CULTURAL QA 02-2024-22 All the below QA are from Quora DIGEST to me on 22-02-2024.
Selectedquora answers generally interesting are included .Still they need not be 100% correct answers. Compiled andposted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, on 22-02-2024. Q1 What are some of the best life tips? Mafuz A. Laskar, Lives in Bengaluru,Karnataka, India Updated 5y ***Never get your haircut on the day of a special event. My note- ***Not fully correct. Asbrahmachari, it was a must to have haircut on the morning of Upakarma.Generally it is told not to have oil bath, hair cut on the birth day. Your children get only one childhood.Make it memorable. Same applies for you too. ***Keep credit cards aside only for emergency. My note- ***Not fully correct. Highvalue cards can be kept for emergency. Low value cards specifically issued onrequest, below 25 thousand rupees, aredaily used to purchase fruits, vegetables, emergency medicines etc. Now cardshaving Pin, are fully safe. Don’t swipe cards also have verylow per day limits. When entrusted with a secret, keepit. Sleep on time And wake up early. Never set your favourite song asalarm tone. Compliment the meal when you're aguest in someone's home. Never watch movie on first date. Think twice before burdening a friendwith a secret. Watch a Ted video every day. Ideaswill be your most important possession. Turn off mobile data while spendingtime with family. What goes around comes around. Learn the art of bargaining. Learn to say No. Be funny, playful & try to loveeveryone. Invest first, spend later. Nobody will come to pick you up inyour bad times except your family and a few friends. Love them. Smile to a stranger. Sometimes itmakes their day. ***Whenever in an argument with someone, stand next tothem and not in front of them. My note- ***Better not argue if it isthrough internet mails. The person at other end is always a total stranger toyou, unless you met them Be a good listener. Ask, Ask and Ask. Never be scared ofasking questions. Exercise. Take care of your healthwhile you can. Use Quora insteadof Facebook and Instagram. Whenever filling petrol in a vehicle,use odd digits such as 101 or 211 or other random ones. Having an argument? Meet in person. Ithelps. Appreciate the non-teaching staff orsecurity personnel at school or work. You will love their smile. Less is more. Practice Minimalism. Don't trust everybody. Keep your secrets close to yourself. Always wear a smile on your face. Itmakes you a different person. Smile, because it confuses people. ***Smile, because it's easier thanexplaining what is killing you inside. My note-*** I like this statement Q2 Can you tell some mind-blowing factsthat sound unreal but are actually true? A2 JaiNarayan,15h Serial killers behave like bees.Scientists studied bee behaviour and found algorithms that now police is usingto catch felons Every single odd number has an “e” in it. see for yourself… I don’t know if this is amazing ordisgusting but the air youbreathe in a train station is 15% human skin. If you think leaving atrain station will save you from inhaling skin, just know that about 80% of the floating specs yousee in a sun beam are also skin. Have your ever watched an commercialon Tv and have gotten a similar ad on your phone well it’s not acoincidence. TV commercials emit a tone inaudible to the human ear that yoursmartphone picks up, letting advertisers know that both devices might belong toyou. This is one way in which advertisers work to deliver targeted ads to you.(Not checked by me) Cheetahs can’t roar. They meowjust like house cats Thesun is extremely loud. But we can’t just hear it since sound can’t travelthrough the vacuum of space Very random-but Scotland’s nationalanimal is a unicorn… Have you ever wondered why Gingersare called redheads? Well it’s because when the colour orange was created itwas named after the fruit but before that it was considered a shade of red This last one is interesting: In 1963the Bronx Zoo installed an exhibit called “The Most Dangerous Animal in theWorld;” IT WAS A MIRROR Q3 Whatare some of the greatest examples of presence of mind? A3 AjayPatil, Qurious Quorite Updated 6y A classic Akbar-Birbal SHORT story. It's funny and witty. Do read itwithout skipping. Birbal had a bad habit of chewing tobacco. Emperor Akbar had asked himto quit it as it was bad habit. But habits don't go away so easily. One day they were going through a tobacco field. There theyspotted a donkey eating grass beside the tobacco plants. Akbar- Look Birbal, even donkeysdon't eat tobacco. Birbal- You are right sir, “donkeysdon't eat tobacco. ”That's how you roast your senior using their own words. Edit 1.Disclaimer-This is not a tobacco commercial Q4 Whatdoes it feel like to be in your 80s? A4 AashishKumar Dimri, One who loves India 20h Lawyer : Late Fali Nariman (95) -known Indian jurist worked till very end of his 80’s. Tycoon : Ratan Tata (86) still guidesTata Sons. Actor : Amitabh Bachchan is stillworking at the age of 81. Politician : Subramanian Swamy (84)is still in active politics and public debates . Journalist : Swaminathan Aiyar (81)is known financial journalist and economist. Facts : Active professional life haskept them away from stress and boredom. ***They are financially independent ; physically and mentallyactive. They lead their own lives with ownterms and conditions . Perhaps : “Age is an issue of mindover matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.” : Mark Twain Mynote- *** Financial independence is the most important one for one to beactive after 80. One can get thingsdone, ***sometimes lavishly spending money. One weak back I cleaned my overhead tank and sump after three months deploying a mason. He had to go for work and one day evening he cleaned over head tank andnext day morning sump. Each day work was only for about 2 hours. I paid each day 1000-00 and the mason wentwith a smile. My wifefelt the amount was very high. I told her now the water is excellent, sothat much payment is must for a mason sparing his time. Because I had that much moneyin reserve I could get it done. I too felt it is more but for getting things done we may have tospend lavishly. If I hadto depend on my son, nothaving my pension, Ihad to think twice before spending like that. Q5 Whatis the funniest interaction(s) you have had with a random person that you neversaw/heard from again? A5 RichardLurvey,4h I was walking thru Walmart and heard a women scolding her kidsfor being unruly as I walked past to see what was up. I see a Blackgrandmother dealing with her grand kids one in particular was just downrightdisobedient She looked at him and told him if hedidn’t start acting right she would smack the black off of him, by this time I’mstanding there watching chuckling a little and he looks at me and says helpwithout missing a beat Isay I can’t help you that’s what happened to me. The grandmother looks up at me andjust smiles, that young boy was on his best behaviour the rest of their timethere. -- 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/897960771.3275169.1708583769428%40mail.yahoo.com.
