On Feb 16, 2008 10:12 PM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 15, 2008 8:40 PM, ss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The author says "I am fine with Linux but what about others?". And in saying > > this the author is also putting himself on par with my Indian-American > > relatives who used to visit India on holiday in the 1980s after 4 years in > > the US and ask "Don't telephones work here? You have power failures here? > > You > > should see the US"
> Addendum from the early 21st century (2008 CE): > During a 2-week visit to Chennai and Mumbai not only did the > telephones work (the mobiles worked much better than mobiles work in > the US, though, with a tad more network operator sms spam), there was > not a single power failure during my stay. The worst part of the trip > was once being forced to share a car ride to the Mumbai airport with > an Indian American couple who had lived in the US for over 3 decades. > They kept fretting about possibly missing their flight and complaining > about the traffic. All the while I was thinking to myself that the > problem was not one of traffic, but one of them not knowing what to > expect of rush hour traffic and planning ahead. > > Thaths Thaths! That felt so good to read! I am completely comfortable with both systems and this is what I too feel..it IS a question of adjusting to the system and the way it works. Here, for example, I budget for the time taken to answer the doorbell all the 12 or 13 times it rings in the morning, and dealing with the people at the door. There, I adjust for the time it takes to go and get milk..it certainly won't be delivered at my doorstep fresh every morning, like it is here (one of the doorbell rings.) Deepa. > > Addendum from the early 21st century (2008 CE): > During a 2-week visit to Chennai and Mumbai not only did the > telephones work (the mobiles worked much better than mobiles work in > the US, though, with a tad more network operator sms spam), there was > not a single power failure during my stay. The worst part of the trip > was once being forced to share a car ride to the Mumbai airport with > an Indian American couple who had lived in the US for over 3 decades. > They kept fretting about possibly missing their flight and complaining > about the traffic. All the while I was thinking to myself that the > problem was not one of traffic, but one of them not knowing what to > expect of rush hour traffic and planning ahead. > > Thaths > > -- > Bart: We were just planning the father-son river rafting trip. > Homer: Hehe. You don't have a son. > Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders > >
