Dealing with Indians, culture shock?

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Trying to do a pretty big buy on a traffic source and my rep there is an Indian immigrant. I'm kind of brushing off this unusual behavior to cultural nuances, such as:

-Calling me unnecessarily too often. (Calling just to check in, calling to ask me a basic question, calling to go over stuff.)
-Doesn't like using Skype. Asked to talk things over on Skype (stuff like bids and placements where it helps to have text to archive and look over), and she Skype called me (lol).
-Very lamely pressuring me to double down on my deposit, even after I told her that since they're a new traffic source to me and I'm not willing to commit, but still kept trying to "upsell" me, and seemed not to take no for an answer but then suddenly dropped it.
-Kept reassuring me, unnecessarily.. saying we can pause at any time, yada yada when I wasn't even asking about such things.
-Setting deadlines. Look, I'm an affiliate marketer not one of your coworkers, I've got bongs to smoke, bars to hit up, and all that shit. It takes me a day or two to get things done, but the AM was under the assumption I would drop everything to get the buy done by the end of the day.. even when I politely told her I am really busy and it might take a while to get it done.
-Researching me on Google & Linkedin. When preparing to write an I/O she already had my address filled out, I asked her and she told me she found it on Google. This address was 3 years old.

This kind of behavior really just screams SHADY & DESPERATE if it came from a westerner but since she was Indian I gave her the benefit of the doubt and chalked it up to cultural misunderstanding; the fact that I know this source is legit and I know where they are located.

But since it's inevitable that we're going to be dealing with Indians more and more often, anyone else notice this kind of behavior?
 


Me being indian, I do understand what she is trying to pull, she wants to control the situation and try to force you to act, there is a reason I try to avoid indian women at all cost, they are irritating as fuck, but yeah you need to draw a line with her and tell what your expectations are, but most likely she will ignore your 2 cents.
 
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She is just doing her job and the actual pressure is coming from seniors. It happens in India.
 
Sorry but you have to learn to live with it, as you seem to have caught on fast.
Also read up why Indians are damn good in business.

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There is a way of doing business, and then there is an Indian way of doing business.
And they are damn good, and catching up fast.
Oh yes, Indians will look shady and all that, but just as you gave the benefit of doubt, so do several others, and she won't lose a lot of customers because of that Un-Americanly behavior.

Just as Indians are sensitized about working with Americans (She would have been better at handling you had she been employed by an Indian, as these companies spend a lot of effort and resource in sensitizing cultural differences), many Americans are also sensitized about doing business with other cultures, so they will accept it and move on.. As will you, because you know that at the end of the day, what matters is the quality of that traffic..

But since you are a home worker, you are finding it difficult..
But yes, you are gonna have to learn to live with it :-)

PPS:
India has a Billion plus people, and with very distinct layers of social hierarchy, with several Million Indians in even the top of the pyramid.
So when you judge an Indian, you are only judging one of the layers.

Multi-culture is an understatement when you talk about India...

PPPS: Also she wants to Fuck.. All those suppressed sexual desires....
 
Clown . . Don t think she wants to fuck . She might get scared after seeing the one eyed monster .
 
Enough of Bullshit ! Here's the fact. In India, women have to leave under domination. First from their parents and then from their husband and in-laws. Out of a million, if you find a single women acting authoritative then there are two possible reasons:

1. She is being again dominated again by her Boss.
2. She wants to get over this domination and tries to be authoritative.

Most people see India as a land where people are too concerned about their rituals, culture. I would say, "Fuck this dominating attitude and live a practical life". I am not against Indians but am against this male chauvinism. I mean seriously....


EDIT: Am an Indian, a loving husband, and a practical businessman.
 
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too bad for you, but you will need to learn how to live with this, some of the things you mentioned i have/had so many times i don't even think about it any more, its a cultural thing - so accept it as it is and learn to develop blindness towards it.
there is little chance that these people will change much in the next decade, bare in mind that many Indians are educated and hard working, this current generation already did a huge leap into the future.

Suddenly Ass - you just keep getting better!
 
jr_sci said:
Most people see India as a land where people are too concerned about their rituals, culture. I would say, "Fuck this dominating attitude and live a practical life". I am not against Indians but am against this male chauvinism. I mean seriously....
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But, India has very less divorce % than the western countries that allow the practical life you meant.

So, your 'male dominated' culture wins when it comes to family life. And, it's not male domination/chauvinism when you compare India with Muslim countries.

I am not an Indian but a conservative Hindu so basically my culture is pretty same.
 
faceblogger said:
But, India has very less divorce % than the western countries that allow the practical life you meant.

So, your 'male dominated' culture wins when it comes to family life. And, it's not male domination/chauvinism when you compare India with Muslim countries.

I am not an Indian but a conservative Hindu so basically my culture is pretty same.
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THEY HAVE LESS divorce rate because of a lack of choice. Social taboo, no independence etc... So it is actually misleading...

PS: Indians get off on even numbered floors only.
 
blogspotter said:
THEY HAVE LESS divorce rate because of a lack of choice. Social taboo, no independence etc... So it is actually misleading... Also, there are lots of divorce happening in the metros..
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Lots of divorce happening in the metros because they are westernized.

blogspotter said:
THEY HAVE LESS divorce rate because of a lack of choice. Social taboo, no independence etc...
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Yes I know it very well. But my point is, I see these as the strength of the culture in a long term perspective.

And, all these are applicable to boys too.
 
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