sapphire wrote:Welcome back Vaucluse. Service industry in India is pretty good I agree. It was about politeness like saying 'Thank You' etc. which Indians are not so good at. And comparing Bombay and Calcutta with Tokyo was just not fair.
Good to be back - albeit for a short period - hello Sapphy!
Ah, but it is comparable - when I hold the doors open for people in India I more often than not get a quizzical smile and a quick 'thank you' in word or nod.
However - held the door open for an Indian lady here a while back - she just strode through, enriching me with a glance that made me look in the mirror in case I had birdshit on my nose . . .