On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Kiran Jonnalagadda<j...@pobox.com> wrote: > I figured the only way to remain sane was by joining the mainstream and > leading an unhurried life. > > If this puts me in the category of those people who are mysteriously of > lower productivity when in India, so be it. The price of added productivity > is not worth it. I'd rather be unhurried and focus on doing something > meaningful. >
Sorry for flogging a dead horse, but I do want to add my rant about India. I left India at 16 and do not get to experience the day to day troubles of living in India. But it amazes me that living in India can be summed up in a slogan: "adjust please". My parents are middle-aged and taking care of my grand mother who can hardly walk. With the searing heat in Chennai, there are constant power cuts and voltage fluctuations. So the fridge stops working. Electrician, does not come immediately, but comes when he "pleases". There is no competition but just one or two electricians covering a beat. He "fixes" it but the voltage stabilizer he has installed does not work after he leaves. So he comes back, in his own sweet time, and fixes it AGAIN. The Cable TV randomly shows channels as and when they want to show. My dad wanted to see the T20, and the channels go missing. Calls go unanswered. Then after 4 days of repeated calls, someone deigns to come to my place and fix the cable TV. Every freaking electricity connection is "loose". Move the computer / mixie / coffee maker / TV a little bit and the power goes off on that machine. My sister-in-law bought an iMac and it has the same blasted loose connection. People are never on time - or never bother to inform if they are coming or not. Nobody says "No" or even "Yes". I had so much trouble managing one of the employees of an outsourcing outfits. He seemed to understand, but never did what was asked. But, it seems to be the case otherwise. My sister-n-law seems to have the same problem interacting with ppl at her work place. One guy (an "experienced" senior) who was fired seems to be hell bent on making her resign from her job (she did resign eventually, but for different reasons). I know it is not a problem in India alone. But this has been my experience in India. I doubt if I can get even 10% of the usual stuff I get done here, in India. I don't really look forward to living in India but I would have to at some point in the future to take care of my parents. Sigh.
