On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:20:12 -0600 Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Subash, > There are some outstanding Indian science and technology experts in > this world. Bob, i think an indian born and educated and working in oxford guy just got the nobel in chemistry so i would tend to think the facts are on your side. a bit... :) > They speak English, but with an odd accent. Bob, we've had english in this country for over four centuries. it is one of our offiicial languages along with 22-odd others. and if i were to actually hear you speak, believe me, it would definitely sound 'odd'. odd, as you can see, is a loaded term... > They introduce themselves with an English first name (Tom), > but it seems they are trying to decieve you into think they are in > America. And they read from a script to try and resolve your problems. > You can't really converse with them or take them off script. > They are giving us a sad stereotype for a nobile, intelligent people. lacking the US-relevant cultural tools, they are still doing their jobs as they have been trained to do it (by your corporations). like i said, you *do* have a problem on your hands... :) regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
