Within minutes of meeting someone in India, a visitor may hear questions that feel personal: "Are you married?" "How many children?" "What is your native place?" "What does your father do?" "How much do you earn there?" "Had lunch?" "Why are you so thin?" In many Indian settings these questions are signs of friendliness and interest, a way of placing you in a social map and showing care. In other cultures, some of them are reserved for close friends. What you will learn: • Family questions • Work and study questions • "Where are you from?" questions • Food and care questions • Money and other direct questions • Steering politely • Practice: decode and reply • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.