Having lived in the UK for over 10 years, TCS’ A.S. Lakshminarayanan finds that the legendary stiff upper lip is just a myth
When I first came to the UK in the mid-1980s, I expected a grey and wet country where everyone carries umbrellas. But after coming here, I realised that the place is not really like that. And the stiff upper lip is also just a stereotype. You meet people and they gradually open up and get quite friendly. The place grows on you.
(This story appears in the 31 July, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)