CULTURAL QA 12-2022-03 BEING A COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 What is normal in Mumbai, but weirdin other places? A1 Kandarp Joshi, Lives in Canada(2019–present)Wed Large families living in extremely small, one roomhouses. It's fairly normalfor poor people to live in small houses. But even if one is middleclass, earning well, then too living in a one room house that too in jointfamilies is not at all considered weird in Mumbai. Mumbai, a city ofdreams in India, is facing severe problems of over population and the city is a peninsula. So theyhave limited space to expand. I visited myfather's childhood friend once, before few years. They had 5 adults living in avery small one room house. That guy, his wife his son and daughter, and hismother. We were 4 who visited them. And his son and daughter hadto go for a walk to make some space for us to sit comfortably. And to my surprise,that guy told my father that a developer offered them 70 lacs INR (85,000 USDapprox) at that time for that place. The builder wanted it for redevelopment. Idon't remember the area, but it felt like a downtown. But they were happy there as the place was near to theirwork and everyone living around them was like a family. I couldn't have hadsurvived even one night at that place due to claustrophobia. And they weredwelling there for years.Mumbaihas less space but big hearts, indeed. Q2 What are the benefits of letting yourblood flow to your head? For instance, doing a handstand against a wall. A2 Ken Saladin, Former professor ofhistology (microscopic anatomy)9h I doubt thatthere’s any benefit to it. It might even present more risk than benefit—such asstroke or, if an undetected aneurysm were present, its rupture. It feels quiteunpleasant to me to hang upside down, and I find it hard to see that posture asbeneficial in any way. My note- It is a good advice to those performseershasanam. Q3 How does dust on a window airconditioner affect its cooling capacity? A3 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now In split air conditioners there will be dust filtersin the indoor unit . Further there could be dust on surface just being in aroom. Dust in filtersobstruct entering cool air to the indoor unit, though produced by thecompressor. After taking outthe outer cover, cleaning the filter with brush and washing with water andrefitting and placing would make a lot of change in cooling. One should notforget to clean outer cover also. It ispreferable to carry out the work with skilled/ semiskilled people than by self.Even an accidental fall of cover may break it’s fitting points with the unit. Q4 Do all trains in India have separateclasses for second sitting and sleeper coaches? A4 Prasanna Bhalerao, Knows abouttrains.4h In India, thetrains of the following main types: Day time long(ish)distance commuter trains (express) Night time longdistance sleeper trains (mail/express) Slow trainsstopping at all stations (known as passenger trains) I am not including suburban transport in the above suchas Mumbai/Chennai locals, Metros in various cities, etc.Within the above, there are premium (full AC) trains, superfast trains,non-superfast trains, etc. ***Generally sleeper trains will not be having sittingreserved class. They will have one or more of the following classes: AC First Class(1A) AC 2-Tier Sleeper (2A) AC 3-Tier Sleeper(3A) (please never call this as 3rd AC; IR does not have a 3rd class) AC 3-Tier EconomySleeper (3E) (please never call this as 3rd AC; IR does not have a 3rd class) 3-Tier (non-AC)Sleeper class (S) - same as 3A but without AC (all of the above are sleeper class coaches) General/unreserved class General classreserved for ladies only or disabled only The day-time trainswill not be having any sleeper-type reserved class. They will have one or moreof the following classes: AC Executive ClassSitting (EC) AC Chair CarSitting (CC) Second ClassSitting (2S) General/unreservedclass General classreserved for ladies only or disabled only Long distance slow trains (passenger trains) will havegeneral unreserved and sometime a 3-Tier (non-AC) sleeper coach. My note- At onetime we had sleeper cum sitting non AC coaches. We could reserve for seat/sleeper. Thesee coaches have been withdrawn by railway now. Q5 Will the human ovum that are releasedand didn't get fertilized be absorbed again or will they get discharged withthe shed of uterine lining in menstruation? A5 Ken Saladin, Former professor ofhistology (microscopic anatomy) Nov 27 If an ovum isn’t fertilized, it dies in about 12 to 24 hours, even before itcan reach the uterus. By the time of menstruation ~2weeks later, there’s no trace of it left. It disintegrates long before then. My note- I have added this QA for information about ovum. But what I havestudied in college was ovum dies in uterus and not in the way. Thosewell read can clarify. Q6 What problems an Indian face in aforeign country? A6 Rutvika Gupta, Founder at AugastuLearning (2021–present)Mon Indians mostly faceissues while they are in a foreign country but the issues aren’t the ones whichdon’t have a solution! The main issues are Food : If you are a non vegetarian then you maynot have a problem because chicken is mostly available everywhere but sometimesin the name of nonveg , you don’t know yourself what are you being served ! But if you are a vegetarianthen you might face problems as you will have really less options and sometimesno option at all. Language : It is a must to know English, if you don’tknow English then it’s very difficult to communicate and understand each other.Sometimes Google translator also doesn’t give right results. Weather: Sometimes the weather doesn’t suitIndians, in most of the countries the weather keeps on changing rapidly, itwill be raining and then the next minute it will be sunny, rapid weatherchanges can make you fall ill easily since our body isn’t used to it. Strict rules: Every country has their own rules and violating them can lead youinto serious problems. The rules are really strict outside as compared toIndia. It was a Tuesdayand I dint want to have non veg and trust me this was the only thing in veg that I couldorder, fries and salad. Q7 Why does Indian Railways rarely use2S coaches for long journey trains? It may benefit intermediary stationtravelers for short journey. A7 Prashant Tiwari, Indian RailwaysEnthusiast Updated 53m The main reason for rarely using 2S (second sitting)coaches is comfort. We all have seenthe condition of a general coaches in long distance trains. You hardly findwashrooms clean, proper water, proper seat to sit, cleanliness & faceextreme weather conditions. I remember thecases reported when Shramik special trains were operational. Initial reasongiven by railways was extreme weather conditions. It was mid summer. Another bigreason which i feel is earnings. No matter how faryou travel through a general class, the fare will hardly touch Rs.700–800 while replacing a reserved coach can easily make some thousands forRailways. In fact, IR is reducing the number of sleeper coaches as well &adding more ac coaches to earn more. Second sittingcoaches are designed for short distance journeys and to cover that crowd,railways operates many intercity trains. Q8 What is the amount of CO2 emitted byan air conditioner? A8 Morgan Chandler, BSEE equivalentU.S.Navy. from Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC)2y Airconditioners emit exactly what they took in with their fans, nothing changedexcept temperature and perhaps humidity. Those machines are not aliveand do not metabolize anything. Q9 Why do whales breathe air but liveunderwater? What evolutionary advantage could this possibly have? A9 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Mon Their ancestors started out like otters or penguins,living on the shoreline and feeding in the sea.There’s a lot of food in the sea. Then they evolved to live in the sea full-time and have their babiesthere, because it’s difficult to have limbs which work well for both swimmingand walking, and maximising their swimming ability brought in morefood. Q10 What does it mean if your lungs are notequal in size? A10 Ken Saladin, Professor of biology,emeritus (retired)22h It meansyou’re normal. The left lung is smaller than the right because the heart tilts towardthe left and takes up more space on that side of the thorax than on the right. Q11 What are some of the biggestparenting mistakes by Indian parents that destroy children's mental health? A11 Amatya Meenati, Ex teacher of MountCarmel School Updated Nov 20 Her daughter is more fair than my daughter . Oh no, I have to make my daughter fair and she starts massaging turmeric andsandalwood paste from the day one . This continues till her daughter getsmarried . The girl grows up with a feeling that she is not fair so she is notbeautiful . But the mother never understands that how insecure she is makingher daughter . His son is more intelligent than my son . So thefather starts feeding memory booster powder from six months till the son cracksNIT or IIT or NEET . But in case the son can’t crack Parents choicest dreamthen God forbid , he can’t get back his confidence in future for tryinganything else. I have seen many young boys going into depression because ofparents continuous humiliation . Their child is All rounder . So the parentsdesperately put their child also into every coaching centre from music to danceto karate apart from class tuitions . Poor fellow can’t succeed in any fielddue to lack of concentration and interest . Parents can’t understand that allchildren are not God gifted . In the process of making an all rounder theyproduce a Looser , who is not sure what to do in life They have sent their son for higher studies in Abroad. I will also send my son to Abroad anyhow even if I have to take loan . Andfinally he sends his son Abroad . Getting a job in Abroad is not so easy . Godforbids , If the boy can’t get a job then he tries to escape from everyone inlife . He looses his self confidence and his life is ruined apart from money .Grass is always greener on the other side . Every parents earnest desire is to get a good wellpaid son in law for their daughter . They are ready to pay any amount to buy agroom . Even if their daughter has chosen a son in law for them they never getagree for the fear of family members and society . Result ?Their daughter isnot happily married and in her marriage also . Some boys also divorce knowingthe past of the girl . Money is wasted and the girls life is ruined as well . Comparison .Comparison in every thing . Comparison startsas soon as the child is born . And this habit of comparison in every aspect oflife ruins the lives of their children . Parents ignore the mental health oftheir child till the child gives up . Sad but true for some never understandingparents . Parents please stop comparing . Every child is born unique . Q12 Why do old people get up early? Is itan age? A12 Bhuvana Rameshwar, married for threedecades Tue As we age our sleeptime gets lesser. On an average we all need 8 hours of sleep at night. May be day for thosein evening and night shifts. Children and youngadults sleep longer. Babies can sleep even 12 hours. As young children haven't weslept in the evening by 5pm, missed dinner and got up next day after a tiringtrekking or school sports day? But as we age this 8 hours reduces to 7, 6.5 and soon 6 hours.This is because old people do lesser physical work andalso sleep earlier. Many are retired from regular work. So they haveearly dinner and go to bed by 9. 30 PM. Hence 6 to 7 hours from this means waking up by 3 or 4 AM and getting out from bed by 5 am. So for most waking up and after that it is usually rollingin bed waiting for dawn. I wait for the morning birds. Some do get upearlier and have their morning coffee by 5.00 am like me. I go for my walk by5.45. Sometimes lying inbed awake is a torture in itself. I get to hear my husband's snores. Or my mindtends to think of all the past regrets. The idle mind only worries. Why torturemyself ? Nowadays I'mgetting only 6 to 6.5 hours of sleep . Very rarely 7 hours. Most people of my age I know are happily taking sleepingtablets (niterest) to get this basic 6 hours too.Luckily I am fit enough to get my sleep naturally. No tablets needed is ablessing in itself. But I do catchwith an after lunch nap once in two days say for 15mins to half an hour. My note- In my experience the diabetic patientswhohave no problems at all in the day time, all problems like restlessfeet, pricking sensation, painful leg and feet appear just when one is readyfor sleep. Most do not get REMsleep and dreams, roll on bed, go to urination, eating items in midnight etc. This is more with people whotake insulin. Interesting thing,all problems disappears in the morning and many sleep up to 11 or 11.30 AM. Today whilepreparing this QA, our servant lady appeared in my room for cleaning, herassumption was I may be sleeping in the morning in bed room. Today is an exemption, I haveimportant work and no sleep in themorning. When work is there, the thought of work over takes sleep!!! All the above QA are from Quora website on 02-12-2022 Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan,former ITS, 79 years, on 03-12-2022 -- 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/18165675.40363.1670034585888%40mail.yahoo.com.
