Pranam
Q1 I do not know about B V status in USA; however he is wrong in his
answers; WITHOUT INSURANCE NO DOCTOR WILL TOUCH A PATIENT; with Insurance
only an american citizen gets free treatment; all others have to pay
through their bleeding nose ; in this respect Australia and England is
different. Money earning is a technique in the USA; India too nowadays in
that respect, more or less similar; star Insurance like they pay in full
except contribution a little by the patient. In the USA other than citizens
,all visitors and LPRs have to meet the medical bill either by some
insurance of their nation or through the charity; one good thing is
hospitals do help the patients who cannot afford it by asking the charity.
My best friend and senior Chief engineer CPWD who has 7 houses at chennai
and other places of high value (born with the silver spoon) , once while in
USA met in a car accident, when his wife was badly damaged; she was
airlifted immediately to a great hospital; his sons and daughters in laws
were so nice (!!!??/) and they refused to own the treatment of the mother;
Great children?; the hospital, having seen his plight discussed with
an American charity and the entire huge bill was met; she was discharged
safely; both returned back to India; he took a portion of such a huge
iNdian amount as a draft and sent it to that hospital; the hospital
returned back the draft. The plight of non-citizen of the USA is difficult.
Also unless accepted as an emergency, a doctor cannot be met or medicines
bought freely as we do in India. Prescription of India is not prescribed in
the USA. A diabetic cannot even get a needle for the insulin without
prescription; and no USA doctor including any Andhra or Gujarati will
prescribe needle alone, without original check up etc causing some huge
amount. A qualified nurse will act all diagnosis as if a doctor in USA and
doctor on reading the computer data may discuss a little and prescribe; the
prescription will go to the nearest pharma close to your home; for a
citizen it is routine and free of cost; but insurance amount is so high and
will keep on increasing; as the age is high so the insurance premium in
dollars. Indian Insurance is no different; but USA people will cry aloud.
The Nurse, unlike Indian doctors , will pronounce psychological depression,
retired feelings etc etc ; asian jaundice; Indonesian flu to ancestors
etc. Many times , for an Indian, USA behaviour could be so ludicrous.
Itr is not Jingoism at all. Comparison of expenses if done , the income
shall also be compared. Converting rupees is not a good equation.
Generally English USA citizens feel proud as if they own the country,
forgetting that USA and Australia are 2 continents where except the ribes
originals , all are "Vanderigal (srilanka word"{; immigrants only; but the
way in which they show their remarkable prowess ,would make us
inwardly laugh; our people who have lived long enough had become more or
less , now Americans; whether eng americans or afro americans , will not
like anyone looking at them, not even staring. Even a baby pranks , as in
India, we cannot smile; immediately would ask us"Do I know you?'; they do
not know we are talented in abusing whom we don't even know!!. All English
standards of Americans , afro americans and Indian americans are different
in English from English, yet would ask a fast speaker to talk slowly. But
they think that they are talking slowly which is not. Indian americans
ladies do dress one way there and change costumes at doha or singapore
whi;e landing in India.
Q2 Indian not manufacturing laptops etc?. AGP laptops AGP is an
India-based company that manufactures fast and sturdy laptops. The company
started as enthusiasts of simple PCs but slowly gained a market for gaming
laptops. The company is based in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. As per its official
website, it provides ‘thin Clients, Mini PC’s & Commercial Desktop PC’s
equipped with highest commercial grade components’. Some amazing models of
AGP laptops are AGP Orion RA-3110 and AGB Orion Zq-0812. 2 LAVA; 3
Micromax and Smartan are there. In the whole world, no one manufactured all
components entirely in any single factory including the computers.
Chinese parts are also assembled. Manufacturing all the 100% original
Nagapattinam Halwa is never there in any part of the earth.
Q3 In Q1 i narrated where the mother was forsaken; after all nothing
happened to the son, because Karma reflected only in the ongoing births.
Q5 There are poor Punjabi weddings too. Rich Iyer weddings I had
participated in before the income tax provision came checking under sec
132. Thereafter we will be invited only for the receptions. Money haves
and havenots are the cost of the marriage.
Q6 is a joke. Yesterday while returning back from Mumbai flight I entered
at Ekkattuthangal Adyar ananda bhavan at 10 PM ; the guy who started a mini
sweet stall at Adyar and was first assessed by me long ago is today's king
as Saravana bhavans had to sell for the debts and eaten by the political
and police forces,. Even San Jose Saravana Bhavan is under strain of
management change. In AAB tiffin available was not idli dosa but (not even
famous Kozhukattai) but all north indian dishes which the local families
were finishing faster. Madras and dosa are far apart today. Maybe Madurai
. Nobody takes cars to china bazaar because of traffic and np parking
facilities available. In chennai talking auto is better if one buys less or
taxi to be used as a luggage carrier where the buying is huge. All
narrations given above will apply to any cities of India and even Sussex
and Newyork. Mumbai streets with lots of business are worse than the Pondy
BaZAAR. i AM A CHENNAITE BORN AND BROUGHT UP AND SEEING THE CHANGES FROM
THE SCHOOLING TO THIS DAY. And as Bharathi said all over the earth if one
were to check, there is no better city than chennai to live. IT IS NOT RED
DOG AS IT APPEARS TO SOME LIONESS.
Q7 Toronto has a lot of "bitte too french. KR IRs 28522
On Sat, 28 May 2022 at 08:52, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *CULTURAL QA 05-2022-28*
>
> *BEING A COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS*
>
> *All the above QA are from Quora website on 27-05- 2022. *
>
> *Q1 In terms of lifestyle, culture, purchasing power, and
> general happiness, what are some things that you can do in India but not in
> the US?*
>
> A1 Balaji Viswanathan Lived in US since 2004.Updated 8y
>
> *My note- Lengthy but very informative answer*
>
> This answer is complementary to my answer here: What are some of the
> things that you can do in the US but not in India?
>
> *1. I can go to a doctor with no insurance, no* paperwork, get treated,
> buy medicines and come back in an hour with a total expenditure of just
> $1-$2. (This is a private practitioner who was educated almost for free by
> the government. Typically, a GP sees 50-100 patients everyday and makes
> $200/day.) And some of these doctors are the best in the business. This is
> one of the things where India knocks most countries hands down[1]. It is
> not just cheap, it is also as uncomplicated as going to a grocery store. *In
> fact, our doctors become good family friends and act as everything from a
> notary to a life consultant ;-)*
>
> *2. I can go and buy healthy stuff cheaper than* unhealthy stuff. A kilo
> of fresh mango costs about Rs. 120 ($2) during season while a 1 liter
> bottle of Coke costs Rs. 40 ($0.70). Same with idli vs. pizza or roti vs.
> Big Mac. In India, you have to pay big bucks to eat unhealthy. In the US,
> it is the other way around.
>
> *3. Weddings, festivals and family events. India* again wins hands down.
> Try spending Holi in Delhi, Ganpathy Pooja in Bombay, Durga pooja in
> Calcutta and Pongal near Madurai and you will see what is incredible about
> India. In US, except for July 4 and to some extent Christmas, most
> festivals are low key. I'm surprised that most people don't even come out
> to the streets to celebrate Christmas or New Year in most US cities.
>
> *4. Drop in randomly to relatives/friends homes.* Although in some Indian
> metros, people are acting "Western" and requiring appointments to go to
> their home, in most normal Indian homes you can drop in without an
> appointment. My wife and I always go to our in-laws place without notice to
> surprise them. This element of chance & surprise adds to further
> excitement. In the US, I find things too formal.
>
> *5. Get stuff repaired instead of throwing to landfill.* Indians are very
> efficient in repairing/reusing stuff. In the US, people throw out their
> gadgets and appliances as soon as they reach the first failure. In India,
> you can go to a mechanic/electrician and get stuff repaired. The amount of
> waste generated per person is extremely low.
>
> *6. Low cost education. We can spend weeks on* finding what is at fault
> with our education system, but the fact of the matter is that we are very
> efficient at what we are doing. Most of us went to private schools where it
> costs less than $500/year (although, this is changing as more parents want
> trophy schools now). Our colleges are only a little more expensive than
> that. This is despite the government spending almost nothing on our
> education. *Most students in the US are overburdened with debt just after
> their college*. It is not just cheap, it is also safe. Whether it is
> rapes, murders or shootings, our colleges do far better in managing crimes
> than do US campuses. Even during major riots, you will never see a major
> campus of IIT/IIM/NIT affected in any way.
>
> *7. Public Transportation. In almost all Indian cities* there is viable
> public transportation. If there is no bus or train, there will always be a
> ubiquitous auto-rickshaw costing about $0.2/km. In the US, I had terrible
> problems going from one city to another before I bought my car.
>
> *8. Affordable entertainment and communication. In* India, almost anybody
> (even a slum dweller) can afford cable TV. A full cable service cost about
> $2-$8/month. Same for mobile phones where incoming calls are mostly free
> and one can have an usuable phone plan for about $5/month. However, in the
> US even many upper middle class families have to think twice before going
> for full cable service.
>
> *9. Walkable cities and towns. India has not yet* moved to a US style
> suburban sprawl. That means in most towns & cities we can walk/bike to most
> essential amenities - grocery shops (h/t Niranjan Uma Shankar), medical
> clinics, restaurants.
>
> *10. Political system. We sure have got plenty of* troubles in our
> democratic setup, but ours is the only democratic setup where a minority
> can rise up to the top with no background. When Abdul Kalam became the
> third Muslim President in 32 years, India's right wingers didn't howl. This
> is in sharp contrast to how US right wingers reacted to Obama's little bit
> of black lineage. The President was born to a white mother, raised in white
> neighborhoods, went to Ivy leagues, but still was trashed by the right
> wing. President Kalam had no political background, no strong network and no
> money, just lots of brains to get him up there. Although our population is
> 85% Hindu, we have had Sikh Prime Ministers and Presidents, Muslim
> Presidents, Zorastrian business leaders... Can a Hindu/Muslim immigrant
> realistically become a premier in Italy or Germany or Australia? We are not
> perfectly secular, but this is one aspect where we beat every other nation
> in the world.
>
> *11. Finally, good food. I live in a nation where a* Samosa costs Rs 10
> ($ 0.2). In Mumbai, we used to have a great dinner at roadside shops for $1
> (for 2 of us). Whether it is Idli, Papdi chat or Samosa, it is a luxury in
> the US. I miss the chats of Delhi & Mumbai, Saravana Bhavan of Chennai and
> Rosgollas of Calcutta.
>
> *My note- Now most Saravanabhavaan are closed. In it’s place Adyar
> Anandabhavan have appeared including Chennai Central.*
>
> [1] Our medical system is so direct & simple, if you are not dirt poor.
> One of my close friends had a mild bout of fever as soon as he came to the
> US. In India, this is a pretty simple thing. Here, the doctors made him
> take so many stupid tests that the bill finally ran to $800. Good that his
> insurance coverage started the previous day. Still, he had to run around
> filling up papers for a whole week.
>
> -----------------
>
> Endnote: I can also name 11 or more things where you can do in the US but
> not in India. So, it is not about jingoism or one nation better than the
> other. It is just a discussion about relative merits of one nation vs.
> the other. Every nation is great in its own way, and there are some stuff
> that one nation beats the other, while in other stuff gets beaten.
>
> *Q2 Why is India unable to produce laptops and its components?*
>
> A2 Kanthaswamy BalasubramaniamLawyer 10 mo
>
> *Jugaad-The poison that consumes Indian manufacturing.*
>
> As a Banker, we give 125 Crore loan to a Manufacturer who becomes NPA in 3
> years. So we do the post mortem.
>
> *Why didn’t the Product sell? You predicted 50,000 units per year in sales
> but you sold only 7200?*
>
> *Answer : The Product was inferior. Nobody wanted to buy compared to the
> Chinese alternates or Japanese alternates.*
>
> Why was it inferior?
>
> Answer: Because the Original design called for Grade IV filters, we used
> *Grade
> II to save costs.*
>
> The Original design called for machine fitting and sealing but we used *manual
> fitting and sealing*
>
> The original design required a Six Stage separator, we invested in *a
> four stage separator to save costs*
>
> The Split Optics needed 5 Phases of testing for 84 days but we did *only
> 3 phases of testing for 50 days* to save costs
>
> So what was your unit cost?? *China with all the original design
> parameters makes at Rs. 46800/-* per unit? Surely you saved so much cost
> by compromising design
>
> *Answer : Unit cost was Rs. 53,000/-*
>
> Whaat???? How??
>
> Answer: Sir, we had to pay 10 Crore to this guy, 5 Crore to that guy, 15
> Crore to this Minster
>
> *We had to buy transducers at 1.5 times the market* price because the
> MLAs brother was the supplier
>
> We had to import so and so stuff at 72% tariff
>
> *We were threatened that if we didn’t engage or pay 700 labourers we would
> face consequences, so we pay 700 workers for nothing*
>
> We loaned you 125 Crore. How much of it was spent on manufcture and
> inventory?
>
> Answer: Sir we anticipated Rs. 110 Crore to develop based on original
> design and Rs. 15 Crore for contingencies.
>
> *Reality is We spend only Rs. 55 Crore on all this. The* rest went for
> bribes, delay related salaries, higher costs of raw materials etc.
>
> *Okay so how do you pay for your loan now?*
>
> Answer: Sir, i spoke to local MLA who promised me he will agitate and
> cause a Ban on Chinese products and then we can sell our products. Of
> course he wants 5 Crore so can you increase our OD facility??????
>
> See how the Chinese are eating into our business??? Bad China.*This is
> why India fails*
>
> This is the Story of every single SME business in India
>
> Indians are pretty decent when it comes to design but rarely is anything
> manufactured to design all the way.
>
> *Deficient Standards, Delay in Export Orders, Bogus* Escalation of Costs
> - always the same story no matter who is in power - From Indira to Modi
>
> *Always some Jugaad will be done.*
>
> *Due to miscellaneous costs , design standards will never be met and most
> products will always be inferior.*
>
> Nobody has changed this. The only way would be to drag the people who
> obstruct progress and do a Tianamen style job which is impossible in a
> democracy where everyone wets his beak.
>
> Q3 Is it wrong to live by your self and leave your single
> mother alone?
>
> A3 Bhuvana Rameshwar married for three decades Thu
>
> *No, unless she is not able to live alone like she is ill or slightly
> disabled as in health issues*. If she is doing well physically and
> mentally and chooses to live alone let her continue. You can visit her
> often and take care of her financially if needed.
>
> I have seen many mothers carry on living alone after the death of their
> husbands. *They do not move in with their adult sons or daughters*. They
> just continue living in the same house for “comfort “ sake. There is a
> strange comfort living in your own house and sleeping in your bed. Single
> mothers are more independent and it is no surprise if they want to continue
> staying alone.
>
> *Similarly men too continue living alone after their wife's death,
> peacefully in the same house*. They somehow manage cooking or eat outside
> food. They get used to the neighbourhood and find it difficult to move to
> new places for family and company sake. *They may visit their children
> for a few weeks to months or vice versa otherwise expect children to visit
> periodically.*
>
> Most are happy in their own countries if adult children are residing
> abroad. In spite of the better life and lifestyle, relocation to a new
> country is not easy for seniors. They lose their freedom of movement, space
> and sometimes self respect too. They get used to their own place of stay,
> town etc of many years.
>
> Getting out of your comfort zone is easy for youngsters but not for elders.
> Similarly for those with adult children studying or working out of their
> native towns and cities but within the country .
>
> Q4 Why did the Elizabeth Line in London take so long to build
> and cost so much?
>
> A4 Nicholas Stone Lives in London (1993–present)Thu
>
> *The Elizabeth line finally opened in May 2022, nearly 30 years after the
> first government* announcement of the project.
>
> Projects of these size require consultation, legislation, funding
> arrangements, construction, rolling stock manufacture, testing and
> certification. *New technology added several years of delays to this
> project.*
>
> *The Elizabeth line class 345 trains have higher degrees of automation.
> Advanced signalling* systems permit higher frequencies. There are
> platform edge doors. Multiple computer systems manage safety, timetabling,
> train management and real time fault diagnosis. All these systems required
> testing, with delays to one system compounding delays elsewhere.
>
> *The Elizabeth line is huge - adding 10% to the entirety of the London
> Underground rail. Stations are* cavernous. Tunnels are built to a more
> generous dimension, allowing passenger to be evacuated. Back in February
> 2022, I took part in evacuation trails.
>
> *The Elizabeth line class 345 train feature advanced* signalling and
> automation features - ensuring safer, faster and more frequent services in
> the core tunnel section in central London.
>
> *The line is estimated to cost £17 billion to build -* including a fleet
> of the new class 345 trains. Funding has come from multiple sources. Most
> of the funding came from a special business rate, major landowners, a
> special tax on property developments and Transport for London. Around 15%
> of funding came from the UK government. Recall that most of the £17 billion
> was spent gradually during the 13 years of construction.
>
> Q5 What is the reason that South Indian weddings aren't as
> grand as North Indian, especially Punjabi weddings?
>
> A5 Balaji Viswanathan follows government policies closely.3y
>
> Funnily, I thought the other way around. *I was always fascinated how the
> Punjabi weddings I saw in Delhi were simple* — they would put up a
> Shamiana in the road and then get done away with a night of revelry, while
> my wedding lasted for 5 days with horses, chariots and elephants. I was
> super exhausted for most of the time as a typical lunch or dinner had over
> 1000 guests.
>
> *Punjabis are not unique in having garish weddings that waste money. We
> all are guilty of it.*
>
> Q6 What are the 10 things only Chennaites will understand?
>
> A6 Gaayathri Reddy A Proud Chennaiite!9h
>
> *You get to taste authentic Masala Ghee roast. Trust* me you have not
> tasted a dosa until you have tasted it in Chennai.
>
> Bargaining at Pondy bazaar, Parrys etc. If you don’t find it at a bargain
> at these places, then you are not going to find it anywhere.
>
> Chennai has two seasons: summer & extremely hot summer. If you can survive
> Chennai, you are world ready. You can survive anywhere on the planet!
>
> Vegetarian meals are light on the wallet but heavy on the stomach.
>
> Shopping on a sunday evening in T.Nagar will teach you the required
> survival skills.
>
> *Not using a car to go to sowcarpet is a true chennaiite thing.*
>
> CSK is the forever champion..No matter who the winner is…
>
> *You can find a house for rent by asking the person with ironing vehicle (
> no need of a broker)*
>
> Cinema tickets cost you 110–120 rupees but parking charges can go upto
> 250–300 rupees.
>
> Chennai street dogs are scarier than the Conjuring movie itself.
>
> Chennai is just a city. But Madras is an emotion❤
>
> Q7 What is the main language spoken in Toronto?
>
> A7 Steven Haddock Lives in Toronto, ON (1959–present) May 19
>
> *Toronto is an overwhelmingly English speaking city.* The last time I was
> in Montreal I found it was far more common for people to speak non-Canadian
> languages (i.e. not English or French) in public places but in Toronto it’s
> exceedingly rare.
>
> *That being said, over 200 different languages have been recorded among
> the city’s 2.8 million* residents, and 45% of the population have a
> “mother tongue” (first language spoken and remembered) other than English
> or French. At the last census, only about 87,000 people spoke French as a
> mother tongue compared to about 1.3 million who speak English as their
> mother tongue. Six other languages have more than 50,000 native speakers -
> Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil and Portuguese.
>
> *That being said, about 135,000 people in Toronto don’t know enough
> English to carry on a* conversation in the language.
>
> *Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .*
>
> *Compiled **and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 28-5-2022*
>
>
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