exactly good point, that poking nose into other people's affair thing is natural here. we have different norms about body contact, privacy, type of language used, rubbernecking, how to eat food, eye contact... the list is endless.. we dont have to import everything which may have flaws of their own
all I am saying is that there are at least some who follow the mantra of "modernisation, not westernisation"
one of the things I like is that poverty is still a virtue in India. now I know most of you will argue this is idealistic, unrealistic, impractical in today's age, but at least it questions the mindless march of capitalism, and thinks about resources and their use in a holistic way.