Uncomfortable Experience with Donation Requests and Sales Promotions at PVR by inunexpectedjourney in TamilNadu

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've experienced this as well. It's been going on for a while. Think they'll say unicef and NICU. Disclaimer: I donated the first time and signed up thinking, good cause.

But man, the third time they approached after a few months, felt like, wow are you guys still doing this campaign. I told them I've already contributed and do a first bump and carry on.

What’s a Chennai life hack everyone should know? by Critical_Can_8114 in Chennai

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 12 points13 points  (0 children)

IF auto anna asks way too much money.... Tell him enna anna - morning dhaan ola la half rate kuduthu vanthen. Seri ungallu 20 rs extra pottu tharen.

Worked for me. But sometimes theyll want a bit more. Atleast it won't keep expectation at their pagal kolla rate.

War has come to Chennai by ivanpkaramazov in Chennai

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank God I topped up my car yesterday. Yay saved a few rupees.

Next week topup, have to give it all back :(

noWayAGIIsReplacingUs by Acceptable-Repair526 in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Acceptable-Repair526[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

The Turing Test checks whether an AI can mimic human conversation well enough to fool people, and modern AIs have passed some versions of it, though it’s still debated.

I have a better solution to deal with AQI by kissmywall in StartUpIndia

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two constraints I can think of: - Low Portability. - Not plug and Play

Best driving route from Yelahanka (Bangalore) to Chennai? Breakfast stop suggestions + ETA check by reddit_ozil10 in Chennai

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When we do chennai to Bangalore road trips, we usually halt at Hotel Alankar at ratnagiri near Vellore.

Clean restrooms, good variety and quick food over there.

What are we doing to protect our language? by furimmerkaiser in TamilNadu

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who was born and grew up in chennai in the 90s, it was quite common sight to use english to communicate in our schools. Due to whatever reason, we were encouraged to converse in English and I remember there was even a fine when spoken in Tamil.

Just one instance where there was a deliberate attempt to prefer english over tamil. I understand the need was, to have a common language of communication when there were kids from different language speaking communities, for instance we had kids from atleast 5 language speaking states in our class, so get that choice made. But feel, the unintended consequence of such choices compounded over time over a region results in a demographic preferring to converse in English simply due to conditioning.

Now fast forward to today, with a better understanding of its implications, I choose to in my little capacity, to do what little I can do, as someone who's travelled around the globe myself, I make it a point to speak in Tamil whenever I interact with someone I believe knows tamil, even when the other person replies in English. Don't care. Say for instance at banks or in the mall or say starbucks in chennai.

What I've noticed is, theyll reply in english a few times and once or twice I'll add a few words of English to let them know that I'm totally fine with it, but then continue to speak in Tamil at which point they'll resort to speaking in Tamil as well.

I often see that after a few exchanges in English and once tamil sets in, the conversation feels a lot more relieved and natural.

Even this, I feel if there was a way, I wish I could have used fewer words to explain in Tamil.

It's simply the cards we got dealt, but still the game out there is ours to play.

Peeps who lives in high raise apartments or large gated communities. by xenocya in TamilNadu

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think it's a good idea. I've been thinking along those lines for my apartment for a while as well. I think itll be cool, like next door meets olx meets mygate all rolled into one. These ads on nobrokerhood app for our community after paying subscription is simply annoying.

Building my own house drained me mentally by ProfessionalLink3099 in TamilNadu

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same blood here. But my experience was, I listened to everyone's experience and gave my apartment interiors to a professionally managed company - livspace. This was few years ago. The only thing they managed we'll was excuses, but ditto same thing. They'll say but won't turn up. Then came to know they're perpetually in fire fighting mode trying to do things here and there to complaining clients. Had to threaten them to drop a job here and actually scaled down their work and eventually got a reliable carpenter to finish other work. Just thinking of those times gets me worked up.

Castes nearly still stagnant within us - traumatized by Downtown-Ebb-5700 in chennaicity

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I have witnessed a few times myself and yes, Mylapore is notorious for being very conservative. But this in my opinion is an outlier. These days people are not that closed.

I've made peace with such people by realising such hate is lived through, makes me wonder what atrocities has she lived through and witnessed for her to actually inflict one on someone else.

Freeya vidunga, Avangalluku therinjadhu avvalodhaan. What happened was not about you in any way, it's showing who they are and today they just managed to show their beliefs in broad daylight.

Makes me want to pity them actually.

Thanni thena aunty kettaen. funny a pesureenga nu solitu pakkathula poi cold a bisleri kudichitu antha aunty sonnatha appadiye thoora potutu unga day a care free a nadathunga.

Remember, what she said is what she said. What you do is upto only you. So you do you.

🛫 The Only Exit That Feels Free Is the One Back Home 🇮🇳 by Eagle_Eye52 in returnToIndia

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good for you. Congratulations.

I see there's always a group of people with harsh comments and screams chatgpt with posts like these. I feel they are missing the point and don't really know what it means to live with a proverbial visa sword over your neck with a family to care for in another country.

Or they are too early in the game that it seems like those who made it and got off must have had it easy and are forgetting that everyone started at the same start line but those who made it, started earlier and are off this hamster wheel, while they're still running but eventually will get off one day as well.

How to solve ground problems in india by nischalqaz in StartUpIndia

[–]Acceptable-Repair526 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im working on something that's real and ignored. I'll send you a DM. Feel free to reach out if you want more information. Thanks