> <hoping that the other Kiran is somewhere far away>
Why? Now I'm intrigued :) I don't think so. It's to do with accountability. > > We don't mean what we say in India. It isn't that the pizza guy was being > difficult. More likely, there was no process in place to cope with delayed > delivery. I doubt this. Dominoes, Pizza Hut, etc. I'm sure have this as part of their standard operating procedure all over the world (though I have personally had pizza delivered only in two countries, what a shame!). Now either the delivery guy did not have that as part of his training (which begs the question why, is it because we Indians have this attitude?), or they almost never have a customer refusing to pay and this was a genuine surprise. Either way, my point is made. Not in academics. Our curricula are impressive, not intended to be > implemented. Yes, they are. But it doesn't make sense to me why somebody has to learn the theory of relativity and rigid body physics in 11th standard. Even if taught correctly in all CBSE schools (which have these subjects in their curriculum, and which I followed all through my schools years in India), I doubt all those who graduate would understand these subjects correctly. And the fact that they are a government body means that they have to ensure a certain percentage passes. But then lets not talk politics... We need to slap this down to correct things. The sooner the better. It was a > good start to turn the guy away for being late. Precisely what I'm advocating. We need to demand it, because I'm sure considering what we pay, we should get it. Kiran
