Life abroad, India

 

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India: exotic and fascinating

Animals in the streets, packed cinemas and a massive variety of religions and languages – welcome to India, a country of over one billion people with a 5,000-year history. This fascinating country is being shown in “Caminho das Índias”, Globo’s latest soap opera

Exotic. That is the most commonly used word by tourists to describe India. The traffic in the large cities is chaotic. There are so many vehicles in the streets and on the avenues, fighting for space with cows, monkeys, camels and even elephants. And don’t even think about running into a cow, an animal considered to be sacred by Indians. The lifestyle of the Indian people may also be seen as exotic. It is normal to see men walking hand-in-hand. Gay? No!!! Just friends. In India arranged marriages are still traditional. In many cases the parents choose the ideal partner for their children. The clothes are also exotic: men wearing turbans and women traditional, colorful saris. Globo’s new soap opera, “Caminho das Índias” (Globo 09:00pm), is showing us a little of the culture and traditions created by this happy, religious and welcoming people.  Maganews now offers some interesting facts about this country of 1.1 billion people with over 5,000 years of history.

Leia mais sobre a Índia (aspectos culturais, econômicos, religiosos e turísticos, além de personalidades como Mahatma Gandhi e Madre Teresa) na edição impressa da Revista Maganews – edição de fevereiro.  O áudio desta matéria foi gravado em estúdio pelo irlandês Dave Brien e sua esposa Alline. 

Vocabulary

1 packed – lotado

2 massive – grande

3 the latest – o mais recente / atual

4 chaotic - caótico

5 cow – vaca

6 fighting for space with – aqui = disputando ou dividindo espaço com

7  and don’t even think about running into – e nem pense em atropelar…

8 sacred - sagrado

9 hand-in-hand – de mãos dadas

10 arranged marriages – casamento arranjado

11 children – aqui = filhos

12 turban – turbante

13 colorful saris – sari = vestido típico da Índia

Photo Taj Mahal – Dhirad (Wikimedia Commons)