Outsourced film questions

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