CULTURAL QA 04-2024-08 Allthe below QA are from QUORA DIGEST tome on 08-04-2024.
SelectedQuora answers by generally interesting are included. Still they need not be 100% correct answers. One joke is included. Compiled and posted by R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on 08-4-2024 Q1 Can you tellabout “suspensions” in Norway Restaurants? A1 Chauhan Babu Nath,14h Norway is a country in Europe....If you ever gothere, you will generally find this scene. There is a restaurant.. A woman comes to his cash counter and says - "5Coffee, 1 Suspension".. Then she pays for five coffees and takes away fourcups of coffee... After some time .... Another man comes and says- "4 Lunch, 2Suspension"! He pays for four lunches And carries two lunch packets... Then another one comes...orders - "10 Coffee, 6Suspension"!! He pays for ten, Takes four coffees... After some time.... An old man inshabby clothes comes to the counter and asks-"Any Suspended Coffee??" The counter-girl present says- "Yes!!" andgives him a cup of hot coffee... After some time, another bearded man comes in andasks- "Any Suspension Lunch ??" So the person at the counter gives a parcel of hotfood and Gives him a bottle of water... And this sequence of...one group making more paymentsand Other groups carrying food without payment continues throughout the day…. That means...helping an unknown poor needy without"identifying" yourself and even without "knowing" anyone'sface...This is the tradition of Norwegian citizens!!! My note- I have read long back the “suspension”arrangement in a coffee shop at Bangalore. I forgot the name of the coffeeshop. I could not attachthe cabin photo of the counter person. It appears like a very large TamilnaduAnda vessel. Q2 What is themost Indian thing ever? A2 Ankurr, Worksat Infosys Limited (2015–present)Updated 5y Let me share an incident with you. I was in the billing queue at a local supermarket.There was a kid standing in the same queue with his mother. When my turn came, I took out wallet from my backpocket and somehow onerupee coin slipped out and rolled under the billing table. I was just going to get that, but that kid rushedtowards the table before me, picked up the coin and did this. Touched the coin to his head. Touched the coin to his gut. Returned it back to me. This put a smile on my face. I would have done thesame thing after picking up. We all would do that. We Indians respect our money. For us, its whereGoddess Lakshmi resides. This gesture is the most Indian thing ever. Q3 Can youtell about parents of late WinstonChurchill, British Prime minister? A3 ShivTandon,21h When Jennie Jerome and Lord Randolph Churchill announced theirengagement in 1874, his parents were horrified. The couple had only known oneanother for three days, and Jerome—the tattooed daughter of a philanderingfinancier and a social climber—was an American socialite, not a Britishnoblewoman. Appalled, the Churchills tried to block the match…until they didthe math. Jerome’s familymight have humble origins, but they were outrageously wealthy. Lord Randolph’s parents werenot, and Jerome’s father was willing to pay a dowry that equaled the equivalentof over $4.3 million dollars today. The marriage went forward with the grudgingapproval of Lord Randolph’s parents. They could have no way of knowing that Jerome, whobecame Lady RandolphChurchill when she married in 1874, would be the mother of a future primeminister, Winston—or that by allowing their aristocratic son to barter histitle for much-needed wealth, they had helped spark a trend. Between the late 19th century and World War II, aflood of “dollar princesses” flocked to England looking for love. In return fora coveted title, they offered their much-needed wealth to an aristocracydesperate for cash. And along the way, they helped change British royaltyforever—including the lives of the modern-day heirs to Britain’s throne. Q4 What's thebest mistake you've ever made? A4 VasudevRoy,Lives in India Updated 5y Sometime back, I ordered Hush Puppies shoes onAmazon. I made the payment and checked out. After a couple of days, I received a call frommother, “Son, did you order some shoes?” I asked her to hold on for a minute, checked myamazon and realized that I forgot to change the address as I’ve shifted to this new placefor job around 1000km away from home. “Yes maa! Iordered those shoes for father. He is going to attend a wedding next month,isn't he? That's why! ” I lied a bit buttheir happiness was more important. A month later, mother was on call telling me abouthow much father liked those shoes and with how much excitement he toldgrandparents and my aunts about me sending the shoes with my first salary. My father is a simple man and he has never worebranded chappal/shoes so that we could get Pumas and Nikes. I felt bliss. By mistake though, it was a proudfeeling. The best mistake I ever made. My note- It need not be by mistake, Mr Vasudev Roy could have really ordered the shoes for hisfather. Q5 What shockedyou today as an Indian? A5 AnupamSharma.Fascinated by depth of Indian HistoryUpdated 4y I woke up today, with my phone filled withnotifications about the Massive Fire that damaged the Notre Dame Cathedral inParis. For those who don't know about Notre Dame Cathedral. It is A12th century monument located in Paris and is a city landmark. This monumenthas seen and survived French Revolution, 2 world wars, countless invasions,plagues, crusades and other conflicts, for over 856 years. Then the fire happened and parts of the cathedral gotburned down. Within hours after the news of the fire broke out viaa thousand odd articles, hundreds of millions of dollars were donated by peopleto restore the grand old monument. Over $560mpledged to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris I am in awe of how the Westerners, specially theEuropeans take pride in and preserve their past. Really commendable. Now coming back to what shocked me today, I was shocked to know aboutthe fire at Meenaxi Temple Madurai. Meenaxi Temple, according to some ancient Tamil textsis around 2000 years old. Like Notre Dame, the Temple has seen countlessIslamic Invasions, Once been completely destroyed by Delhi sultanate. And againrestored by rulers of Vijayanagar Empire. How many of youheard about the Fire? I certainly did not. While going through the articlesabout Notre Dame, I came across an interesting article in The Economic Times. What do Notre Dame and Meenakshi Temple have incommon? I was intrigued and I went through it and then I hadto browse for a while to know that, about a year ago in Feb 2018, there was amajor fire in Meenaxi Temple. The fire that broke out near the Temple Museum inEast Tower late at night severely damaged a few granite pillars with sculpturesin the Veeravasantharayar Mandapam. Apart from a few South Indian news channels and a fewonline tablets, no one reported this news. Meenaxi Temple is a place of worship and a UNESCOWorld Heritage, just like Notre Dame. But the Cosmopolitan Indian find ituncool to visit or talk about the Indian heritage. Even though the fire was not massive and had beencontained within hours, the neglect by the main stream media of this historicalheritage and place of worship is just disheartening. Edit 1.For a few ignorant people who deliberately didnot understand the point I am trying to make here, I am not saying the world should show about Meenakshitemple. I am just trying to point out, our own media doesn't care about what happens to ourancient monuments. -- 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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