Comments on: My National Pride http://www.ramamoondra.com/blog/2009/10/01/my-national-pride/ Reflections of Solitude Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:25:45 -0700 hourly 1 By: shashi http://www.ramamoondra.com/blog/2009/10/01/my-national-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-30257 shashi Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:02:26 +0000 http://www.ramamoondra.com/blog/?p=91#comment-30257 This makes up an interesting read. While the comment of GM are not appreciated but the general comments of the author on gloomy India are contestable. I personally think that Its great to be stupid and foolishly Indian then to follow strict orders as that of west. One simple instance here is - take a look at waiters in the west - they look almost like robots with no souls. They are so servile and customers treat them almost as ants. Contrast this with our Dhaba's waiter - the guy has the audacity to shout back at you if you are unnecessarily create a fuzz. Although as a customer I feel bad, but as a human I feel happy that he has his own say - he is still a human not reduced to an object just because he is poor. I think if we take a holistic view, we would understand the goods of being Indian and bads of being too nice as westeners - and ofcourse Vice-Versa ! But subjects like these call for a more holistic view than considering few isolated events. This makes up an interesting read. While the comment of GM are not appreciated but the general comments of the author on gloomy India are contestable.

I personally think that Its great to be stupid and foolishly Indian then to follow strict orders as that of west.

One simple instance here is – take a look at waiters in the west – they look almost like robots with no souls. They are so servile and customers treat them almost as ants.
Contrast this with our Dhaba’s waiter – the guy has the audacity to shout back at you if you are unnecessarily create a fuzz. Although as a customer I feel bad, but as a human I feel happy that he has his own say – he is still a human not reduced to an object just because he is poor.

I think if we take a holistic view, we would understand the goods of being Indian and bads of being too nice as westeners – and ofcourse Vice-Versa !

But subjects like these call for a more holistic view than considering few isolated events.

]]> By: Abhishek http://www.ramamoondra.com/blog/2009/10/01/my-national-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-30255 Abhishek Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:53:39 +0000 http://www.ramamoondra.com/blog/?p=91#comment-30255 I am surprised to hear about the general manager incident. I don't know why being polite is such a hassle for someone. I hate such people and I equally hate emails which glorifies facts such as India has invented zero etc. or India was the richest nation in the world few hundred years back etc. etc. Guys, wake up where are you right now? I am surprised to hear about the general manager incident. I don’t know why being polite is such a hassle for someone. I hate such people and I equally hate emails which glorifies facts such as India has invented zero etc. or India was the richest nation in the world few hundred years back etc. etc. Guys, wake up where are you right now?

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