CULTURAL QA 01-2023-27 BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS
Q1 What is the negative impact of usinga room air conditioner (AC) on the environment and our health in India? A1 Gopala Krishnan, Former AssistantGeneral Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966–2004)Just now Thenegative impact is heat generated is spread to outside air.One can feel the high temperature of heat if stand near outdoor unit and the ACis switched ON. If it is summer, the temperature is much more. Many labs, production centers of medicines, operationtheatre, ICU etc must have air conditioning. For working comfort humans requireair conditioning. Many equipment require air conditioning. Many production centers produce heat multiple times that ofair conditioners. But these are inevitable with developments. I was working inair-conditioned atmosphere in most part of my working for 35 years in Telecomexchanges and now in my home for 16 years. I do not feelany detrimental effect on humans. However for some air conditioned room isallergic. Q2 I have 4 confirmed First AC ticketsin Duronto Express under a single PNR. My pet dog is travelling with me. ShouldI make an additional request for a cabin? A2 Prashant Tiwari, Indian RailwaysEnthusiast Jan 11 A couple of monthsago, my friend and her mom were travelling from Bhubaneswar to Yasvantpur byDuronto Express First AC. They booked two tickets, which were waiting at thattime but got confirmed a day before their boarding date. Unfortunately, they got a cabin, and if you are aware ofthe rules, you can travel with your pet only if a coupeisallotted in the case of 2 passengers or a cabin is allotted in the case of 4passengers. They couldn’t request the coupe for some reasons, and at last they decided to boardthe train with two dogs to travel in a cabin. There was noobjection by the co-passengers, but TTE was notready to listen to anything. He asked for the fine and started calculating it. You won’t believethe fine for the pets was more than their own ticket cost. TTE asked for a ₹12,000 fine. He was doing his job and followingall the rules, so we couldn’tcomplain about it. They decided to pay the fine, but the next problem was cash. I mean, whocarries this much cash these days? Theyrequested to take it online or wait until Yesvantpur, but he denied everything. I was in regulartouch and worried too, as the situation was very new. Suddenly, I got an idea. I asked them to contact the pantrymanager and request that he provide cash after sending the same amount throughUPI. kudos! He agreed, and then they paid the fine. I shared thisincident just to provide an insight about the fine and strictness of therailways in such cases. If we talk aboutyour case, then you are probably going to get a cabin as there are 4 passengersin a single PNR, but to be on the safe side, I will suggest that you make anadditional request at least 24 to 48 hours before the train departure from itssource. Do read all the rules and instructions to be followed whiletravelling with your pet. I feel bad when anyone payssuch a large amount as a fine for missing any small instruction. My note- TTE isexpected to be before the coach 30minutes before the departure of the train. If he had been, he could have beenavoided the situation. After so much ofmodernisation arrangements must be thereto pay fine to a particular head quoting TTE demand note on line. It would haveeased the situation. Q3 If eating white rice daily isunhealthy, how come our Indian ancestors are so healthy though they used tohave it daily 3 times? A3 Jagadharani Veerapathiran, Lecturerat Government Polytechnic College, Nagercoil (2022–present)Jan 18 In South Indiaespecially Tamilnadu its common to have rice for lunch and dinner. Forbreakfast most of them love to eat idly, dhosa, aapam, puttu which is also madeof rice. Nowadays we could see a drastic change in food menu. People withdiabetes mostly prefer wheat based items for dinner and take very minimalquantity of rice for lunch. Cos everyone feel it's thebest way to stay fit which means according to them staying healthy and rice isfull of carbohydrates which they consider as unwanted for our body. What I have seen in my familymembers is they take the main menu as per their plan but never eat requiredamount of fiber rich food. If they are in half filled stomachthey'll just feel hunger within an hour and then roam to eat snacks which is aperfect junk food. To do this they must have eaten good lunch or dinnerearlier. Also this will only lead to constipation which is the root cause ofmany disease. By saying this I won't say eat pot full of rice withsambar or some other curry. Eat healthy as much as u needand stay healthy by doing some physical activities. Never copyother states food habits which is preferable for their climatic condition.Last but not least never underestimate the power of rice.. My note- Lifestyle has changed by decades. In fact even physical working persons too eatvery less nowadays. Ourstomach has adjusted to lesser food intake. A diabetic eat three small iddali/2 large iddalies. Eat two handfull of rice or two chapathis. Unheaalthy food habit ofyester years is different from current period. Q4 What are some financial principlesthat even the wealthiest people use to stay wealthy? A4 Edmond de Youngblood, BA, MS inMilitary History and Wars &Behavioral Psychology, History (Graduated 1984)Jan 17 Living on borrowed money because its not taxable. They don't buy a lot of depreciating assets like cars,computers and software. They use partners to invest and then buy thepartner's out before the business becomes very successful. They basically used other people's money to make themselves more money. They buy the worst house or property in a greatneighborhood and hang on to it until it goes up in value and sell it as is. Q5 Do any government-run hospitals inIndia offer free treatments (hospitalization) to people with foreigncitizenship? A5 Abraham Sukumar, In medical servicein India for more than three decades Tue Only after I hadexperience of hospitals in the US did I realise that the government hospitals Ihad served in India were unique institutions. The only requirement for being taken in as a patient wasto be a sick human being. That is about all. Age, sex, race, religion,occupation, capacity to pay, and nationality do not matter. During one of my earlier visits to US on a visa I hadno insurance. One morning I detected a problem with my hearing in one ear. My daughter took me to a hospital.The five-star ambience of the hospital waiting room was a far cry from what Iwas accustomed to in my three-decade career in government hospitals in India.First to see me was a lady clerk. She asked for insurance particulars and whenmy daughter told her that I had no insurance cover she wanted my daughter to leave her credit cardwith her as security apparently. We went in for the consultation. On the way onenurse took my weight and my blood pressure. She directed me to a cubicle whereafter about ten minutes a young lady came in and introduced herself as a nursepractitioner. She heardmy complaint. From her body language it was apparent that my problemwas out of her depth. Withan otoscope she looked into my ear. She said the doctor will see me presentlyand left. After another 10 minutes a doctor walked in. When he knew I was a surgeon we chatted for a while. He saw my ear and mythroat and prescribed for eustachiancatarrh. He said I needed consultation from an ENT surgeon. I had to fix an appointmentfor that. He could not say when I would see the ENT doctor. He said that itwould not be that day or even the next. As I was to fly back to Indiathe next week, I decided to get my treatment in India. The lady clerk atthe entrance after a brief discussion with my daughter handed back her creditcard. Later I came to know that the hospital charged $300.00 fordoing nothing. What would be thescenario if an uninsured foreigner were to seek treatment for a similarcomplaint in one of the government hospitals I served in India. Again, a clerk willbe the first person the patient meets. The patient will have to stand in linein a crowded and noisy hall to meet him. When his turn comes the clerk will askhim for his complaints and when he says it is a hearing problem the clerk will write his name sex and age on a chit and rubber stamp it ‘ENT’ on top and direct him to theENT department. The clerk will not ask for the nationality or income of thepatient. At the ENT department he will join another line to see a doctor. An assistant to the ENT chief will see him. He will examine him, and assudden hearing loss needs his chief’s attention, he will refer him to hischief. Another wait for the chief. The chief diagnoses the case and prescribes a course ofsteroids as well as vitamin supplements. He also schedules anaudiogram that is fixed for the following afternoon. The patient goes to thepharmacy and collects his vitamin tablets. The steroid tabs are not to bedistributed so casually. Thenurse prepares a drug card. For the first time his income is required. If itgoes above a certain figure the patient will have to pay for the drug.If he says he has no income and is travelling the country hippy-like he willnot have to pay. Even those who give their income above a certain cut-off pointwill be charged for what the non-profit public hospital has acquired for mostlyfree distribution. It would be as low as it could get. Cases requiring hospitalisation are not very different.Suppose a foreigner comes to a government hospital out-patient department foran indirect inguinal hernia he would be seen in the OP by the assistant to thesurgeon and admitted for surgery. The admitting clerk will want to know theincome of the patient. If he declares he has no income or his income is low hewill be admitted as a free patient. He will be operated on after a couple of days if he is found to be fit. There is a downsideto this charming story. The comforts available will be basic. This in plainterm means that duringthe preoperative day or two the patient in all probability will have to sleepon a mat spread on the floor. He will be fed rice and curry. Afteroperation till suture removal on the eight postoperative day he will enjoy thecomforts of the bed and special diet of the postoperative ward. I do not want tosound boastful but having spent my three decades as a surgeon in such hospitals I have aspecial feeling for them. I very much doubt that such unquestionedfree treatment of standard quality is available in any other part of the worldfor the poor. Q6 What are some unwritten social ruleseveryone should know? A6 Komal Singh, Former Student Updated7h When somebody complains about their spouse, don'tbadmouth, just listen. Don't suggest a medicine to someone who is ill(unless you're a specialist). Don't yawn or lookaway during a conversation. ***Whenyou realise your mistake, accept it don't go on arguing. Don't show yourartistic nature on a borrowed book/notebook. If somebody isgiving you treat, let them order. Don't bite your nails or shake your legs during aninterview, it shows you're being restless. Never make soundwhile eating in public. Never shout toprove your point. Don't stare someonewhile he/she is eating.(I wish I could tell this to my dog) If an elderarrives, stand up and offer them your own seat. Always say Thankyou to the delivery boys/girls. Compliment somebodywho you think is internally beautiful/handsome. If somebody says,'Can I ask you something?’ or 'We need to talk', be prepared for a seriousconversation. Never forget toupvote an answer on Quora if you liked it, it could encourage someone's skills. ***. Thisis only lagging by a member in iyer 123 group. Another member simply abuse andfinally say to correct that person aged 79. Willhe accept a suggestion, not correction?. Q7 How does a tram differ from a train? A7 Norbiton Flyer, Jan 5 There is no hard and fast distinction.A tramway is a railway running along a street. Assuming compatible rail gauge,structure gauge, power supply and safety measures, a main line train can run ona tramway (as above) or a tram (vehicle designed to run on a tramway) can runon a mainline railway (as below) In general trams are more lightly built, and thereforeonly run with “heavy” rail trains under very strict safety precautions(as in a collision the tram would come off worse). Trams are usually driven “on sight” like otherroad vehicles, and consequently tramway speeds are much lower than on mainlines, where the signals are a guarantee that the line ahead is clearfor further than the driver can see for himself. The light weight and low speed also means that a tram canstop in a much shorter distance than a train can. Q8 Is it true that airplanes cannot flyover the Bermuda Triangle? Why? A8 Carlos Yanez, Works at First Solar(company)Updated 7y The Bermuda Triangle is generally defined as the areabetween Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Miami. There is aninteresting service todaycalled Flight Aware. You can access a map of all flights anywhere in theworld at any given time. Here is the link to the live map: Live Flight Tracker ✈ FlightAware Below is apicture of the map with the Bermuda Triangle drawn on it in red. At this momentthere appear to be about 20 commercial flights in the triangle.There are many flights that cross the triangle every day. So, yes planes canand do fly in the triangle. My note- Pictures could not be added. Q9 What will be the equivalentresistance of two resistances in parallel? A9 Michael O'Neill, BSEE in Electrical Engineering& Physics, Pennsylvania State University (Graduated 1972)4y R-total = R(1)*R(2)/ (R(1) + R(2)) A couple of notesto help: 1: In a parallel connection, the total resistance willalways be less than the smallest resistor in theparallel circuit. The resistance of a 10 ohm resistor in parallel with a 100ohm resistor will have an equivalent value less than 10 ohms. 2: The value of two equal resistors in parallel will beequal to 1/2 of the value of a single resistor.Example, two resistors in parallel with a value of 8 ohms each have a totalresistance in parallel of 4 ohms. My note- Inseries it just adds.Most of us study in high school, butlater forgets. Q10 Is Indian railways changing for better? A10 Saurav Kumar Singh,Knowledge Analyst atDeloitte (company) (2022–present)Jan 6 Yes definitely, So couple days backI was travelling from Ranchi to Howrah to my relatives place and TTE comes tocheck our ticket. Now for the whole life I have been seeing TTE with bunchof paper with passengers details and they confirm ourseats via ticking on that(something like below image) But this time I wasamazed to see TTE withelectronic Tablet with realtime data of passengers and seats(belowimage). So yes, with theadoption of technology and betterment of people, Indian Railways is changing. My note- So aTTE is provided with tablet, but for fine it has to be PAIDIN CASH, andTTE never stand before the train 30 minutes before departure. However some TTEs stand before the coach about 10 minutesbefore departure of train. All the above QA are from Quora website on 26-01- 2023. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers . Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 27-01-2023 -- 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/836098212.48164.1674785441856%40mail.yahoo.com.
