[PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences

[John Swindler]

You just proved the point, Fred, that it is a distortion to use population.  Most people in India do not own a car, yet still have high death rate.  Perhaps a lot of pedestrians.
 
That is also why India is viewed as an opportunity for global expansion.  If only 10% of population is middle class, that's still 100 million consumers.
 
As I said, the tales of your trip confirmed our suspicion that we had no need nor inclination to visit India. I'd rather go to Ephesus, and now just waiting for the right price.  I won't live long enought to make much more then a dent in the places I'd like to visit, but that is ok too.  India ain't one of them.
 
John
 
> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Indian cultural differences> Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 16:54:15 -0500> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> > I walked to the kitchen, thought for a minute, came back. A > distortion?> > We are accustomed to believing that accidents should be compared to > miles driven. That is a valid concept when the only vehicles in the > street are motor vehicles. I think, John, that it is an invalid > concept when motor vehicles must also share the street with numerous > bicycles, pedestrians, elephants, camels, sleeping cows and so forth.> > The Indians are, in effect, playing baseball, basketball, hockey and > transporting water from one river to another on their backs and you > are trying to tell me we should all conduct this according to the > rules used when playing poker? I don't think we can do it that > way. I think all we can really do is say here is a street and it is > where so many people were killed in a year.> > You need to go there and see it John. I'll tell you like a friend > of Marie's told her. Going to India is like getting another Masters > Degree. You see things and learn things you never in your life> imagined you would see. But none of it fits into the nice neat mold > you used for western culture. When you, as an American, say the > Indians should drive on our highways more like we do, you have no > idea how much they have already adapted. NO IDEA.> > On Dec 6, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Schneider Fred wrote:> > > I'm tired of searching the internet. Your turn to try to dig out> > mileages.> >> > On Dec 6, 2008, at 2:55 PM, John Swindler wrote:> >> >>> >>> >> I knew that China was over 100,000 and US was under 50,000 with> >> about half due to alcohol. But comparing by population is a> >> distortion. How about a death rate per miles driven?? That should> >> give a better indication of highway safety. In the end, some> >> societies place a much higher value on human life.> >>> >> John> >>> >>> >>>> 
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