From: sunjain@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (mera bharat mahan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Sending things to India
Date: 26 Sep 1992 16:11:17 -0500
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In <1992Sep26.191714.1670@wuecl.wustl.edu> rr2@cec2.wustl.edu (Rajamiyer Ravichandran) writes:

>In article <1a2b7kINN3q1@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> sunjain@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (mera bharat mahan) writes:
>>In <1992Sep26.154857.29392@wuecl.wustl.edu> rr2@cec2.wustl.edu (Rajamiyer Ravichandran) writes:
>>
>>(stuff delelted).
>>
>>> I recently sent some GRE and TOEFL preparation materials to my
>>>brother in Bangalore. They were supposed to have delivered within
>>>five business days. But, believe me, DHL took a cool six weeks
>>>to deliver. That too after I threatened DHL, St. Louis to sue them here.
>>>They blamed squarely the delay on the customes officials in India.
>>>However ultimately when the package was delivered my brother ended
>>>up paying Rs. 600 as customs duty. The worst part is somebody
>>>stole the audio cassetes for TOEFL preparation and delivered only
>>>the books. I strongly suspect one of the customs officials who
>>>opened the package did it. He probably knew what is TOEFL and how it
>>>can be useful. There is total dishonesty out there. Come to think
>>>of it there is absolutely no fool proof way to send anything to that
>>>dishonest country, India.
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>  How dare you call your motherland a DISHONEST COUNTRY?
>>
>   I am dare enough to say what I feel is my opinion. I went
>through it and I can quote more instances like this to support
>my arguement.    

>>  How honest are we?  Tell me. 
>  
>   Speak for yourself. If  you feel guilty that you are dishonest then
>   you don't have the right to deprive other people's opinions on
>the matter of honesty.
>>
>>  Hamam main sab nange hain..
>>
>>  Don't we find ways to find loopholes in the system ourself?  
>>  Don't we cheat the Indian Govt. by avoiding paying taxes and using
>>  all kinds of tricks to convert Black Money to white money??
>>  Don't we still ask the bride's parents for the DOWRY?
>>  Don't we encourage dishonesty by bribing goverment officials to get our
>>  work done?
>>
>>  I am glad you are here. Atleast saved some oxygen there. 
>>  

>   All those circumstances you have raised suggests me only one
>thing. That you went through those and feels guilty about it. I have
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  
   I haven't worked in my life!!
   I am too young to get married!!

>never cheated on taxes to India. I was the first in my office to file\
>tax return. I don't have black money to convert to white in illegal 
>ways. I make my remittences to home through legal bank channels.
>I had a bad cheating experience in that too. That is a different 
>story. By the way I am an Indian citizen still !!. The only way to
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  Sorry to know that!!!

>change the system is by raising questions like I did. What you are
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You did not raised a question. Neither did you try to highlight a
problem. You just called your motherland a DISHONEST country.
Don't make such a fool of yourself!!

>doing is trying to create a holy cow (mother land ...bla..bla)
>so that nobody will dare to raise a queation but things will always
>be in a status quo.
>regards

>ravi ( NOT mera bharat mahaan !!!)

  that is only your opinion.
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