European and US MNC's sometimes make the mistake to send younger managers to India to close a deal. This story board describes a common situation these employees may encounter.
Dirty taxis
At 5.30 p.m. he asks the hotel concierge to call a taxi to bring him to the TATA Steel head office. He is in shock when he sees the taxi. It is smelly and dirty. ‘Is this the best the hotel can arrange for me?’, he asks himself angrily.
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Yes, Mumbay taxis are smelly!! However, it is also part of the local flavor of the city. So enjoy it while you can. Ask the driver to put on some Hindi music. That's even more fun. Bye and enjoy India! Ramesh.
Despite the economic growth India is still a developing country and you need to be prepared for that. The taxis are ok though. They usually use a meter. Another positive thing is that they are A LOT cheaper than the Amsterdam taxis.
We realize that some of our observations are biased due to our own cultural backgrounds. We therefore welcome your comments regarding the situations we describe on this blog.
We are part of an international team of MBA students with three different nationalities: Ukrain, French and Dutch. At the beginning of this challenging project we all had our own expectations. During the course of the project we learned to respect each others culture and learned to work in a collaborative way. The end result is this cross-cultural blog.
2 comments:
Yes, Mumbay taxis are smelly!! However, it is also part of the local flavor of the city. So enjoy it while you can. Ask the driver to put on some Hindi music. That's even more fun. Bye and enjoy India! Ramesh.
Despite the economic growth India is still a developing country and you need to be prepared for that. The taxis are ok though. They usually use a meter. Another positive thing is that they are A LOT cheaper than the Amsterdam taxis.
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