I am Jain, and I've tried that. All it did was make them even more focused on 'saving my soul'. They'd come around every weekend. On the rare occasions they'd catch me at home they would remind me how many weeks it had been since I was last home to speak with them. It was kind of creepy.
So, now I just take their pamplets and shut the door. Its much less work.
This is absolutely my favorite quote of all time. (Especially since I'm Indian:) But, no one I know can remember the episode it's from. Do you happen to remember?
I, on the other hand, *have* been to India. And the old adage is true - never assume... People come from India to work here for much the same reason as people come from Europe or other First World countries.
India is the largest consumer market on the planet. They have the largest middle-class and that middle-class has extensive access to the internet. Heck, even the folks living in the slums know where the nearest internet cafe is.
The basic fact is that Indians surf the internet. And sites like Yahoo! know that and have even gone so far as to create India-specific sub-sites. Now the enterprising major ISPs in India think they can cash in on that. What will happen remains to be seen, but suffice it to say that they aren't going to say 'Sheya, right, as if'.
Oh, and incidentally the population of India is actually 1.1 Billion as of February 2002.
And that's the saddest part. Just like in the WTC events, the losses on board the planes will be dwarfed by what happened outside.. In this case its the fear (justified or not) of terrorism..
Before 9/11, when a flight went down, we were all focused on the passengers and possible survivors and *then* we worried about cause..
This topic must have been submitted with me in mind. My boyfriend has been trying to get me to play games with him for ages. However, as a CS major, it hasn't been fear that's kept me away so much as boredom.
It wasn't always that way. As a kid, I loved playing my Atari games (Frogger, Empire Stikes Back, Pac-Man etc) and in college I played alot of Lemmings, Tetris and assorted card games. But lately it seems like all the games my boyfriend plays require quiet solitude (Me: Hey- Him: Shhhh.. I'm trying to play here), 3 hands (Me: How do I get it to go forward again?) or an extensive knowledge of firearms (Me: What does strafe mean?). And you never seem to *do* anything except blow people/stuff/creatures up.
Now a game that allowed for social interaction, maybe even discussion *while* playing could be interesting. Or a game based on something I was already into (like a TV series or novels). Or one with a story or defined tasks. Any of those would be fun to play *with* him.
OTOH, my mother is absolutely addicted to Freecell. She plays it for hours on end every night. Through TV, movies and even phone calls.
So, I guess my advice to you would be to a) find out if your wife would actually be interested in playing games before you bore her away from the computer permanently, b) find out what games she might want to play by herself so she could improve her skills on her own and c) find out what games you could play with her to help her get over her fear of the computer and make it an enjoyable experience.
That's my 2 cents. And maybe I'll try some of the games mentioned already and make my boyfriend happy:)
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I am Jain, and I've tried that. All it did was make them even more focused on 'saving my soul'. They'd come around every weekend. On the rare occasions they'd catch me at home they would remind me how many weeks it had been since I was last home to speak with them. It was kind of creepy.
So, now I just take their pamplets and shut the door. Its much less work.
This is absolutely my favorite quote of all time. (Especially since I'm Indian :) But, no one I know can remember the episode it's from. Do you happen to remember?
I, on the other hand, *have* been to India. And the old adage is true - never assume... People come from India to work here for much the same reason as people come from Europe or other First World countries.
India is the largest consumer market on the planet. They have the largest middle-class and that middle-class has extensive access to the internet. Heck, even the folks living in the slums know where the nearest internet cafe is.
The basic fact is that Indians surf the internet. And sites like Yahoo! know that and have even gone so far as to create India-specific sub-sites. Now the enterprising major ISPs in India think they can cash in on that. What will happen remains to be seen, but suffice it to say that they aren't going to say 'Sheya, right, as if'.
Oh, and incidentally the population of India is actually 1.1 Billion as of February 2002.
And that's the saddest part. Just like in the WTC events, the losses on board the planes will be dwarfed by what happened outside.. In this case its the fear (justified or not) of terrorism..
Before 9/11, when a flight went down, we were all focused on the passengers and possible survivors and *then* we worried about cause..
This topic must have been submitted with me in mind. My boyfriend has been trying to get me to play games with him for ages. However, as a CS major, it hasn't been fear that's kept me away so much as boredom.
:)
It wasn't always that way. As a kid, I loved playing my Atari games (Frogger, Empire Stikes Back, Pac-Man etc) and in college I played alot of Lemmings, Tetris and assorted card games. But lately it seems like all the games my boyfriend plays require quiet solitude (Me: Hey- Him: Shhhh.. I'm trying to play here), 3 hands (Me: How do I get it to go forward again?) or an extensive knowledge of firearms (Me: What does strafe mean?). And you never seem to *do* anything except blow people/stuff/creatures up.
Now a game that allowed for social interaction, maybe even discussion *while* playing could be interesting. Or a game based on something I was already into (like a TV series or novels). Or one with a story or defined tasks. Any of those would be fun to play *with* him.
OTOH, my mother is absolutely addicted to Freecell. She plays it for hours on end every night. Through TV, movies and even phone calls.
So, I guess my advice to you would be to a) find out if your wife would actually be interested in playing games before you bore her away from the computer permanently, b) find out what games she might want to play by herself so she could improve her skills on her own and c) find out what games you could play with her to help her get over her fear of the computer and make it an enjoyable experience.
That's my 2 cents. And maybe I'll try some of the games mentioned already and make my boyfriend happy