[Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff.

Ram Sarangapani assamrs at gmail.com
Fri Jan 11 11:00:34 PST 2008 

C'da

Hehehe!

Well, these seemed to be of the right height

On a side note, and in my unending research on the status of restrooms in
India, I did talk to some people. :) :)

One observation was (which I found quite plausible) that people use
"different" areas in the restrooms. So if user 1 used one urinal, the next
person might use the same urinal, but at a slightly different spot (which
could be the floor or even outside areas)
This sort of thing goes on and on.
The resaon being, they don't want to use the same spot someone else used
because its dirty. And the reason its dirty, is because the flush hardly
ever works. So a fresh spot is supposedly cleaner than any other.
The other thing is the idea of clean restrooms is wet whole damn restroom.
One has to pay good money to see dry restrooms in India.

The cleanest place is of course behind the bushes :)

That being the psyche, it is no wonder, the restrooms in flights to India
are good for only the first five minutes of the flight.
After that, all bets are off.

--Ram


On 1/11/08, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
> >  >While we were picking up the baggage, I did make the customary trip to
> the
> >restroom. They had Kohler fitting and were comparitively nicer.
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> Have they installed step-stools (or ladders ) at
> the urinals yet? Even Kohler fixtures, mounted at
> the wrong heights could be a streeeetch.
>
> Something about Indian airport authority toilet
> designers leaves to be desired about their
> ergonomics sense.  The urinals are so high, I
> always wondered if they are designed for future
> generations of Indians who could be expected to
> be Brobdingnagians, what with the booming economy
> raising well nourished desis instead of short and
> squat ghee-bellies , who probably, like other
> shorties like yours truly have to stretch on the
> toes to reach 'em.
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> At 12:14 PM -0600 1/11/08, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
> >Ram
> >
> >That link to Delhi airport - its nothing like what we saw on Dec 27th
> (for a
> >few hours) on the way to Guwahati.
> >
> >While we were picking up the baggage, I did make the customary trip to
> the
> >restroom. They had Kohler fitting and were comparitively nicer.
> >
> >Btw: Does anyone know why Delhi always seems to a have a problem with
> >flights in the winter fog? I thought they were all now equipped with  ILS
> >(Instrument Landing Systems).
> >
> >--Ram
> >
> >
> >On 1/11/08, Ram Dhar <ramdhar at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>  Tell me what is not expensive these days in Indian Metros :-)
> >>
> >>  Delhi prices have gone up  as much as 40% in 5 star hotels in the last
> 2
> >>  years . Bcoz of room shortages and high prices  I  read recently many
> >>  international tour operators are now bypassig Delhi and Bombay  .
> Rajasthan,
> >>  Kerala, Goa are  popular for the tour operators .
> >>
> >>  Approx  30,000 additional hotel rooms will be required in the city of
> >>  Delhi and the NCR to meet the requirement of Commonwealth Games 2010.
> Read
> >>  it in newspapers that 5 years tax holiday for budget and  luxury
> hotels
> >>  announced to promote  investment in hotel sector.
> >>
> >>
> >>  In calcutta if u book ahead of time , oberoi grand /Taj Bengal rooms
> can
> >>  be booked for 145 - 170 dollars/nite. Both very good
> hotels.  Food  and
> >>  service in both Taj Bengal /Oberoi ..simply superb ! Peerless Inn near
> >>  oberoi hotel is also pretty reaonable and good. It was around Rs
> 3000/nite
> >>  few years back.They have a great restaurant, Aheli ...bengali thali
> there
> >>  is  out of the world !! Location is also great as one  can just walk
> around
> >>  there do all the shopping in maidan area.
> >>
> >>  Calcutta International airport - it's in a bad shape ...do u know
> there
> >>  are two unions among porters there ....one backed by red brigade and
> one by
> >>  Mamatas .......so lets stop the discussion here .....only place you
> will get
> >>  hot tea/coffee after late nite arrival is Jyoti Basus house in
> saltlake
> >>  ...coz the coffee shops and restaurant are all closed between 10 pm
> and 6 AM
> >>  (atleast  last time I was there in 2006) !
> >>
> >>  Lets hope Intl/domestic airports in Delhi-Bombay (facelift
> and  additional
> >>  runways et al)  are completed  per schedule by 2010 ...it's an eye
> sore  and
> >>  torture  to go to these airports --> two classic examples  of INDIA
> GROWING
> >>  BUT NOT SHOWING.
> >>
> >>  Something really good happening to Bl're  atlast, see the status ,
> photos
> >>  of the new Bangalore airport  :
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.bialairport.com/project_pictures.htm?cid=leftnavigation&ses=bial
> >>
> >>
> >>  $US 1.3 Billion being spent for Delhi  Airport upgrade -
> >>
> >>
> >>  http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1171837303.html
> >>
> >>  work progress status -
> >>
> >>  http://www.newdelhiairport.in/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  > Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:09:29 -0600> From: assamrs at gmail.com> To:
> >>  assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] The Nano & not so nano stuff>
> >
> >>  Just a few points.> > The Airport Hotel in Kolkata is under
> contruction. We
> >>  did get to stay in the> Senator (Camay street). Pretty good. Rs7500
> +luxury
> >>  tax. Airport pickup/drop> is about 1600.> > The biggest hotel scams
> are in
> >>  Delhi though. Last year we stayed at the the> JP Vasan International
> (near
> >  > the airport). They charge about 13,000 + lux.> tax. For that price,
> one
> >>  would expect a great room. The room was ok -> nothing to write home
> about.
> >>  The hotel has a great foyer, great> complementary breakfast though.> >
> A
> >>  great hotel for its price was the Swagatham Beach Hotel in Kovalam. We
> got>
> >>  a suite with a balcony overlooking the sea for 4500 per night. B'fast>
> >>  complementary.> > I find that hotels in Delhi/Mumbai are simply
> overrated
> >>  and over priced.> > --Ram> > > > > On 1/11/08, Chan Mahanta <
> >>  cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:> >> >> > > >BTW, how about comparing the
> Star
> >>  hotels ... the> > >hotel in Orlando (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated
> by> >
> >>  >AAA> >> >> >> > **** How about it?> >> > Should that define the
> general
> >>  standard of hotels and motels across> > the USA? Incidentally HOJO is
> owned
> >>  by desis if I am not mistaken.> > That might explain it :-). BTW, did
> you
> >>  report it to AAA? It does> > make a difference. Once I was getting the
> >>  run-around on the published> > sale price and what I was being charged
> for a
> >>  room at a national> > chain rated by AAA. I paid but told the hotel
> clerk
> >>  that I am going> > straight to AAA about it. Shortly thereafter I got
> a call
> >>  in my> > room, with apologies, and a refund.> >> > I won't try to
> compare
> >>  the US quality of motels and hotels with> > Indian ones. It will not
> be fair
> >>  to do so. But when an Indian hotel> > charges prices like US hotels,
> you
> >>  would expect it , at the very> > least, to have similar amenities,
> even
> >>  though it could reasonably be> > argued that that they ought to be
> much
> >>  better, considering what that> > amount of Rupees can buy in the local
> >>  marketplace.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > At 8:07 AM -0800 1/11/08,
> >>  Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:> > >The question of comparision does not
> arise
> >>  because you> > >DO NOT find a $30 hotel in major US city that too
> near> >
> >>  >airport. To compare you will first need to find one> > >such hotel> >
> >> >
> >>  >BTW, how about comparing the Star hotels ... the> > >hotel in Orlando
> >>  (HOJO) is a 2 star hotel as rated by> > >AAA> > >> > >> > >>>To
> compare the
> >>  quality of $ 30 hotels in the USA> > >>>where the minimum> > >>>wage
> is $
> >>  6.55 per hour with those in India for the> > >>>same amount is> >
> >>>quite
> >>  an interesting tactic.> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >
> >> >
> >>  >> > >> > >> > >> > >At 6:57 AM -0800 1/11/08, Krishnendu Chakraborty>
> >
> >>  >wrote:> > >>Chennai airport is definitely great and so is Mumbai> >
> >>  >>Domestic (not international) which was upgraded about> > >>2 years
> back.>
> >>  > >>> > >>In Cal airport, the airport condition is definitely> > >>not
> upto
> >>  mark and even locals do not venture out at> > >>night. You took a risk
> >>  venturing out even in Pre-Paid> > >>taxi.> > >>> > >>As far as the
> hotel
> >>  goes, for $30 a night (INR 1200)> > >>you cannot even expect a
> "Gohali" in
> >>  ANY major city> > >in> > >>US and Bed Bugs are common in Luxury hotels
> in
> >>  NY> > >>too.> > >>Just check travelocity and you will see how the
> Star> >
> >>  >>hotels fare in US.> > >>> > >>My experience a couple of years back
> in a
> >>  Hojo in> > >>Orlando was unclean room, leaking toilet ceiling.> >
> >>When
> >>  complained to Hojo the response was ..... our> > >>hotels are operated
> by
> >>  local frainchise and we have> > >no> > >>control !!> > >>> > >>> > >>
> > >> >
> >>  >> > >> >> >
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