Cultural differences

It has been almost 13 years since I am away from India. One thing that strikes me vividly is how westerners treat the gifts. Its absolutely normal to open a gift right in front and at times its expected to do so.. But back home, it is not a norm to open a gift right when its received.

Another interesting norm in the western countries to respect the privacy and not to pry up upon personal details like weather or not married, if so, how many kids and what kind of job and how much do one make etc.. In fact its considered outright rude to ask.

On the contrary back home in India, it is quite normal and OK to ask above questions and its considered rude not to answer these questions.. Cultural difference ....