As cultures go so goes the future of a place. An innovative culture will lead to sustainable growth in a region and provide potential for prosperity of the citizens.
An open and inviting immigration policy dictates how diverse a society can be. Of course there are some relatively basic behaviors or traits that contribute to national identity or at least explain why things are the way they are.
One such idiosynchrosy in India is of the use of 'missed calls'.
Indians do not believe in concept of voicemail. You can try to reach someone by calling and if they don't answer you try again. The recipient of the missed call depending on their mood might choose to call back the number showing as missed call depending on if it is identified as a contact.
Even better is the use of Simple Message Service or SMS aka texting.
People have phone plans that are on tight budget and that helps with managing monthly payments. Now of course you can see the downside to this arrangement where you cannot pass information in detail over voicemail.
I had to reorient my thinking when booking cabs or arranging accommodations.
This also implies that no one in the country is in any particular rush to get anything done- ever. This is a systemic issue that manifests itself as Indian Standard Time.
Less stress to the local public is a plus.
Visitors beware. Customers too.
Expect nothing mantra will get you far.
An open and inviting immigration policy dictates how diverse a society can be. Of course there are some relatively basic behaviors or traits that contribute to national identity or at least explain why things are the way they are.
One such idiosynchrosy in India is of the use of 'missed calls'.
Indians do not believe in concept of voicemail. You can try to reach someone by calling and if they don't answer you try again. The recipient of the missed call depending on their mood might choose to call back the number showing as missed call depending on if it is identified as a contact.
Even better is the use of Simple Message Service or SMS aka texting.
People have phone plans that are on tight budget and that helps with managing monthly payments. Now of course you can see the downside to this arrangement where you cannot pass information in detail over voicemail.
I had to reorient my thinking when booking cabs or arranging accommodations.
This also implies that no one in the country is in any particular rush to get anything done- ever. This is a systemic issue that manifests itself as Indian Standard Time.
Less stress to the local public is a plus.
Visitors beware. Customers too.
Expect nothing mantra will get you far.
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