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Outside Taj

Bo has been in India for more than two months. He has visited different offices, malls, theatres, parks, markets, essentially exploring the country.


“It’s very different for me. Denmark is homogenous; we have one language and just 5 million people. In India the sense of entire scale - 1.2 billion people is overwhelming. But people are friendly, warm, helpful, just a bit curious maybe because I look different.

In the beginning it was difficult to decode what people meant especially the Indian headshake – yes or no, I didn’t know. I don’t think I have cracked it yet.

What I find thought-provoking is people don’t admit making mistakes in India. We all are humans and make mistakes. In Denmark you don’t lose face if you make a mistake and admit it; you lose face if you don’t admit it.


When you try new things you make mistakes.”