Why do Indian people always..

[NapsteR]

I think the word "dear" has nothing to do in a professional business letter.

I disagree... I have recieved many newsletters and formal mails with "Dear MyName" from big companies.

 

[notoriouskim]

Why do they assume everyone on the internet is male? Here's a hint -- don't call people sir if you don't know their gender. Everytime I receive an email that begins with "Dear Sir" I delete it on the spot.

 

[blackcatfan]

lol this is very funny
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[Jeevs]

It sounds better now then intergalactic since we can't visit other planets right now I meant don't limit yourself to one culture but do what you like best even if everyone else is doing something because its the "tradition".
Take for example "traditional" clothing of a nation,why are they traditional and not something older or newer,like in Greece why don't they wear something that people were wearing several thousand years ago in Greece as their traditional clothing instead of something a few hundred years old. All those people are just followers that can't think for themselves. And the Scottish kilt was only made in the 1700's,its not something that people really wore along time ago. Just a Blackhatter with the idea of making money off nationalism. I could go on about every nation but it would take too long.

Clothing is a completely different thing,its all about comfort level.You dress up in what you feel comfortable.Language and way of talking is something that is with you from the very beginning.Correct me if I'm wrong.I was not grown up wearing traditional Indian clothes,but with Indian traditions.

m still on my point..its just a terrible mixture of Indian n western culture....they fail to covey what they "actually" want to say.Coz English language don't provide such liberty.

 

[Jeevs]

I disagree... I have recieved many newsletters and formal mails with "Dear MyName" from big companies.

^^This

Have a look at this-

We can conclude 3 things now
1.BHW is not professional and is noob.
2.Poor English.
3.It is operated from India.

True???

Case solved!

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[ahiddenman]

I disagree... I have recieved many newsletters and formal mails with "Dear MyName" from big companies.

Same here ,

Even in UK we get letters written to us starting with Dear and ending with Sincerely.

Its just good manners and a nice approach so i have no problem with it

 

[ahiddenman]

@Jeevs

LOL . I also get called a weird name:

 

[Jeevs]

@Jeevs

LOL . I also get called a weird name:

lol I thought its the same for everyone! "Dear: for me, "bro" for you...:yo:

 

[NapsteR]

^^This

Have a look at this-

We can conclude 3 things now
1.BHW is not professional and is noob.
2.Poor English.
3.It is operated from India.

True???

Case solved!

[/thread]

lol.. a good one jeevs

 

[Paranoid Android]

I post a project, i get 100 replies, i pick 1 guy. everyone calls me sir in the beginning, the one i picked calls me dear from then on, and the rest of the 99 calls me a dickhead and a mother fucker for posting a fake thread and wasting their times. wtf, i just wanted 1 guy and i too went through pains to pick out the 1 guy out of the 99 other useless replies.

and when a guy finds out that i am indian too, the swearing gets worse and they start telling me that its Indians like me whos making life difficult for indians like them on BHW . wtf again, im quite successful and am quite friendly around here why would i make life difficult for them?

thats why when i now post freelancer threads i say NO INDIANS, and no one call me racist cos I'm indian too , and it isn't worth the trouble for me.

But Indian guys work great with american and european guys, they only hate fellow indians, cos every indian thinks they are above another indian. Its a mind set that these freelancers have got, they might grow up when they start seeing some good money.

 

[Paranoid Android]

Then again, Dear is a british salutation, Dear Sir, Respected Sir, Revered Sir, all those fucking adjectives come only before a british noun. and india was fucked over by the brits for over 400 years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KOxRnCKLQk

 

[jkwak]

Why did you give up my secret of kidnapping old english ladies and making them work in India irate:

So you're the culprit!

 

[ahiddenman]

Then again, Dear is a british salutation, Dear Sir, Respected Sir, Revered Sir, all those fucking adjectives come only before a british noun. and india was fucked over by the brits for over 400 years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KOxRnCKLQk

LOL , Only England sounds like that.

 

[srb888]

I am an Indian and I get a lot of e-mails from this very DEAR person ... Dear Op, please read the 'title'...

------------ Quote -----------

President Bxxxxx Oxxxx <president(@)messages.whitehouse.gov>

The White House, Washington

Dear xxxxxx,

------------ Unquote -----------



I wish "dear" OP changes the way he feels about those 2 words...

 

[luccha]

What a racist thread. Why generalise? If One apple out of dozen turns out to be bad that doesnt mean Apples are bad for health. I know there are lot of Indians who cheat, repeat and then lie once they get caught. But being an Indian myself I know it for sure that not all Indians are bad. There are lot of professionals who are trustworthy. It all depends on how you look at things. Stop hating Indians..

 

[conceptman]

i think they want to grab your deal by acting close.....
i am a indian ............ they normally they try to woo clients by working on your emotions
just a thought

 

[Paranoid Android]

LOL , Only England sounds like that.

we speak the same english with our accent. i love adjectives too and most indians do.

on a funnier note, americans know only 1 adjective as far as i know. the f word.

What the fuck is happening? why the fuck haven't you delivered, how many more fuckin hours etc etc , and indians reply with a Dear sir

 

[madoctopus]

You can start an email/letter with "Dear John". Other than that using "dear" to address to somebody is annoying as hell because all westerners reserve "dear" for same situations where they'd use "darling", which is for very close friends and family.

They say "dear pass me the salt" when addressing to their wife.

"Sir" also is weird because it is a sign of forced respect and unnatural for westerners. English doesn't use 3rd person plural like other languages to address people in a way that shows respect. For example in some languages the way to address an elder, boss or teacher would use a 3rd person plural not a 1st person singular (which in English is the same but in other languages is not). I assume the use of "Sir" is to make up for the lack of a different word for 3rd person plural in English. However, "sir" is used very little by westerners. They might use a lot "Mr. John" to show respect but when talking to John they will not use "sir" much.

That means every time somebody addresses you with "sir" and even worse "dear" it is annoying and looks fake (even if that wasn't the intent). Also, mixing "sir" with "darling" and "dude/yo!/man/buddy" is even more fucked up because it means you're jumping from addressing a person from a respectful way to an intimate way and then to a friend/buddy way. If you have to use one of the words then stick to just one, though preferably you'd avoid them all.

Most people might not mind being called "sir" by somebody who works for them but they will be bothered by that person crossing the line to "dear" or "buddy". If you work for somebody he's not your dear/darling and you're not his buddy. So be professional about it.

 

[katona44]

lol, 1 indian was calling me "mom" ,after i told him that i'm a man he called me "sir"

 

[jkwak]

i think they want to grab your deal by acting close.....
i am a indian ............ they normally they try to woo clients by working on your emotions
just a thought

It's called sucking up and many people in sales do that, I know I have in the past