http://ia.rediff.com/news/2006/jun/20mum.htm?q=tp&file=.htm
Mumbai, the bustling economic capital of India, is the rudest city on earth, whereas Sao Paulo in Brazil and New York in the US are among the most cordial, a survey has found.
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Now this one's biased for sure.
Sao Paulo? Yes, I have to agree. The Paulistanas are a very cordial bunch.
New York???? Get outtaa here! I've seen some nice New Yorkers, but hey, the rude ones are REALLY rude.
Plus, the criteria they were testing on isn't fair. Some of the stuff below are things that we just don't do in India (at least not yet, it may be changing due to all the western exposure now). On the contrary, in western countries, its embedded into everybody's psyche.
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The survey used three tests to take stock of the politeness factor -- dropping papers in a busy street to see if anyone would help, checking how often shop assistants said "thank you", and counting how often someone held a door open.
E.g., Its just not common practice in India to hold the door open for anyone. People aren't being rude when they don;'t, it just does not happen because its not how it works. People would probably think of you the doorman if you did.
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Posted on: 20-06-06 13:12:14
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E.g., Its just not common practice in India to hold the door open for anyone. People aren't being rude when they don;'t, it just does not happen because its not how it works. People would probably think of you the doorman if you did.
Just goes to show you can't compare different cultures.
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Did everyone miss the fact that Toronto ranked no. 3?
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Posted on: 20-06-06 13:17:59
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Did everyone miss the fact that Toronto ranked no. 3?
No, but as BL pointed out earlier, what does that prove when you are basing the results on the actions and behaviours of two completely different cultures...you can't compare Eastern culture to Western culture and say one is better at something that the other pertaining to culture...it's just not fair.
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Originally posted by crenshaw
Did everyone miss the fact that Toronto ranked no. 3?
No, but as BL pointed out earlier, what does that prove when you are basing the results on the actions and behaviours of two completely different cultures...you can't compare Eastern culture to Western culture and say one is better at something that the other pertaining to culture...it's just not fair.
IMO, the report was released in the west, intended for what a western audience would consider as 'polite', as simple as that.
Its just some additional information, not something to get hung up on, neither something to use to apply 'good' and 'bad' labels to cities and / or countries, and should seen as that.
I was just surprised that no one commented about Toronto, and in fact that the title of the thread focussed on the negative (Bombay is the rudest), as against the positive (toronto was ranked amongst the top three).
The statement about (Bombay) being the 'rudest in the world' is in itself inaccurate as it scored the lowest from among the cities that were evaluated......but what can one expect from an Indian tabloid?
