when you first meet someone in america: "what's your name?" "how do you do?" "it's nice to meet you" "what work do you do" (or "what do you study" for those students out there) "where do you live?" or "where are you from?" when you first meet someone in nepal: "kahaa bata aaunubhayo? "kahaa jaane ho?" "tapaaile bihe garnubhaeko chha ki chhaina? "tapaaiko talab kati aaunchha ni?" "o-hoooo, kati moto hunuhunchha ta!"