W*F? Since when do us English folks speak American? f**king barbaric

So in the UK, anyone who is known to watch Star Plus dramas is basically a laughing stock. Every now and then I join mum at the tele while she watches them.




Adults don't call each other 'Sir' or 'Miss' in the UK or US in fact lmao - how stupid! As if she referred to another doc as 'yes sir' - I wanted to honestly drown - how unprofessional of her. We call each other by our names here. When I was at university, even there you have to refer to your lecturer by their first name. In fact the word Sir isn't used in the UK, it's 'Mr' - only up to 16 years old you are asked you refer to teachers by either Mr/Miss/Mrs.

I agree on the American accent problem here. There's too much to ignore and I haven't heard anybody speak with an English accent yet on the show.

Actually, many of the so-called "English" people in this had eastern European accents, which is probably because there are many eastern Europeans in India trying to get into the entertainment industry. Or maybe they are cheap hires as well!

Thanks for pointing out the accent differences. It is actually difficult for Indians to differentiate between English/American cultures, unless one has spent years in one of those countries. Because they look more or less similar from our perspective. Exactly the same way like most of the Europeans/Americans can't differentiate between Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi/Nepali cultures. Again, all shows take some creative liberty, but if it is such a culture sensitive issue, then I hope the makers take a note of it.

About the accident footage- they must have got it from authentic sources through proper procedures, with adequate terms and conditions of its usage.

Agree about the usage of word 'Sir'. As far as I know its usage in English culture is in very particular context. But in a culturally diverse work environment (many senior doctors looked Indo-British to me), these type of cross cultural references aren't surprising.

good post..

Originally posted by: Roben

good post..

i work at the hospital infact i am there right now doing my graveyard shift on a very slow night..

it sounds dumnb to call someone "sir" "ma'am" especially at work.. even school.. thats so indian culture..

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our doctors and nurses we refer to each other by our first names no matter how senior or junior.. unless you dont know the doctors first name then you would say DR (lastname) even in school college..

from kindergarten as some would call it pre school nursury etc.. we are taught to refer to the teachers

with their lastnames

i always wonder when will india be that braud.. probably never if a student calls teacher by a name they would probably get the beats or get written up loll

funny.. how the nurse was told to draw the "blood" on a patient theres a proffesional called "phlebotomist" that do that.. nurses dont know ABC of drawing blood

its all the labs job no matter where in the hospital it has to be..

and nobody uses syringes to draw blood nowadays..

also.. we do have surgeons on call here at our hospitals.. only at NIGHT

It has nothing to do with being broad. It is just the culture which is that way.

In India Sir or Madam reflects respect for the person whom you are addressing. In schools students address teachers as sir/madam, but there are schools where teachers are referred as Miss/Mr/Mrs- it depends on the place, the culture which the school follows etc.

Corporate world has a culture where seniors are addressed by their names and not as sir or madam, even in India. Not sure about the medical field.

Originally posted by: Roben

good post..

i work at the hospital infact i am there right now doing my graveyard shift on a very slow night..

it sounds dumnb to call someone "sir" "ma'am" especially at work.. even school.. thats so indian culture..

.

our doctors and nurses we refer to each other by our first names no matter how senior or junior.. unless you dont know the doctors first name then you would say DR (lastname) even in school college..

from kindergarten as some would call it pre school nursury etc.. we are taught to refer to the teachers

with their lastnames

i always wonder when will india be that braud.. probably never if a student calls teacher by a name they would probably get the beats or get written up loll

funny.. how the nurse was told to draw the "blood" on a patient theres a proffesional called "phlebotomist" that do that.. nurses dont know ABC of drawing blood

its all the labs job no matter where in the hospital it has to be..

and nobody uses syringes to draw blood nowadays..

also.. we do have surgeons on call here at our hospitals.. only at NIGHT

Originally posted by: Avalanche.

If only you had presented your facts in a respectful manner.

You don't like the show? Then don't watch it.

Nobody is perfect and they make mistakes.

This is REEL life not REAL life, so cool down.

And no offence, but you give a bad name to all those who are from the UK in this forum.

Just because you live out of country, doesn't mean you're all high and mighty.

Don't ever forget your roots.