On the other hand, we could open a consulting firm to teach Americans how to deal with Indians: Praise them to the skies constantly, Never send them a memo (they will reply with 3,000 absolutely unintelligible pages), never blame them for anything bad that happens, never ask a question that presupposes a "Yes or No" type answer, never expect closure in any negotiation, or fulfillment of contractual obligations... good solid intercultural stuff like that. Hell, that's nothing. Once I did business in California.