This part of the world have people who are more down to earth and dont embrace technology to that extent, although things are being made to shift that.

I dont think traditional festivities have ever included crypto in it. I would be happy to pay for sweets in bitcoin, but the sweet shop does not have a method to do that. We need more ground level acceptance of crypto and its use but to do that the government's stance need to change - and I dont think that will happen unless the western countries become lenient first.