Culture Shock! Or, I am simply shocked by the culture...

Things I would write in a book about the differences of Indian culture to American:
1. When people wobble their heads from side to side, it means they are nodding "yes." Ex.- If you are in a cell phone store and you ask if they have basic phones, the employee will wobble their head from side to side. Don't be fooled! This means they do have what you are looking for.
2. When people nod their head up and down, it means "no." Ex- If you order the Chocolate nut ice cream and the waiter nods, look for something else.
3. When people answer with some sort of mumble to the question, "do you speak English?," it means they don't.
4.Sakh Sagar Veg restaurant serves American- size portions. Order carefully or you will wonder whether you are in India or at The Cheesecake Factory. Ex- The dosa platter is the most expensive dish on the menu for a reason. It is 5 of the light, fried pancake-like breads, each with a different filling, served with 4 chutnies. Do not order this meal if you are planning to have an ice cream sundae for dessert.
5. Early-morning street vendors selling chai mean 2 and a half rupees when they say two-fifty, not two hundred and fifty rupees.
6. The bottled water from the restaurant under the internet cafe has a peculiar taste- almost like spices.
7. The power goes out regularly. Be patient, it should be back on in about 2 minutes.
8. That high-pitched shrieking you hear in the morning isn't a pack of dogs crying. It is a bird in the tree outside your window. NOTE: This sound will make you beg for those annoying wipperwills from Virginia.
9. Rickshaw drivers are extremely tricky. Hire one in motion over the ones sitting in a group on the corner. Work out the price beforehand. Make sure the driver agrees.
10. It doesn't get cool at night.
11. You will feel out of place when sweat drips down your face and it looks like someone just dumped a bucket of water on your head. Indian people don't sweat. The only sign of them being hot is the occasional wipe of a rag on a face.
12. Don't bring your sunglasses. No one wears them exept the very Western tourists.
13. Don't bring sneakers. No one wears them exept the very Western tourists.
14. NEVER cross the street alone. Drivers give the least care to pedestrians. Follow a local if you must cross.
15. DO NOT enter any vehicle if you get carsick. There isn't any sort of order on the roads. It is every man for himself. Think: the highways in Los Angeles.
16. Ladies: Salwars are the way to go. It is like wearing pajamas, with a scarf. Men: You can get by with a towel wrapped around your waist.
17. Yes, your restaurant meal only cost 70 cents.
18. No, your shoes were not brown originally.
19. Yes, that is a dog.