Im going to share an observation. Tell me if you’ve seen this regardless of the country. Got a relative who came back to the states to bury his wife who passed away overseas. He noted after the funeral everyone went back to their lives. Upon returning to India where he’s been only a 1.5 yrs, he was swarmed with comfort and condolences by ppl he just met. He is not Indian. Example 2, when my father mom passed years back, we went down to see him. We were the only ones that showed up at that point and they know a lot of people. He said, if he was in haiti, his house would be swarmed. But in the states, its empty. Anyone else seen this phenomenon of how different cultures respond to the grieving? (serious replies only please)
Yes, there are some countries where a funeral is about the dead, and other countries where a funeral is about the living.
In the first countries, only close family and friends of the dead person will turn up. In the second countries everyone in the community, even people who have never met the dead person, will turn up because it’s a show of support for the surviving family members and friends.
I think you nailed.