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Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

It’s true that Indians don’t know the manners. They don’t have the etiquettes of a civilized society.

Keith

Keith — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

What is bad in going into streets wit bath chappals? By highlighting this point you have shown that Indians suffer from inferiority complex.

K.R.RAVI

K.R.RAVI — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

How about bath robes ?

Prasad

Prasad — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I think most of the world still thinks that maximum Indians lives in slums..this is the impression that we lay on them.

Ekta

Ekta — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

ha ha ha!! Good post. i like it.

Indians lack basic etiquette and that is true. i hate to see people spitting every where around, but then these are the typical qualities in Indians which they pass on to the generations.

Gaurav

Gaurav — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I agree that the representatives of our country should be smart and good looking apart from intelligent. And if they are not, there should be 1 month training given to them on their eating and dressing habits.

Puneet

Puneet — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Long time back, i read some where, “why are indians so dirty” and i observed people that i know and wondered we are not dirty, why do they say this.

After reading this, the things are getting clear.

Rusty

Rusty — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

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Arefa

Arefa — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Indians badly lack the habit of cleanliness. Most of them believe in throwing the dirt of their house in the neighborhood.

Usha

Usha — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

There may be many points which are absolutely true in the article. But isn’t it better that we do not wash dirty linen in public.

Vijay

Vijay — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Right Usha,It’s our own problem and the solution,correction and implementation is the need of time.

Our Neta’s represent our country and most of them are regularly chewing ’Paan’,which reflex a wrong pictures of our country.

The Globe now converted into a big village and there is no hidden place remained to wash dirty linen,so take it easy and let’s wash them in a full public view.

Vijay

Vijay — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Leena

Leena — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Indian intellectual skills have been commended the world over in so many spheres. We have produced scientific and literary geniuses. These people have presented themselves well. Indian beauties are making their mark in Hollywood films too. If fondling a baby in USA is offending, so is giving a peck on the cheek of the members of the opposite sex in public in India which many of these westerners do. But we are pretty broad minded to accept that.

As you have pointed out I do agree that some Indians need to be trained on soft skills. But as an Indian I will never want to condemn my fellowmen in public because if I do so, outsiders like Jamie and Keith will come forward to make derogatory comments about my people and my nation (as though the entire western world is infested with people with flawless soft skills). It hurts to know that when the entire world is trying to project its best image in public, we Indians don’t tire insulting our own people in public.

You should know that efforts are being made in this country to improve their international etiquette. Their fellow countrymen who are staying in western countries should not merely blame them but encourage them in a positive tone to develop what you call ’soft skills’.

Keith

Keith — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Leena

I do appreciate the Indian intellectual skills. To walk in streets with bath chappals is not a sign of insult. But Ravi wants to prove that it is insulting. Have you not seen so many Britishers in India moving in the streets with chappals. They remain as simple as they can be.

Leena

Leena — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks Kieth for clarifying, but what makes you say that if an indian goes out in public with bath chappals, he is suffering from an inferiority complex ? This kind of a remark does make one feel as though you are insulting indians.

Anirudh

Anirudh — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Definitely Indian need to improve their soft skill. Our school curriculum and our system of governance need to adopt soft skill training to all citizen, especially the students. Mr. Shashi Taroor talked about setting up ’finishing school’ in Trivandrum, Kerala. I think such initiative make a good beginning.Much earlier he understood what we, Indian lacks basically.

Somebody has to tell the fact in public. It is not the question of washing dirty linen in public. We should accept and rectify our mistakes instead of concealing the truth. We expect more comparative articles in future like you, who is staying abroad.

Leena

Leena — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Mr. Anirudh

If one of your family members had one of these etiquette problems will you talk about that in public so that others also get an opportunity to make fun of that person, or will you silently understand his problem and teach him the etiquette?

Rajagopalan S

Rajagopalan S — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Keith, I agree with you wholly. No one doubts the intellectuality of Indians but they are unable to cope with the living style in other countries. What is good locally may not be acceptable overseas and we need to raise our standards and live up — that is why they used to say in the olden days ”if you are in Rome you should be a Roman”.

I second with you on chappals too. Some stores in the US have a sign board ”Customers with sandals are not permitted”.

A hungry child can bypass a queue in a school canteen in India, while this is considered rude and punishable in the US. Similar things hold good for adults too. While schools teach about trignometry, world history and physics etc they should also teach these things in India. Many corporates cover this as part of travel orientation when engineers undertake travel overseas on long term assignments — how to behave with their clients at onsite locations, what are the living standards, how to present before the clients etc. What is left out at young age are being taught at middle or older age to us, by hiring teachers from from IIMs and spending lakhs of rupees which is the true Indianity!

We take it personally if someone points our mistakes too. We should swallow our pride and learn to fix our gap which will only resolve these issues.

Usha

Usha — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Ms. Leena

Well said. It is high time we think about India as a family rather than as a country. Our members are working very hard to make a mark for themselves. The evidence is that - India is not as much affected by recession as US. Hence, small follies can be ignored or at least not magnified.

Leena

Leena — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Thank you Ms. Usha for seeing my point in this discussion and agreeing with it.

Lynne K

Lynne K — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Every country has its own perculiar idiosyncry’s.

Behaviour is different in every culture and one should learn or at least read about the do’s and dont’s before travelling to a foreign country, to save any embarrassment.

Members of my family as well as myself have been in awkward situations through ignorance when travelling to foreign countries, so its a learning process for everyone, not just for Indians.