Communication conventions: in Hindi who starts, who ends, when to alternate...
For example in the book Colloquial Hindi we can learn about:
...the invisible dimension of the phenomenon of 'turn taking'. For example, it is acceptable for English speakers to introduce themselves with a string of two clauses following the word 'Hi' (Hi, my name is John and what is yours?) However,, the Hindi speaker will pause after the Hindi equivalent of Hi and wait for the listener to respond with a greeting, and only after that will the Hindi speaker perform the task of telling his name and asking about his listener's name. p. 4 (2008)

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Communication conventions: in Hindi who starts, who ends, when to alternate...
For example in the book Colloquial Hindi we can learn about:
...the invisible dimension of the phenomenon of 'turn taking'. For example, it is acceptable for English speakers to introduce themselves with a string of two clauses following the word 'Hi' (Hi, my name is John and what is yours?) However,, the Hindi speaker will pause after the Hindi equivalent of Hi and wait for the listener to respond with a greeting, and only after that will the Hindi speaker perform the task of telling his name and asking about his listener's name. p. 4 (2008)

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I guess it is a cultural thing and has nothing to do with the language itself. So in conversation people try to put the other person at ease first by giving them a chance to talk about themselves or to gauge their willingness to have conversation and to give them space to open up. It certainly varies from person to person (amount of introversion or extroversion of the initiator or the receiver) and context.

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Thank you Kanika for your time. Yes, I guess the question was not clear enough. So for example in the book Colloquial Hindi we can learn about:
...the invisible dimension of the phenomenon of 'turn taking'. For example, it is acceptable for English speakers to introduce themselves with a string of two clauses following the word 'Hi' (Hi, my name is John and what is yours?) However,, the Hindi speaker will pause after the Hindi equivalent of Hi and wait for the listener to respond with a greeting, and only after that will the Hindi speaker perform the task of telling his name and asking about his listener's name. p. 4 (2008)

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I didn't get your question

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