From: Mervyn Lobo
It's the same story in Toronto. You walk into the Visa Section and you are
walking straight into a third world govt office. People sitting on the floor
and when the visa's are released, all at the same time for some unfathomable
reason, everyone rushes to the cage and starts
From: Alice Gouveia
On the thread of Vivian's D'Sousa's post, I would suggest that
consulates or embassies should have an information counter with an
educated civil servant to inform the applicants the exact documents
needed... in Lisbon the people queue on the foothpath ...
Dear all
Indian Embassies are the same anywhere in the world.Most peole employed
by them are DESI from home and their behaviour does not change.They
think that they do you a big favour by providing you service for
exhorbitant fees like the SURRENDER CERTIFICATE for which they charge
£90.
Eddie Fernandes wrote:
RESPONSE:
I could fathom some reasons, in London anyway ...
One is asked to apply for the doc. in person by noon and collect it on the
same day after 4 pm. So I handed in my passport at 11.45 and return at
4.20. There has been a delay and the mob is not just impatient
On 17 August 2010 21:41, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote:
For some reason those brought up in India are convinced that:
1) They are important and need to be served before everyone else in the
room
It is possible, just perhaps and hypothetically, that we poor desi-breds
have a
UK Advisory issued 11th Aug. 2010 by Visit Britain.
Guidelines on the etiquette to be observed while dealing with foreign
visitors
Be tolerant if Indians at first seem impolite, noisy and impatient. This is
partly the result of living in chaotic cities and environments. They usually
appreciate
Eddie, Was this issued in 2010 or 1910? FN
Frederick Noronha
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On 17 August 2010 23:51, Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com wrote:
UK Advisory issued 11th Aug. 2010 by Visit Britain.
Guidelines on the etiquette to be observed while dealing with foreign
On 17 August 2010 21:41, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote:
For some reason those brought up in India are convinced that:
1) They are important and need to be served before everyone else in the
room
Frederick Noronha replied:
It is possible, just perhaps and hypothetically, that we
How I wish it was 1910!
Re the state of service offered by the Indian High Commission in London,
feast you eyes on this 1 minute 37 seconds video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llXH-PLMR4Q
and there are more like it ...
Eddie Fernandes
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-Original
I went to the Indian Consulate General in Chicago last week, and felt that I
was
back in India.
The service was terrible. Stand in one line(for half an hour) at the
receptionist for a number, then wait till yournumber is called at the service
counter. 2 hours later, my number was called.
On the thread of Vivian's D'Sousa's post, I would suggest that
consulates or embassies should have an information counter with an
educated civil servant to inform the applicants the exact documents
needed.When they are at their post, they forget to be polite and give
the right information;
Vivian A. DSouza wrote:
I went to the Indian Consulate General in Chicago last week, and felt that I
was
back in India.
The service was terrible. Stand in one line(for half an hour) at the
receptionist for a number, then wait till yournumber is called at the service
counter. 2 hours
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