Outsourced film questions
1. As soon as Todd
arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a
strange
new place. What happens at the airport?
He was trying to get out of the crowds after that there was another
problem, which is that all taxi drivers were busy because they were fighting to
get him as a a customer
2. When
a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?
How
could this advice apply to what an exchange student has to do?
He advised the man to jump inside the train the advice applied that the
student let him set then he set on his lap.
3. When he gets on the
train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem
solved
for him? How might this be a cultural solution?
The kid offered him his seat and then he sat in his lap, because in
buses and trains of India, there is a large overcrowding and people are used as
solution.
4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying
new food. His first
encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?
He suffered pain in his stomach, after eating an ice drink, which
polluted water used in the iced drink
5. First encounters with
a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with
cows,
noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the
city?
“Bombay is terrible, but here it’s very clean”
6. Even
though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang lot
without
thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of
Schmuck
is?
“That means like a nice guy”
7. Todd wants to check in
to a hotel. But Puro insists he come to a boarding house.
What is
the reason he gives Todd?
The reason is that he would feel lonely if he will be in the hotel alone
8. As soon as they meet,
Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans
who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?
What does your father do, are you married, what’s your salary, do you
have a girlfriend? Why did you break up?
9.
During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are
they?
He ate with his left hand which they regard as not clean hand in India and
then he placed the same hand he ate through back in the food
10. The
Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That
means
his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way
they
would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing
tea for
Todd?
She was molding the tea for him and also put sugar like the way they do.
11. How does Todd figure
out why one does not eat food with the left hand?
The owner of the boardinghouse explained to him by sign language why
Indians think left hand isn’t clean to eat with
13. Why
do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?
Because of the way Americans pronounce some words with an American
accent not proper English, they think it’s a matter of different accents which
doesn’t mean their English is wrong in India at the end it is a matter of
correct English
He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aisha said that.
High-context culture
14.
What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle
brand"?
He was talking about it in an insensitive way without knowing how
sensitive and holy cows are in India
15.
What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What
stage of culture
shock might it represent?
He was shocked and didn’t understand why Aisha said that. High-context
culture
16. He
calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke
calls
home?
Because he is homesick.
17. What mistakes in
language usage are represented in the recording of the call about
"a
rubber"?
Rubber means eraser in English – British accent, as it doesn’t mean the
same in the American English
18. Why is he so eager to
go to McDonnell's?
Because have been having troubles with food since he arrived plus he’s
homesick and craving for a meal that reminds him of home
19. Todd doesn't
understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?
He thought that Todd is barging and started barging back immediately
without even paying attention to what's Todd’s actually saying as it’s a very
common habit in India
20. What does I.N.D.I.A.
stand for? How might this be an example of the "Inbound
Syndrome"?
I’ll Never Do It Again,
21. What advice does his
fellow American have for him?
That once he gives in and stops resisting he will do much better.
22.
When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How
has he
adapted?
Once he saw improvement from the team he apologized to them and admit
that he should learn more about India. He also asked for suggestions and
opinions on how to create a better environment from them to work
23. When he looks at the
cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so
different?
Because he started to adjust and fit in which was shown in his second
look, it was friendlier and more receptive that his first look and reaction
when he just arrived to India
24.
Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and
Puro
discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn't live with them.
Indians are more attached and close to their families than Americans.
They consider the family an important and number one priority in their lives
and that explains why they live with their families even if they get older and
what their parents mean to them. While in America people mostly move out in a
very young age and get caught up in their busy lives away from their parents
and they’re family and only gather when there’s an event such as weddings,
Christmas and thanksgiving.
26. How
well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian
home
for a meal?
Very well, that showed us how open he became to new things from a
different culture and class than what he’s used to
27. In what ways does he
show he has adapted? How does he know he is successful?
When he dance with the employees and wear Indian clothes also when he
had lunch with Indian family and get sad when know that he have to go to
China
28.
When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an
"Indian"
solution. What is it?
He asked the poor Indian man from over the wall for his help with
replacing the wires as he saw in his place how they all surviving on a public
source of electricity by extending wires from it. And that’s an Indian way as
the economy is very bad and people try to survive in many ways in that was one
of them
29. When Todd's boss
comes to India, he eventually explains why – Todd has to
Leave. How is his
reaction similar to that of an exchange student?
because they have the same problem in China and he have to go there
and reduce the number as he did in India he got upset because he get to use to
live in India and he have to leave it know
30.
When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has
influenced
him. Name three ways he has become more "Indian".
First by calling his mother and planning to visit her, then the way he
made his tea, and he drank it with his right hand, the small touch he added to
the dollar plate he has and finally his mobile ringtone which was an Indian
tune
