Commonwealth Games

[Spark]

Snake found in Games athlete's room - Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games News

Haha.

Loved the Aus guy's response. "We're from Australia, we have the deadliest snakes in the world, what's a few snakes to us?"

 

[Teja.]

I read somewhere they earn $1.50 an hour (IIRC), either that, it's $1.50 per day.

The menial intensive labour rate for adult wage-labourers itself is about Rs 60 a day, Reckon' It'd be half for children.

So Yeah, 70 c to 1 dollar a day max.

 

[Teja.]

Thanks for that



Is this weekend work, or are they doing it and not going to school full stop?



Is 60-65rs a 'lot' of money or not? Could you actually buy anything with that sort of money?

No unfortunately it isn't. If I remember correctly from when I was there on holidays earlier in the year, a box of Corn Flakes costs around 150rs and bread is around 15-20rs depending on type so it would be very difficult to live off of 60-65rs a day.

Bread that the middle class-higher middle class uses is priced at Rs. 20-30, but the bread/biscuits the indigents buy is from cheap roadside cigarette stalls, costing about 3-5 rupees. However, The bread is stored in the open usually surrounded by mosquitoes and is always stale.

These families can barely eke out a living even if they make their 8-year old sons/daughters work and an extremely unhygienic and malnutrition-ed one at that.

 

[G.I.Joe]

No unfortunately it isn't. If I remember correctly from when I was there on holidays earlier in the year, a box of Corn Flakes costs around 150rs and bread is around 15-20rs depending on type so it would be very difficult to live off of 60-65rs a day.

I highly doubt they're even considering living off cornflakes Why didn't you mention the price of caviar too?

 

[masterblaster]

I highly doubt they're even considering living off cornflakes Why didn't you mention the price of caviar too?

That was exactly my point. I was merely giving Craig a comparison that he could relate to as Corn Flakes is a really basic food here in Australia. He didn't have an idea of what 60-65rs meant in terms of buying everyday things.

I was trying to illustrate that in India most people can't even afford a box of Corn Flakes and it is definitely seen as a luxury item whereas in Australia it's considered one of the basic, everyday foods.

 

[Sanz]

I was trying to illustrate that in India most people can't even afford a box of Corn Flakes and it is definitely seen as a luxury item whereas in Australia it's considered one of the basic, everyday foods.

That is just a silly statement.It is a basic everyday food in Australia because you don't have the option, either you (not you personally) have the cornflakes or leave house without breakfast. Corn flakes is not a luxury item, it may be expensive but who cares about a ******* box of cornflakes when the alternative is much much much much much...infinity better aka food prepared by the mum.

 

[Daemon]

I was trying to illustrate that in India most people can't even afford a box of Corn Flakes and it is definitely seen as a luxury item whereas in Australia it's considered one of the basic, everyday foods.

India is poverty stricken but not to an extent where most of the population can't buy a box of cornflakes -.-

 

[masterblaster]

Considering a huge proportion of the population is poverty stricken and many are below the poverty line and earn less than 60 Rs a day, a box of corn flakes that costs around 150 Rs would be pretty hard to afford.

By the way all you angry people missing the point, I was merely trying to give Craig a relative understanding of how much 60-65rs actually is.

He asked a question about whether it was a lot of money, I said it wasn't and gave him an illustration of how difficult it is to live off of 60-65 Rs when something like bread costs 20 Rs and Cereal costs 150 Rs.

I don't give a rats ass on what people in India for breakfast and I don't care in the slightest. I was trying to illustrate that if Craig was earning 60-65 Rs a day, it would be tough for him to even buy neccessities over there.

 

[Matt79]

That is just a silly statement.It is a basic everyday food in Australia because you don't have the option, either you (not you personally) have the cornflakes or leave house without breakfast. Corn flakes is not a luxury item, it may be expensive but who cares about a ******* box of cornflakes when the alternative is much much much much much...infinity better aka food prepared by the mum.

Worst rant ever.

 

[Daemon]

India is poverty stricken but not to an extent where most of the population can't buy a box of cornflakes -.-

Ok I was wrong. ~70% of India's population lives under $2 a day. A box of cornflakes to them would be equivalent to buying an iPod to most of us.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Sanz in totally missing the point shocker.

 

[sledger]

Haha, quite hilariously so I might add.

 

[vcs]

I sympathize with the (unrelated) rant about corn flakes though, hate the muck.

 

[Daemon]

I sympathize with the (unrelated) rant about corn flakes though, hate the muck.

You know whats worse? Oats

 

[vcs]

I tend to classify them all under the general heading "cereal". They're terrible.

 

[sledger]

Frosties ftw.

 

[Shri]

Hate the concept of the commonwealth for starters. Couldn't give a flying **** about the games if I wanted to. the Oz cricket tour will over shadow the games anyway.

 

[Sanz]

Frosties ftw.

Stay Hungry.

 

[Julian87]

Prefer Naan Bix and Curry Pops tbh.

 

[shivfan]

Here's the schedule of athletics events for the CWG....

RubaiSport

it starts with the heats for the 100 metres for men and women.