Corporate and Office Culture in the UK
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Parameswaran PS is the tenth Malayalee expat story in the Global Citizen series from Deccan Chronicle. He shares his experience as a Sports Journalist in the UK. Originally from the Deccan Chronicle, Kochi, July 2, 2011.
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CRISSEETHA
DECCANCHRONICLE
movedto ShefEeld,SouthYorkshire,
UK to do his mastersin sportsjour-
nalism.He wassupposedto takea
ffain to a friend's place andfelt like
a lost child at the station.That's
when he met a friendly woman who
talked to him aboutthe
placeandits peopleand
madehim comfortable.
Sincethen,hehastakena
liking to thecourteous
waysof theEnglish.
PPS,asheis known
amongfriends,went
aboutdoingcleaningjobs
at restaurantsto meethis
expenses."Unlike many
here,I am proud to sayI did these
jobs asI getproperlypaid and
respectedby theEnglishemployers.
In India,I would not hayebeenpaid
properly or evenearnedthe kind of
respectI gethere,"he says.
He remembershow Indian restau-
rdnts freattheii workers abroad.
'"TheEnglish would neverdo that.
They respectyou andlook after you
well when vou work for them.I
Parameswaranhasneverfelt dis-
criminated but feels oneneedsto be
carefulwhile choosingto wearfoot-
balljerseyssincethe Englishtake
football clubsquite seriously."I am
a ManchesterUnited fan andI will
be cautious,to avoid offending sup-
portersof otherclubs,"he says.
ThoughParameswaranmisses
Kerala,he relishesthe little joys of
life in England."I am learningnew
thingsin life like cooking,experi-
encing new cultures andworking in
restaurants.Also, it wasa big dream
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i'ir What Kerala lacks,
i;ii Parameswaran feels, is a
i, professional mindset. "It
;ii is sad that a big city like
tr Kochi is still congested
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they spendthe availablegovernment
fundson infrastructuresothatil will
reducethe rate of accidentsand
bring down pollution induced health
woes."saysParameswaran.
AdmiringBritishworkGultute
Parannesvrar€rrr PS.
greatly appreciates
the British for one
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tnelf W'Ofl{ €tIllCS srandorrespecrthem."hesays.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/corporateandofficeculture-150104095951-conversion-gate01/85/Corporate-and-Office-Culture-in-the-UK-1-320.jpg)
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Corporate and Office Culture in the UK
- 1. )al cityg,crl I pfffiXlltr#"';?;Xfl'"llf,ii*' ; I thinkingabouthis family and ; friends in Tripunithura when he CRISSEETHA DECCANCHRONICLE movedto ShefEeld,SouthYorkshire, UK to do his mastersin sportsjour- nalism.He wassupposedto takea ffain to a friend's place andfelt like a lost child at the station.That's when he met a friendly woman who talked to him aboutthe placeandits peopleand madehim comfortable. Sincethen,hehastakena liking to thecourteous waysof theEnglish. PPS,asheis known amongfriends,went aboutdoingcleaningjobs at restaurantsto meethis expenses."Unlike many here,I am proud to sayI did these jobs asI getproperlypaid and respectedby theEnglishemployers. In India,I would not hayebeenpaid properly or evenearnedthe kind of respectI gethere,"he says. He remembershow Indian restau- rdnts freattheii workers abroad. '"TheEnglish would neverdo that. They respectyou andlook after you well when vou work for them.I Parameswaranhasneverfelt dis- criminated but feels oneneedsto be carefulwhile choosingto wearfoot- balljerseyssincethe Englishtake football clubsquite seriously."I am a ManchesterUnited fan andI will be cautious,to avoid offending sup- portersof otherclubs,"he says. ThoughParameswaranmisses Kerala,he relishesthe little joys of life in England."I am learningnew thingsin life like cooking,experi- encing new cultures andworking in restaurants.Also, it wasa big dream ,::tF:: *:iE : . 3 : ; r ::r i: ri" j. 1" ,:i t*. 1€ ,'' i . a ! : ,li r ,:i :' :,:r: i,,,.., - ...3 .,.,, .., :i:,: *i"!+,' ffi *: i:lii': :,.:. s ffiffi ',i:t iii: come true for me to visit in, Old Trafford where the :,;i Manchester United stadi- ,r, um is." he says. i'ir What Kerala lacks, i;ii Parameswaran feels, is a i, professional mindset. "It ;ii is sad that a big city like tr Kochi is still congested ,:;rwith traffic every day and -! i:, * ..,,...i]-A J'p. Y:-i-r:a-l-: : i 'F!':i ''.':t:' :. i',.ia$'i:i: they spendthe availablegovernment fundson infrastructuresothatil will reducethe rate of accidentsand bring down pollution induced health woes."saysParameswaran. AdmiringBritishworkGultute Parannesvrar€rrr PS. greatly appreciates the British for one rnajol feason - thinkweto$g" lac$.1n'employee 1., . -r r 1 r culture' and always fail to under- tnelf W'Ofl{ €tIllCS srandorrespecrthem."hesays.