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Visitors will find that Indians are generally very helpful and courteous. However, they will also discover that procedures -- even for a simple thing like buying a railway ticket -- can be very slow. Forms have to be filled in, and there are queues for almost everything. Foreigners used to getting things done in a jiffy will find the pace cumbersome, and may blame it on the work culture. There is lethargy, but that is changing drastically to efficiency and eagerness to do one's duty, and is very noticeable in the private sector. more

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