CULTURAL QA 04202406
Q1 What is the most touching act of kindness you have ever witnessed
or experienced?
KR Afterall returning back Rs 100 is can be said as mean but the
pity is honesty has become a glorious event. Holding what does not belong
to one is named as stealing. Stealing is a taboo and so living accordingly
is dharma; but what does the cashier do? did he come out of his office and
apologised for being rude? And the worst bank ever seen in India is only
SBI where work is tardy, asking the customer to do their job. And may not
be rude since they don’t care for you. Because of a large union and a very
fat salary. Auto drivers returning back the high value jewellery had
appeared in news papers but did we go and congratulated him for his honesty
of denying 5 and 6 figure value? Act of kindness is when one is being
insulted still the insulted caring for the person insulting.
Q2 What are some examples of things that sound right but are actually
wrong?
KR It is to be thought in a different way. 1 As a fools’ day joke to
laugh it out. 2 People are so gullible they perform and publish all
nonsense under the earth without the application of the mind. And finally,
I appreciate so many playing back the joke. {If Jovian Pluto is an apr fool
joke, repeating that they felt is also apr fool joke?}
Q3 What is the special about Dr Shankar Gowda?
KR So many such doctors do exist in India. I myself had written some
time back where 50 paise tablet cured my sinus without even ack a fee as
unneeded by Dr Gopal of Mylapore while Apollo swiped in 10 minutes Rs 10000
Q4 What is the biggest culture shock you have ever faced?
KR Already appeared here; what is the culture shock in these? Have
you not seen coffee shops all over the country where young kids drinking
drinking liquids? And carbonated water is all over the airports available
kept outside and if you ask for water the girl will pull one to you. Why we
drink water? For not only thirst killing but also for digestion; so
carbonated. In the olden days whenever you went to someone’s home, they
will offer buttermilk with salt, which is another sparkling drink only.
Young kids always feel surprise at everything they see.
Q5 What is the biggest mind blow ever?
KR Widespread mercury poisoning occurred in rural Iraq in
1971–1972, when grain treated with a methylmercury-based fungicide that was
intended for planting only was used by the rural population to make bread,
causing at least 6530 cases of mercury poisoning and at least 459 deaths
(see Basra poison grain disaster). Which is blowing thy mind?
K Rajaram IRS 6424
On Sat, 6 Apr 2024 at 09:16, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *CULTURAL QA 04-2024-06*
>
> *All the below QA are from QUORA DIGEST to me on 06-04-2024. *
>
> *Selected Quora answers by generally interesting are included. Still they
> need not be 100% correct answers. *
>
> *Compiled and posted by R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on 06-4-2024 *
>
> *Q1 What is the most touching act of kindness you have ever witnessed
> or experienced?*
>
> *A1 Parik Dhamija, Works at Parik Sales Corporation Updated 6y*
>
> *Yesterday I was in the State Bank of India and was learning about
> different investment schemes.*
>
> *The time was 4:15 pm and the security guard just closed the main door so
> as not to allow any more person inside the bank.*
>
> *After a few minutes, I saw a senior citizen arguing with the guard to
> open the door. After much hassle, he was finally let in.*
>
> *He stood in front of the cashier and placed a ₹100 note on his desk.*
>
> *Cashier: Furious. Deposits till 4:00 pm. Just get out.*
>
> *Senior citizen: Sir I am not here for deposits. Actually…*
>
> *Cashier: To the guard. Just throw this person out.*
>
> *Senior citizen: Sir actually I came here to return this note to you. This
> doesn't belong to me.*
>
> *Cashier: Baffled. What?*
>
> *Senior citizen: Yes Sir. I filled the withdrawal form for ₹1700 and by
> mistake you gave me ₹1800. I was in a hurry so didn't count. When I went to
> another bank to deposit the same in my wife's account, they gave me ₹100
> back.*
>
> *Cashier: I'm speechless. What do you do Sir?*
>
> *Senior citizen: I am a mazdoor ( a daily wage worker). I work in the
> front building.*
>
> *While he was leaving.*
>
> *Guard: Insaniyat hai abi humare desh me.*
>
> * (Translation: Humanity is still alive in our country)*
>
> *Senior citizen: Bhaiya desh ka nahi pta. Hume raat me neend achha ayega
> bs.*
>
> * (Translation: I don't know about the country, brother. Atleast now I'll
> be able to sleep tonight.)*
>
> *He straight away went to the front building and started his work. I was
> still watching him in awe.*
>
> *My note- In south India, all staff of State bank of India are very
> courteous. May be either language or difference in North India.*
>
> *Q2 What are some examples of things that sound right but are
> actually wrong?*
>
> *A2 Hazel, History Enthusiast4y*
>
> *English astronomer Sir Patrick Moore pulled one of the biggest April
> Fools’ hoaxes of all time which fooled the country into thinking they could
> float.*
>
> *On April 1 1976, he made an announcement on BBC Radio 2 stating that, at
> exactly 9:47 a.m., Pluto would pass directly behind Jupiter in relation to
> the Earth. This would create a noticeable reduction in gravity on Earth
> itself.[1]*
>
> *He said that, if people jumped at this exact time, they would be overcome
> by a ‘strange floating sensation’.*
>
> *This was known as the ‘Jovian-Plutonian effect’.*
>
> *I’m no physicist, but in hindsight this is obviously rubbish—yet the
> public bought the whole thing—and I’m talking hook, line and sinker.*
>
> *For a lot of people, this sounded completely right and reasonable,
> despite just how ridiculous it was. And fair enough—it came from a pretty
> reliable source.*
>
> *The BBC reported getting a hell of a lot of calls from people all over
> the country telling them they were having bizarre gravitational
> experiences.*
>
> *One woman claimed that she and her friends were sitting and had ‘wafted
> from their chairs and gently orbited around the room.’[2]*
>
> *Another woman said that she and her eleven friends were sitting at a
> table—and soon enough, everyone (and the table) began to ascend.[3]*
>
> *(Kind of Harry Potter-esque in that scene with the inflation of Marjorie
> Dursley.)*
>
> *The reason that Moore performed this hoax was really just to raise
> awareness of the fact that the whole idea of ‘planetary alignment’ and its
> effects on Earth are nonsensical.*
>
> * ‘Let us hear no more of this nonsense about the 'planetary
> alignment.' It happens every 170 years or so; nothing spectacular will be
> seen in the sky; and in the opinion of almost everyone, it can [a]ffect
> nobody and nothing.’*
>
> *It’s strange how so many people thought it sounded right—but when it
> actual fact, it was completely wrong.*
>
> *I guess a lot of it has to do with the mind—although the phenomenon
> wasn’t real, in a way people believed in it and so it felt real.*
>
> *But a clever hoax on the part of Sir Patrick Moore nevertheless.*
>
> *Q3 What is the special about Dr Shankar Gowda?*
>
> *A3 Mohd Aaqib,9h*
>
> *A man dressed in simple clothes, sitting barefoot on a wall, writes
> something on a piece of paper holding a Rs 3 ball pen.*
>
> *This person is Dr Shankar Gowda, Gold Medalist MBBS,from Mandua in
> Karnataka,* and MD from Calcutta Medical University.*
>
> *He does not have his own clinic.*
>
> *It takes lakhs of rupees to build a cabin. From where will you get so
> much money..??*
>
> *He lives in a two-room house away from the city. How can patients come so
> far for treatment, so he examines hundreds of poor patients daily sitting
> outside a fast food restaurant in the city from 7 am to 7 pm on his
> bicycle. Diagnoses them thoroughly and prescribes cheap, generic medicines.*
>
> *Do you know how much he charges?*
>
> *It costs only 5 rupees. Yes, just Rs.5. Doctors with Goldmedalist MD
> degree charge only Rs 5 from poor patients.*
>
> *In today's world where doctors are literally looting the poor, common
> people. But Dr. Shankar Gowdar is a god to many. Salute to such a social
> worker.*
>
> *Q4 What is the biggest culture shock you have ever faced?*
>
> *A4 Martenz Vandreva, Studied at Trisakti Institute of Tourism
> Updated 3y*
>
> *1 Soft Drinks*
>
> *When the first time I was stepping my feet in Germany, I was shocked when
> I saw how people drink soft drinks almost all the time..In the morning
> before work, my colleagues will drink a can of Coca-Cola, and every time we
> have a short break , again always Coca-Cola or other kind of soft drink.*
>
> *And not forget to mention, Red Bull..this kind of energy drink it's seem
> becoming everybody's favorite drinks to pump their spirit..*
>
> *One package of can soft drink contains 24 pieces..and its common when I
> saw some of my colleagues have it in their room.*
>
> *2. Sparkling Water*
>
> *When the first time I bought a bottle of mineral water in Lidl, I was
> confused why the water tasted just like a soda water..and when I read the
> label, I just realized if that is a Sparkling water..*
>
> *And another fact, when I made an inventory in my Hotel, the consumption
> number of a Sparkling water way much bigger than a regular water by our
> guests, don't ask me why, because I don't know the answer..*
>
> *I never saw a bottle of Sparkling water being sold in my country in
> regular supermarket, and if they do, I can guarantee no one will ever buy
> it.*
>
> *As an Asian Man, at home, I drink a regular water without gas..and of
> course some ice tea.*
>
> *Yes, there are a lot of soft drinks, being sold in the Supermarket
> nearby, but our family did not get used to consuming it.*
>
> *Q5 What is the biggest mind blow ever?*
>
> *A5 Sanidhya Singh,We are mortal, not our deeds! Updated 6y*
>
> *If you have ever turned the pages of physics book, you might be knowing
> him:*
>
> *His name is Sir Isaac Newton.[1]*
>
> *His works in the field of gravity, motion, optics etc. are highly
> recognized and appreciated throughout the world, even in 21st century.*
>
> *He was also the Mastermind behind the scientific revolution of 17th
> century.[2]*
>
> *But do you know how he died?*
>
> *In our physics textbooks, his life is limited to his discoveries and
> inventions only, no one cares about how he died.*
>
> *So, let's investigate a bit into his later part of life:*
>
> *Newton spent his last days in a small house of London with his
> acquaintance John locke.[3]*
>
> *He started doing alchemy there.*
>
> *According to the recent research of his hair samples, from his coffins,
> it was found that it contains high level of Mercury.*
>
> *Mercury is considered as an important metal in the formula of gold
> making.[4]*
>
> *It is even said that he had gone mad before he died, which is one of the
> side-effects of working with Mercury.*
>
> *Hence, the mystery is solved- Newton died because of his obsession with
> turning base metals into gold.*
>
> *This is how one of the greatest scientists of all time died.*
>
> *Pretty weird, isn't it?*
>
> *In contrast, he is still alive because of his works in physics and
> mathematics.*
>
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