tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post8397970727697461482..comments2024-03-13T06:55:06.760+05:30Comments on Meanderings and Reflections: The tussle between Indians, instructions and instinctsS. Susan Deborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-5528466836164254692010-09-04T22:31:39.560+05:302010-09-04T22:31:39.560+05:30Welcome to the meanderings dear Linda. The more, t...Welcome to the meanderings dear Linda. The more, the merrier! Thanks for the time!<br /><br />Native Americans, I heard, trust their instincts better than anything else. I guess the right way to learn stuff is by trial and error method. But the gadgets of today are incorrigible and they defeat even the most powerful instincts :)<br /><br />Joy always :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-58335733343786642642010-09-04T22:22:56.556+05:302010-09-04T22:22:56.556+05:30Susan, it's not only the Indians from India wh...Susan, it's not only the Indians from India who do not follow instructions, it seems it's also the Indians from American (also known as Native Americans). My husband Alex is Navajo. He never even looks instructions, much less reads them. He will put chair legs on backwards on occasion, but usually things turn out fine. I am challenged at following instructions or directions. It's not that I don't read them, I do. But my brain switches off and I think the instructions are written n Swahili or something.Linda Medranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440058568073764902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-55242023303425350042010-09-02T09:46:11.262+05:302010-09-02T09:46:11.262+05:30King:
Welcome to the meanderings. Nice to have yo...King:<br /><br />Welcome to the meanderings. Nice to have you here. Instructions are there all over!!! One just has to see. I like your feigned surprise!!<br /><br />Joy always :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-87772205441683250162010-09-02T01:46:36.223+05:302010-09-02T01:46:36.223+05:30Instructions ??? Do they come in the box ??...ver...Instructions ??? Do they come in the box ??...verrrry interesting these little command posters...I must read up on them. lolKing of New York Hackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-12014120584018384892010-09-01T23:02:41.915+05:302010-09-01T23:02:41.915+05:30BM:
Instructions do have a sense of comfort about...BM:<br /><br />Instructions do have a sense of comfort about them. They offer us with the option of 'playing safe' which is quite necessary sometimes. You have a good remainder of the week and happy September :)<br /><br />Karen:<br /><br />The British rigidly follow instructions. I am glad for them :)<br /><br />Joy always :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-5463184351833580382010-09-01T22:11:22.180+05:302010-09-01T22:11:22.180+05:30Instinct first, but if I am still stumped then the...Instinct first, but if I am still stumped then the manual comes out. I don't know if its an indian thing, I think everybody is like that.Karen Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447610927040841849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-83310451548976116042010-09-01T21:46:27.339+05:302010-09-01T21:46:27.339+05:30I like having instructions, it makes me comfortabl...I like having instructions, it makes me comfortable, secure in a way. However I do have a tendency to not read the instructions and just plunge right in by trial and error.<br /><br />And if it gets really frustrating, and if I'm desperate to get it going, THEN I go hunt for the instructions.A Mother Alwayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061214919572800420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-52380156829451491572010-09-01T19:47:19.010+05:302010-09-01T19:47:19.010+05:30Blogoratti:
Thanks for coming by. There is defini...Blogoratti:<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. There is definitely a reason, we lack the patience and goodwill to pore through them :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-89849208788628244122010-09-01T19:30:22.455+05:302010-09-01T19:30:22.455+05:30Ah...instructions. Often times i find that i alway...Ah...instructions. Often times i find that i always go back to the manual-after i must have gone ahead to experiment on my own. <br />I guess there IS a reason for having instructions :)Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-10009129425444917592010-09-01T15:30:49.486+05:302010-09-01T15:30:49.486+05:30Ajay:
Welcome to the meanderings. I guess this we...Ajay:<br /><br />Welcome to the meanderings. I guess this welcome is long due as you have mentioned that you have been reading this blog for quite some time. I am indeed honoured by your "invisible" visits. I am also glad that you commented on this. It does mean a lot when people comment and tell me their points of view. That makes blogging a worthwhile experience with exchange of thoughts and ideas.<br />You make a good point here. The Indian sensibility with instructions is a study by itself. I wish to carry it out sometime in detail.<br /><br />Joy always. Please do write your insights whenever you come by :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-25673938044197310212010-09-01T15:07:37.844+05:302010-09-01T15:07:37.844+05:30Hi. I've been reading your blog for quite some...Hi. I've been reading your blog for quite some time and I like it.<br /><br />Instructions do make things boring and tedious sometimes but we must not gloss over them when there's danger or risk involved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-47618586081450972652010-09-01T10:47:37.233+05:302010-09-01T10:47:37.233+05:30Ron:
We think but we don't (atleast most of t...Ron:<br /><br />We think but we don't (atleast most of the times)! I see that you have an Indian spirit! Great :)<br /><br />Ingmar:<br /><br />Welcome to the meanderings. Now that's another set of caution lines: precautionary measures! Hope the experiments prove worthy and that you don't get stuck :)<br /><br />Thanks for the following. I appreciate that :)<br /><br />Joy always.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-6565310109322493742010-09-01T10:44:54.063+05:302010-09-01T10:44:54.063+05:30Betty:
Embracing everyone's differences is th...Betty:<br /><br />Embracing everyone's differences is the primary diktat of human existence! Thanks for the visit dear Betty. xoxo<br /><br />Nevine:<br /><br />Flexibility and instincts is the Indian way! Only after messing up, we go to the instruction manual. Ha Ha. I am glad you were refreshed. Hugs back to you dear dear Nevine :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-36432355012405735982010-09-01T10:41:50.735+05:302010-09-01T10:41:50.735+05:30Guessed right:
A delight to read your rhymes :)
...Guessed right:<br /><br />A delight to read your rhymes :)<br /><br />DA:<br /><br />Welcome to the Meanderings and thanks for the kind words :)S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-40999313572654458152010-09-01T10:31:02.956+05:302010-09-01T10:31:02.956+05:30I'll read only the precautionary measures to t...I'll read only the precautionary measures to take,rest I'll try to experiment with it[In case of my DSLR] :DTGVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428998333212976520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-32118509392737896122010-09-01T02:36:48.712+05:302010-09-01T02:36:48.712+05:30Sometimes I think I can do it myself without follo...Sometimes I think I can do it myself without following the instructions. Sometimes I can but most of the time I need to pull out the instruction manual after I fail a few times. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-21566367180235725432010-09-01T02:26:33.852+05:302010-09-01T02:26:33.852+05:30Susan... he he he... I am a teacher, right? Do I l...Susan... he he he... I am a teacher, right? Do I like instructions? No way in H***! No, not I! And even my students know it. I'm allergic to instructions, because they're just parameters that put our intelligence into a box. I think it's best for us to go ahead and read the instructions, and follow, yes, so we don't break any laws or get into trouble. But there is also such a thing as flexibility... very necessary ingredient. Following instructions blindly is ridiculous and demeaning... we're not machines... we are human. There are instructions... and then there are instructions... and then there is common sense. <br /><br />And that was a refreshing vent after a long day of giving instructions... graciously, I hope. ;-)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />NevineNevine Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794887684860140819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-86603994274914930532010-09-01T02:16:29.499+05:302010-09-01T02:16:29.499+05:30Living in a world with so many differences and nat...Living in a world with so many differences and nationalities things get easier I think when following the instructions. But not in a religiously way. Then if it makes things much easier in some levels I think I'd follow the instructions though. It's true, people in UK love to give instructions. I embrace all people's differences.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />B xxBetty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-23161487765788958492010-08-31T22:38:19.973+05:302010-08-31T22:38:19.973+05:30I was just tired after a long working day but your...I was just tired after a long working day but your post given me new energy. I am looking forward to few more good posts heredubai apartmentshttp://www.dubaifurnishedrentals.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-10776605441645326602010-08-31T20:38:56.768+05:302010-08-31T20:38:56.768+05:30I don't want to take credit
I am just another ...I don't want to take credit<br />I am just another dim wit<br />Is it time to use the identikit<br />and try to find whodunnit.<br /><br />Susan,another one for the blogs I missedKeep Guessingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-37802400442014391252010-08-31T18:46:51.071+05:302010-08-31T18:46:51.071+05:30John:
Instructions and rules have a subtle differ...John:<br /><br />Instructions and rules have a subtle difference but as a country we disdain both! It is my turn to thank you for the addition of 'rules.' <br /><br />Joe:<br /><br />Patience, yes. On second thoughts, I guess the skill and patience to read instructions is not instilled in our minds whereas in other countries, it is a lesson quickly learnt while young. Sometimes I am glad for the instincts bit.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-59061369807969915522010-08-31T17:50:49.109+05:302010-08-31T17:50:49.109+05:30Like you mentioned, it is purely "simply lack...Like you mentioned, it is purely "simply lack the patience."<br />I for one cannot operate a thing by reading the manual. It has to be trial and error and learning along the way.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-62887038821006821412010-08-31T16:02:56.857+05:302010-08-31T16:02:56.857+05:30Onderful post and gr8 observation too..
we have l...Onderful post and gr8 observation too..<br /><br />we have lots a rules....right form smoking, drinking, copulation<br /><br />but who bothers!<br /><br /><br />Just think about our aversity to stand in cinema queuesJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353132118227776294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-64858397407590487702010-08-31T15:21:11.315+05:302010-08-31T15:21:11.315+05:30Vinay:
The mixture of instincts and instructions ...Vinay:<br /><br />The mixture of instincts and instructions is a peculiar mixture for us! <br /><br />Zuzana:<br /><br />Your words always invigorate me! Ahh, not following instruction in the lab can be quite lethal! I always rely on instructions when I go wrong with trusting my instincts :) Have a lovely remainder of the week dear Zuzana!S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7205157387819958650.post-73693022600058299252010-08-31T15:13:00.416+05:302010-08-31T15:13:00.416+05:30Savira:
Welcome to India, Savira. I will write a ...Savira:<br /><br />Welcome to India, Savira. I will write a long mail on this to you. Grinn. <br /><br />Govind:<br /><br />Where are you these days? My comments section so misses the verses :) Long time. How have you been? Nice to see you here.S. Susan Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885957854901839400noreply@blogger.com