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Oz corporates asked to praise Sachin to please Indians

Melbourne: It's not just Indians who are careful before packing their bags for Australia. Australians, too, are enrolling for etiquette classes to learn of sure-fire ways to impress Indians. Praise Sachin to the hilt, avoid discussions on ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and ignore all possible hold-ups like ringing ....Read more

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GENIUS NEED NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGEDBy: S.GURUMURTHY | Tuesday , 7 Jul '09 5:31:26 AM Reply | Forward ALL TIME GREAT DONALD BRADMAN RECOGNISED THE TALENTS OFSACHIN TENDULKAR WHO STOOD APART FROM THE REST OF CRICKETERSEITHER IN TEST OR IN ONE DAYERS HIS RECORDS WILL SPEAK, AND20 YEARS STANDING IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA WILL UNDISPUTEDNUMBER ONE PLAYER.AS SUCH HE NEED NOT BE RECOGNISED ORACKNOWLEDGED BY BUSINESS CO-OPERTATES WHO POSSESS BUSINESS MIND ONLY AND NOT HAVING SPORTS MINDED. CRICKET IS GRACE ANDBUSINESS IS MONEY RETURN.

we can do without these communication gurusBy: Sameer Gupta | Sunday , 5 Jul '09 8:34:28 AM Reply | Forward We do successful business with people from around the world - Americans, Italians, Germans, Chinese, Swedish, just to name a few. If Australians think they can gain some advantage by talking to us about cricket, curry and bollywood, they must be very naive. Perhaps the products offered by the Australians are inferior, which is why they need to bring up cricket, bollywood, etc... We can comfortably do business with people from any ethnic origin - we don't need these "cross culture gurus" to teach us how to work with others. People like Manallack need to find themselves a real job. -Sameer, Mumbai.

Oz corporates asked to praise SachinBy: Dr. Paras Deo | Saturday , 4 Jul '09 12:58:37 PM Reply | Forward I agree with @sameer Gupta and @ Vikram in Germany. Manallack is training Aussies with lectures on clichÃ©s about Indians. This unfortunately does not work. It would be more important for the foreigners to reflect their own mentality and culture and discover their own deficits than keep pointing their fingers to the Indian deficits. We already know own weaknesses , you donâ€™t have to push your finger in our wounds Mr.Manallack.

Very naive and stupidBy: Sameer Gupta | Friday , 3 Jul '09 17:58:51 PM Reply | Forward Of course, it is extremely naive and stupid to assume that all Indians are mad about cricket and Tendulkar. Such stereotypes. I am getting very sick of cricket. Therefore, if any Australian businessman walks into my office and starts talking cricket, I am going to throw him out of the window (my office is on the 15-th floor). Following stereotypes, should I assume that all Australians are descendants of british convicts, and hence very lazy and dumb?? -Sameer, Mumbai.

Oz corporates asked to praise Sachin to please IndiansBy: Vikram in Germany | Friday , 3 Jul '09 16:53:28 PM Reply | Forward I do not do business with people who crib about India and the Indians. I do not business with foreigners who talk about 'different culture and mentality'. I do not invite these people home. I never have so called 'business lunch or dinner'. I also have the cheek to tell these ' business people' about their mentality and their culture. I am the 'purchaser' so, I decide who gets my business. A few Germans were recently red faced when I told them that. Praising Sachin doesn't function with me.