praveenkumar.p
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Hi, I am new & I have a qn: What do US citizens think about Indians? (Soft Engineers)
Hi, this might be a lengthy read, but I would be pleased to know the American view upon Indian Professionals.
A brief intro about me:
I am Praveenkumar Pon P, of India. I am taking up an Under graduate College course in Computer Science Engineering next month and that's just a start. I understand that one has to update himself constantly with the latest developments in the field, in order to survive.
The Indian Education system:
The thing is; the education system in India, especially in my Province, is a little low in standard; particularly in the High school level. The State government has taken steps only recently, to improve them and the new curriculum hasn't been enforced yet.
The result: We are unable to perform well in the College level, where a better standard exists. In most cases, high school students do nothing more than by-hearting the text in order to score more marks, which in turn is used to allot them into the best Colleges, based on ranking. So, the ‘by-hearting ones' end up in better Colleges and less focus is given to improve creative skills in school level. Adding to that, sometimes, High school graduates don't even know which course to take up in College, because they don't have the real opportunity to explore where their real skills lie. As I was one among the kind I mentioned above, it took me a little longer to figure it out right. Now, before gearing up into College level, I have already finished Diploma courses in C, C++ and I have just taken Java, in a private coaching centre (and I also know typewriting).
What I really want to know is, how is the real ‘atmosphere' for the Computer Engineering field in the U.S., and how do U.S. citizens consider Indian Computer professionals?
Well, you might be wondering why I am asking these kind of questions. The thing is I hate the mood in India.
Reasons:
• Extremely crowded and hot.
• Lack of obedience to basic laws like road rules, city neatness.
• There are too many regional languages; if you get transferred to some other Province where they don't speak yours… its hell (Even though Hindi is spoken in most of the parts, that's not an easy language to learn and many don't know English).
• Ethnicity: There are too many caste, and communities like N. Indians (Rajasthani, Punjabis/Singh, Marwaries, Assamese), S. Indians (Keralites, Andhras, Tamils-THAT'S ME); and one usually doesn't feel comfortable with the other; because you have the language barrier, cultural difference and lots.
• I just wanna be like Hermione Granger… you know… studious and always ready with answers and ahead of others; but at the same time not a nerd.
• Me… I am kinda like a perfectionist with a jolly mood… not too much… somewhat like a mix between Hermione's brain, Monica Gellar's (of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) perfectionism, and also a ‘body and diet conscious' guy who works out regularly.
• There is another one, the relationship thing btw a boy and a girl – the freedom that you have in there but not in India due to cultural restrictions. Well, that field too is getting westernized now, but not that fast so that I could be benefitted.
• I hate Indian films and songs, but I love Hollywood films and pop music. Even though I don't hear to much music; Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park are my favorite. Well, when is the next POTC getting released? I'm dying to see Capt. Jack Sparrow's eccentric, yet ingenious acts.
• And in the future, I wanna go somewhere far away, a neat and a perfect country and a satisfying profession.
Hi, this might be a lengthy read, but I would be pleased to know the American view upon Indian Professionals.
A brief intro about me:
I am Praveenkumar Pon P, of India. I am taking up an Under graduate College course in Computer Science Engineering next month and that's just a start. I understand that one has to update himself constantly with the latest developments in the field, in order to survive.
The Indian Education system:
The thing is; the education system in India, especially in my Province, is a little low in standard; particularly in the High school level. The State government has taken steps only recently, to improve them and the new curriculum hasn't been enforced yet.
The result: We are unable to perform well in the College level, where a better standard exists. In most cases, high school students do nothing more than by-hearting the text in order to score more marks, which in turn is used to allot them into the best Colleges, based on ranking. So, the ‘by-hearting ones' end up in better Colleges and less focus is given to improve creative skills in school level. Adding to that, sometimes, High school graduates don't even know which course to take up in College, because they don't have the real opportunity to explore where their real skills lie. As I was one among the kind I mentioned above, it took me a little longer to figure it out right. Now, before gearing up into College level, I have already finished Diploma courses in C, C++ and I have just taken Java, in a private coaching centre (and I also know typewriting).
What I really want to know is, how is the real ‘atmosphere' for the Computer Engineering field in the U.S., and how do U.S. citizens consider Indian Computer professionals?
Well, you might be wondering why I am asking these kind of questions. The thing is I hate the mood in India.
Reasons:
• Extremely crowded and hot.
• Lack of obedience to basic laws like road rules, city neatness.
• There are too many regional languages; if you get transferred to some other Province where they don't speak yours… its hell (Even though Hindi is spoken in most of the parts, that's not an easy language to learn and many don't know English).
• Ethnicity: There are too many caste, and communities like N. Indians (Rajasthani, Punjabis/Singh, Marwaries, Assamese), S. Indians (Keralites, Andhras, Tamils-THAT'S ME); and one usually doesn't feel comfortable with the other; because you have the language barrier, cultural difference and lots.
• I just wanna be like Hermione Granger… you know… studious and always ready with answers and ahead of others; but at the same time not a nerd.
• Me… I am kinda like a perfectionist with a jolly mood… not too much… somewhat like a mix between Hermione's brain, Monica Gellar's (of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) perfectionism, and also a ‘body and diet conscious' guy who works out regularly.
• There is another one, the relationship thing btw a boy and a girl – the freedom that you have in there but not in India due to cultural restrictions. Well, that field too is getting westernized now, but not that fast so that I could be benefitted.
• I hate Indian films and songs, but I love Hollywood films and pop music. Even though I don't hear to much music; Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park are my favorite. Well, when is the next POTC getting released? I'm dying to see Capt. Jack Sparrow's eccentric, yet ingenious acts.
• And in the future, I wanna go somewhere far away, a neat and a perfect country and a satisfying profession.