[lbo-talk] Yoga -- Not as Old as You Think

[Wojtek S]

Fernando: "I come across Indian software programmers on mailing lists all the
time, many seem a bit rude and "demand" answers to their questions -on
a silver platter if possible with very little thinking about the
problem on their part- ("I need to know how to do this. I need an
answer quickly", and when you answer with links to documentation you
hear back "Thanks. But how do I do this?". IMHO they seem to have very
little of this ancestral patience and temperance."

[WS:] An acquaintance of mine who herself is an India-born scientist
expresses similar opinions of her compatriots - but I find that not
surprising.  Many FOBs are vocally critical of their old countries.

Based on my experience, many Indians whom I met tended to be very good
at listening to their interlocutor and then eloquently telling
him(her) what they thought he/she wanted to hear, often merely
repeating and embellishing what the interlocutor had told them.  It is
a remarkable social skill to be sure, but it also creates an illusion
of extraordinary intellectual capacity.

Of course this is not imply any general characteristics or judgments
- just sharing my own experience.

Wojtek