There was no need
As an Indian, whenever we meet old relatives the phrases "There was no need", "You don't need too", and "Oh my, you have grown up so well sense the last time I have seen you" are a common occurrence. I hear them every single time I meet a relative. At some point phrases like these no longer remain genuine and become necessary phrases one must say in order to avoid being rude. I present to you a situation that every Indian American child has had to go through, and sometimes these situations can be very awkward. You get out of the car too meet that relative that you haven't see in a year. Inside you may be very excited to meat them because the have the best stories that you have ever heard and they give you the best advice. However, you dread the initial niceties. You meat them and immediately, as a show of respect you bend down to touch their feet as a show of respect (touching ones feet is a custom in Indian Culture to gain blessings or show resp
