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It's not the phrases themselves, it's (almost always) the context they are used in. They signify babudom at its worst.
by mangamadaiyan 6y ago
It's not the phrases themselves, it's (almost always) the context they are used in. They signify babudom at its worst.
- ra7 6y agoIt’s used by nearly everyone, not just babus. The memes in fact originate from engineers in India interacting with their international colleagues. In any case, it’s not something worth getting upset about.
- damnencryption 6y agoIt is if they are used abusively and sarcastically regularly.
- mangamadaiyan 6y agoYou're missing the forest for the trees. Like I said, it's not about the phrases themselves; then again, perhaps we are talking past each other. I'll just say that your notion of what is worth getting upset about (or not) _might not_ apply to everybody else, and leave it at that :)
- ra7 6y agoI don’t think I’m missing the point, which is those phrases are used widely enough that they don’t signify babudom. It’s common workplace English and has no wider context than “it’s just Indian English”, not in this day at least. Fair enough that what is worth getting upset about for me doesn’t apply to others.
- kkarakk 6y agoit is only common workplace english in india coz of babudom tho...
- aydwi 6y agoI'm genuinely curious as to how do you determine what is something worth getting upset about, when you are not the one who is upset.
- jugad 6y agoNot the poster, but when I actively think about it, I use common sense, ask for clarification, use some imagination, and a reasonable margin of error (imo). Then I try to judge the situation/reaction. Without that, the word overreaction is meaningless.