Just… different. Two small stories that amuse me... I’m on the putting green, and a mate is bending his putter over his knee. I ask him - with some colourful launguage - what on earth he’s doing. He says, completely straight-faced, “My putts keep going left… I’m fixing it” It made me pause. Is that “Indian logic”? Or just his logic? Culture, upbringing, personality - who knows. But it stuck with me. Then, more recently, in a hotel after a very late night. “Do Not Disturb” light on. Normally, they’d just slide a card underneath and leave it at that. No.... I get a call from reception: “Sir, your room has the Do Not Disturb sign on… would you like it cleaned? The staff are waiting.” Completely defeats the point - yet I'm left admiring the commitment. To balance it out - two of the smartest people I’ve ever worked with were Indian. Brilliant, humble, genuinely great to be around. And yet… when needed, they could drop a total sh!t-bomb on people below them - a level of directness that can feel brutal if you’re not used to it. I suppose that’s the thing - you get warmth, sharpness, logic, contradiction… all in the same package. Just different, not better or worse. And that brings my point back full circle to this topic - consideration - is it cultural or personal ? Sometimes I think we may see more than is there - if we don't step back our confirmation bias fills the gaps.
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