My conversations in India

People do not speak much English in the places I have visited so far. therefore, most of my conversations have been short. Here is a typical example of approximately 75% of my verbal interactions with the locals:

Indian Person: Hello (or if they're trying to impress me 'Hello my friend')
Me: Hello
IP: Waz yur name?
Me: Luke (Indian person is confused because they think I said the word 'look' which sounds identical to 'Luke' to them)
IP: Where you from?
Me: USA, America
IP: Ah America (or sometimes 'Obama!')
M: Yes
IP: Married?
M: Yes (then I show them a wedding picture of me and Janet)
IP: so beautiful

This is usually the part where my Indian conversant runs out of phrases and starts speaking to me in Hindi. After my confused look they realize I cannot understand anything they have said. At this point I usually say 'nice to meet you' and go on my way. I have this same conversation about 25 times a day.

Most people I have meet so far are just excited to talk to a foriegner (I don't think the areas I have visited so far get many non-Indian tourists, I have only seen a handful of white people so far). About 10% of the people are trying to get something out of me. They will insert lines like "what is your national coin?" which enevitably leads to "show me a dollar." Luckily I don't fall for this trick. Sometimes someone (especially street children) starts off asking for rupees or chocolate or something else, at which point I have to redirect the conversation by asking them their name or where they are from.

In some of the smaller cities I have visited I will sometimes see the same person again, at which point they will say 'look' or 'USA.' Another 15% of the people can actually speak a decent amount of English, and they want to know about what I do as a profession, where I am studying, why I don't have any children, how many countries have Ivisited, what salary does a teacher in the US make? Females rarely speak to me, I think it is taboo, so most of my conversations are with men and children. Even if people cannot say many words in english, they often want me to just sit with them and relax.