>"I would compile the facts, and send it to my Congressman. And >follow up with him/her in two weeks or so."
*** That was what I wrote. But I also wrote, in response to the question: >Would you suggest sending a complaint to PMG ? "I will start with the Post Master of the particular post office, or of the metro area. They usually respond. I would have taken the name of the clerk who hung up on you." *** Here the tone is an affirmative, definite one with the 'will' , on my answer to the direct question. But the second guessing expressed in the next sentence with the 'would' is not that definitive, as it ought to have been. *** But the above two issues were NOT where the misunderstanding began. It was on missing the polite American way of presenting one's choice of action ---( if it were for me --which is understood) I would do it like this----as opposed to as an unsolicited advice or as a directive as in "You should do it like that--". *** K acknowledged the missed nuance. But attempted to pin the lapse on the 'will' from a different note. DD preferred to miss both . There lies the the difference, or the 'nit-picking' :-). At 2:47 PM -0500 4/28/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote: >I won't take any sides (seriously), but will speak nothing but the >truth about the email that I read on this Net. Also, am not trying >to be more Amerikan or more Assamese than what I really am, or am >not trying to be Judge or a Court-Reporter or a defense lawyer or >anything. :) > >But you did say "I would" and not "I will", >which is equivalent to our: > >"Moi huwa-hole kintu gutei ghotona-tur eti-britti khini xaamori loi >aamaar xomostir MLA/MP loi pothialu-heten. Aaru du-xoptah maan pisot >kothatu kimaan aag-barhise, xeitu khobor lolu hoi." > >And with us being so busy with work and everything, it can easily be >an overlook and a misunderstanding. >Here is the quote : >------------------------------ >"I would compile the facts, and send it to my Congressman. And >follow up with him/her in two weeks or so." > >cm---------------------------------- > > > > >"In order to make spiritual progress you must be patient like a tree >and humble like a blade of grass". > > > > > >> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:05:35 -0500> To: [email protected]> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Assam] The other side of >>USPS> > Look up:> > >>http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060902205639AAgKCHr> > >>Scroll down to OTHER >>Answers.> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 10:44 AM >>-0700 4/28/08, Dilip&Dil Deka wrote:> > > > To continue the >>nit-picking on grammar, the proper usage should have been:> > > > >>*** I would start with the Post Master of the particular post >>office,> >or of the metro area.........................> > in stead >>of :> >> >*** I will start with the Post Master of the particular >>post office,> >or of the metro >>area............................> >> >Remember "heten" in >>Oxomiya?> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >At 8:14 AM -0700 >>4/28/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:> >>My bad. I forgot that you >>are an Amerikaan and not an> >>Assamese :) Or may be , I thought >>you have taken up> >>the arduous task of fixing flaws of USPS >>:-)> >>> >>I am aware of this Amerikaan Mannerism but in >>my> >>experience I always heard something like - " I would> >>have >>done this " instead of "I will ..." .> >>Learning never >>ends.> >>> >>Going to the top indeed help as have been >>my> >>experience with MTNL, Mumbai (new phone activated in> >>less >>then 30 minutes once I met the DGM).> >>> >>The good news is, Fedex >>turned to be much better then> >>USPS in customer Service. They >>have rectified the> >>duplicate billing issue. Yet to work out the >>Service> >>Guarantee refund but I am hopeful that Fedex will >>work> >>it out.> >>> >>I have found a simpler solution than writing >>to Post> >>Master or Congressman ..... stick to UPS for >>time> >>sensitive international mail.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>*** When >>I wrote "I will write to my Congressman" or> >> "--- to my> >>>Post >>Master --- " , it is a polite way of saying "you> >>should be >>doing> >>>that". It is an American mannerism, 'kothaar >>maat'.> >>> >>>I wish I could help. But I am too bust with too >>many> >>different> >>>things. I am sure you are quite able to >>pursue it on> >>your on. Good> >>>luck.> >>> >>>If the Post Master >>gives you the run-around, which I> >>don't expect> >>>him to, a >>call to the elected rep. does wonders. A> >>few years back, >>we> >>>could not get cable in our house. After two years >>of> >>getting the run> >>>around from the cable company ( because >>the house> >>sets back more than> >>>the 200 feet or so that they >>are required to string> >>cables to) I> >>>called our County >>Councilman's office. The clerk made> >>one call and we> >>>got >>cable within the next two weeks. Did not even> >>have to pay >>the> >>>extra fees for 200 yards of cable laying that >>I> >>anticipated paying.> >>> >>>I told the story to my fellow >>Board Members of our> >>large neighborhood> >>>association about a >>a year or so back. Our leader> >>remembered it. He> >>>too had been >>having the same problem. So he inquired> >>again how> >>>exactly I >>got results. Told him again. He called the> >>same> >>>Councilman's >>office, and voila--a month later he >>had> >>cable.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>At >>12:35 PM -0700 4/25/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty> >>wrote:> >>>Thanks >>C'da. I have sent all details (dates,> >> >locations etc) to you >>separately. Please keep us> >>>posted on the >>progress/response.> >>>> >>>USPS domestic service is great but for >>International> >>>Service I found UPS to be more reliable.> >>>An >>occassional miss (by USPS, Fedex, UPS , any body)> >>>is perfectly >>understandable but the attitude of> >>>passing the buck is >>definitely not acceptable ...> >>>particularly when you are paying >>such a high service> >>>charge.> >>>> >>>Did you use the same >>service (GXG) or the regular> >>>Postal Service? How was the >>delivery ? Did they> >>stick> >>>to >>commitment?> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >I would compile the facts, and >>send it to my> >>>> Congressman. And follow> >>>> up with him/her >>in two weeks or >>so.> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>____________________________________________________________________________________> >> >>Be >>a better friend, newshound, and> >>know-it-all with Yahoo! 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