The people whom you know doesn't represent the whole India.
[QUOTE=Smoothy;2387374]Almost everything about the Indian culture is a turn off. My company has a policy to not even negotiate with Indian companies at all anymore.[/QUOTE]You might know may be maximun 100 indians, it doesn't mean the whole 1. 3 billion people have same attitude. I have travelled from the Canada border to key west and to Mexico city through Laredo border by land. I have seen too many homeless, beggars and super fat people doesn't mean that all Americans are like that.
I did travelled end to end Japan and saw so many homeless there too, but it is not the whole picture of the country.
For me, negotiation is a skill, if you are into IT, you can't get a service without an Indian involvement. It's up to your company to choose to whom you want to give a contract. But I have done some successful negotiations and managed to include additional services within the same cost.
Everything has changed from what you had seen before. I am in mid thirties and I volunteerly retired from my banking career and travelling round the world. I know so many young men nowadays taking career breaks at mid twenties and enjoying their life.
India changed a lot, so you can't compare everyone else with indians you knew.
Quick late night post-arrival fun?
My first visit to Bangkok is coming up soon. I'll be landing at BKK around 1 am on a weekday. Considering the time it'll take to get out of the airport and check into my hotel (about 3 km SSE of nana plaza), what are my best options for some quick fun? I tend to sleep a lot on planes and I'll be jetlagged anyway so I expect to be awake and kind of antsy.