Pranam Q3 I could see the lamentations of a mother alone from the darkness wailing in heart. Wait fro Rama to step on the stone of SON. KR IRS 22222
On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 05:26, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *CULTURAL QA 02-2022-22* > > *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS* > > Q1 The marriage proposal of a handsome army doctor has come by > his parents but they will not allow the girl to wear a salwar suit or > western only rajputi dress. What do I do? > > A1 Bhuvana Rameshwar married for three decades 11h > > *If I were you.. I would marry him. He is in the army.. Wow!* He is > handsome.. Plus points He is a doctor…noble, respected profession. > > *I will be very loving and respectful to him and soon he will agree to all > my decent dress choices.* Salwar kameez, kurta, long t-shirts, jeans > cover our bodies better than sari - blouse combo. *There is no waist, > stomach or any side show in many modern Indian dresses.* > > Rajasthani women wear thin saris, head covered as a mark of respect > .Traditional saris. But these are also rajasthani…These are more practical > and user friendly. > > *Here inlaws do not matter, nor their views*. May be you can wear > traditional rajasthani dresses or saris for festivals and family functions. > Besides > army men are usually placed away from hometown, away from inlaws, so get > married. > > Q2 What prevents you from buying an iPhone as a middle-class > Indian in 2022? > > A2 Prasanna Bhalerao M. Sc. in Electronics & Physics, > Fergusson College, Pune6h > > I will tell you and give a hint to my thinking … cost is not an issue for > me. Honestly, I can't figure out what the ₹80,000 odd iPhone will bring > and how it will benefit me. *For me RoI and VFM are very important. A **₹**15k > phone does all the work* for me very nicely, which is mostly social > networking. > > Q3 You gave the best education to your children. Post > education, they left India after putting you in an old age home. Do you > regret giving them the best education? > > A3 Bhuvana Rameshwar Former Teacher, Sun > > Children are born through us but not for us. We shouldn't cut their wings > for our self interests. > > Many children get educated, do go away abroad. Why, some even go away to > bigger cities far from their villages and small towns. They go away for > better jobs, better earnings, have better prospects and better quality life. > > *But most adult children want their parents to live comfortably even if > continuing in their native towns with good food, better health care, house > help, gadgets etc*. They also send money regularly if parents are in need. > In case of health emergencies, family functions, festivals many visit the > parents without fail . This equation also depends on parent - adult > children relationships. Sometimes out of contact means out of mind and > thus parents do feel abandoned . So keeping in touch by phone calls, > chats, mails is a must even if swallowing your pride sometimes. > > Many ask parents to move over abroad. Getting them residency rights, green > card etc does happen. *The problems is parents find it difficult to > settle down abroad as they are so used to life in native country, like > India is home to most elderly Indians*. They feel like fish out of water > abroad. Most children are okay with both parents living in native country > and visiting them abroad once in two to three years minimum, unless they > have mobility issues. And adult children with grandchildren visit them the > alternate years. > > We visited Australia. It was a happy stay but I felt loss of freedom. We > are dependent on them for going out. Except for our daily walks the rest > isn't that easy. Besides we do not have our extended family or our daily > set of neighbours, neighbourhood shops, temples, our local tours etc to > pass time. The freedom to drive away or take a train journey whenever, > wherever is lost. > > *There we spent time mostly at home watching yupp TV, an app that relays > Indian programs*. Smart phone was another time pass but it gets boring > after some time. Day tours and visiting other places of sightseeing were > joyful with a welcome relief from being at home. Stay is good for a month > after that it is slightly difficult. > > I also recall here girls calling only their mothers to help during child > delivery and after that forgetting them. Some girls call mil too, only to > help out with baby and as a baby sitter as they may be both working. *Some > mothers are literally cooks and housekeepers minus pay* in their son’s or > daughter’s houses abroad. Usually fathers are left behind. Now this is not > fair and sad. This is another reason why parents hate going abroad to their > children's houses. *Some parents also transfer most their money abroad > and are left paupers in their own country.* Or adult children dispose > properties forcefully. > > Another strong point to note is not everybody is happy in an old age Home, > unless both spouses live together there. According to a survey on such > Homes.. women are more adjusting here as they form some kind of > friendships, discussing woes etc. with other old women, hearing their > stories, gossiping, gardening etc. But it very difficult for men to find > good friends, hence most of them are lonely and depressed and die early > compared to women. *Some elders can't afford a Home as there is no good > saving.* > > So the current, prevalent norm is when one parent passes away they > convince the other parent to move in with them abroad permanently . > > This is what I have told our son and dil who live abroad. *As long as we > are able to manage we will live in India. Later move in with them if needed > or if one of us passes away.* > > Now do I regret? .. I sometimes I miss them a lot. At nights I imagine the > earth.. what a far away country I sent our son away.. I actually imagine > seeing India to Australia view from space with the vast deep seas and ocean > below and then crossing the Equator down to the huge island far below . The > scene is very depressing and stressful. > > But if I imagine their life in India, our grand child's over competitive > schooling in India, our son’s long hours, our dil ‘s travel by bus to work, > the bangalore traffic jam, the pollution, the power cuts, the noise, the > daily woes…*I am convinced they are better of there. We have lived our > life well.* It is their turn now. And they should live it happy and well. > After all it is one life for them too. And visiting them every alternate > year works for now. So far fine. > > *My note- An answer carefully studied all aspects* > > Q4 What is it like doing a 20-hour or more flight in a > passenger plane? > > A4 Eric Houg Frequent traveler, infrequently happy about it. > Feb 9 > > Meh. I did Houston to Dubai and I think that was 19 hours. Typically, once > you get past about 9 hours, it’s all the same. You watch movies, read a > book, chat with your travel buddy, sleep etc. It’s just really not a big > deal. > > Even if you’re a nervous flyer, like me, you can only be terrified for so > long before you get over it and just get bored. > > I have a few tricks that I use that I will share with you. > > *Every hour, on the hour, I like to get up an do a lap.* That is, I will > walk all the way to the back of the plane, use the restroom, Hit the galley > for a water or a munchie, go all the way to the front, at then circle back > around. Again, all of it where I need to use the bathroom or not. It just > helps break up the monotony. > > *Any time they give you food, take it and eat. It breaks up the monotony.* > > *Bring a laptop or tablet and put a BUNCH of movies* on it. Some long > flights don’t have good entertainment options and it can be difficult to > find out before you are on the plane. I bring my Ipad with about 20 > different movies and TV shows saved on it. It doesn’t even matter if it’s a > bad movie, *it’s just to pass the time.* > > Try not to get too wound up about it. *Just relax and enjoy the ride*. > You’ll get there when you’ll get there. > > Q5 Do we need to service air conditioners every year? > > A5 Gopala Krishnan , former Assistant General Manager > 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom (1966-2004)Answered just now > > Whatever be the make of air conditioner *quarterly filter cleaning > service and half yearly full service would avoid spending in 4–5 thousands > when faults occur*. Once filters are cleaned one can feel the difference > in cold air flow > > *Q6 Why do they attach a little bell to the collar of a cat > back in the days?* > > A6 Anita Brown Worked at family pet shop. Sold cat & dog > supplies and foodThu > > *They put bells on to scare prey animals and birds.* Most cats will learn > to stalk with them on. Cats are tremendous hunters, nothing stops them. *If > you wish to protect the birds, keep your cat inside.* It is safer for the > cat too. The bells are irritating to a cat's ears. Most will fight the > collar and bell because of the noise. > > I have to tear those bells off Marley's collars. He has a variety of > collars so he can be fashionable. His collars are all breakaway collars so > he could get loose should he ever get tangled. > > *Marley is a total inside cat but we like him to wear a collar with ID*. > People see a collar on a cat, they know it belongs to someone. If Marley > ever got outside by accident, he would have ID to bring him home. Marley > also has a microchip. We will take no chances with our darling Marley. > Marley's favorite collar, the classic bowtie. > > Q7 How do you know that it's time to replace your hard disk > (hard disk drive/HDD) and SSD (solid state drive)? > > A7 Vladislav Zorov programming enthusiast .Dec 26 > > For hard disks, you almost always get warnings, from various diagnostic > programs. When you see S.M.A.R.T. errors, or you have sudden slow downs and > weird sounds… it’s probably time. > > *For SSD, I guess you replace them when your computer suddenly doesn’t > want to boot :D* > > So far I haven’t had an SSD fail, but I’ve heard there are no warnings, so > I always have backup running in the background, to my NAS (which uses two > hard disks in mirroring configuration, with some lights on the front panel > that show drive health, and email notifications and everything, so > hopefully it’s unlikely that one fails, nobody notices, and then the other > fails as well).More important data also gets encrypted and replicated to > cloud storage, so I always have 3 copies (two local, one remote). > > *My note- I was under the impression just like mother board, hard disc is > also costly in* computers/Laptops. While purchasing a new computer I > desired to replace faulty disc also on the old one. It worked and both are > working now. Hard disc of laptop cost me about 3000-00. It was about 3 > years back. > > Q8 Whose idea is it that we have weekdays and weekends? When > did it start historically? > > A8 Matt Riggsby MA Archaeological Studies, Boston University > Thu > > *It’s a product of the development in labor relations in the 19th and > early 20th centuries.* > > Before the rise of industrialization, people had much less structured > working lives. They tended to work long, hard hours some times of year and > little or none at others (for example, during planting and the harvest vs. > during the winter). *With the establishment of factory work, time became > more structured. Urban workers in general needed to report to work at the > same time on the same days,* so more and more people started to see time > in terms of working vs. non-working days. Or rather, for many people, a > non-working day. Europe and its diaspora being overwhelmingly Christian, > Sunday was a day off. Other days involve ten to twelve hours of work. > > But labor movements and scientific studies of labor started to push back > on that. Workers wanted to have lives outside of their labor and agitated > for shorter days. This was supported by studies of accidents and > productivity, which indicated that tired workers were less productive and > more prone to accidents causing injury, death, and delays in production. Work > days became progressively shorter, and part or all of Saturday as well as > Sunday became a day off of work. Somewhere around the 1930s, two days off > became the norm. > > Q9 Why don't rich people choose to get Lasik/Lasek surgery > while still wearing glasses? > > A9 Amy Chai MD, Internal Medicine, MS Epidemiology Fri > > I will not risk unnecessary surgery on my eyes. I also get good correction > with glasses, so it really is just for looking prettier. > > Plus, I am a doctor. So things splatter. I do not want splattery things in > my eyeballs. Also, I have full UV protection, which should help prevent > macular degeneration and eye wrinkles. *Glasses are protective and good. *So > what if they look dumb. > > Q10 What are the things you should never leave in the car in the > winter? > > A10 Chris Ebbert I have owned and driven over a hundred cars. > Jan 27. > > *I have learned the hard way that cans of carbonated beverages are better > not kept in the car if you see temperatures below freezing*. I came upon > a can of light beer from a roadside café I had left in one of the door cup > holders of my Toyota RAV4, which had been *parked in my driveway for > about ten days in temperatures around minus fifteen Celsius.* > > It was the strangest sight: There was only a strip of tin with a bottom- > and a top lid dangling from it. The actual beer had disappeared without a > trace. > > To this day, I cannot imagine where the beer went. The car interior is > clean. *But the can has quite clearly exploded.* > > *All the above QA are from Quora website on 21-02- 2022. **Quora > answers need not be 100% correct answers * > > *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 22-02-2022* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/895845698.556436.1645487810165%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/895845698.556436.1645487810165%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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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