Good things always catch on.............

It must be the air I guess. Clean air. Pollution free environment is what I am talking about. No. Am not an agent of  'save the world' or 'heal the world' though you might be thinking so. In the contrary this is about people, Indian people.

I am amazed by the NRIs who stay over here( and yes that includes me). They are so polite and with a smile on their face, ever greeting. Small things like 'thank you', 'i am sorry' and 'how are you' are quite rampant among my US friends. So the same has become of my Indian friends. How polite they have become. Amazing.

But the moment they land on their home soil there is a transformation. As if, and almost, someone, some invisible hand switches off the politeness. In US people hold the door for you in shopping malls, movie theaters, restaurants and basically everywhere where there is a door. One of my very good friends tried this at office in IBM kolkata. He held the door for the person behind him but unfortunately there was an influx of people who went on entering the door. Off course, oblivious to the fact that a person is holding the door for them, leave alone 'thank you'.
Agreed. That we are not taught these little things strictly. But interesting to note is that my friend tried to exercise his US habits in India. This is rare among who return back to India. Though there is no reason to behave like this. Yes indeed, it might seem odd initially. But good things always catch on quickly and surely it will.

My US friends might think what a strange place India is!! Ummm its not that bad actually.  Its just that we are not used to such courteousness. And for my Indian friends, they know what I am talking about. I can almost see the grin on their faces. But good things always catch on quickly and surely it will.