CULTURAL QA 12-2022-31 BEING ACOMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Respected friends, I wish you all a very happy new year 2023 Gopalakrishnan 31-12-2022 Q1 Whatare the biggest misconceptions Indians have about USA? A1 Samantha Kannan, Founder atUngaEnglish.com Updated 4y A lot of peoplethink that the US is the end-all be-all. It's the greatest place onearth, everyone is rich, everyone is gorgeous, everyone is ready to have sex at anytime.But it's not like that at all. It's just acountry. And under the current political administration, a pretty racist andxenophobic one. In cities people are pretty great, but small towns and thesoutheast (especially small towns in the southeast) may not be the greatest. Ihave a friend who tried to buy petrol down there and was refused service. Most Indians that I know in the US earn more than mostAmericans that I know. I grew up in a pretty poor city toa relatively poor family and don’t know anyone personally who earns more than$30-40k per year. On the other hand, I don’t know any Indians earning less than$50k per year.. even one earning half million per year. I used to live withthat family in a $3 million house. The only place you'll see only gorgeous people is LA andHollywood where plastic surgery and botox are super common.Anywhere else, we're allaverage. I've mentioned thisbefore, but a lot of us do have morals.. I promise. We aren't like how you see us in your movies, thesame as you aren’t how we see you in our movies. There are a lotmore ways but these are the most common misconceptions I've seen. Q2 Istravelling to Vietnam comparable to Thailand? What’s the main differencebetween both countries? A2 Rafael S. Phillips, Like Travel? Getup to 90% off flights w Mighty Travels! Dec 18 Travelling toVietnam and Thailand both offer unique experiences. The main difference between the two countries is theirculture. In Vietnam, you will find a more traditional way of lifewith ancient temples, pagodas, and bustling markets that are full of localflavor. In Thailand, you will find a more modern atmosphere withplenty of nightlife options and beach resorts for relaxation or adventureactivities like snorkeling or diving. Both countries havestunning landscapes to explore but in different ways - from the lush green ricepaddies in Vietnam to the white sand beaches in Thailand! Q3 Canhumans survive -30 degrees celsius? A3 Mats Andersson, Lives in Sweden Dec 16 If you’reproperly dressed, yes.Practicallyindefinitely. If you ever findyourself in that sort of temperature and aren’t properly dressed for it, youbasically have two options. If you’re dressedfor a few degrees below freezing, and are a long way from shelter, you can digyourself into the snow. Snowis a marvellous insulator, and your body heat will actually keep a small cavitysurprisingly warm. Leave something brightly coloured on top of thesnow so that rescuers can spot you. If you’re basically only dressed for indoors, your onlyoption is to start running. You can easily generate enough body heat to keepyou comfortable for a while, provided there’s not a strongwind. (Air that cold doesn’t hold a lot of energy and tends not to have anystrong winds.) Take care not to start to sweat, since that will get you inserious trouble once you run out of energy—which happens a lot faster in lowtemperatures. Once you’re tiredenough to just keel over, you’re done for unless you are found inside a coupleof hours. Where I live, the northern half of the country sees temperaturesthat low regularly, and it’s -16 Celsius outside my window right now.Still, it’s extremely rare that people freeze to death—it’s basicallyonly people who get dead drunk and fall asleep in a snowdrift. Apparently, though, it’sa relatively pleasant way to go: they are often found half undressed, as ifthey felt very warm at the end. Q4 Whydo humans need a doctor to cut the umbilical cord after birth but other mammalsdon’t? A4 Jim Roper, Ph.D. in Ecology andEvolutionary Biology, University of Pennsylvania (Graduated 1996)2y Humans do not have to cut it by means of a doctor. It’sjust that with civilization, we’ve decided that biting it, eating it, simplybreaking it, or just letting it dry andfall off are no longer thought to be the best choices. Other mammals don’t havethe choice. Q5 Isthere a reason why some buildings have so many lights on at night? A5 Gopalkrishna Vishwanath, RetiredStructural Engineer & language and internet/social media enthusiast. Thu I live in aretirement home. Our lights are on all night for security reasons. This is how a partof the outside of the building looks when the lights are on. This picture wastaken early in the morning, before sunrise by my friend and co-resident VasukiRao. Some of us, who areearly risers go for a walk and many do not leave the building. We walk allaround the building and each trip around the building yields 330 metres. Sothree rounds yield one kilometer. There are two gatesand both are manned by security guards. So we feel safe. My note- In Chennai for decades there is warningby Police to keep a night lamp switch ON in the portico or sit out. When out ofstation most keep the front as well as side lights ON. This is in addition to CCTV by many. CCTVhas become common in most homes. Q6 Ihave never been good at keeping a clean house. No matter how often I clean, italways seems to get messy again. What are some tips for keeping a clean house? A6 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now It means your cleaning is not proper.If you take a little time and clean properly the messy stage will not happen.Vegetable cut should be kept in separate cover. The plastic items should bekept in another, Surely the wet items like pieces from dish, coffee powderremains in filter after preparing decoction etc should be kept in another coverin waste box. Vesselsmust be cleaned first hand and kept in sink. Care should be taken to ensurewater is not falling in slippery floor, ensure an absorbing cloth isplaced over water spilled etc. Laziness is a reason messy appearance.Cooking gas stove has to be cleaned in the morning and gas top stove should notbe cleaned for any reasons when it is hot. Q7 Whowere the people in Antarctica before it was discovered? A7 Nart Aliu, Tue A study from NewZealand by a group of reasearchers says that people who discovered Antarctica before the Westernersare the Polynesians who discovered it 1300 year ago. The Polynesians area population which live in Polynesia, USA and New Zealand. Four Polynesian menand a boy armed with spear, bow and arrows in 1920s (photo not attached ) Q8 Whatcan I pour down my bathroom sink to make it smell better? A8 Initial Hygiene India,100 years ofexperience with customized business solutions1y Whenever yourbathroom sink develops an odor caused by clogs, pipe blockages, and bacteria – You can plug the sink, fill it with hot water, addbleach, and then let it go down the drain. The bleach will kill the bacteria. Boiling water alone poured down a drain can also help ineliminating odors caused by bacteria. A third option is to mix equal parts of vinegar andbaking soda. As fizz comes up, you can pour it down the drain, then follow itwith hot water and let it sit for at least an hour. You can also optfor the Drainscopy method. It's an inspection system to detect and diagnose theunreachable areas of the drain quickly.It is a great solution that is a littleless harsh than bleach. My note- Now we have drain cleaning powderpack in Chennai. After pouring clean water, sprinkle the powder over the drainarea and pour small quantity of water. Close the door. After an hour foul smell willbe vanished. Strong cleaning agents like phynol can be diluted andpoured for quick solution. Q9 Howmuch would the first car in history be worth today if it were still around? A9 Stefan Gebhardt, Studied at MunichUniversity of Applied Sciences Dec 21 The first car isstill around.This is a replica, but the real one is in a museum, and it stillruns. They turn it ononce a year or so. Back then it cost 600 Goldmark (sorry, norReichsmark, my mistake), whichwould be 21,500 Euro today. A working replica like in the photo goesfor 50,000 Euros. Theactual real one isn't for sale and will never be for sale, so it's basicallypriceless. Q10 Whydid nearly every civilization invent the wheel while the Native Americans didnot? A10 Claire Jordan, Degree in biology andfolklore; programmer, shop owner, secretary on newspaper Thu Primitive wheels, the ones people start with, are very hardwork to make, and wheeled vehicles are only useful over certain types ofterrain. The Inca, for example, had roads most of whichwere mountain tracks, so they used pack animals. The people of the plains travelled long distancesacross plains covered with long grass so they used the travois, which had noaxle for the grass to wrap around. To use wheeledvehicles they would have had to build hugely long roads which would be moretrouble than they were worth. Q11 Whattypes of food do Indians eat that people from other parts of the world dislike? A11 Rujuta Gole, Works at Fidel Softech 6y I could recall onedish that was downright rejected by my Japanese friends (who otherwise bravelytry everything offered to them). This one is pretty famous in all parts of India and goesby various names like dahi-bhaat or dahi-butti (yogurt rice). It's a simplerecipe that mixes yogurt and rice together and is relished frequently in myhome. Now, when I mentioned this recipe to my Japanese friends, they weretotally against the idea of putting yogurt in rice. I forced one of the more'adventurous' to try it anyway, and as expected (by them), he couldn't bringhimself to gulp down more than one morsel. Polite as they are, they didn'tcriticize it, but I could understand their despair from their faces. :D P.S. I know a dishthey can't refuse though, it's none other than besanache ladoo (besan keladdoo). Q12 Isthere actually any more safe coach in Indian trains in case of derailment? A12 Answered by Prasanna Bhalerao, Nov 16 LHB coaches are anti-roll, anti-collapse andanti-telescopic. What does it mean? Anti-roll: Thecoach won’t roll like a cylinder topsy-turvy and res upside down. See picsbelow: At most the LHBcoach may tip and rest over on its side. Anti-roll alsoprevents one coach going over another coach as seen below with ICF rake: Anti-collapse andAnti-telescope: In case of an impact, one coach won’t collapse and crush. Onecoach won’t intrude into another coach like a collapsing telescope… All the above QA are from Quora website on 30-12- 2022. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan on 31-12-2022 -- 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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