Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Indian time vs Carribean time: India 34 - Carribean 3

Indian time is much much greater than Carribean time. People in India know how to chilll with a triple 'l'. Let me explain, before you stop reading in protest, this is not about which time is better in terms of sipping pina coladas by a swim-up bar (because we definitely know who'd win that contest). This is about how Indian time is so awesome that it doesn't exist as a concept:



Two key examples:
1) Basic processes take a lot longer in India than anywhere else. Let's say it takes 1 hr to open an account in the US (conservative, I've opened ones in less than 10 min). It probably takes around 3 days in the Caribbean (what with all the Malibu Rum breaks and taking it easy). My bank account in India took 34 days-- no joke.

2) People are often extremely late to social commitments. I thought I was bad in New York, but I've had to get much worse India just to fit-in. Basically, people never look at what time a dinner or event is, they just show-up whenever they feel like which ends up being on average ~1 hr late.


Also, double super secret prize for the first person to comment where that score is from. I'll give you one clue, "Die Favre Die." But if you needed the clue, you're disqualified, sorry. Don't worry, it's all honor code though, just like your taxes.

2 comments:

  1. From the Cowboys' recent roadtrip to the Metrodome...I didn't know you were a Cowboy's fan!

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  2. i think it is less Cowboy liking and more traitor hating. Don't worry Sri, they have to go on the road in the Superdome where Brett Favre will remember how much he loves throwing interceptions!

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