P.S. Folding the leaf towards you means you loved the meal. Folding it away means you hated it. (We always fold it towards.) 🍛" [Visual: A nervous foreigner knocking on a random door in Rajasthan]
"Step 4: They watch you eat. Step 5: You must eat until you cry. Step 6: They pack parathas for your 'journey'... even if you are going next door."
"Step 1: Water. Step 2: Sweet tea. Step 3: 'Have you eaten?'—You say no, even if you just ate."