By: Angela Jobi

U.S.AIndia The Federal government: carries out the roles assignment to the federation of individual state. The Central Government: is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and 7 union territories, collectively called the Republic of India. It is seated in New Delhi, the capital of India. 50 states

U.S.AIndia Small family :parents and children Big family : parents, grandparents and the children.

U.S.AIndia Prefer the convenience of eating in front of the TV. Fast food, very popular. Prefer home made food. Family eat together around the table.

U.S.AIndia Big Box Stores: Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s – What the costumers need available in one place. There are some big box stores but usually the stores are smaller and sell only one type of things.

U.S.AIndia 13 years including Kindergarten14 years including 2 years of kindergarten

U.S.AIndia Dollar bill, coins[quarter, nickel, dime, penny] 1 US Dollar = 50 Indian Rupee Rupee notes are available in values of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and Coins of the rupee are available in 1, 2, 5 and 10.

U.S.AIndia In America people use language called English The official language is Hindi, but 30 languages are spoken by more than a million native speakers.

U.S.AIndia America have five major sports : Baseball, American Football, Basketball, Hockey, and car racing. Popular sports in India include cricket, field hockey, football, tennis, basketball, chess, volleyball and badminton

U.S.AIndia All variety and excitement from all over the countries. Indian cooking consists of thousands of regional cuisines which date back thousands of years.

U.S.AIndia IndividualismEverything is done by Group. Groups comes first.

U.S.AIndia Come and go overnight and in the end usually does not matter. The end result is more of the focus. A person is more likely to overlook a reputation to get the job done. Traditional Indian culture is defined by a relatively strict social hierar chy. From an early age, children are reminded of their roles and places in society. Also people think it’s important that other people think she/he is a good person.

U.S.AIndia Most Americans are immigrants who either have lost the information on grave locations or the locations are in foreign countries. In India, a death anniversary is known as Shraadh, a ritual for expressing one's respectful feelings for the ancestors. It is a private ceremony performed by the family members of the departed soul.

U.S.AIndia In America when someone is sneezing : “God bless you!” When someone is burping “Excuse me.” In India when someone is sneezing we don’t say anything but the person says “Excuse me.” In India when someone is burping : “Excuse me.”

U.S.AIndia America Bad number : 13 Lucky number : 7 India Bad number : No Lucky number : 8

U.S.AIndia Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day 3 national holidays : Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. Many festivals like Diwali, Holi, Eid, Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Onam and Vishu

U.S.AIndia Tooth fairy In India when a child loses a tooth, it is customary for him or her to throw it onto the roof of their house

U.S.AIndia Not specific traditional clothes. Traditional Indian clothing for women are saris and men are kurta Dhoti/Pajama

U.S.AIndia Change their menu for each mealtime. Eat a variety of foods each day. In particular, they eat pizza, sandwiches, pasta or noodles, and sometimes meat for dining. Change their menu for each mealtime. Eat a variety of foods each day. In particular, they eat rice, many kinds of vegetable, fish and meat.

U.S.AIndia Eight hours a day, and five days a week. Seven hours a day, and five days a week.

U.S.AIndia Informal, and they don’t stand up when teacher enters the room. Formal, and they do stand up when teacher enters the room.