As for having to tell the caller the location from which it’s being serviced, after a while most people would not really care.

Also, just as Japan made a city called “Usa” to be able to mark items as being “Made in Usa” something equally ingenious is likely to come about, such as “you call be in tran sfa to In Dee Uh soo viss sen tah”

the number of economic idiots out on this comment thread is truly impressive.

sure… you can be a GOP darling if you are born hindu as long as you convert to christianity… that smacks of tolerance of other religions out of the republican party…

And how do you figure I assume any of that? I pointed out that under repubs ‘corporations first’ ideology, India (as well as the Philipines and a few other countries) have benefitted, and that’s a fact. But to indulge you a bit:

Who expanded nuclear cooperation with India? BUSH

Who (along w/EU and Japan) sanctioned India for the Pokhran nuclear tests? US UNDER CLINTON

Who sidled right up on the ostensibly anti-terrorism tip when those pesky Paks started acting up? BUSH

Who backtracked and visited India as an afterthought in Summer of 2009 when the Asian tour was months beforehand? HILLARY CLINTON

As for the religious issue, I laugh. Jindal, born a Hindu, is now a GOP darling. If you think Dems are sanctimoniously and unanimously anti-racism and pro-religious freedom, I laugh even harder.

In any case, I don’t love republicans. I don’t even like them, but I understand them: they love wealth. Everything else is secondary. Sounds like PLENTY of Indians I know…

I’ma feel dirty after pointing this out, but the repubs are the reason why we have such heavy outsourcing to India. One major facet of the neocon agenda was unchecked outsourcing, within and without the federal government. India benefitted hugely from this, whether or not the repubs are “pro-India”…you’re right, they’re pro-money, but India got a piece of their pie.

Dems have been fiercely protectivist from the get-go. The US is also essentially China-codependent now, so singling out other countries is the orthodox thing to do now for protectionists.

How do you figure that “repubs are the reason why we have such heavy outsourcing to India”? You seem to assume that India’s very well-being, dignity, and prestige relies only upon outsourcing. My friend, India’s economy is very minorly dependent on outsourcing. India is not an export-driven economy. We’re actually a net-importer.

Who increased H1Bs from India? Clinton. That’s who.

Who decreased H1Bs from India? Bush. That’s who.

Which party is for having hate crime laws? Democrats?

Which party allows more freedom-of-religion and doesn’t refer to Hinduism as a wicked religion that prays to monkey-gods?

Finally, which American party advocated to Winston Churchill that India should have its own sovereignity? FDR of the Democrats.

So go on and call up Dell’s customer support and tell them how much you love your shotgun, your golf clubs, and how America is a Christian nation of wh1te pe0ple.

I’ma feel dirty after pointing this out, but the repubs are the reason why we have such heavy outsourcing to India. One major facet of the neocon agenda was unchecked outsourcing, within and without the federal government. India benefitted hugely from this, whether or not the repubs are “pro-India”…you’re right, they’re pro-money, but India got a piece of their pie.

Dems have been fiercely protectivist from the get-go. The US is also essentially China-codependent now, so singling out other countries is the orthodox thing to do now for protectionists.

“any data at all to back up your claim?” – enough to debate krugman and mankiw together any “feminist” knows that studies are manipulated to reinforce the existing patriarchy.
for small nations trade is their survival mechanism eg Oz / Sweden / Singapore. For 200 million plus nations with heaps of natural resources ??

Outsourcing is great for India / China – just dont know if it is such a great idea for the USA.

Psamty:

The Democrats have done far more pro-Indian measures in the last several decades, and the Republicans have done far more things antagonistic towards India.
1. The Dems have always been more pro-immigration (legal, of course). Prior to LBJ in ’65, only Northern Europeans especially and other Europeans also were allowed in mass into this country, and only about 100 or so visas were issued to people of Asia. However, LBJ changed all that. Thanks LBJ! 2. Just after LBJ, we had a Republican president named Nixon. He almost declared war on India in ’71. That is, until the Soviets threatened to liberate their ships stationed in the Philippines. Nixon’s Secretary of State, Kissinger, said that “Indians are bastards anyway” and Nixon had his comments on this as well. 3. Reagan, the God who surpasses Jesus for the Republicans, gave the Pakistanis so much money and arms, covertly and manifestly. To be fair, they used this very well for a just cause to help liberate Afghanistan. 4. Clinton actually visited India in March ’00, and many analysts compare this visit to the one that Nixon did in China which helped China become a super power (not over-night). This was like India’s debutante moment. Clinton, however, did NOT spend much time in Pakistan – only 6 hours.
5. Bush Jr. was great to Pakistan, especially. He was also good to India. He was horrible to Americans just like the Viet Cong were horrible towards Americans.
6. Obama is going to do a hell lot of good for the Desh. He loves fried chicken, tandoori chicken, halal chicken, and tofurky.

The Dems have always been good to the Indians, and the Republicans – after they do their dark rituals for Reagan the Concentrator of Wealth – have always done bad for the Deshland.