On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Ramakrishnan Sundaram wrote: > >>> >>> Maybe one day we will get over that fixation. >> >> Perhaps a bit after people in New York get over that fixation, but we > > Indian companies in the Middle East use this to their advantage. There > are a bunch of (mostly Brit) aging expats who have invested in good > suits, and are hired to take along to meetings. >
its much the same in many countries in africa, especially when dealing with governments. A company i used to work for had a 'token white' with a marketing director designation. He used to make an appearance only at pre-sales meetings, give a bright smile all around and leave the rest to the others... (a british accent especially, goes a long way, american not that much probably for some colonial hangover sort of reason......)
