Comments on: 3 tips to help you connect with youngsters in India http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shock laga kya ? | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-13896 Shock laga kya ? | neoIndian - Confessions of a newly returned Indian Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:54:36 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-13896 [...] if you are looking for a way to pull yourself out of your comfort zone, (re)connect with India’s burgeoning, globalized next generation, watch the birth of a new digital revolution, and boost your brain’s creativity – the [...] [...] if you are looking for a way to pull yourself out of your comfort zone, (re)connect with India’s burgeoning, globalized next generation, watch the birth of a new digital revolution, and boost your brain’s creativity – the [...]

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]]> By: ace http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-10905 ace Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:28:19 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-10905 Do you have any more tips on how to bridge the age-divide ? Yes! Stop "fuckin" refering to yourself in the third person. Its "fuckng" annoying! Do you have any more tips on how to bridge the age-divide ?

Yes! Stop “fuckin” refering to yourself in the third person. Its “fuckng” annoying!

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]]> By: ace http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-10906 ace Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:28:19 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-10906 Do you have any more tips on how to bridge the age-divide ? Yes! Stop "fuckin" refering to yourself in the third person. Its "fuckng" annoying! Do you have any more tips on how to bridge the age-divide ?

Yes! Stop “fuckin” refering to yourself in the third person. Its “fuckng” annoying!

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]]> By: Unmana http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-8284 Unmana Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:53:23 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-8284 Ooh, the post is good, but I LOVE the postscript! Ooh, the post is good, but I LOVE the postscript!

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]]> By: IB http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-2176 IB Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:16:27 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-2176 You are so spot-on about the live in help! Though I confess it was amusing when our then-live in lady watched Terminator -III with us- when Arnie cut into his chest and changed his batteries her eyes almost popped out! The appeal of watching her goggle began to pall when Sex and the City came on and Samantha Jones was doing things best described in Latin to a courier... You are so spot-on about the live in help!
Though I confess it was amusing when our then-live in lady watched Terminator -III with us- when Arnie cut into his chest and changed his batteries her eyes almost popped out!

The appeal of watching her goggle began to pall when Sex and the City came on and Samantha Jones was doing things best described in Latin to a courier…

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]]> By: Shefaly http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1956 Shefaly Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:08:37 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1956 Ah, Neo. I have convinced the kids to upgrade to Facebook so they are not using Orkut any more. How is THAT for successful connecting, eh? ;-) Ah, Neo. I have convinced the kids to upgrade to Facebook so they are not using Orkut any more. How is THAT for successful connecting, eh? ;-)

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]]> By: Shefaly http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1954 Shefaly Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:07:27 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1954 That is unlikely to happen. They now even bleep the 'faggot' in Pogues' Fairytale. A long while though since I heard Money For Nothing on radio so cannot say how they treat 'that little faggot' with an earring and makeup, who is also a millionaire. :-/ That is unlikely to happen. They now even bleep the ‘faggot’ in Pogues’ Fairytale. A long while though since I heard Money For Nothing on radio so cannot say how they treat ‘that little faggot’ with an earring and makeup, who is also a millionaire. :-/

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1947 neo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:19:01 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1947 At this point, all f**ing means is "very". Maybe someone can just introduce that new meaning into the Oxford dictionary so BBC can unban it. :-) -Neo At this point, all f**ing means is “very”. Maybe someone can just introduce that new meaning into the Oxford dictionary so BBC can unban it. :-)

-Neo

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1946 neo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:17:33 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1946 Hi TD, I'm going to sound like a boring old man here, but breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Almost by definition you don't have a healthy diet/exercise routine if you're not hungry for breakfast. Or maybe your dinners are way too heavy ? -Neo Hi TD,

I’m going to sound like a boring old man here, but breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Almost by definition you don’t have a healthy diet/exercise routine if you’re not hungry for breakfast. Or maybe your dinners are way too heavy ?

-Neo

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1945 neo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:15:49 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1945 I got dragged into #$#$ Orkut because of these kids. I still can't figure out Orkut. I'm more of a Facebook/Twitter guy. -Neo I got dragged into #$#$ Orkut because of these kids. I still can’t figure out Orkut. I’m more of a Facebook/Twitter guy.

-Neo

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1944 neo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:14:47 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1944 Hi Philip, I think the kids today go through such a socially simulating experience (just thanks to the population density), that it forces them to develop their personality and likes/dislikes very early. The total number of people these kids interact with on a daily basis just far outstrip what we are used to in the West (or in Singapore). These kids can haggle with the auto driver in Kannada while breaking up with their boyfriend by texting him, while simultaneously having a conversation with the 2 other people they shared the auto with! -Neo Hi Philip,

I think the kids today go through such a socially simulating experience (just thanks to the population density), that it forces them to develop their personality and likes/dislikes very early. The total number of people these kids interact with on a daily basis just far outstrip what we are used to in the West (or in Singapore).

These kids can haggle with the auto driver in Kannada while breaking up with their boyfriend by texting him, while simultaneously having a conversation with the 2 other people they shared the auto with!

-Neo

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1942 neo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:09:27 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1942 Live-in maids sort of suck due to the privacy problems, and also because you end up being responsible for any health issues they might get at 2am. Our maid comes in at 6.30am and leaves at 9am to handle the breakfast chores. She comes back in the afternoon to do all the other stuff. -Neo Live-in maids sort of suck due to the privacy problems, and also because you end up being responsible for any health issues they might get at 2am.

Our maid comes in at 6.30am and leaves at 9am to handle the breakfast chores. She comes back in the afternoon to do all the other stuff.

-Neo

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]]> By: Kislay Chandra http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1940 Kislay Chandra Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:25:28 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1940 Boy ! You are the expert man . I wish I had you as an elder , or rather "old" cousin . Boy ! You are the expert man . I wish I had you as an elder , or rather “old” cousin .

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]]> By: Charu http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1937 Charu Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:10:33 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1937 Wow! what a breakfast. I wish I could stop chewing my very lightly or burnt bread in the car on the way to work. I can't stop LOL everytime you switch topics like this saying "(Speaking of....)" but still come right back to main subject of the blog. When the maid show up, every morning early enough or live in? Wow! what a breakfast. I wish I could stop chewing my very lightly or burnt bread in the car on the way to work. I can’t stop LOL everytime you switch topics like this saying “(Speaking of….)” but still come right back to main subject of the blog. When the maid show up, every morning early enough or live in?

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]]> By: Shefaly http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1934 Shefaly Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:54:23 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1934 Roshni You are right on the button. That point re technology may explain (part of) my popularity with my nieces and nephews. I have been on Facebook since it began and was only available to .edu IDs. That fact alone makes me "cool" in many young persons' eyes. ;-) That, and I blog/ tweet as well as repair things, manage a complicated wireless network of bits and bobs at home, and work for myself. I think much dismissal by youngsters is also about being unable to acknowledge that the adults have something cool about them. In that respect, I find my nephews and nieces in their 20s quite emotionally open, honest and engaged. For starters, they all are happy to be my Facebook friends and in our wall-chats they openly acknowledge me as their Bua/ Maasi etc. Roshni

You are right on the button. That point re technology may explain (part of) my popularity with my nieces and nephews. I have been on Facebook since it began and was only available to .edu IDs. That fact alone makes me “cool” in many young persons’ eyes. ;-) That, and I blog/ tweet as well as repair things, manage a complicated wireless network of bits and bobs at home, and work for myself. I think much dismissal by youngsters is also about being unable to acknowledge that the adults have something cool about them. In that respect, I find my nephews and nieces in their 20s quite emotionally open, honest and engaged. For starters, they all are happy to be my Facebook friends and in our wall-chats they openly acknowledge me as their Bua/ Maasi etc.

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]]> By: Philip http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1931 Philip Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:09:14 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1931 ah, your breakfast requirements is a bit too perfect. Since am a very non-fussy eater, i can be easily managed. So not much worries on that front. As for talking to the youngsters in India, i think they are much more mature and forward looking than me. 8 years in Singapore has made me a very mellow and boring kinda person who is more interested in giving sermons ;) ah, your breakfast requirements is a bit too perfect. Since am a very non-fussy eater, i can be easily managed. So not much worries on that front. As for talking to the youngsters in India, i think they are much more mature and forward looking than me. 8 years in Singapore has made me a very mellow and boring kinda person who is more interested in giving sermons ;)

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]]> By: neo_indian (Neo) http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1938 neo_indian (Neo) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:05:46 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1938 New post: 3 tips to help you connect with youngsters in India - http://tinyurl.com/mt8umb New post: 3 tips to help you connect with youngsters in India – http://tinyurl.com/mt8umb

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]]> By: Roshni http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1927 Roshni Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:45:42 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1927 You can probably use those points for youngsters anywhere....or for that matter most sane, non-creepy people! Ok, one thing to appear human to youngsters is to be at least aware of new technology and trends, such as twitter, iphones etc. I remember rolling my eyes and shrugging the older generation off once I knew that they didn't even know how to use the internet! You can probably use those points for youngsters anywhere….or for that matter most sane, non-creepy people!
Ok, one thing to appear human to youngsters is to be at least aware of new technology and trends, such as twitter, iphones etc. I remember rolling my eyes and shrugging the older generation off once I knew that they didn’t even know how to use the internet!

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]]> By: TD http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1926 TD Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:05:25 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1926 Great advice! I actually think you got all the imp points there. Your happy breakfast moments make me envy you, but on the other hand I hardly ever have breakfast. Great advice! I actually think you got all the imp points there.
Your happy breakfast moments make me envy you, but on the other hand I hardly ever have breakfast.

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]]> By: araYan http://neoindian.org/2009/06/23/3-tips-to-help-you-connect-with-youngsters-in-india/#comment-1925 araYan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:49:32 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=1431#comment-1925 perfect :P and what better way to end it than with Lily Allen?! :) perfect :P
and what better way to end it than with Lily Allen?! :)

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