On Friday morning we visited Lalbagh Gardens for our first outing in Bangalore. Lalbagh Gardens is a well known botanical garden in Bangalore, established in 1760. It has a large glass house that hosts an annual flower show, which we missed by a couple days. Lalbagh is also home to India’s largest collection of tropical plants and has a large lake you can walk around. It is a very popular tourist attraction in Bangalore.
We were assigned to participate in an observation project with psychology honor students from Christ University. We were given a couple hours to observe any nonverbal behavior exhibited by people in the park and then make a presentation on what we observed. Each group got to pick their topics and they ended up ranging from fitness, to couples, to technology.
Some of us had a unique experience because we got the chance to interact with the Indian students from Christ as well as an international student from Holland. It was interesting to compare observations not only between India and the US but also between those two countries and Holland.
It was really interesting to compare the differences between our students and the CU student’s views of the behaviors. For example, we discussed how we were not expecting to see couples holding hands based on what we’ve been told, but the CU students were not surprised, saying that the garden was a place where public displays of affection were more accepted.
Walking throughout the garden it felt like Central Park in New York City. There were people jogging (which we haven't seen people doing), friends walking and taking pictures, and families enjoying a walk in this beautiful place. One group observed how technology affects the display of affection. It was clear that people using their phones were not being as affectionate as others who were not using phones and interacting with one another..
We were assigned to participate in an observation project with psychology honor students from Christ University. We were given a couple hours to observe any nonverbal behavior exhibited by people in the park and then make a presentation on what we observed. Each group got to pick their topics and they ended up ranging from fitness, to couples, to technology.
Some of us had a unique experience because we got the chance to interact with the Indian students from Christ as well as an international student from Holland. It was interesting to compare observations not only between India and the US but also between those two countries and Holland.
It was really interesting to compare the differences between our students and the CU student’s views of the behaviors. For example, we discussed how we were not expecting to see couples holding hands based on what we’ve been told, but the CU students were not surprised, saying that the garden was a place where public displays of affection were more accepted.
Walking throughout the garden it felt like Central Park in New York City. There were people jogging (which we haven't seen people doing), friends walking and taking pictures, and families enjoying a walk in this beautiful place. One group observed how technology affects the display of affection. It was clear that people using their phones were not being as affectionate as others who were not using phones and interacting with one another..
