Monday, December 17, 2007

Globalization

I am tempted to write this event that one of my friends narrated to me.
A kashmiri living in the US started a software development center in Kashmir. The office in Kashmir had a US phone number so that the US customers could speak to the support group if they had any questions about the company product. ....
Scene: An employee in the Kashmir office picks up the phone and starts dialing..91 (Country code for India) followed by 194 (area code for Kashmir)...and some number..
The call doesn't go through but something happens after a few minutes. These gentlemen get a call from a Police department in the US (Name and city withheld). If you haven't already figured out...the call went to 911 (see the dialed numbers again). Here is an excerpt of what followed (gentlemen in Kashmir will be referred to as GIK):
911: Sir we are from...(Name withheld), Is everything okay there?
GIK: (baffled)Yes. (Hangs up)
After some time...
911: Sir, are you sure no one called from that number and everything is okay?
GIK: Yes we are fine (freaks out).
It didn't end there. After 10 minutes they get another call....
Cops: We are outside your office building. Can you step out please.
GIK: Which office?
Cops: (They give the office address in the US)
GIK: But we are not in the US. We are in Kashmir. (Sorry)
Globalization is funny.

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