Comments on: Rahul Gandhi Rising?

By: Hari

Hari — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:07:07 +0000

An average American is much more educated than an average Indian even if he is working in a gas station. In defense of Jay I have seen many episodes where he has asked questions in University and even during university graduations.

By: KP

KP — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:04:29 +0000

hey,

@Ram: American media , in this case also means Jay Leno’s Jay Walking section.

@everyone who reads this
They always ask someone who probably did not even receive education and works at a gas station. Him/her not knowing these answers is understood..just like any average uneducated person in India.

yaa go to a theater/ street in India, even Mumbai or Delhi and ask them a simple question like:
“What is the language spoken in Managalore”

i am not assuming how many will get the right answer, but it is something to think about.

you think the people Jay Leno interviews on the road are educated because they speak good english, and all americans speak decent english, whether they have a degree or whether they have never ever seen school

its not like they ever go to a university in front of an MBA building and ask these questions.
They cant , because his show would be less funnier than it already is.

I have heard a lot of “educated” indians, make fun of other communities based on this topic, esp americans, because they are brainwashed to believe that cliche about “americans are ignorant”, and also i dont meet any other community talking about this cliche.

example (on 4th of july)…this Indian guy came laughing to me saying: “4/5 Americans do not know from whom america got its independence”…and i got a little pissed off because of the cliche and nothing else so i asked him “do u know which year it was?”…he did not answer…i think your average indian makes fun of the average american about topics they themselves do not have a full idea about.

knowing from whom you won your independence is not enough. the topic stretches way deeper than that

besides with respect to this question, the answer can be a guess work: Britain..even if u do not know the answer 3/5 times, this is the answer. and i assumed since he(the indian friend) did not know any thing else about the 4th of july history, he probably guessed it.

My point: stop watching Jay Leno. He is not funny.

here is show u must watch, if you are looking for laughs.

Arrested Development.

By: Hari

Hari — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:39:29 +0000

I think it is not just world affairs. What Jaywalking (it is not scientific study in any way) shows that they can be unaware of what goes on in their own country although they are very educated by Indian standards. They can distance themselves from information/knowledge about things that does not directly have an impact on them.

By: Ram

Ram — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:43:03 +0000

I think you are comparing apples and oranges. General knowledge (what’s the capital of Russia) doesn’t mean much to an american as opposed to knowledge of their rights (eligibility criteria for medicaid). It is not that americans aren’t educated (you don’t need a enginering degree to be educated), it’s just that they choose to be ignorant on current or world affairs; fortunately for them, they can afford to be so. I also think the american media caters to it by focusing so much on local community affairs.

On the other hand, most indians are so concerned with food on the table (or the floor) to care about Rahul Gandhi or Narendra Modi.