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> This was strange. I asked a lot of Indian people about it and they said that it has to do with "saving face". Saying "I don't know" is a disgraceful thing.

I've recently learned that this particular type of "saving face" has a name: "izzat". Look that up if you want to know more.

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A lot of the stuff written on "izzat" is questionable or wrong, but it is true that India has a collective concept of saving face. This can be an adjustment even if you're used to the East Asian concept of saving face.

Oh I wonder how dating works.

... normally? they don't have the same "30% of adults will never marry because of arbitrary bullshit" that modern/western countries have.

First I've heard of izzat...

I'm not sure how to write that better, but the way you worded that made me suspect it was NSFW and I hesitated, but eventually decided I'd risk it. At least everything I found was work safe, and I learned a lot. I encourage everyone else who hasn't heard the word to look it up.

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