A famous meme in India shows a person living alone, eating a gourmet meal, crying. The caption: “No mom to say ‘Kuch khao, bahut patli ho gayi ho’ (Eat something, you’ve become too thin).”

: Traditional dining involves sitting cross-legged on the floor and eating with the right hand

Indian family systems, collectivistic society and psychotherapy - PMC

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