CULTURAL QA 12-2022-10 BEING A COMPILATIONTHERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 What offends South Indians the most? A1 Chaitra Bhat, Avid learner UpdatedOct 27 My home state isKarnataka and I have been living in different statesfrom last 22 years. I think i am eligible to answer. Before answering, Iwant to make one point clear that this is not the opinion of all there inNorthern part of India. I have many good friends who respect and accept what weare and how we are. I have learnt a lot living in different states and alwaysbe thankful for that. And coming to theanswer: Madrasi :Not all South Indians are “Madrasis”.SouthIndia consists of 5 different states. Madras ( now Chennai) is the capital cityof Tamilnadu. Do you eat Dosa/ Idli all three times a day? :Wedon’t eat Idli , Dosa whole day. We have wide variety of vegetarian as well asnon vegetarian cuisines. How come you eat rice in every meal of the day?:Rice is not the only staple food. Rottis in Jola, Ragi, Navane, Sajje, Ragimudde and there are many. Once I heard someone say, “South people eatusing hands, lick till elbow (exaggeration!!!)”: Yes…we prefer to eat with ourhands because it is the best way to eat. And we are not ashamed of that. Making fun of our accent : I want to ask those, canyou atleast say one scentence in our language? Please remember, atleast we aretrying. Kanjoos..Don’t enjoy life : We prefer simple living.We enjoy simplicity. We like to save money to invest in Education, Home andGold. So what? Our choice. Skin colour: Most of us are dark skinned. And to myknowledge, even in other states not all are tall, fair and handsome. Edit1: All thosepoints are just my observations. It is never meant to target any or create more of a distance betweenNorth & South…After all we are one. We are Indians. Diversity inculture & tradition is what makes our country unique and interesting! My note- Though the answer is recent, in the lasttwo decades the % of North Indians in south are much more and such questions are rare. Q2 Do Italians eat a lot of pizza,pasta, and garlic bread? A2 Michael Righi, Italian guy UpdatedNov 22 No, yes and absolutely no. Let's begin. Sure, in Italy we eat pizza but it's not an everyday food.Many Italians, including me and all the people I know, eat pizza only on weekendsor on social occasions. I eat pizza withfriends or with my parents, usually on Saturday or Sunday evening.It canhappen, very rarely, that I eat a pizza for lunch with colleagues. Last week I had toattend a work meeting which ended at 10pm, in which case I stopped by to get apizza as I didn't feel like cooking once I got home. As for the pasta it’s different. Many Italians eat pasta almost every day,mostly for lunch. From Monday to Friday for lunch I eat 70gr of "light" pasta,for example with vegetables. Sometimes I mix in leftovers from thenight before; I had leftover lentils with tomato sauce last night, so today I'mgoing to have pasta and lentils with tomato sauce for lunch. During the weekend, when I go to my parents' for lunch,we eat tastier pasta dishes, such as tortelliniin broth, lasagna, pasta al forno, carbonara, etc. Let's move on tothe garlic bread. Well, it'svery simple, in Italy IT DOESN'T EXIST. Q3 What the harm of drinking very hotwater? A3 Som Shubhra De,A technology managerwho loves being with people4y Is there anyone onthe world who single-sip drank boiling water and survived? Let me recount an incident which happened in theShyambazar area of North Calcutta (now Kolkata).This was some 11–12 years back and was reported in the local papers. A group of youngmen were chit-chatting in a tea shop that late afternoon. When one of themsuggested they have a competition on who can drink, in one sip, a full bottleof ice-cold cola. The prize money wasRs. 10/-, which is minuscule by today’s standards, but was useful money thattime especially for any unemployed youth. “But cold drinksare not a challenge” - said one of them as they were sorting out the details.“We should have this competition with boiling hot tea” he said, with a hint ofheroism in his voice. All agreed, some cautiously, and asked the tea shopfellow to give the youth a large mug of boiling hot tea. When served, theguy held the mug for a few seconds, and then all of a sudden gulped it down histhroat. All were silent for a few moments, then broke into an applause. Therewas, of course, no one else who dared. So the guy was declared a winner andeveryone pooled in and gave him the prize money. After a few minutes they dispersed and as they came tothe road, he stumbled and fell on the pavement.Soon there was blood oozing out of his mouth. His friends called a taxi andrushed him to the NRS Medical College & Hospital. The doctors tried their best, but he diedearly next morning. His food pipe had kind of melted. Moral of story (andstatutory warning) - please do not get any ideas from this question and nevertry any such similar stunt. 2NDANSWER- Virendra Srivastava, Manager (2014–present) Dec 3 Drinking water that's too hot can damage thetissue in your esophagus, burn your taste buds, andscald your tongue. Bevery careful when drinking hot water. Drinking cool, not hot, water is best forrehydration. Q4 What are some underrated scientistsin the world? A4 Misty, Astrophysics/math/sciencenthusiast. Loves science facts. Nov 24 Lise Meitner. A wickedly smartwoman, who was dubbed“mother of the nuclear bomb", and who had her Noble prize takenaway from her by male colleagues simply because she was a Jewish woman. The man who did get it? Otto Hahn. Lise discovered theelement protactinium, which you know, is a pretty big deal. Now, while she didwork with Otto to discover nuclear fission and protactinium, she never receivedany credit for her work from the Nobel committee. In fact, she was nominated 49times, and they still failed to realize how much she actually contributed. Because she was alive during WW2, she eventually had toflee Austria, and settle in Sweden. She never returned. Called the “German Marie Curie" by Albert Einstein,Lise's work in radioactivity and nuclear physics is still unknown to many. Q5 Is India changing? A5 Iapplied for a Passport in Tatkaal on Friday. Now, my dad had the following prejudices due to hisown experience — long waiting time, egoism of authorities, nonchalance in theprocess and late delivery of passport. But what happened was the exactopposite. Went to thepassport seva kendra on the next day (Saturday). Took me about half an hour forthe whole process there. On Monday, I wentfor the police verification at a station near my residence. That process took15 minutes, and the policewaladidn't ask for a bribe. Meanwhile, mypassport had already been dispatched on Saturday and reached me on Monday inthe afternoon i.e. just after police verification. So, in 3 days, I had a passport in my hand. Here's a pic asof today: Me and dad were pleasantly surprised! He saidthings had changed a lot now for the better.Is India changing? Definitely. My note- I couldnot collect the details of the person answered. For very elders passport is given without police verification, if living in own house-Myexperience before six months. I got ordinarypassport in 4 days from Tambaram, Chennai passport office. Q5 What are some of the interestingfacts about India? A5 Aniket, Lives in Pune, Maharashtra,India (2020–present)May 28 Night time. The sunjust about to rise in a couple of hours. Two men arrive on abike at a village. One person gets down and starts tiptoeing around the mainroad while the other person waits on the bike. The person gets into a house. No doors, only door frames,everywhere. Searches into thelockers while the family is asleep. Finds some valuables and loads them up inhis bag his bag is full.. Does the same thing in 5–6 other houses until Comes out running to find hispartner and bike missing. Panics. Starts running along the roadleading out of the village, runs for around 2–3 km, finds himself back at thepoint from where he started running. More panic. Startsrunning in opposite direction and again after a couple of kilometres findshimself back at the same point. Dawn is not far away. Sees a temple to his left, dumpsall the valuables inside the gate and starts panic running along the roadagain. Falls unconscious after running 5–10 kms, found by locals in morning andadmitted in hospital. The village — Shani Shingnapur The only villagewith no doors. No incident of theft except in 2010 and 2011 when the itemsstolen were miraculously found the next day in the owner's homes. IncredibleIndia. Q6 What is the evolutionary reason forwhy sub-Saharan African people (black people) have such tightly coiled hairthat is so distinctly different from the hair of other racial groups? A6 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Dec 2 Trapped air pocketsinsulate the skull from the sun - same principle as loft insulation or a stringvest - and thearrangement of the hair also helps to wick sweat away from the scalp very fast,improving cooling. It’s all about preventing sunstroke, i.e. not boiling yourbrains if you’re out hunting or farming around noon. Q7 Is it true that in North India, evenin reserved compartments, passengers will be forced to share their seats withothers similar to the unreserved compartment? A7 Ch. Lavanya, Lives in India Updated3y “Arey hato na, hamein bhiatna hai” shouted onelady.(just move aside, we want to sit) It's almost like this. I was looking in her direction and was speechless as shenever bothered to wait for an answer but just pushed me aside and sat with twoother people. I was feelingdisgusted but when I saw around, it was the same everywhere. All seats wereoccupied and everyone was helpless. Then weunderstood we entered north India where it is very common. Nobody listens to your complaint also. But as soon as youenter south India your seats are yours. 2ND ANSWER-Bhupendra Kantharia, Studied atUniversity of Delhi Nov 24 This is the journeyi took with my family. I booked the tickets two months in advance anticipatinga good and comfortable journey but the sleeper coach of Indian railways are now become general coach. Its a journey of 25hours and the crowd keep on increasing. Atlast I logded complaint on twitter as have heard thatthey (Railways) responds on it but thats not true. No one cared to respond. Atlast we have tocomplete the journey in this way. So sad part of it that no ticket checker has come and not asingle police personnel. Old age people, kids and womenwere not even able to use toilets and washrooms. Indian Railways arethe biggest employer and claimto have introduce new trains but this is in our hand to make the best out ofit. My note- Howto solve the problem in North India?As said in 2nd answer, Railways must try to solve the patheticcondition of such passengers. Q8 What are some natural ways toregulate blood sugar levels? A8 Thomas Johnson, I work as a medicalresearcher. 2m It's no secret thatdiabetes is becoming an epidemic, and that's why it's important to keep yourblood sugar levels regulated. Nowadays,there are many natural ways to regulate blood sugar levels. One way is to eat adiet rich in fiber, which is proven to help regulate blood sugar levels.Fiber also helps with weight loss and can help lower cholesterol and bloodpressure. Some foodsthat can help you regulate blood sugar levels are almonds, blueberries, andavocados. Ifyouwant to regulate your blood sugar levels, it's important to make sure that youeat a low-carb diet, exercise regularly, and consume enough protein. Another way is to try intermittent fasting, whichinvolves restricting your food intake for 16-24 hours a day. Intermittentfasting has been proven to help regulate insulin, which is the hormone thathelps regulate blood sugar levels. Q9 What is the biggest culture shock youhave ever faced? A9 MohanDev Sukumar, Studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP)Oct12 After landing inCopenhagen airport I was looking for a drinking water tap to refill mywaterbottle. I couldn’t find atap around me, so I went to a security personnel and asked her. Me: “ wherecan I get water? “ She: “ It’sthere “She pointed her finger towards a toilet. I didn’t get her. Ithought she didn’t understand my question or my accent. So I asked her again. Me: “ I meandrinking water “ She: “Yes.. vand..It’s there” I didn’t dare toask her again. I went straight to the toilet and searched the premises. She saw me roamingclueless and came to me. She: “ seemister, you can either buy a water bottle for 60 krone in the store or fillfrom the tap in the washroom. It’s the same water. “ Same water?Seriously? I stepped inside the toilet and was shocked to see manypeople filling their bottles directly from hand wash taps inside the toilet. I know waterquality in Denmark is great, but not to the extent that they supply that evento the toilets. Q10 How did Alexander the Great defeatIndian kings so easily when they were known as powerful warriors? A10 Bob deWitt, Art History Professor, UtahValley University Nov 24 In reality, Alexander’s toughest battles were foughtagainst Indian kings in which he came closest to defeat. He was lucky tosurvive them. Note, for example,that it was only after those hard-won battles that his men uncharacteristicallydefied him and refused to go any farther into India on his quest to reach theEastern Ocean which he erroneously thought was just on the other side of India,less than 1,000 miles away. His army, exhausted, homesick, and overwhelmed withthe prospects of having to face large Indian armies, mutinied and refused tomarch any farther east. After pouting for three days and refusing to come outof his tent, Alexander finally listened to reason, acquiesced, and turned theexpedition around to head back to Babylon. In the words of the historian, Plutarch: “As for the Macedonians, however, their struggle withPorus [an Indian king] blunted their courage and stayedtheir further advance into India. For having had all they could do to repulsean enemy who mustered only twenty thousand infantry and two thousand horse,they violently opposed Alexander when he insisted on crossing the river Ganges.. . .while its banks on the further side were covered with multitudes ofmen-at-arms and horsemen and elephants. For they were told that the kings ofthe Ganderites and Praesii [two Indian kingdoms] were awaiting them with eightythousand horsemen, two hundred thousand footmen, eight thousand chariots, andsix thousand fighting elephants. So, no, he didn’t defeat the Indian kings easily at all. All the above QA are from Quora website on 09-12-2022 Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan,former ITS, 79 years, on 10-12-2022 -- 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]. 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