05-26-2003, 04:15 AM
Hi TheOne
thanks for the
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Look at the discussion about Firms!... participants seem to be most "intellectuals" of all times while stating status of their firms... but none of them had any courage, perception or vision to say that "Why's after all that affiliation so much required?"... and why the hell ICAP still allows such affiliation when it has already kept ban upon "foreign names" for so long?... Isn't it a back door of some sort to allow foreign stamping?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana" size=2 id=quote>
We all love the tag of 'imported' on products we buy! Anything sounding desi or one which doesnt carry a western name to it doesnt sell well in our market.
A few days back, i was attending a wedding where i overheard a young boy introduce himself to an elder gentleman on a nearby table. All i am going to tell you ppl about this elderly gentleman is that he is an intellectual and a famous columnist in an english newspaper and i beleive that he doesnt know much about our profession. So as the story goes, when this older guy asked the boy what he did, the kid replied him that he was doing CA and articles from Taseer Hadi Khalid and Co. I vivdly remember that the old chap's nose wrinkled up in a sort of disapproving fashion hearing upon this desi name, and there was nor more talk for a few uneasy seconds between thee two.
The poor kid also sensed the same thing i had noticed and after a brief pause, clarified that it is a member firm of KPMG and told him about KPMG's status as a big four firm. Lol... the gentleman's attitude all of a sudden changed and after that seemed quite happy to talk about the kid's profession and about his firm.
Our older generations prided themeselves in taking care of our gora aqaas' dogs and cleaning their washrooms. Sadly to say, they have instilled the same sense of false pride in their children.
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Arrrgh... it sure's gonna be mighty rough sailin' today ... mates!
thanks for the
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana" id=quote>quote<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Look at the discussion about Firms!... participants seem to be most "intellectuals" of all times while stating status of their firms... but none of them had any courage, perception or vision to say that "Why's after all that affiliation so much required?"... and why the hell ICAP still allows such affiliation when it has already kept ban upon "foreign names" for so long?... Isn't it a back door of some sort to allow foreign stamping?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face="Verdana" size=2 id=quote>
We all love the tag of 'imported' on products we buy! Anything sounding desi or one which doesnt carry a western name to it doesnt sell well in our market.
A few days back, i was attending a wedding where i overheard a young boy introduce himself to an elder gentleman on a nearby table. All i am going to tell you ppl about this elderly gentleman is that he is an intellectual and a famous columnist in an english newspaper and i beleive that he doesnt know much about our profession. So as the story goes, when this older guy asked the boy what he did, the kid replied him that he was doing CA and articles from Taseer Hadi Khalid and Co. I vivdly remember that the old chap's nose wrinkled up in a sort of disapproving fashion hearing upon this desi name, and there was nor more talk for a few uneasy seconds between thee two.
The poor kid also sensed the same thing i had noticed and after a brief pause, clarified that it is a member firm of KPMG and told him about KPMG's status as a big four firm. Lol... the gentleman's attitude all of a sudden changed and after that seemed quite happy to talk about the kid's profession and about his firm.
Our older generations prided themeselves in taking care of our gora aqaas' dogs and cleaning their washrooms. Sadly to say, they have instilled the same sense of false pride in their children.
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Arrrgh... it sure's gonna be mighty rough sailin' today ... mates!
