Many visitors to India notice something within their first day: friends touching. Two young men walking down the street holding hands or with an arm around each other's shoulders; two women arm in arm; a colleague tapping your arm to make a point; an older man resting his hand on a younger man's shoulder while giving advice. Visitors from cultures where friends and colleagues rarely touch can misread these scenes. What you will learn: • Close friends • Touch in conversation • In mixed company and at work • City, age and setting • Responding and your own boundaries • Children and affection • Practice: decode the scene • 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.