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What I have learned is that Indians severely lack "social intelligence". I am not talking about the kind which makes you good with people. I am talking about, h
by 31reasons 13y ago
What I have learned is that Indians severely lack "social intelligence". I am not talking about the kind which makes you good with people. I am talking about, how much a person thinks that What is good for people surrounding you is also good for you. I think average indian's such intelligence is perhaps is in negative.
I have seen people throw trash on the streets without any regard for others. Same goes for every other resources and issues. Each indian lives in a bubble of their own home, which is perfectly clean but total disregard anything outside the walls.
There are some socially enlightened groups like Ugly Indians (https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ugly-Indian/123459791046618 https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ugly-Indian/1234597910466...) doing great work, which I hope extend to the entire country.
- habosa 13y agoIt may be a lack of "social intelligence" as you say, but it could also be a result of Broken Windows Theory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory). What incentive does one person have to organize his/her trash when there are already massive burning piles in the street?
- 31reasons 13y agoThats also a major cause. In fact Ugly Indian group has noticed similar effect. When they clean certain areas of the streets and improve it aesthetically, it stops being degraded to its original state more often than not.
- modarts 13y agoI feel that the concept of the "Tragedy of the Commons" more closely mirrors this aspect of "social intelligence" that the original commenter referred to. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
- sateesh 13y agoI think the better term is "lack of civic sense". I don't think there is a lack of social intelligence or such thing, I see it more as a plain apathy to anyone other than self and one's kins.
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