India's military build up

[Skepta]

Originally Posted by invincibletiger

Even though number of working women in India is much lesser than say Europe or NA, that (marked in bold) seems a bit far fetched ... I started my schooling in the 80s, even then most of our teachers were females (teaching is a full-time job). Nobody seemed to be surprised by that (that too in a remote mining township 3 hours from the nearest city). You would surely have seen female doctors when you were working in India. Was Premi surprised at that also? She would get the shock of her life if she finds that the first driver of Bangalore Metro is a woman

Originally Posted by rmvdweller

+1 - I'm having a hard time believing that bolded part.

In addition to the points you made, the public sector orgs like Railways, SBI, etc. have had women clerks for as far back as I can remember - from the time I was a little kid.

And then, there are the millions of women who work today in IT industry, call centers, BPOs, as receptionists in offices, telemarketing, garment factories, etc.

Today's urban woman making a show of surprise about working women is something that sets my BS meter running full speed.

Either what's being typed here is a lie, or the expression by that woman was misunderstood.

I didn't see any female doctors in the hospital I worked at - but then, it was a small hospital. A majority of the nurses were female though, and a few women helped in operating theatre (but had a subservient role to the two male general surgeons there, who performed the operation itself). All the anaesthetists were also male.
That said, there were a lot of women in employment. That is precisely why I was surprised at the attitude that Premi had.

I'm one of four children. Perhaps Premi was more surprised that rather that my mum worked as long as she did despite having children to raise? She definitely seemed surprised that even when my mum was home, if I wanted something to eat i would have to prepare it myself!

[Lad 2011]

Originally Posted by rmvdweller

No one begged you for those "peanuts", moron. You've been told to shove it up your ass, haven't you?

Hardly peanuts when hell of a lot of indians live off 80p a day

[OldKool]

I think India should stop its military deterrence and make 1/6th of humanity live in fear and frustration of being attacked by India's belligerent neighbors or India should be devoid of putting interests of 1/6th of humanity on the world's stage because India as projected by Hollywood and BBC is a poor country.

I expect SSC members to be more rational and understand the importance of soldiers who protect a territory...


plus 70% of women in India are working woman more than US or EU...I read that somewhere..poor woman in urban areas work as maids while poor woman in rural areas work at feilds...

[rmvdweller]

Originally Posted by Lad 2011

Hardly peanuts when hell of a lot of indians live off 80p a day

People like you don't have any shame. India's finance minister says that these are peanuts, we say that these are peanuts, and ask you to shove it up your collective arse. And then, you keep coming forward and begging people to accept the so-called NGO-enriching "aid"? People who give "aid" (I do - I donate frequently), don't keep harping on it, and don't whine when the aid-recipient fails to purchase goods from the donor. What sort of crappy "aid" is that?

And let me tell you, since you seem to be as economically challenged as many British netizens - you need to understand that while 80p might be a negligible amount in the UK, Rs. 65 is not as small in India as a simple-minded currency-converting pompous turd would think. A person earning Rs. 65 a day is among the poorest persons in India, but its not the same as living on "80p" in UK. The kind of economically challenged "commentors" that I come across all too frequently these days, need to have this spelt out for them to understand.

[Lad 2011]

Do most indians live in cloud cuckoo land or something?

[invincibletiger]

Originally Posted by Skepta

She definitely seemed surprised that even when my mum was home, if I wanted something to eat i would have to prepare it myself!

This, I completely believe.

Almost all Indian mothers (irrespective of the education level, rich/poor, working or not) would not ask their children to prepare their own food if she is around. That would be sacrilege, a stigma on their motherhood

[Marathaman]

Originally Posted by Lad 2011

Do most indians live in cloud cuckoo land or something?

no, India I think. Most Indians live there.

Shocking, but true.

[LondonFox]

Originally Posted by Marathaman

no, India I think. Most Indians live there.

Shocking, but true.

Or Birmingham. Don't forget Birmingham... The smart Indians came back to Britain on ships when the empire left.

[Marathaman]

Ah. Our Brummy cousins. The fifth column for when we move to complete our takeover of the UK

Already, Lakshmi Mittal and Anish Kapoor have conspired to erect a red steel monstrosity with the sole purpose of ruining the London olympics. This is just the beginning

[LondonFox]

Yes! Bring the curry spices with you! Save us the boat journey! plenty of jobs for you guys digging out the tunnels for cross rail! But you're not allowed to touch the Olympic Park... We saw the state of your Commonwealth games effort... Shocker!

[Marathaman]

you actually fell for it. so sad.

[LondonFox]

I actually like the Orbit thing... Goodness gracious me!

[LondonFox]

Mittal sold his soul to the white devil long ago he will receive three white elephants and the palace in Brighton on his 80th birthday for his efforts!! And possibly a knighthood.

[Ulpia-Serdica]

What are we actually discussing in this thread?

[Marathaman]

The ongoing Indian invasion of the UK.

[LondonFox]

I don't know... But I think I just found my new best friend!! Marathaman is brilliant.. Been laughing my arse off our whole conversation.. I just can't wait to meet him.. perhaps I'll call directory enquiries some time and we can have a real conversation.

[pkalein]

Originally Posted by Skepta

Yes, I know the dowry is illegal and has been so for some time. But you cannot deny it is still happening, and frequently at that. I accept that crimes do happen, but it seems that the incidence of "dowry harassment" cases is still very high. Such dramatic cases aside, it was even apparent when speaking to Premi (mother of the family I stayed with) how different the role of women is compared to in the UK - she seemed surprised both that my mum had a full-time job and that she didn't wait at my beck and call!

My grandma was a class 1 officer in government

[Marathaman]

My grandma kicked strange men in the nuts as a hobby. Can't get more progressive than that.

[pkalein]

Originally Posted by Marathaman

My grandma kicked strange men in the nuts as a hobby. Can't get more progressive than that.

[Skepta]

Originally Posted by pkalein

My grandma was a class 1 officer in government

You're almost missing the point. I've conceded that women in India do work a lot. That I noticed that attitude was meant as a minor aside - the main point I was trying to make was about dowry deaths. Aside from one poster saying dowries have been outlawed, you've all neglected to mention the fact that there are over 8000 convicted cases each year of men burning their wives to death due to a deficient dowry, the real incidence of the crime is likely to be a helluva lot higher, and rates are only on the rise!