tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post1096010883658628893..comments2023-11-05T04:42:25.153-08:00Comments on The View from the Middle: A Matter of Perspectivethemiddlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-75436940764067576152008-11-26T07:01:00.000-08:002008-11-26T07:01:00.000-08:00i have a feeling the whole video was scripted just...i have a feeling the whole video was scripted just for the message or idea they wanted to convey.. that might explain the rather 'seemingly frank and sincere' responses :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-7000756452330830692008-11-25T18:31:00.000-08:002008-11-25T18:31:00.000-08:00Hi, Perhaps you are offended because it may sound...Hi,<BR/><BR/> Perhaps you are offended because it may sound as if I were disparaging India vis-a-vis the western nations. That was not my intention at all.<BR/><BR/>However, when compared to western societies, we do not talk our minds enough and this can actually be a bad thing.<BR/><BR/>For example, there is a lot of emphasis on seniority and kowtowing to authority. While it has reduced, it can reduce more.themiddlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293619253544668182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33044413.post-7985453853163546532008-11-25T17:54:00.000-08:002008-11-25T17:54:00.000-08:00In Indian society, I believe there is a lot of fal...<I>In Indian society, I believe there is a lot of false humility and false virtuousity that goes around</I>.<BR/><BR/>Why this specialization? Give an example of a place outside where this is not true. I find it quite offensive, to say the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com