I hate there is no sense of quality. especially reservation.there is no better schooling or coaching for reserved but better jobs.so less output. after 50 years of reservation only affluent families of SC/ST can come forward those also represent them politically. when supreme court had said that creamy layer should be outside of thier resevation they thought thier influence will be lost as others in community will also come forward, also thier family members cannot competete as they don't had any competerion until now. now it is hightime there will be reservation in pvt sector. THOSE who can settle abroad should getout of india as future india will have lesswilling babu,lesswilling worker & more willing politicians.
RE:thing I hate about india
by Guest on Jul 20, 2008 05:40 AM Permalink
You bargain at a Internet Caf� and Malls too? What are you, Cave man’s? I’m an internet operator from Bali Island It's just happen yesterday, 4 people from India, father, mother, daughter and son, came to the internet, asking for prize, and i tell them that it was always Rp.6000,- for 30 minutes and they bargain with me for Rp. 3000,- this time i sense, some trouble coming. I told them the internet was slow. Still pushing to used. I told her it wasn't my own, Internet Cafe i just working here, but look's like they don't care. And they still pushing to used internet. Because they finally agree with this fixed prize.Just to used first. The father used it, and then the mother. I leave them for a while, but her daughter, Tanya v (how i can know her name? The billing coming from another computer and the name of the user is Tanya v. She (the mother) ask with a cheaper prize again she said its slow. "I told you the internet was slow but you still want to use, and now you still bargain with me? Go to the market and buy fish to bargain, this is not the place "Of course, i always bargain, any where i barg! and it's not ilegal" (Sure but this is show them who you are) "Sure do bargain at the Malls too and people will laugh at you, you and your family are trouble for me" The daughter is stealing using internet, at the bill come up and the mother refused to pay the other billing. They are so cheating. I was angry that i notice their origin. i was wrong. But i did call them a
RE:RE:thing I hate about india
by Guest on Jul 20, 2008 05:42 AM Permalink
liar, is that mothers teaching their children to liar? my goodness.. if you have money to go to Bali island for holiday, 6000 rupiah Is six cents for US$ for haft an hour internet it's not big too big. Other day came up, and 3 Indian mans come up. The first man straighly sitting on the my paying table. And 2 asking for hotspot. Is your mother teach you to sit on other people table too? You just have no manner. If you aren’t welcome with tourist at your country, at my Internet Café you are all banned with my bos. My bos allow me not to accept you guys. Why do you guy look rich but always un educated? If you gone away to another country, you will bring your country name as your badge where ever you go, right? Indians?
It is really a well written article. I agree with most of the problems raised here, but would beg to differ with you on certain aspects. Firstly about the discrimination or rascism towards the white or yellow skinned brothers. It is not just for the white or yellow skinned but the discriminatory rates are applicable to all foreigners. It is not a discriminatory rate, but should be seen as Indians (being poor) getting a concessional rate! And as you say I don't think Rs. 5,000 is a huge sum for a French national, it is a huge sum (twice my dad's monthly salary) for an Indian national. I work with an Australian firm where I am payed 2/3 of the salary of my peers, for holding an Indian passport. The company policy clearly states that the cost of living of the country of origin will be considered while calculating the salary. Isn't that more discriminatory and rasist?
Indians (Hindu/Sanadhana Dharma) also doesn't have or believe in innumerous gods, we have many deities, but we believe in one god which is omnipresent.
I appreciate your efforts and fully understand your good intentions. Hope your work make at least some changes in people's mind.
The writer Claude Arpi cribs about foreigners paying a little extra to see our Taj Mahal and other places, but he seems to forget that to view some of the most exotic attractions in India, the foreign tourist has to pay a mere $10-15, which is peanuts when compared to see some silly places in the world where the tourist has to dish out $60 onwards per person.
To see a ridiculous places like the CN Tower the charge is $35 per person + tax, or for the Eiffel Tower it is $55. For Empire State Building it is $45....and so on.
I don't see this as a discrimination if a 'white' (as he refers to) or a foreigner has to pay a few rupees more while visiting touristic places in India.
In Israel, to see a synagogue one has to pay a ridiculous amount of money; while in India the foreigner can visit and even dine for free in historic religious places like the Golden Temple in Amritsar or some other religious place.
RE:Claude Arpi's non-sensical comments on India
by arvind on Oct 21, 2006 06:24 AM Permalink
daljeet my friend, the fact remains that there is still discrimination with reference to ticket prices. the author is not complaining about the 'steep' price, all he is saying that India's image takes a hit when it openly practices such discrimination. even though you get ripped off at places like the CN tower you still pay the same amount as a mexican brazilian russian or a chinese. youve clearly misinterpreted his point.
RE:Claude Arpi's non-sensical comments on India
by on Aug 20, 2007 03:36 AM Permalink
Your numbers are wrong and your point is weak. The CN Tower is less than $20, the Eiffel Tower ranges from 4-11 Euro, and the Empire State Building is less than $17. The point of the article is that all of these attractions do not change their prices based on nationality or race. The discrimination in India is uncomfortable for visitors and pushes people away from spending money more freely or coming to India at all. There are many destinations around the world that are free. There are many destinations around the world that do not charge different prices based on nationality or race. That approach in India would go a long way to improve the view from other countries. India has a great opportunity to have a tremendous tourism industry. Foreigners are willing to spend more money, but not for the same exact thing. An experience, a meal, a nights stay, all areas of opportunity... The article is on the mark, that is the view of another world traveler.
Recently when i went to Egypt for teaching Art of Living Programs, i expereiced the same kind of discrimination where a non-muslim (not from islamic country), is charged much more to see the pyramids or the sphinx, or the museums than a muslim...
RE:Not just in India
by Gopi on Aug 15, 2007 12:36 PM Permalink
Does that justify what we do in India? Isn't this what our politicians are experts at? They keep saying since that guy did it, I am also doing it. The fact is blatant discrimination is NOT right. Charge a uniform fee for everybody irrespective of their skin color is what the writer says.
Hi Guys Let us not crib about the present state of India by comparing with the West. Let us start a new thread on ways to eliminate the present problems that are ailing India.
1. 26 provinces 2. 88 official languages 3. 26 provinces have there own holidays 4. language is getting changed after every 500km yout ravel 5. every provinced have their own culture & norms 6. which coutry in the world has been invaded 20 times by external threats & robbed all stored resources.
Still India is united,
Now the bad points..corruption in different levels exists, still the non-corrupt people of India kept the GDP in +9%
Re: reply
by Anand Agnihotri on Feb 04, 2010 04:44 PM Permalink
with 88 languages Europe may be divided conveniently in 88 countries.India is still a Great Country with so much diversity in language,religion and so on so forth
You may still agree with me that Indian visa laws are far more lienient than of the US or UK. If it would'nt be India would not be such a hot touriest destination.Indians don't refuse visas to foriegners just on the basis of any stupid shit reason as the Americans do. This is one of the reasons that whites are not treated as equals here , because it is they who think themselves to be superior.
I cant agree on discrimination of the white just on the basis of vistor fee to any of the monuments or museums. Every country charges more for overseas persons be it in educational institution anywhere around the world or non availability of public funds to overseas person. This is not discrimination. I hope u agree.
