in school that touching feet will prevent you from becoming arrogant and egoistic.
Good video. One important topic foreigners better don't talk about is Religion and I was expecting you to include that.
As a Asian society, we almost all Asians have respect culture with elders. In India in particular, since ancient times Sanatana Dharma emphasize on touching feet of elders as they are considered more experienced in life and are supposed to guide you with all that experience. There are other more important reasons ( pretty much rational and valid in old times ) given in ancient Hindu, Jain, Buddhist texts. But yes touch feet only if you know they are clean 😊 otherwise you can bow and extend hand till their feet without actually touching it ( today many urban youth do that ). Be polite and respectful to them and understand they had different time and situations in life so don't get disrespectful to them. Listen and give it a thought. If you find their advise of any use, count it and move on.
For understanding use of Indian flag, kindly refer to 'Flag Code of India '. It's a simple law to regulate use of the flag and to protect its dignity. 🇮🇳
Use of background music was really good Ivana. You sound wise when you say it's their for a reason that one might not know. Have a good day 😊
Thank you for explaining!!!
strictly speaking you should never touch the feet of anybody except a very few people : Parents (and their parents if alive), Husband, Guru who blessed you with a mantra for your spiritual upliftment and only if that Guru permits touching feet (not any other teacher or Guru who taught you something). To all other elderly people and teachers, as a mark of respect you should only touch the ground below their feet and then touch your forehead. The reason is, whenever you touch someone's feet, you are not only taking their blessings but you are taking some of their Karma as well (it could be good or bad sometimes) and this does not apply to the exempted people I've mentioned earlier. Most of the orthodox hindus and in general vedic pandits know all these and it's part of their daily routine.
Politics and religions are better left alone since foreigners may not understand its intricacies, as you rightly said. Hell, even Indians from different states may not know each other that well. Or urban folks may not understand the perspective of a rural society. It's easy to pass a judgement with superficial and simplistic information. Best would be to go with an open mind and listen more IMO.
Not just colonial, but history even before that forms layers in the Indian psyche. Certain attitudes can be an effect of certain experiences lived for hundreds of years.
So true!
It's true that Indians have very strong feeling for it , disrespect to flag will be the last thing you do in India , Indians will not spare you personally I won't let anyone live in India if they disrespect
The lower part of feet is dirty as is exposed to the ground where as upper surface Is clean and for entering home it's like bringing dirt with shoes same goes for the temple
Thank you so much for bringing out these topics and specially your point on politics is noteworthy. I think it not only applies to foreigners coming to India but also Indians traveling abroad.
I was in US during Trump's tenure and I was cautious when I spoke about the president or what the party was doing.. if ever I had to get into discussion with a colleague or even a Uber driver, I always thought to myself if I really knew w that much about US, their culture, their history to even comment on anything, and then my response would be appropriate enough to not hurt anyone..
Also thank you for bringing out Indian flag thing. Because it's true, we don't generally use our flag like western countries do and that is something that will be very useful for any foreigner visiting India.
Thank you!
I'm confused about the feet too, since people eat on the floor with their feet next to it or they do handcrafts like furniture with their feet holding the object, there is even a peeler which you hold with your feet, so maybe its in connection with other people that feet become considered "unclean"
When we sit on the floor cross-legged the feet will usually point in a direction to the person next to you on your both sides, (also the food near you) its unavoidable. Sometimes we do care not to collide feets with the person sitting next to you, unless they are friends, or lets just say there are more people, the situation is unpretentious.
About the furniture, its still in the making process usually involving people. But its disrespectful, lets just say, if you keep your legs on the same sofa on which an elder person is sitting on, even if they are few feets away.
The peeler is a good thing you pointed out, for some women its easier and faster to cut things that way but they make sure the vegetables/fruits cut fall directly into the utensil and not touch the feets.
Yes, I am an Indian, and I was able to correlate each and every topic you said in my personality but really I was not aware before that.
You always make good videos ✌🏻..
Thanks!
Do you have any chance to visit Tamil Nadu, Tiruvallur (near chennai)?
Very nice stay safe and healthy 🙏🏼
I'd like to add something
In Himachal pradesh young girls and unmarried women do not touch someone's feet.... No matter how close kin they are to you, because here girls are worshipped and you don't allow someone whom you worship to touch your feet... It rather goes the other way round.
Thank you.
Do visit Himachal once the covid is under control
parents touch girl's feet madhya Pradesh
Respecting and Worshipping are different thing's.Humans are not worshipable
@@Hola-uusk um no... Have you heard about kanya pujan? Girls are worshipped... For example to prevent rainfall during international cricket matches in dharamshala girls and the God of rain are worshipped.
Hello Ivana
Your video always good I regularly watch
Keep it up 🙏🙏🙏
Respect the country where you live glad to see a foreigner like you
Nice Ivana..now them foreigners will know..lol. Plan local travel soon?
Love ur observation about us.. ❤🙏 You are becoming indian too Ivana😉
Touching the feet is actually "touch the feet and touch your head with that hand", but the intensity of these actions depend from person to person and their beliefs. It is a way of representing "the elders who have experienced the world before us, even the dust at their feet is far valuable and experience laden. Even their dust is worth more our gold". So touching the elder's feet and then touching your own head means that u are taking the experience and the knowledge that they have walked through and respecting that (as "below the feet" is considered shameful or dirty while "above the head" symbolizes pride and respect). That is, our heads(pride) don't even reach the feet of those elders who have lived longer than us.
But it is not super common. It is mostly done among the close-knit families or people that we hold as dear as a family(where I come from) and usually reserved for the people who are your parent's age or more. Siblings and cousins generally don't do this unless there is a special occasion or religious festival. And it is also not usually seen among friends or people within a similar age group. For all those cases, Namaste or a normal greeting like"Hi or Hello" is more than enough.
Nice that you understood the culture.😊 ,
Awesome. These tips don't just apply to foreigners. About the feet, it's the soles stepping on things/living beings that is considered disrespectful including on the flag or currency notes as that gives an impression that you intend to crush those. If that happens inadvertently you just dust and bring it to forehead as an apology. If it's an object you cannot pick or a fellow human being, just give a millisecond touch and then touch yourself expressing an apology. Most of the time you won't even need to say SORRY using this gesture. People will understand just fine. Though I had a hard time controlling my hand from touching the people when in Europe. Have had some serious weird looks as brown people are considered hippies.
Why isn't the subtitles in sync with the speech...??
In indian culture feets are considered as the least respected part of the body because its work is to serve the body and the most respected part is your head and when you touch the feets of your elders it shows that you are nothing infront of your elders and then you touch your head that means the feets of your elders are as equivalent to your head
In simple words we consider that we shouldn't have any kind of ego or pride of ourselves infront of our elders ! Hope this clarifies your confusion
Very perceptive. This should be a must see (or know) along with other aspects of traveling to India -- like vaccinations, etc..
That's why i like you and your content, you're so informed..wish karl rock saw your video before taking part in CAA protest.😂
For the 🇮🇳 we have sacrificed countless lives that's why we are soo emotional for our flag.. when we see 🇮🇳 waving high I just feel so happy and proud.. jai hind
PS. foot is the lowest part of your body (energy wise) so keeping the foot in an inappropriate place (wrt auto driver) is not good because for him his auto is his source of income so he has a deep respect and emotion for his auto..
touching feet is... you touching the lowest part of that person
U have been the best, keep going,best wishes to u
Thank you for your support!
Hi ivanaji plese make vidieo about kerala....
Interesting! Nice video. ✌️
Thanks!
1.) Keeping your feet on something is bad or disrespectful because,
a.) We have not ultra clean places to walk and the feet gets dirty and if we put if on something this will contaminate and spread germs.
b.) This is scientific too about germs mainly, n became a tradition and seen as disrespect as you spreading germs and not caring about other that get sick by germs.
2.) For blessings we touch the above part of feet( now a days people touch knees) and that elder person's feet is not on our hand... We just touch it from above. And its seen as a surrender type. While we don't touch feet of every elder, onlh that are closed ones. And to other elders we say namaste. By joining our hands.
Namaskara, nivu heggedira?
Greetings from Germany 🙏