Frustrated India

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Does anyone feel that we often get less in India than we pay for? A few examples. A movie ticket can cost over ₹400 easily and the price in a country like Dubai or Singapore is similar. A good meal at a decent restaurant is easily over ₹ 900 per person. That's more than the daily wage of many skilled employees. Drinks at a bar are super expensive. ₹500 for a beer is common. You get the same price in decent bars in some first world countries with per capita incomes over 30 Times of India. An apartment in a locality without a park, lake, waste disposal or roads costs over ₹1 cr easily in most cities. I was checking prices in Canada and they aren't out of line with those in Mumbai- despite having much better infrastructure. If you visit a supermarket in Europe, the quality of stuff you get is far better at the same price. Why is India so expensive for what it offers? We went to Thailand recently and found that for the price of a crappy Oyo room, we got a 3 star beach facing room in a popular tourist town. Even the food was so much better- ₹400 gives you a great meal with a beer. Any explanations for India's high prices? Our labor costs are low yet prices are high.

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Apart from the obvious, trash everywhere, bikes on pavements, honking 24x7 even on empty roads, screaming yelling on streets for no reason, and even full-on riots when popular people die of natural causes (rajkumar in south india), even businesses are complete garbage.

Uber, Ola: No way to contact customer service directly, have to submit ticket and wait for them to call you. The drivers are all corrupt, 8/10 (bangalore) they will call you up to ask for your destination (which they are not supposed to know) then if they dont like it or if you refuse to tell them they will waste your time sitting in some gully trying to force you to cancel. Yes, it is 8 times out of 10, i am not exaggerating.

Swiggy, zomato etc - complete garbage. They take the payment but take 0 real responsiblity for what is delivered. Have had 500 rs orders only half delivered, and they refuse to replace or refund giving me a 50 rupee coupon for 250 rupees worth of missing items. Like what the is that? If I wanted to just give away money id stand on a bridge and throw it.

Pizza hut, dominos, other international chains: Completely 100% indianized, only chicken (religous issue? even UAE pizza hut has pork on their menu), KFC removes fries from its menu (but they sell burgers, wtf? and fries are known, world around, to be the highest margin fast food item).

Electricians, handymen, plumbers: never on time, show up whenever they want, get upset when you say you are now busy. Cant install taps correctly (hot is cold, cold is hot), too near the sink so to get water on your hands you have to touch the sink, poor earthing.

ISPs: customer service all-round, high speed, yes, but poor connections with high latency, blocking of websites (disgusting to freedom of information)

Mobile service providers: cheap AF, completely overbooked, infrastructure cant cater to the number of people they take on, get 0.2mbps 4g in metros like mg road bangalore even at 2 o clock on a weekday night.

Autos: meter is just for show, at least in bangalore, aggressive, misbehaved if you dont haggle with them off the meter. Dont even know the roads properly.

Cops: useless 100%, show they are advanced with twitter, facebook and incident report apps, 0% response rate (tried to report noise level issue in my area from a nearby construction site, over 30 complaints over 2 months, tweets, facebook messages, no response. One time a cop showed up wasted more of my time than doing anything, takes my picture for some reason, and fucks off.

Even other poorer nations, and other 3rd world countries, are not as as ours when it comes to decenly and proper service, public behaviour, etc. This is the shittiest country in the world, to be honest, your Indian pride (proud of what?).

goddamned cesspool

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BullCarson • 7h •

Had the same problem when I moved from USA to India. I can proffer you the following reasons:-

a. Extremely cost sensitive market. The problem is that once you start offering tradespeople extra premium to do high quality work, even then these people end up doing sub-standard work. So, this is not completely a function of low pay; the skills are way sub-par too.

b. Attention to detail is tremendously low here.

c. Indians tend to not go deeply into things and really understand things on superficial level.

 

 

 

 

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blue_raven007 • 5h •

is that once you start offering tradespeople extra premium to do high quality

Yeah, sad but true. We Indians think of work only in the denominations of time and money.

 

 

 

 

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rockypanther • 5h •

Indians tend to not go deeply into things and really understand things on superficial level.

This very reason is responsible for creating chaos we live in.

Zero attention to minute details can destroy any work big times....And then once we realize the mistake, its too late. Then its all damage limitations (which are also not perfect btw).

We are living in a society which firmly believes in preventive measure than corrective measures for any given task!

 

 

 

 

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baklund • 5h •

This is due to the inadequate and lack of depth in the education system of the country.

 

 

 

 

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rockypanther • 5h •

Totally agreed!

Our kids learn quickly how to do maths but need their mothers to wipe their asses when they in pants.

Make your kid learn basic etiquettes and honest behaviour, it goes a long way than churning out numbers at early age!

 

 

 

 

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freeezer98 • 1h •

basic etiquettes

100% True. I do follow most etiquette and most people label me as OCD guy.

 

 

 

 

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MajorLoozar • 2h •

Yup. Try asking a question in class that isn't explicitly mentioned in the textbook and you get a plethora of bs answers or teachers outright refusing to answer. The only place where I felt I didnt have teachers trying to bs their way through class was during my JEE coaching but other than that everyone has had shoddy knowledge at best.

 

 

 

 

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Hopes_High All I hear are Echoes • 1h •

And unfortunately, it's a systemic problem.

No matter where you look, it's substandard shawdy work.

Roads, websites, apps, infrastructure, governments, schools, workplaces, everything reek of mediocrity.

If you've lived/studied elsewhere, you would have noticed how people strive for perfection, straight A's, impeccable work/reputation so they're untouchable, quality in all they do.

We here just cannot fathom what it's like to "do something once and do it right"

 

 

 

 

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myreala • 3h •

The skills are subpar because there isn't much demand for high quality work. If people started paying consistently for better quality work then education and skills will emerge as well.

 

 

 

 

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horror_fan • 7h •

Uber, Ola: Aggregators have made the margins so narrow on the driver partners, that the drivers have reduced the level of service across the platform.

Swiggy, zomato etc - Same problem.

 

 

 

 

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coutinho_magic • 3h •

This is not true at all(atleast for Uber, Ola): Ola takes 20% commission from day 1, Uber takes around 25% from start.

If you are talking about incentives, even drivers knew incentives are going to dry up, Ola-Uber used to pay extravagantly high incentives, sometimes taking driver income upto 1L/month, that was never going to be sustainable in long term.

Even now, regular Ola-Uber driver makes around ~40k/month (drives 10 hr daily, 25 days a month).

Drivers know it very well that India is high supply constrained market and with almost infinite demand, they keep on cancelling bookings till they get a favourable one, and this behaviour is common across driver community and Ola-Uber can’t do about it.

 

 

 

 

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deadsix6 wheatishfairboylookingrilindianvaluesnochowminjeansplisendnudsok • 2h •

can’t do about it

They can penalize cancellations, just like you will get charged a cancellation fee charge the driver as well. Simple solution.

 

 

 

 

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thedrunkkkkkmonk Karma ** • 2h •

Drivers do get penalized when they cancel the rides (at least that's what I heard about Uber) but the drivers simply don't care when they don't want to visit certain places (bad roads, traffic jams, conjested area) or they simply won't show up and wait for the customer to cancel their rides.

Edit: They don't get penalized.

 

 

 

 

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deadsix6 wheatishfairboylookingrilindianvaluesnochowminjeansplisendnudsok • 2h •

What driver would cancel a ride and accrue a 50rs (or more) penalty on it just to avoid the Jam??? There are no penalties per-se if the driver cancels the ride before starting it. They have a set quota of no questions asked cancellations per month which if they cross, their incentives are lowered but even that can be fixed by talking to a rep.

 

 

 

 

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thedrunkkkkkmonk Karma ** • 2h •

Well that sucks (that they don't get penalized to cancel individual rides). I sometimes have to visit a particularly conjested area every few months and drivers are always reluctant to go there. Last experience was particularly bad when the driver didn't show up, when I called him he just asked me to cancel the ride and said that he won't cancel it himself.

Also they are reluctant to go when there is high traffic on the way often "sighing" and making me feel guilty for booking a cab... Okay now that I am writing this I realised I shouldn't have given him a 5 star rating, nor should I feel guilty...

God, I am dumb.

 

 

 

 

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coutinho_magic • 2h •

Ola and Uber do penalise and offroad drivers for cancellation, but this problem is so wide spread that if they start penalising every driver who cancels they will be left with very few drivers, and they have investors to satisfy and need those booking dashboards in green.

 

 

 

 

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kts690 • 1h •

We do that but nothing changes

 

 

 

 

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canttell92 • 2h •

They earn nowhere close to 40k a month. I have worked on a project regarding this and the earning hardly ever crosses 20k (can cross if you have 2 drivers driving the same car though).

 

 

 

 

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CatCatCatOKDog • 8h •

Well yeah, Vietnam has similar average income to India, but does everything better. Things are in order, streets are cleaner, business cares about customer, nobody is burning anyone else over religion, they also do very well in international academic competitions. People work hard, study hard, and read books.

The next rising economy is going to be Vietnam. They are like the little China back then, with everything else other than money on a higher level, so money would flow in eventually.

India is a real $2,000 GDP per capita country. All the about religion and other stuff happening in India also happen in those African countries on similar level. Go visit China, Vietnam, Kenya, and Nigeria, and you’ll see. Some countries are obviously above their level and will rise, some countries not so much.

 

 

 

 

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mrfreeze2000 • 7h •

Oh Vietnam is going to be massive. I've never seen harder working people. Wake up at 6AM and they're already hurrying about.

Take a walk around 12 in the night and you'll see all the food vendors clean and wash their street. You wouldn't even know they were there by the morning

 

 

 

 

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bunnykumarxyz 21 Din Me Karma Double • 3h •

I've never been to Vietnam, but an Aussie friend who was impressed with the street washing every morning was telling me about it.

 

 

 

 

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crackeranxiety • 7h •

Lived in Vietnam and this is spot on. It has a similar per capita GDP to India, and actually slightly lower growth but it seems way more civilized as a society. Cleaner (though ppl still throw trash on streets, it's bad), less poverty, people behave for the most part. Downside is they still haven't figured out how to build modern infrastructure like airports and metros. India has greatly improved in that respect last 5-10 years.

Thanks to the communist one party state in VN. There is very little abject poverty in VN. Barely see any homeless, you see way more in big US cities. Look at poverty rates, most ppl in VN aren't suffering for lack of food, clothing or shelter. Now compare that to the bullshit unequal society in India where until recently poverty reduction wasn't even a real focus because of greed and corruption.

Anyway, this is why China also has done so well, having a one party "communist" state that embraces the free market can be an amazing combination.

 

 

 

 

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0xffaa00 • 5h •

All said, I would never want to live in China

 

 

 

 

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chengiz • 4h •

It's an amazing combination if you dont value your freedom. Never underestimate that you live in a democracy.

 

 

 

 

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nietzschemaanav • 2h •

What freedom are you talking about? When FIRs are slapped on people for talking against lynching? When rape victims and their families are murdered? When government reads your WhatsApp chats? When people are put in detention centres? When an entire state is locked up and tortured for months? What democracy do you speak of?

 

 

 

 

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Dkrocky • 3h •

you live in a democracy

For now...

 

 

 

 

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anamist1 • 3h •

We live in a society

 

 

 

 

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silentr3b31 • 3h •

you live in a democracy.

Good joke

 

 

 

 

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oundhakar • 2h •

<Cries in Pegasus>

 

 

 

 

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IN2L • 8h •

When a society wants to pay AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE for everything, eventually all products and services reflect that and become barely usable.

 

 

 

 

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crazyfreak316 • 5h •

It's not about the pay. Mediocrity and jugaad mentality is imbibed inside the culture. I've run my own company and seen this in my employees. No one wants to give their best. They just want to finish work and leave for home. No one tried to grow and improve. Just do bare minimum for the work to be passable and go home.

No pride for work. There's no "look how good I am at this". People are also not praised for good work which adds to all of this. I'd blame culture for all of this. The society needs to encourage and praise good work and bring about an environment where quality is celebrated.

 

 

 

 

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Southindian_nibba • 3h •

The biggest problem tbh is the education system. People aren't employable right out of college. They aren't even close to employable. More than half the Students study just days before an exam and still pass thus discouraging hard work throughout college and encouraging the attitude of "Jab kaam ayega tab karenge". This mentality is rooted in the culture. Nobody takes anything that seriously because they were never taught to take it seriously. I am thinking of learning basic plumbing and electrical work myself to save me from the " I am doing you a favour even when i am getting paid for this"attitude from plumbers and electricians. Then this country's obsession with " India was best before mughal " is seriously unbelievably stupid. Like some people genuinely believe india was way advanced than modern world of today but somehow lost to men with horses and swords. There is no reward for rational thinking. Ambition is pretty much non existent amongst most youth. It's not a fun time

 

 

 

 

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rocky902 • 1h •

Can u please elaborate the ' ambition being non existent in youth ' (just curious to know )

 

 

 

 

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Southindian_nibba • 1h •

Well most students and just fresh passouts i know look for work more than meaningful work. They won't try to get a professional degree like ca,cwa or LLB or doctors degree, instead they'll kind of do a bachelors then work at a call centre or some job that has low growth potential but offers decent pay. It's difficult to see how many people will just take whatever job they can get instead of working/studying for something more meaningful and respectful. It's disheartening because a basic graduate degree is meaningless unless from a tier 1 clg which takes very few students anyway.

 

 

 

 

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BullCarson • 7h •

While I agree that this is largely the case, most people in India have sub-par skills compared to professionals in the West/Far East. So,sometimes, they deserve lower pay- I wanted the plumbing of my house done in a particular way and was willing to pay the asked price- but each plumber I spoke to botched the job. Have lived in Japan and USA- and particularly in Japan, the attention to detail was way higher than here in India. Indians really need to focus more on their jobs- see that in short supply among my countrymen.

 

 

 

 

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Lucifer_Leviathn • 3h •

Teachers are also paid as less as possible so products aka students also reflect it.

 

 

 

 

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dbejsfau GDP can't measure human growth in Socialism • 49m •

Have lived in Japan and USA

Japan have courses and training even for unskilled labour, India doesn't. A plumber here probably learned it from a friend or his father. Thats the problem.

 

 

 

 

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samvidhaaaa • 8h •

That is so true! Quality is compromised many a times only because "oh they're selling it in a much lesser amount" of course they are, because their product isn't as good! Obviously!

 

 

 

 

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MAYhem2 • 4h •

I run a small business in retail where people come to buy a wear and tear part for there automotives.

A person with a 15 lakh rs car will goto 5 different shops or call me 5 times to confirm what model i am selling at what price.

These peope cant afford a 4k part for there 15 lakh rs car, there almost at the verge of crying i can see it in there eyes.

 

 

 

 

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Memey-McMemeFace Law Student • 2h •

That's basically what a rational consumer wants... pay as little as possible.

That's the case everywhere.

 

 

 

 

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ECrispy • 1h •

Why do you think that is? Most people in India are so poor that they cannot afford to think about quality they barely get thru the day and have enough to eat and sleep. Its a far cry from countries like Japan that people are comparing it to.

 

 

 

 

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TenPotato • 5h •

Well most of your points are valid generally throughout the country.

However, I have probably the best ISP ever. Rock solid connection, latency is always below 5ms, dirt cheap for what other ISP's are offering and their customer support is brilliant. Resolve any issue of mine within 24 hours.

Autos work on meter here as well.

 

 

 

 

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RedIndianRobin • 3h •

Yeah this I didn't get too. Internet here is actually better and cheaper than most of the other countries, including the US.

 

 

 

 

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TenPotato • 1h •

Yeah, and atleast you have choice of switching between ISPs if one of them doesn't work for you. OP's post makes it sound like he just wants everything handed on a plate without making any effort.

All you need to do is a bit of research and talking to people to figure out the best solution.

 

 

 

 

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__K_S__ • 1h •

OPs claims are valid the guy above is lucky not every town has good ISPs even if u switch between them in the last 4 years we have switched to a new ISPs almost everywhere as almost all of them are trash over here

 

 

 

 

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TenPotato • 1h •

That really sucks.

 

 

 

 

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Neutronstarrover • 2h •

Mumbai?

 

 

 

 

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TenPotato • 2h •

Yeah.

 

 

 

 

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lucifer666768 • 1h •

Mine takes 30 min to fix. Lol

 

 

 

 

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TenPotato • 1h •

Nice.

 

 

 

 

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xVyprath Maharashtra • 1h •

Same here, get amazing latency in online games! 50 in R6S and 8-20 in CSGO, 36 in PUBGM and 40-55 in COD

And that too for 1000/- per month for 50mbps unlimited (Tata sky broadband)

 

 

 

 

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Napachikna2 • 7h •

Basically, no pride in getting the job done, and no decency. In Japan, it’s shame that needles people to have high standards. In the US, it’s the heavy costs on irregularities (legal recourse and lawsuits for anything). We have neither, and we are poor and desperate to bend everything to our advantage.

Like you alluded to: in a poor society, work culture, decency, quality shouldn’t be its corollaries. Rather they should be prime motivators to move out of it.

 

 

 

 

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cone10 • 7h •

I understand your ire, but permit me to give this a constructive twist.

Apart from the obvious, trash everywhere ...

Perhaps you have seen the site theuglyindian.com? Don't be discouraged by the name. This is a cleanup of St Marks St in your city, and is a beautiful example of what it takes to have a lasting effect. Then there's Afroz Shah and his beach/river cleanup efforts in Mumbai. There are people like that in every city, and they do work for which people are immensely grateful. I think it is quite empowering to be on the positive end of it. Do check out their Facebook page as well and join them.

Electricians, handymen, plumbers .....

It has taken me a few years, but I have managed to track and retain good, prompt people. There are few proper karigars who do their job well, and it is possible to get their contacts by asking around sites of good builders for referrals. I pay very well, I don't haggle, and I tip the helpers generously. We have a plumber who feels comfortable asking for half a day's pay because that's what it takes him to commute to come to my place and fix a few things. I have no problem. In return, he takes his time, leaves the bathroom and kitchen cleaner than he found it, and fixes other things that I never asked to do in the first place.

your Indian pride (proud of what?)

I'm with you! I think you'll love this George Carlin rant on patriotism and national pride.

Point is, things are shitty (quite literally), but there are many ways of living where you do not allow the environment to seize your faculties.

Carpe Diem. Not Crappe Diem

 

 

 

 

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sleepless_indian PR0D CITIZEN OF THE COW REPUBLIC • 3h •

theuglyindian.com

Why is that website design be like "Best viewed in Internet Explorer @ 1024 × 768".

 

 

 

 

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eats_the_pasta • 2h •

Because the person who made it is the same kind of person OP is talking about.

Jokes apart, almost all small Indian websites are like this: ugly and from 2007. I'm convinced they use a template from that era. Who are 'they'? Professional Designers. Honestly I think it's better to learn how to do something yourself, buy the tools and materials and do the job yourself using a guide and there's a fair chance you'll end up with what you actually wanted instead of whatever steaming pile of the guy you'd otherwise hire hands you.

 

 

 

 

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cone10 • 1h •

Ha! The site was designed in 2010 when most sites in India were probably still using IE6. I guess they work off of Facebook now.

 

 

 

 

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Dick_Winters • 1h •

Completely agree with you on the tradespeople point. Look around, show that you value good work and quality will follow. When I was younger, I saw my father forge a good relationship with a builder. The same guy did repairs in our old house and renovated a new house we moved into 10 years later. Now, 20 years after he first worked for us, he is still our go to for any house related building/repair work and get the same high quality. Same went for carpenters. The builder introduced us to some quality carpenters. Especially later on, there was this one younger guy possibly not a hair above 22 who basically built the best handmade furniture you have ever seen. Just one guy, left to his devices, built the bed I slept on and the chairs I sat on 12 years ago from high quality sheesham wood which are yet to show any signs of aging to this day. Very humble and respectful - charged a fair price too.

 

 

 

 

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ceph12 • 2h •

Damn, you're the samaritan we need, but the one we don't deserve.

 

 

 

 

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eats_the_pasta • 2h •

I think it's kind of time to stop using that meme? It barely makes sense anymore anyway

 

 

 

 

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Smooth_Detective • 5h •

First time?

 

 

 

 

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anamist1 • 3h •

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FourthWiseMonkey • 8h •

But the food is awesome & best.

Right ?

 

 

 

 

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pramodc84 • 6h •

And culture, UNESCO

 

 

 

 

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randomboilersister • 4h •

Hotel? Trivago

 

 

 

 

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EJERommel • 2h •

Dude, this made me laugh much harder than it should have!

I even read it in that guy's voice..

Nicely done!

 

 

 

 

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LopsidedMale • 6h •

Display of patriotism

 

 

 

 

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anamist1 • 3h •

By constructing the statue of "unity"

 

 

 

 

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silentr3b31 • 3h •

That too only home cooked that you can make literally anywhere. The restaurants hygiene standards are trash and all foods sold are laden with chemicals and pesticides and helps us with diabetes, arthritis and all sorts of wonderful diseases

 

 

 

 

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hvij78 • 1h •

They buy near to rotten tomatoes and onions for food. I have been to weekly markets on the outskirts of my city and found hotel people buying rotten tomatoes and onions in bulk. They buy stuff which a normal household rejects. So I agree that home cooked food is muchx100 better.

 

 

 

 

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FourthWiseMonkey • 1h •

Agree but

all foods sold are laden with chemicals and pesticides and helps us with diabetes, arthritis and all sorts of wonderful diseases

Thus is true for home food too. The vegetables supply chain is completely a awash with pesticide & chemical additives.

 

 

 

 

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suhitdatta1302 • 1h •

You forgot the National Anthem. Voted "best" in the world.

 

 

 

 

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xVyprath Maharashtra • 1h •

Absolute poggers

 

 

 

 

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BottledBadass Kerala • 7h •

We don't have much real love for the country. We will trash Pakisthanis online and throw waste here and there. Some of it is justified because it is already shitty. But still when we think it is like what difference can one person make?

Also, no one abuses good systems like us. A few years ago, my colleague wore a beautiful necklace for a celebration. When another colleague asked her to lend it to her for some family function, she said that she had returned it. She bought it from Amazon, used it and returned the product. Obviously, she was misusing the full refund, no questions asked policy.

 

 

 

 

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Jetlite • 6h •

No love for the country but still if you criticize the country, people call you a traitor. On the other hand look at all the Americans making memes and poking fun at their country.

 

 

 

 

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frontflipinspace • 6h •

or maybe she didn't want to lend?

 

 

 

 

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crazyfreak316 • 5h •

Yeah, I feel shamelessly asking for something like jewelry is worse than exploiting the full refund policy.

 

 

 

 

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sparoc3 • 5h •

What? You never lend anything to anyone?

We live in a society

 

 

 

 

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frontflipinspace • 4h •

we do lend, but we are not obligated to lend. if I don't wanna lend, I don't lend, what are you getting at?

 

 

 

 

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sparoc3 • 4h •

The person I replied to said "shamelessly asking". Why is there a need of shame in asking for things? When did I say there was an obligation to comply with the request? The person I replied to is making it a graver offence than actually committing fraud.

It's just request, that's all, no need to shame the person just asking for something.

 

 

 

 

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crazyfreak316 • 4h •

I do. But some things fall under non lendable category. I don't mind lending electronic stuff, books etc. I'd never lend anyone my clothes, shoes, watches, jewelry unless they are my best friend or brother/sister.

 

 

 

 

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BottledBadass Kerala • 5h •

It is true because her account got banned and she used to ask us to buy certain essential things for her(without replacement, of course).

 

 

 

 

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ocean_of_spunk Antarctica • 5h •

Some of it is justified because it is already shitty.

broken windows theory

 

 

 

 

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Southindian_nibba • 3h •

My friend bought a coat for marriage and returned it after the wedding. Cheeky cunt

 

 

 

 

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president_of_neom • 7h •

I think government should keep dustbins every 50m on the road. It should stop littering a lot

 

 

 

 

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KorladisPurake • 7h •

People will steal them. They'll still throw garbage everywhere except the dustbins. And no one will come to empty them btw.

 

 

 

 

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thereisnosuch • 6h •

can concur people steal the dustbins. You have to invest so much money to make them secure and stay in one place.

 

 

 

 

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Plus, it's mostly used as a public spitting bucket

 

 

 

 

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Hairyantoinette • 3h •

The bigger green bins made of metal thwart stealing, but are usually overflowing with trash and surrounded by a whole herd of cows happily munching away on plastic bags. I just keep my trash in my laptop bag now and dispose it off at home

 

 

 

 

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Hey, at least they spit in the dustbin rather than the nearest wall. I say let them spit in the dustbins.

 

 

 

 

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ceph12 • 2h •

I'm in Chennai and sometimes the garbage trucks spill garbage on the road after collecting it from the bins (not the actual bins, the area around the bin - they are too small for the insane amount of garbage we generate)

 

 

 

 

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TyphlosionsWrath • 2h •

Lol I doubt it. I was in Gokarna earlier this year and there were trash cans about every 100 metres in the main beach. People are so *** lazy they trash literally right outside the trash can instead of inside the bin.

Government can give us the world but as long as Indians have this lazy, sleazy mentality then nothing will change.

 

 

 

 

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LopsidedMale • 6h •

My neighborhood had dustbins at the junction of each lane. 4 year later only 1 has survived.

 

 

 

 

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anonPanda7 • 6h •

I once had to throw some trash and found a bin but turns out it's unusable. It was brand new and the hinges were locked such that the opening of the bin was upside down. Guess a politician is yet to attend it's "opening ceremony" for it to be put to use

 

 

 

 

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rockypanther • 5h •

When one has to tie the glass with chain even on freely available drinking water tap, you can't just put dustbins like that unguarded!! Won't last even a full week..

 

 

 

 

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despod • 4h •

Biggest BS excuse for littering. If you can carry it for 50m, you can carry it home.

 

 

 

 

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president_of_neom • 4h •

Hard to keep in pocket saar. I like to roam without any bags.

 

 

 

 

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tiltskits • 3h •

I remember seeing a guy who was eating peanuts on the stairs of the general store to his right was the dustbin he didn't even had to move threw it to his left... I picked it up the reaction was priceless

 

 

 

 

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shontamona West Bengal • 6h •

Cannot agree more. I had this same conversation with my brother-in-law last week, while navigating the ever-bonkers Kolkata traffic and its seemingly ‘empty-headed drivers’. None of it makes any sense. Yet, no one complains. There is no outcry about anything. There is no accountability. It just doesn’t make sense.

I kinda blame it, after thinking about this issue for the last 14 years or so, on the administration or lack thereof. Most of the failings you are talking about and those that you didnt mention - are all legally admonished and there are standards and procedures in place for them all. It is the total failure of our administrative services that none of it is implemented the way it could have been. Red-tape, politicking, bribery, fraud, scams, favouritism, nepotism, eyewash, focus-shift, lack of education, corruption in general etc have ** this country to high hell. Yet, taxpayers money go to the funds daily to keep the administration alive - which mostly gets pocketed.

The total apathy of the population towards the state of affairs, based on the shitty ‘as long as I get my daily bread who cares’ attitude is most perplexing. Basic stuff is nonexistent yet they are happy if a certain religion gets ** or some other stupid inconsequential .

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Southindian_nibba • 3h •

the last part hits hard. I am just 22 but the amount of people ik that aren't even slightly interested in politics is real. It's like they forget it literally affects their lives very directly. Most of the country lives in a bubble

 

 

 

 

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mohit_791 • 1h •

Yeah it's true about indian administrative service , but when some guy who works in such services try to bring the change either he/she is transferred or pretty much ends up dead.

 

 

 

 

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nura2011 India • 4h •

This is probably the case in cities. Around where I live (Ernakulam) people are usually courteous to each other.

 

 

 

 

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RedIndianRobin • 3h •

Uber drivers are the biggest chutiyas of this country. They can cancel as much as they want without any penalties but customers can't even once. Except a select few, others are all madarchods.

 

 

 

 

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anon108 Tamil Nadu • 3h •

Ah yet another day in /r/india

 

 

 

 

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mrfreeze2000 • 7h •

It's so absurd that I can find the email and phone number for Booking.com, an American company, but can't for the life of me figure out GoIbibo.com's contact details.

Like I thought cheap customer service labor was our specialty, right?

 

 

 

 

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throwawayphilos • 6h •

but can't for the life of me figure out GoIbibo.com's contact details.

I can't figure out their booking details either. They recently booked me into a hotel by offering a cheaper price and when a day before departure, it just occurred to me that maybe having a word with the hotel is a good idea, the hotel categorically denied my entry saying they cut off with Goibibo because they are selling them cheap. Until an hour before departing, I was busy looking for a hotel in that city.

 

 

 

 

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ocean_of_spunk Antarctica • 5h •

but can't for the life of me figure out GoIbibo.com's contact details.

Really? Their phone number is at the bottom of this page: https://www.goibibo.com/support/

Booking.com, an American company

It's a Dutch company

 

 

 

 

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mrfreeze2000 • 2h •

It's an automated IVR that routes you through endless menu options instead of letting you talk to a human.

It's a Dutch company

Bhai pehle paragraph ke baad bhi padhte hain Wikipedia. Booking.com was acquired by Priceline group in 2005 and is owned entirely by US-based Booking Holdings

 

 

 

 

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moombai ♫ Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Woh Kahaan The ♫ • 4h •

It's so absurd that I can find the email and phone number for Booking.com, an American company, but can't for the life of me figure out GoIbibo.com's contact details.

It is intentional because companies these days have figured out that customer care can be automated and you could save immediate costs. Some "smart" manager would have come up with a "business case" of potential savings. Of course, that will work but quality of service will suffer and eventually lead to customer drop out. But, by the time that happens - this manager will be promoted and probably would've left the company.

 

 

 

 

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anamist1 • 3h •

Oh it's cheap, alright. But for the companies who pay in dollars or euros. Only.

 

 

 

 

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roadhark • 2h •

Can testify that UAE's Pizza Hut's don't actually have pork on their menu's.

 

 

 

 

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toxicbrew • 1h •

Yeah anything called pepperoni there is actually beef pepperoni

 

 

 

 

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Jayavishnu Mallu Boi:snoo_putback: • 1h •

I also testify that... UAE never serves Pork/Becon in Pizzahut, Wendy's even serve Beacon shaped beef instead of original Beacon

 

 

 

 

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DilliKaLadka India • 2h •

This is the shittiest country in the world, to be honest, your Indian pride (proud of what?).

So I am assuming you have been to all other poor countries and lived long enough to form such a harsh judgement.

Constructive criticism is all well and good but to cross the line of decency negates all the criticism. There are so many things in your rant which are just anecdotal and not a norm. For eg., mobile network and data speeds are very good in Delhi. I can safely say that they are better than what I got in UK and are much more affordable. Similarly, ISP on Airtel ... haven't had a major complaint in years. And so on

Looks like you judged the services and people of entire country based on your shitty Banglore experience and as usual this sub is eating it up because most of the members have a huge hate boner for our own country.

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_Nvxo_ • 4h •

I have to agree. While I wouldn't say it's the shittiest country in the world (North Korea exists) there's a lot of problems in this country we need to address. I'm from the North-East of India, and I've faced racial remarks as well. However, whenever I bring the issue up of my mistreatment I'm immediately labelled an anti-national by basically everybody. Our country has so much potential in growth and I still don't get why it's so bad. I study in a private school, and despite how many times we're forced to make STOP LITTERING or WATER IS PRECIOUS posters, I still see kids throw garbage out the bus windows. No matter how much we discuss in class the problems with the caste system I still hear my classmates associate their behaviours or status to their caste. ( 'I'm a brahmin, I can't eat meat' when I'd much rather hear 'I'm a vegetarian'. I wish people would forget about their caste.) I swear, Indians are only invested in the India-Pakistan conflict nowadays which I really wish would stop. We're out of focus.

 

 

 

 

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maxcool007 • 4h •

Sorry about the racism you face. It shames me that there can be such an abject lack of humanity in our interactions with each other.

To quote snowden- 'there are no heroes, only heroic decisions' .

No one is going to come and save us, fix our issues, clean up the mess we have made. It's me who has to do it. It's you who has to do it.

 

 

 

 

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deep_0074 • 5h •

I think the main problem with India and my fellow countrymen is corruption..it is imbibed in our core and we actually respect people who are corrupt..and we teach our children from a very tender age that corruption is the way to go. We feel proud when we can bypass a queue, don't pay for a ticket while traveling, get a job done with some inside source or contact and we are proud about it..

 

 

 

 

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ritzyguy • 4h •

I've had really good experience with zomato. Everytime I have had an issue they always refund me the full amount as voucher.

 

 

 

 

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shreknotdrek • 2h •

Signs of becoming a superpower

 

 

 

 

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amancalleddrake • 6h •

I am in Pune right now.

Uber is brilliant.

Swiggy is brilliant.

Mojo Pizza is brilliant.

You Broadband is brilliant.

Why blame India?

 

 

 

 

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TyphlosionsWrath • 2h •

I'm in Bangalore (same as OP I think) and I have no problem with most services. Uber/Ola can get very expensive but that's not something to complain about. Even when I had issues with Swiggy/Zomato I would instantly get a full refund no questions asked.

I can't say for sure but if a service is good 100 times but bad just once people will lose their and dub them as the "worst". That's my assumption anyway idk anyone who consistently had issues with these services.

 

 

 

 

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throwawayphilos • 6h •

You Broadband is brilliant? Since when?

 

 

 

 

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amancalleddrake • 5h •

Honestly, their app is great. Their service was incredibly fast.It has been incredibly smooth sailing for me for the past five years.

 

 

 

 

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Jetlite • 6h •

Even in Chandigarh, Uber etc is great

 

 

 

 

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kartikxthakur • 5h •

Been living here for 3 years. And it is greaaaat!💥

 

 

 

 

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AnthonyGonsalvez I always like walking in the rain so no one can see me peeing. • 1h •

It's not, one time the driver started trip without me. Another time, driver cancelled after reaching next to me and knowing the destination and just last week, he dropped me before my destination. All rides were in Chandigarh and I take 8 rides per Month on average. I prefer Ola now as the drivers are nice and because of it bi monthly billing.

 

 

 

 

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RedIndianRobin • 3h •

Uber is brilliant.

Lucky you. It's absolutely trash here in Chennai.

 

 

 

 

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ravindra_jadeja • 3h •

In other words OP is speaking about Bangalore. Not saying other parts of India are heaven, but the amount of unprofessional behavior in Bangalore is mind boggling.

 

 

 

 

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ZonerRoamer • 2h •

Same here in Hyderabad, all the stuff he mentioned works fine here.

Except garbage ofc; it's much better compared to many other cities; but its still a issue.

 

 

 

 

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popular_tiger TN -> DL • 2h •

Lol speaking of plumbers, we had our bathroom redone and when fixing the geyser, the guy didn't even put in the pipe from the geyser to the shower. Imagine my surprise the next morning 😊

 

 

 

 

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strawbarrow • 2h •

"I have had a bad experience with the place i stay so that means the full country is and I will rant about this but do nothing to fix it."

 

 

 

 

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raspanger • 3h •

We Live in Chaos.

There is anarchy and no established order. This will never change.

There is nothing pride in this. If you are Indian move to canada, europe or australia.

 

 

 

 

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revi123456 • 5h •

What can you say about a country where even the mug used to wash bums after a crap is chained so it is not flicked...we are mostly chu****s....period. Don't expect anything better.

 

 

 

 

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goxul • 8h •

Lol. I've lived in two metros and have literally never had any of the problems you've mentioned (except the fast food chains of course).

Funny how there is so much disparity in our experiences. Maybe it's worse in Bangalore.

 

 

 

 

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LopsidedMale • 6h •

I have also lived in two metros and have faced almost all of these problems. Btw may I ask which two metros have you lived in?

 

 

 

 

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TenPotato • 5h •

I live in Mumbai and I too have never experienced most of these issues.

 

 

 

 

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LopsidedMale • 5h •

Some of these problems are real in Chennai and Kolkata

 

 

 

 

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TenPotato • 5h •

That sucks. I've lived in Chennai and it varies greatly from one city to another.

 

 

 

 

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Corporal_Cavernosa Maharashtra • 5h •

Not the original guy but I've not faced any of these problems in Mumbai or Pune.

 

 

 

 

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radiant_dawn • 3h •

Yeah, I am surprised that the experiences vary so much. I live in Chennai. And every time I book a cab, I have to pay the driver by cash (if we use PayTM and other online payments, the drivers promptly cancel) and worse, they will call and ask for the destination and if they do not like the destination, they still say "yes, ok, I am coming sir" and then abruptly cancel and the app searches for another driver. More surprisingly, Uber is not doing much to help solve the issue. I guess Uber and Ola are struggling because of the race to bottom in fares. If passengers (us) do not bother to pay better fare, the customer service will get affected. I still remember paying flat fares for FastTrack and their service used to be and still is excellent: always on time to pick up the passengers etc.

Anyway, while it is true that service and quality levels are already low and are further going down, it is not only because of incompetence but also because lot of us like "low fares" than "better service", greed of the service providers, no punishment for taking shortcuts/not following rules etc. But that's my opinion.

 

 

 

 

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TyphlosionsWrath • 2h •

I live in Bangalore and I've not experienced what op has. Yes, some bad experiences but not as bad as OP claims and they were usually resolved.

 

 

 

 

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DhimanG • 5h •

That's your POV. The second part of the question is, how much we are doing to fix it better other then claiming everything is broken ?

Country is made up of people. And surely, no country can improve with the citizens who will disown it at every point of hurdle.

 

 

 

 

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anamist1 • 3h •

What do we do? It's simple.

We kill the Batman

 

 

 

 

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53697246617073414C6F • 3h •

Bangalore is the worst for customer service in my experience.

In Bangalore I always have to ask them to turn on the AC and majority of the times they almost get offended that I asked to turn on the AC. Sometimes they even try to use emotional blackmail by saying "sir, I have fever".... This is even on the most expensive version of Uber/Ola. Contrast this with Mumbai where even the cheapest version had it's AC turned on by default when I got in the car.

 

 

 

 

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AginVanPeis • 2h •

India has standards! Ever since it gained independence India's never had standards to begin with. Law enforcement was never planned effectively, "chalta hai" attitude has developed rotten minds and what not! Your list sums up things beautifully that mocks the largest dysfunctional democracy with a tight slap. We do strive for achievements but some of them have been a dream since 1947. That is self-explanatory.

BTW if this is Bengaluru then DO NOT visit North and East India as Bengaluru will become heaven for you

 

 

 

 

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RomanJesus Lt. General in Night King's Army • 1h •

Anti national hai yeh launda... Andar karo isse.

Joke aside though, completely agree with you on a lot of issues. Having lived in UP for over a decade, I feel your pain.

Something that baffles me to no end is why almost everyone I come across, regardless of age, sex or political leanings, is a nationalist in every sense of the word. Patriotism I can understand but Nationalism is a weird thing to see. It's like they are wearing polarized sunglasses that filters out the all the that's around them and all they see is how wonderful the country is.

And not to mention the Hum Pakistan se aage hain sentiment that pretty much every Indian is born with nowadays.

 

 

 

 

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nVi2x • 1h •

I lived in India until my 10th grade but let's be honest I was just all bitch who had the Alpya male complex just because u was more famous in the school. Then I moved to usa and since being the alpha male didn't matter I realised there are other pressing matterz that need more recognition than what we give. Needless to say 4 years later went to India and I can tell you all of these are true. I will also add; my dad's own cousin who was supposed to help me with buying some crackers for Diwali (I didn't wanna coast any tbh, my cousins showed up and I had to buy for them), he tried to scam us, for 2700 rupees. Yes, my dad's own reletaive, decided to scam us for mere 2700 rupees. It's not that were not close either were actually very close and I knew him from when memory serves. Needless to say I didn't wanna taint my dad's relationship so u went back to my home and told my dad what happened, I basically went back to the shop guy and fought with him. I think I said "Dont think we're *** illiterates we understand basic math". The guy obviously didn't understand my English and thought I said he was an illiterate and started saying "I am also not an illiterate I am btech graduate" lmao I was dying of laughter at that moment. Anyways I told him "I mean if you're a btech graduate why are you in a stand selling crackers and scamming people for 2700 rupees huh?". They gave me back my money and extra crackers cause I wouldn't move away from there, I spoiled their Buisness for 2 hours. That was at peak buying time too. So they lost a lot more than 2700 for sure.

 

 

 

 

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nitie_dude • 54m •

Is it just a rant? More or less, all the indians will agree with these points definitely more than 60% of the cases. That is how india is. We all are working to make it better. We are improving. Many states are open defecation free. Villages are getting electricity. ISRO is successful. Economy was doing well. And it will do well again in near future. Our situation is better than Chile/hongkong/Venezuela/pakistan. If you compare india with usa or germany or Sweden then these things will always bother you. End of the day, we are indians. India is home.

 

 

 

 

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nimitzp93 • 40m •

You forgot to add power cuts that happen with slightest rain . Especially in Bangalore thanks to bescom.

 

 

 

 

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AnmolNukal7 • 4h •

Plus the beauty standards which are based on the worship of visual features of Caucasians

 

 

 

 

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ohdickens • 5h •

Spend less time complaining and put more time in building things if you can do better.

 

 

 

 

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plshelpthedog Smash ब्राह्मेणiacal patriarchy! • 3h •

This is plain impractical. Do you expect each and every person to build their own uber or ola or whatever? What's the problem expecting professionalism from people?

The irony is that your other comment is a generalized judgement ("99%") about lethargy of some company's employees in the exact same vein as OP, and your advice there is to complain to somebody else - if you believed in this comment, why didn't you advise them to build their own loan company instead?

 

 

 

 

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lightnh • 3h •

Crub criticism through rhetoric.... He is doing more good than you by rather pointing out failures and areas which need improvement... Rather people like you compound situation to worse.

 

 

 

 

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ohdickens • 3h •

If that was true then critics would have been paid more than creators.

 

 

 

 

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anamist1 • 2h •

Ahem food critics would like to chat

 

 

 

 

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ohdickens • 2h •

They are actually content creators rather than food critics.

 

 

 

 

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Thekikat Azadi. • 5h •

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Are you sure it's not It's beef pepperoni.

 

 

 

 

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AniketAryanRSS • 3h •

Exactly. Ex-f***ing-actly my opinion on this particular mindset. Wants to emigrate but can't ( underqualified, ineligible,broke) so will rant on reddit. Sahi mein kya hoga desh ka

 

 

 

 

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ajeebshaks • 4h •

Apart from these the rampant food adulteration and fake brands we have. From dye strained vegetables to "beesleli bottles", there is zero check of quality and standardisation. If the deathly air pollution wasn't enough, we also have to deal with corrupt FCI officials who themselves add brick grindings to red chilli or detergent in milk. Add to that no norms for control of pesticides used to grow the vegetables we eat. The jugaad and farmer is god mentality just fucks up the health of the entire nation. No wonder we have more stunted children than Pakistan/North Korea and more heart patients than anywhere on the planet.

Here is a blood boiling link on the fake market running amok freely and endangering lives of God knows how many million middle class/poor indians.

https://m.economictimes.com/why-make-in-india-when-you-fake-in-india/articleshow/52088848.cms

 

 

 

 

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chain20 • 3h •

I live in Bangalore as well and I'm totally with you. Having lived in 3 metros, I also think all these problems are more prominent in Bangalore compared to anywhere else. But thank you for posting. This is exactly whats been going in my head for a few months, but I wasn't able to articulate my thoughts.

 

 

 

 

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r3loaded2013 Europe • 3h •

As an Indian-origin Brit, I feel just like you described everytime I visit the country, and very quickly get fed up with the whole "chalta hai" mentality. I thought a bit deeper about it, and realised that a lot of the problems you describe also exist in the UK (indeed in just about every country), but at a much smaller scale.

Then I realised that the big difference is that if you have an issue with some service, there's always an effective form of recourse that's backed by a legal system that you can trust will take action. Dodgy taxi driver who refuses to take you, overcharges or drives badly? You can complain to the council, they'll investigate and suspend or revoke their private hire license. Tradesman did poor quality work or left it half-finished? You can pursue them in small claims court without the hassle and expense of litigation. ISP providing poor or no service despite complaints? Go straight to Ofcom. Cop unnecessarily hassles you? The IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission) can investigate. All of these are government bodies with legal teeth, and their actions are ultimately enforced by the judiciary. Their existence and the threat of legal consequences is what keeps people honest.

This stuff in India won't get better until there's a complete overhaul of the extremely corrupt judiciary, and independent regulatory bodies are given the powers to do their job. Fix the courts, and you'll naturally fix a large number of India's problems.

 

 

 

 

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Murganathanjameshall • 2h •

Kuchh nai. Chalta hai. Don't act like a little ranting baby. True Indians take pride in their UNESCO heritage culture and world famous spicy foods. True men live with smelly trash everywhere without giving a rat's ass. You know,,, mardangi...

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Slowu • 8h •

Cherry on top for you: https://youtu.be/2tpMYpJdYlM

P.S. look at the way of guy's talking and look at the way of police's responding.

 

 

 

 

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freakygamer16 • 5h •

zindagi mai khud kya accha kiya ye bhi bta

 

 

 

 

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EJERommel • 2h •

Bhai isi ko English mein "Whataboutery" kehte hain (Hindi mein pata nahin kya kehte hain) aur ye cheez galat hai.

Us bande/bandi ne kya kiya isse kya fark padta hai.. Baat to sahi kar raha/rahi hai na..

Apni pareshani bata raha/rahi hai, tumko sahi nahin laga jo bola to mudde ki baat karo; usne kya kiya ya nahin kiya wo mudda nahin hai..

 

 

 

 

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blue_raven007 • 5h •

Dude, you need a drink or drugs.

Stop worrying about stuff you can't control. Try to be self reliant more and stop paying companies like that. I stopped using many of these services because of similar experiences.

 

 

 

 

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sleepless_indian PR0D CITIZEN OF THE COW REPUBLIC • 3h •

Well well well...

Since August, MLAs of the ruling YSR Congress Party have been named by victims in at least four attacks against journalists, mostly working with news outlets that are critical of the government. The ruling party, which came into power in May, has been accused of sponsoring such attacks, one of which resulted in a reporter’s death. In three cases, the journalists had filed prior written complaints of threats, but the police did not act.

True Heir:

In 2007, the then government of YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s father YS Rajasekhar Reddy had passed a similar order but had to withdraw it within a day amid stiff opposition.

 

 

 

 

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tilak365 NRI but don't hate on me • 3h •

opposition

what's that?

 

 

 

 

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dheezy23 • 2h •

Is anyone actually surprised that the someone brought up deep in the heartland of faction-ism does sketchy things to get his way?

 

 

 

 

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TyroneSlothrope • 3h •

I think the root of all problems lies in the fact that people in our country do not take their jobs seriously. This is especially true for people in politics. They do not take it as their job. Whenever a politician does something for the community, it is considered as some kind of favour by citizens and by politicians, and people do not hold them accountable for ignorance of their duties. You put dustbins on the streets? Expect to mention it a thousand times on their banners on every corner of the city/town/village.

Once people start respecting their jobs and duties, these problems will go away one by one. How to make them do that? Raise your voice and give feedback through proper channels.

 

 

 

 

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lathal Antarctica • 3h •

I think we need to move out of Bangalore. It's quite bad here.

 

 

 

 

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brainchutney • 3h •

A relativistic mindset. No absolute good. No absolute Truth. Everything is relative.

 

 

 

 

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nj_100 • 3h •

Adding to your post, load of negative people who just know how to complain.

 

 

 

 

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kaymkigl • 2h •

"Hum Log Bahot Jaldi Used To Ho Jate Hai ...... Us Situation Se Ladne Ki Bajay Hum Uske Saath Adjust Karna Shuru Kar Dete Hai" - A Wednesday

People here(in this country), don't really know what their collective power can do really. And they aren't allowed know, forcefully kept in the dark by the powers that be.

 

 

 

 

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SlightSmell • 2h •

Google is also chittttting the people by asking to pay their bills via Google pay for rangoli stamp and instead gives diya stamp.

BTW, if anyone has rangoli stamp. Please PM

 

 

 

 

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moon_shaker • 2h •

People do not care for something called as "Human Value"

 

 

 

 

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dem0nicbl00d • 2h •

Agree with every single thing said here, especially the case with Uber/Ola, the exact same thing where I live

 

 

 

 

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SolidSnake_no47 • 2h •

Bigg ass country , bigg ass population rip.

 

 

 

 

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Murganathanjameshall • 2h •

The thing is, people don't know how to invest their time and dedication in your source of income and instead they go for the pissy-easy ways. Hence, shitty services.

Absolutely devoid of Work Culture. Whenever I think of this, the first contrasting thing that fires in my mind is Japan. Though I've heard they're really overworked and suicide rates are higher because of this, but I can't ignore how efficient they are in almost every aspects. Railways for example.

 

 

 

 

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TheF-Face • 1h •

There's a reason most poor countries are poor. People are ** up and have no working ethic whatsoever.

 

 

 

 

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vedik14 • 1h •

This dude is sitting faxx!

 

 

 

 

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mylackey • 1h •

One of the main problem is our diversity. Yes. Our diversity in language and culture is just too extreme. People on one state won't even relate to the people in the other state. It's almost like different countries. It's extremely tough to manage a country like that.

Also, its tough to implement a good civil code and encourage attention to detail when most of us are dipped in poverty. The prime goal of so many Indians is just 'survival'. When u are poor, 'organization' and 'attention to detail' goes to . The only priority becomes money and survival. And since majority is poor, we all have to stoop to that culture.

 

 

 

 

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darshanp82 • 1h •

The problem is legal system. The reason companies get aware with this quality of service is because as a consumer we accept it.

Your only option for a quick resolution is social media shaming and hoping the brand cares about it.

Everywhere else in the world, you don't need to appeal on FB or Twitter to get a respected standard of service. The legal system and consumer court ensures that right.

 

 

 

 

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Creeeem • 1h •

I was previously employed by a shockingly wealthy and famous Indian businessman who is now a citizen of the UK.

He would often return to India but ONLY if he paid through the nose for everything. His big Indian company would organise all the travel; he’d only use western and unindianised hotel chains; he would take his UK chauffeur to whichever city he was in.

He would do anything to prevent contact with ordinary India. frankly I can’t blame him. I’ve never seen a man so miserable as when he had to get an IndiGo flight, which was naturally late

 

 

 

 

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mohit_791 • 1h •

Btw to fix this mess, it all starts with voting the right candidate.

 

 

 

 

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dbkuper • 1h •

Acche din aayenge.

 

 

 

 

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Tomosmaush • 1h •

Prob is no one(I refer to general mass) is aware of the things they should n things they shouldn’t

 

 

 

 

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LalKatappa • 1h •

My God,at the very least someone has the balls to state out the obvious but you've missed the most important point per say

 

 

 

 

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oundhakar • 1h •

Pizza Hut used to have pork pepperoni (at least in Bangalore). They stopped it years ago though.

 

 

 

 

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xVyprath Maharashtra • 1h •

Agreed, my mom is a homebaker and makes really tasty cakes (like really good, not even biased here) but most of the people here buy cakes at 400/- kg which taste like and the cake spunge tastes like water. My mom sells extravagant designer cakes at 800/- per kg and her business is struggling here in Pune. Very sad to see people here prefer quantity over quality.

 

 

 

 

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[Sachin200]

7 minutes ago, Ford_Abbai said:

 

Cost of living 

 

Does anyone feel that we often get less in India than we pay for? A few examples. A movie ticket can cost over ₹400 easily and the price in a country like Dubai or Singapore is similar. A good meal at a decent restaurant is easily over ₹ 900 per person. That's more than the daily wage of many skilled employees. Drinks at a bar are super expensive. ₹500 for a beer is common. You get the same price in decent bars in some first world countries with per capita incomes over 30 Times of India. An apartment in a locality without a park, lake, waste disposal or roads costs over ₹1 cr easily in most cities. I was checking prices in Canada and they aren't out of line with those in Mumbai- despite having much better infrastructure. If you visit a supermarket in Europe, the quality of stuff you get is far better at the same price. Why is India so expensive for what it offers? We went to Thailand recently and found that for the price of a crappy Oyo room, we got a 3 star beach facing room in a popular tourist town. Even the food was so much better- ₹400 gives you a great meal with a beer. Any explanations for India's high prices? Our labor costs are low yet prices are high.

Corporate danda , cost of living anedhi prices raise cheyadam.anedhi akkada employees and demand batti chestadu 

Eppudu hotels , movies prices Vijayawada lo unnaru Hyderabad lo undadu reason Hyderabad employees ekkuva and they pay . Hotels , movies they need profit and keep raising the prices .  govt oka limit peditey baguntundhi India lo . You should not raise food prices in many restaurants /movie theatres to a certain price Ani . 

 

[Ford_Abbai]

3 hours ago, Sachin200 said:

Corporate danda , cost of living anedhi prices raise cheyadam.anedhi akkada employees and demand batti chestadu 

Eppudu hotels , movies prices Vijayawada lo unnaru Hyderabad lo undadu reason Hyderabad employees ekkuva and they pay . Hotels , movies they need profit and keep raising the prices .  govt oka limit peditey baguntundhi India lo . You should not raise food prices in many restaurants /movie theatres to a certain price Ani . 

 

Even in b , c centers pizza is 400 rupees ..almost same price

[Bhumchik]

dude, why don't you just post everything along with comments from reddit here?

We don't know how to access reddit so thank you for your help...

just deal with the substandards. it is broken beyond repair and no use screaming over it on a forum whose size is smaller than a pimple on a rat's as$

[sattipandu]

Didn't read all 

But 100% true

[Ford_Abbai]

On 11/4/2019 at 7:24 PM, Bhumchik said:

dude, why don't you just post everything along with comments from reddit here?

We don't know how to access reddit so thank you for your help...

just deal with the substandards. it is broken beyond repair and no use screaming over it on a forum whose size is smaller than a pimple on a rat's as$

Check the tag  first medhavi...it is obviously not a self post. I clearly mentioned it there.

[chicchara]

its like NYC everywhere in India. demand is there, population is there, things will never stop going up

[Ford_Abbai]

52 minutes ago, chicchara said:

its like NYC everywhere in India. demand is there, population is there, things will never stop going up

Like someone said as long as labour is there india don't rise.