Ear Men

Nick-H · Jan 4th, 2007, 00:10

Now that I don't deal with....

!

But hey --- when was the last time you went to a business meeting with a marketing type?

Dave&Jewel · Jan 22nd, 2007, 18:04

[quote=Pheta Ande]Definitly Ear Cleaners.
Our driver warned us about them. He also told us that they have their own stash of ear wax with them and they try to convince you that it came from your ear.

manuraman · Jan 22nd, 2007, 18:30

this I think is just a facility being offered. My advise, when in India, do not expect mega-infrastructure, expect personal attention.

Nick-H · Jan 22nd, 2007, 20:17

...there speaks an earman, perhaps?

And when the personal attention is in the form of a scam? Which is basically theft?

You do what you want with your own ears, the rest of us have more sense.

manuraman · Jan 23rd, 2007, 10:57

yes you're right, and remember since this is the year of the earman, the Tourism of India Deptt is doing it's best to spread awareness among incoming tourists, that they can, and should, avail such health-services.

Mehndi Masala · Jul 19th, 2007, 14:41

Not to self, warn my husband about this particular annoyance and to see it coming!

Thanks to everyone again. This site is a goldmine!

Kim

New-South-Welshman · Jul 20th, 2007, 11:30

I had this almost done to me on Palolem Beach. I didn't see it coming. I was standing there ready to jump into the water, when I noticed a metallic object in my peripheral. I get starlted easily and jumped 10 feet high and looked back and gave the guy a look which basically said "What the f***?!". He tells me there is something in my ear and then this thread came to mind and I just told him "No thanks!".

Ingrid · Aug 9th, 2007, 07:37

Tee-hee!

I agree that it would take some knowledge of the ear-wallah to trust him to treat your ear in an acceptable manner. But I don't agree that the metal implement is an odd Indian thing; after all the ear spoon is a fairly common implement to find in Viking-age and mediaeval archeological digs in Europe as well. And they're supplied in modern traveling kits: http://www.pmi.no/pmi/PageProducts.a...tt%20skinn ("øreskje"). But I think I'll stick with Q-tips for now.

Scammers (as opposed to legitimate, though odd, traders) are of course to be avoided as always.

lotus blossom · Aug 9th, 2007, 08:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pheta Ande

Definitly Ear Cleaners.
Our driver warned us about them. He also told us that they have their own stash of ear wax with them and they try to convince you that it came from your ear.

i once saw the ear entrepreneurs (my name for them) take a rather big piece of wax out of the ear of a tibetan guy at majnu ka tilla. that's the first place that i saw them a few years ago, when the profession was in its infancy. there was a two-man team, walking around with the metal devices on their ears, selling their services in the tibetan colony. i saw a lot of tibetans using them. the idea took off - when i was in india this last time i saw ear cleaners everywhere.

when the (same two-man team from a few years ago) approach me i always tell them that my ears are already clean, that i do it myself. one day i said, ALL CLEAN, smiling and walking on. After that, whenever they saw me, they'd say ALL CLEAN, grinning from ear-to-ear. from what i've seen they seem to provide a useful service, as long as they're not too overzealous in their job.

ChrisK_42 · Aug 9th, 2007, 09:28

Quote:

aphrodisiac sellers who pitch tents

The euphemism "pitch a tent" implies the aphrodisiacs are effective. Sorry, I couldn't pass this one up without a comment

Nick-H · Aug 9th, 2007, 13:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by lotus blossom

......from what i've seen they seem to provide a useful service, as long as they're not too overzealous in their job.

I never heard of anything less necessary!

What next? Clean Under Your Toenail Men? Belly-Button cleaners?

How come the rest of the world gets by very nicely clearing the wax out of our own ears --- or letting it drop out, unnoticed, as most earwax does.

Anyone who lets any guy who is a not an ENT surgeon poke around inside their ears maybe deserves whatever damage gets done

!

dhans · Aug 18th, 2007, 18:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

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What next? Clean Under Your Toenail Men?

Pedicureman?

Hans

lotus blossom · Aug 18th, 2007, 23:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

I never heard of anything less necessary!
How come the rest of the world gets by very nicely clearing the wax out of our own ears --- or letting it drop out, unnoticed, as most earwax does.

actually, nick, i was being a bit facetious, and was also referring to what i personally witnessed with them cleaning the ears of tibetans who seemed to feel their services were worthy of a few rupees.

Nick-H · Aug 19th, 2007, 02:29

...

But Tibet has fallen one small point in my estimation!

lotus blossom · Aug 19th, 2007, 02:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

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But Tibet has fallen one small point in my estimation!

ear cleaning aside, i guess what i appreciated about seeing indians poking foreign objects into the ears of their tibetan customers, was how harmonious it all seemed, since i know of tibetans who do not necessarily like indians and vice versa.

Jan 4th, 2007, 00:10	#31
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,790	Now that I don't deal with.... ! But hey --- when was the last time you went to a business meeting with a marketing type? __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Jan 22nd, 2007, 18:04	#32
Dave&Jewel Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cambridgeshire UK Posts: 67	[quote=Pheta Ande]Definitly Ear Cleaners. Our driver warned us about them. He also told us that they have their own stash of ear wax with them and they try to convince you that it came from your ear. __________________ We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars

Jan 22nd, 2007, 18:30	#33
manuraman Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 50	enjoy it while you have it this I think is just a facility being offered. My advise, when in India, do not expect mega-infrastructure, expect personal attention.

Jan 23rd, 2007, 10:57	#35
manuraman Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 50	just need a little help from my friends.. yes you're right, and remember since this is the year of the earman, the Tourism of India Deptt is doing it's best to spread awareness among incoming tourists, that they can, and should, avail such health-services.

Jul 19th, 2007, 14:41	#36
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Jan 22nd, 2007, 20:17	#34
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,790	...there speaks an earman, perhaps? And when the personal attention is in the form of a scam? Which is basically theft? You do what you want with your own ears, the rest of us have more sense.

Jul 20th, 2007, 11:30	#37
New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,397	I had this almost done to me on Palolem Beach. I didn't see it coming. I was standing there ready to jump into the water, when I noticed a metallic object in my peripheral. I get starlted easily and jumped 10 feet high and looked back and gave the guy a look which basically said "What the f***?!". He tells me there is something in my ear and then this thread came to mind and I just told him "No thanks!". __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

Aug 9th, 2007, 07:37	#38
Ingrid Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 11	Tee-hee! I agree that it would take some knowledge of the ear-wallah to trust him to treat your ear in an acceptable manner. But I don't agree that the metal implement is an odd Indian thing; after all the ear spoon is a fairly common implement to find in Viking-age and mediaeval archeological digs in Europe as well. And they're supplied in modern traveling kits: http://www.pmi.no/pmi/PageProducts.a...tt%20skinn ("øreskje"). But I think I'll stick with Q-tips for now. Scammers (as opposed to legitimate, though odd, traders) are of course to be avoided as always.

Aug 19th, 2007, 02:29	#44
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,790	... But Tibet has fallen one small point in my estimation!

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