CULTURAL QA 11 -2021-01 Being compilation there may be errors
Q1 Beforewindow screens were invented in 1840, were people able to keep flies out oftheir buildings? If so, how? Are people able to do it now who don't have windowscreens, and how? A1 Jay Snead Updated Oct23 Most people couldn't keep insects out of the house. Those that triedwould use thin, looselywoven cheesecloth fabric that would let some air and light through,but keep the bugs out. But, compared to later metal screens, the cloth netting was flimsy andsubject to wind and object damage and mildew. Usually it was easier and cheaper to use a fly cloth to cover food ontables to keep flies off and to use mosquito netting over the beds. Q2 Thefront stem of my money plant is broken from where a new leaf arrived, but myplant is still alive. Does the new leaf arrive from that place where only oneleaf is broken? A2 Gopala Krishnan ,former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now If you cut a branch and plant, money plant will grow. It is preferable to cut the areawhere it is broken with a knife. Q3 Whena guest leaves your home, do you stand outside your house until they leave? A3 Bhuvana Rameshwarmarried for three decades Fri It depends onthe guest…for me the relationship with the guest matters more thancultural norms or social etiquettes. There are some I send off at the main door of the house, some I send with small gifts, flowers, fruits, sweets, chocolates,toys, books for children Kumkum, turmeric, a blouse piece or even a sari , some I go up to the lift to send off. We stay in the 4th floor. Some I send off inthe lift but rush down the stairs to meet them in the ground floor and bid goodbye . Our apartment lift can comfortably accommodate 4 adults. Others I go right up to their car in the parking lot. Once in while we send off people like relatives even upto therailway station or airport. And the last are the ones we wait to see them off until their car takesa right or left turn onto the main road from our colony roads. Yes, it depends onmy equations with the guests. One rule doesn't fit all or rather alldon't deserve the same good send off. My note-Practically sending guests following up to railway station is very much reduced now. Q4 Whenpeople say they take a cold shower, how cold is cold? What degrees of watertemperature are we defining as cold? A4 Tom Polic, Worker atFood (2000-present)Answered May 25, 2020 There's no exact temperature because that will vary on how high yourbody temperature is. Acold shower would be when the water you're showering with is colder than yourbody temperature. If it feels that iscooling you down it is a cold shower. That's all to it. . In places where is hot for example even warm water can feel cold. andin cold places like north pole for example, the water that you would usuallydescribe as cold can feel warm. . So if your body temperature is less than the water temperature thewater will feel warm and vice versa. I would say 35 C°and under would be what we consider cold water when it comes to showering.Not so much when it comes to drinking. Again depends from person to person howcold or not is 30 C° to them .. it can be unbearable for some to shower withroom temperature water while others may feel it as lukewarm . The bigger thedifference between your body temperature and water the colder or warmer it willfeel. So cold can be defined as a big or a slightly bigger drop intemperature. Warm as a slight increase in temperature.. and hot as a bigincrease in temperature. Q5 Whatis the most expensive item you've ever bought? A5 Anusha Shanbhag thegift of acceptance is the highest in its kindWed It's been over 6years now that we purchased an apartment in Bangalore. One of the firstmaterialistic things me and my husband invested in. He still remembers the daythe kitchen tiles were fixed: a day before our house-warming ceremony. Memoriesare still fresh. This apartment has not just cost us money but also our health,time and huge amount of energy. It has taught uslife lessons that no University could ever teach. I, on my own, purchased a pair of gold bangles costing a whopping 1.9lacs this year. The one made of Goddess Lakshmi coins on the right: It took me almost a year to save small bits of money to buy thisbeautiful piece of jewelry. P. S: I have new found respect for men who sacrifice their comfort toinvest money for house and jewelry, all for their family. Many middle classfamily fathers/husbands go through a great ordeal of pressure from their peersto spend exuberant amounts of money on buying precious metals, or property. Itis not an easy task to fulfill or yo refrain from getting influenced. Over aperiod of time, it brings nothing but depression and a sense of failure. I didn't have aspecial desire on gold earlier(before marriage) but when you put a lot of hardwork and see the result shining brightly on your wrist, it reallybrings immense joy. Nowadays women whowork have the luxury to fulfill their family’s wishes and empathize more totheir male counterparts leading to a happier and healthier marital life. Womenare more aware of the consequences of spending money and thus have betterfinancial knowledge and thus make better choices in life. Q6 Whatare some psychological tricks that supermarkets use to get customers to buymore? A6 Suryakanth Read many books on psychologyOct 26 I am quoting a scene from an Indian movie where the hero explains thepsychological hacks used by supermarkets. One: When you enter thesupermarket, they give you a basket. If you have come to buy one item,you unconsciously end up buying more things due to the basket. Plus, buying oneitem in a big basket doesn't look cool. Two:There is nowindow, no clock and no external light coming inside the supermarketbecause customers tend to leave when they become conscious of enormous timespent in the supermarket. Three:Kid itemslike chocolates and toys are usually kept in the lower section of therack so that small kids notice them. Once they see, they can ask their parentsto buy them. Four:Essentialitems like dal, flour, etc., are kept far away from the entrance.Because they are essential items, people eventually find and buy them. If the essential items are far, people will glance at other items whilegoing to the essential items section. Hence, they tend to buy things they donot intend to purchase. Five:At thebilling counter, they keep items that lure adults and as well as kids.So that they can add these items to the basket and buy them. Source:Note: Thecredit goes to the makers of the movie and marketing geniuses who cameup with these concepts. My note- Certain things like gooseberry dried in honey is fast movingin near by supermarket. They mostly keepin a back shelf except one packet in front shelf. Reason- People would ask forit. Front Shelf can be used for other not moving item Q7 Howdo I update a laptop but the battery is not working? Currently, I am running mylaptop directly with a charger. A7 Gopala Krishnan, formerAssistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now If battery is not working and you are working with mains, for updatingone way is there- Connect your laptop to a UPS socket You will getuninterrupted supply to laptop. In India we get internet connecting unit working in battery. So if youuse it , internet will not be cut. I am using airtel internet unit. Q8 Whatis “sick food” in your culture? A8 George DominicLives inKerala, IndiaOct 23 If a Malayali falls sick medicines alone won't do any better, but abowl of hot Kanji along with medicine will do the magic. In Kerala (India),the ultimate cure for any sickness is a bowl of hot cooked soupy rice known asKanji. And usually it is offered along with dishes like Payar (Gram dish),Achar (Pickle) and Pappadam. The trio of Kanji, Pappadam and Achar is oftenregarded as the traditional sick food in Kerala. And this is not just "sick food" but a traditional dish ofthe State and people do have Kanji whether they are sick or not. Kanji is healthy and light and more over a ‘feel good' food. And definitely, Kanji do come in different forms and a popular avatarof Kanji is Pazham Kanji which is the fermented cooked rice of the previousday. Any how Pazham Kanji is a popular breakfast dish and not usually a"sick food". Since this isabout “sick food”, I guess I should also mention about Kerala's immunitybuilding dish which is also a varient of Kanji known as Karkidaka Kanji. Karkidaka Kanji (medicinal porridge) is one of the special therapeuticAyurvedic diets that is prescribed during Karkidakam season to overcomediseases caused by the monsoon and to improve one’s immunity. So I guess the 'feel better' ‘sick food' for a Malayali is Kanji. Q9 Whatare the benefits of sajina leaves? What are the rules of eating them? A9 Saanvi AgriculturalProducts1y Drumstick leaves are known for their antihyperglycaemic effects, whichmakes it effective for controlling diabetes Drumstick leaves are also effective in reducing total cholesterol (TC)levels Drumstick leaves are rich in fibre and helps in emptying the bowel, andhence improve bowel movements. These leaves possess anti-inflammatory properties which modulate theimmune system and prevent inflammation Q10 Whatis the airflow pattern of a ceiling fan in a room? A10 2 Answers Paul Menconi, former EnergyAuditor, Residential and CommercialAnswered 3h ago If the fan is operating correctly, blowing air down, then the air flowsdown to the floor and spreads to the walls. If the room is small, the air flowspartway up the walls; in larger rooms the flow runs out before it encountersthe walls. Meanwhile, the fan pulls air from 8–12” behind it. Since the ceiling isthere, the effect is to pull air from along the ceiling towards the fan. So overall theflow is down to the floor, across to the walls, and up to the ceiling and towards the fan.The actual flow depends on room size: in a huge room the circulation may not becomplete; in a small room paper… (more) Samarjeet,Science-enthusiast, Knowledge Seeker Answered 3m ago For a long time,ceiling fans have been widely utilized as an excellent cooling device fordeveloping a comfortable interior atmosphere. Through convective heattransmission and sweat evaporation, a ceiling fan may improve human body heatdissipation, offering greater thermal comfort perception under hot situations. Because ceiling fans play such a vital part in establishing asustainable indoor environment, it's critical to have a deeper understanding oftheir airflow pattern in order to improve layout design and operation. All the above QA are based on Quora digest to me on 31-10-2021. Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers Compiler- R. Gopala Krishnan, 78 dated 01 -11-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1324004261.2344607.1635727853159%40mail.yahoo.com.
