Halur, It is not a question of "how many" and "how much" you know, but the "manner" with which you use computers and technology and for what purposes.
Take for example a purchase of a spare part for a car. How do you do it in India? How do you do it in USA? in Europe? In other words, how many people does it take? Where does the computer fit in? What practices are used? I don't know if processes at banks in India have changed much even after the introduction of computers. >From my experiences in 2003, a person or persons still sit in "cages" called "tellers" to dispense money, and that the route to perform a transaction at a bank means "visiting" various persons, using a brass token which takes a long time. These are processes that India inherited in the 50s which still persist. A bank clerk in today's world (outside India, that is) needs to know everything from handling passbooks (yes old pensioners still carry those around) to exchanging foreign currency and handling money. It is a one-person stop-shop. If the process is non-standard, and the clerk needs assistance, he or she requests the assistance of a senior person. Time taken for a transaction often lasts a few minutes. Indian knowledge, from my general contact with Indian-educated persons, is limited or rather "blinkered". Some time ago, I met this brilliant civil engineer, who had never planed wood or handled a paint brush. He wanted to know from me how to go about repairing and painting damaged wall. Yet, he could read and envisage a floor-plan of a building and determine whether something was incorrect. In other words, his knowledge was incomplete. He probably didn't read books on practical methods, but learnt just the theory. I hope this is not representative of all Indian education (and I was mostly brought up on Indian education, but was lucky in having good teachers). In the meanwhile, please do not downplay what David Futers has said, and consider what he said was in a condescending manner. On the contrary, he was explaining a true situation. I too had a similar experience way back in 1985, when another civil engineer with the Indian Central Govt was visiting me. He was amazed at how a few men were going about constructing a 5-storey building in Putney (a suburb of London) and spent practically half a day conversing with them and watching them work. Cheers, Gabriel de Figueiredo. Melbourne - Australia. --- halur rasho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And beleive me there are tens of > thousands of 20 something year olds in Bangalore who > know more about computers and technology than you. > The > days when when one could pretend to knowledge > because > of one's heritage are long gone.... > Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com
