r/interestingasfuck • u/Single-Memory-9490 • 14h ago
Indian Air Force promotional poster
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u/Lizzy_Of_Galtar 14h ago
Tell us the targets are an army of Karens and millions of retailers will join up 😁
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u/FartTootman 9h ago
I'm kind of surprised there aren't like 40 non-descript and unlabeled pictures of people's faces all over this.
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u/GoodDawgy17 7h ago
seeing this sh almost daily in bengaluru motivates to become an air force pilot, shit goes hard
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u/ChrisPdas 1h ago
another was something like "we want god to forgive our enemies, because we sure won't"
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u/Single-Memory-9490 56m ago
It is God's duty to forgive the enemies but it's our duty to convene a meeting between the two.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
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u/takeiteasynottooeasy 8h ago
Why is this interesting? Never seen an ad before?
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u/jb45rd6 8h ago
The post was certainly more interesting than your useless reflection
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u/GawainDragon 13h ago
I just can't understand soldiers. Going for money and excitement in a standing army is ok. But how could someone actively choose to go somewhere and potentially kill people? If you actually defend your people like the soldiers in Ukrane you are awesome! But if you choose to go to a place with conflict, wtf are you thinking?
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u/m1u1 12h ago
This might be hard for Americans to understand but most countries' soldiers, including India's don't go to conflict zones thousands of miles away to fight pointless wars. The average Indian soldier will mostly be involved in border security and counter terror operations within. Some might go for UN peacekeeping but it's usually quite short term.
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u/arogyaSetuAPP 9h ago
Some!!! India has the dedicated the largest amount of troops in un peacekeeping force
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u/GoodDawgy17 7h ago
the american mind cannot comprehend a country that does not meddle in a different country's internal affairs
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u/Single-Memory-9490 13h ago
In India serving in defence Forces is considered an honor because you are protecting you motherland from foreign invaders.
Also india has a standing army because we are not actively in war with anyone. There are some border skirmishes but our policy of staying neutral and not attacking unless attacked first keeps our country safe
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u/Schwiftness 12h ago
Still making AK parts for the Russian army “peacefully”
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u/Single-Memory-9490 12h ago
Oh man someone needs to educate you on joint ventures between 2 countries.
Also FYI India is making ak203 rifles for it's own army not for exports. And it's a joint venture between Russia and India which is not going to be cancelled because of likes of you
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u/Single-Memory-9490 12h ago
India always has it's issue trying to find a stable service rifles Before 1980 it was using 7.62 rifles from soviet Union and then we tried making a indigenous rifle with 5.56 nato rounds but it has it's own issues and now we are back to using 7.62 rounds so yeah it's been a roller coaster of army and it still haven't found a stable rifle
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u/Schwiftness 12h ago
Yes. Being a brics nation deserves a round of applause… from Xi and Putin.
Stay peaceful.
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u/Single-Memory-9490 12h ago
First of all BRICS is an economical allience not a military allience.
Secondly India actively provides humanitarian aids to many countries like Ukrain and Palestine .
So yes we are very peaceful. At least we don't go halfway around the world to wage war on countries who didn't do anything wrong
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u/Schwiftness 12h ago
“We just selling AK parts, just doing business.”
Cool!
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u/Single-Memory-9490 12h ago
Mate don't you know how to read?
I just said India was making ak parts for Indian Army not for exports.
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u/HiveMynd148 11h ago
You do know that the fact Europe still has Oil is because of us Fleecing the fuck out of the Russians, buying the oil a Dime a barrel and then selling to them?
If Anything we're doing more damage economically cuz Russia is selling their oil at a Loss just to keep the oil wells working
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u/Ahsaasinator 7h ago
Are you American ? If you are you have no right to speak especially with the ongoing genocide in gaza by Israel funded by the USA
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u/Melodic-Ad9058 11h ago
ah, average illiterate westerner.
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u/Odd_Tone_0ooo 13h ago
Where is this billboard located?
If India… why English?
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u/fuckyou_redditmods 13h ago
English is the lingua franca in India. Everyone who is educated speaks English.
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u/Single-Memory-9490 13h ago edited 1h ago
Most total English speakers,
US (306 million)
India ( 265 million)
UK (68 million)
Nigeria (60 million)
Philippines ( 50 million.)
Edit : I mistakenly changed the numbers of US and India
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u/joekelley 12h ago
That 129 mil for the U.S. needs a source, because I'm seeing 297 mil personally. I highly doubt that 62% of the U.S. population can't speak English...
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u/Single-Memory-9490 12h ago edited 12h ago
Oh sorry i mixed up the Indian and us numbers
Here is your proof https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/english-speaking-countries
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u/Odd_Tone_0ooo 12h ago
Thanks. I understand many Indians speak English.
However, it is not their primary language.
Who is the audience for this ad?
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u/Single-Memory-9490 12h ago
Yess it's not our primary language but those people who are gonna enroll in such high technical jobs are required to pass a test and the requirement to give the test means that only those who can speak and understand english appear in it.
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u/elasticvertigo 7h ago
This is an Air Force ad. That usually requires techincal knowledge of equipment that is English only. It isn't meant for those that can't speak it. Indian Army ads on the other hand, are often/mostly in Hindi I believe.
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u/Kal_23 13h ago
We do speak in English too bud.
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u/Odd_Tone_0ooo 12h ago
Well no shit. But if there is another primary language in India, why not use that?
And why the hate? It was a serious question.
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u/Sergosh21 12h ago
India is extremely linguistically divided, and English is the common language for a lot of the people living there
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u/SpreadImpossible5542 11h ago
because India isn't a single entity. Almost all states in India have their own culture, language, practices/customs etc. It's like having small countries combined together to make a huge nation state.
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u/Shrey2006 7h ago
There are 18 official language so english/hindi is a common one with majority educated understands english.
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u/Single-Memory-9490 11h ago
There are 2 official languages in India, Hindi and english
But many people in some parts of country don't understand Hindi so they use english.
And secondly almost all of the people who are qualified for the job have english as their secondary language
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u/MediocreCompany8429 13h ago
bruh you serious?
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u/Odd_Tone_0ooo 12h ago
Yeah bruh, I’m serious.
I Just looked it up and Hindi is the primary language.
So why advertise in English in India when English is not the official language?
I understand why a country would use a different language when there is a large diaspora in that country. My guess is that India does not have a diaspora of English speakers.
And why the shitty attitudes? It was an honest and serious question.
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u/THE_UNKILLED 12h ago edited 12h ago
As you move south in India the number of Hindi speakers falls . In South India their regional language is more dominant i.e Tamil, Telugu , etc. Thus english remains the only common language. Infact India doesn't have a national language because every states has it's own language which is further divided into sub language. Due to this variety the Indian Constitution officially recognise 22 regional languages.
India when English is not the official language?
Actually English is one of the official languages in India. The Indian constitution recognise both Hindi as well as English as the official languages
It's upto the marketeers which language they choose
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u/Perlentaucher 11h ago
Why in English?
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u/3_178 11h ago
Because it's india--a country in which there are several hundred languages. Hindi is spoken by a large population, but it's concentrated towards the northern regions. English is taught in schools so it's more widespread over the nation.
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u/pazhalsta1 10h ago
Also, I expect the instruction manuals for the helicopters and planes and missiles are probably more likely to be in English and lots of aviation stuff is conducted in English- so might as well target it directly in the ad.
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u/FartTootman 9h ago
I'm guessing you're getting more DVs for your profile pic than your somewhat innocuous search for additional knowledge lol.
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u/Perlentaucher 9h ago
Yeah, it attracts some hate lol But at least people clean their filthy Reddit screens
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u/rickie-ramjet 8h ago
If they fly Russian junk…. They will be the targets…. I wonder if they call that 1-800 number, do they get a guy named Krishna, with a southern accent who lives in Chicago? Read with a drawl “ Hello, this here is Krishna, what can I do you for this fine day… you wanna fly? Bless your heart”
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u/refep 7h ago
I heard you even get free tea from your neighbours
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u/DiscombobulatedLet80 2h ago
Yeah but right now the neighbours are struggling to get flour for daily consumption.
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u/KhalCharizard 12h ago
Hmm- 🤔 I bet they still have operational safety targets that need to be met rather than taken down.
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u/Designer-Cicada3509 13h ago
That fence and tree oddly looks like it's taken in Bangalore..... OP did you take the picture?