The dabbawallas (Inida`s informal economy)

[tanijan]

Hallo...
Würde meine Hausaufgaben gerne berichtigen lassen .
(Wir hatten einen Text bekommen und Aufgaben dazu).


Comprehensions
2.What is a dabba? What constituted the dabbawalla`s job?

A dabba is an aluminum container fitted one above the other, which is pushed into an outer tin case to keeping the food warm.
The dabbawallas are persons who work with the dabba. They deliver lunches to white-collar-workers because most of the white collar workers live too far from their office to go home for lunch. To, them the dabbawalla brings the security of cheap, clean tasty and often still- warm, home cooked meal.

3.What makes the dabbawalla system remarkable?
The dabbawalla system is remarkable because it is big system. It’s not a service where an individual delivers one or five lunches. It is a very big service with hundred thousand dabdas.
For the team work they have symbols on the lunch boxes.
Each symbols marks a different stage of the dabba`s odyssey from Mohile`s flat to his office and back. The dabbas write the symbols like a sentence.

4.Why would a dabba mix-up be disastrous?
It’s a disastrous when the dabbas get mixed up because in a country with rigid food taboos (Speisetabus), this could be disastrous.

5.Who cooks the food delivered by the dabbawallas, and what does this imply?
The food cooks Mr. Mohile. She starts cooking at 7 a.m. to prepare her husband’s mutton curry, rice, vegetables and chapati and then she packs them in the dabba.

Analysis
6.What role does the text ascribe to the contractors?

What is the author`s attitude towards dabbawalla?
The author of the text “The Dabba Connection” criticizes in my opinion the bad live in Indian. He talks about an informal economy job. And tell us about the dabawallas. Peoples, who are poor and don’t goes to school, what are the reason for their analphabetism.
They must work in the unorganized sector to deserve (verdienen) money for food.
Besides (außerdem) the author criticizes the social inequality in India.

However the dabbawallas works hart. That will be clear in line 79-80 “Whit the sheer size of the operation and the nerve-racking rush, surely the dabbas get mixed up. In a county with rigid food taboos, this could be disastrous.”

The dabbawallas works in a neve-racking rush. He must form one place to the other place to delivers the food.
Also they must to be attentive (sie müssen aufpassen, dass das Essen sich nicht mixt) that the eat not get mixed up, because this could be disatours.

They must work in the unorganized sector to deserve (verdienen) money for food.
Besides (außerdem) the author criticizes the social inequality in India.

In India are many poor people. And the food is very expensive. “A restaurant meal coats five to fifteen times more than home-food.” (line. 42-43)
Die meisten Menschen können sich deshalb ein Restaurant besuch gar nicht leisten.
Also the restaurants aren’t clean, which is the reason for the big number of diseases.

[Keswick (Contributor)]

Hallo...
Würde meine Hausaufgaben gerne berichtigen lassen .
(Wir hatten einen Text bekommen und Aufgaben dazu).


Comprehensions
2.What is a dabba? What constituted the dabbawalla`s job?

A dabba is an aluminum container fitted one above the other (laut dieser Aussage handelt es sich dann aber um 2 Behaelter, oder?), which is pushed into an outer tin case to keeping the food warm.
The dabbawallas are persons who work with the dabba. They deliver lunches to white collar workers because most of the white collar workers live too far from their office to go home for lunch. The dabbawalla brings the security of cheap, clean tasty and often still warm, home cooked meal to them.

3.What makes the dabbawalla system remarkable?
The dabbawalla system is remarkable because it is a big system. It’s not a service where an individual delivers one or five lunches. It is a very big service with hundred thousands of dabdas.
For the team work they have symbols on the lunch boxes.
Each symbols marks a different stage of the dabba`s odyssey from Mohile`s flat to his office and back. The dabbas write the symbols like a sentence.

4.Why would a dabba mix-up be disastrous?
It would be a disaster if the dabbas got mixed up because in a country with rigid food taboos (Speisetabus), this could be disastrous.

5.Who cooks the food delivered by the dabbawallas, and what does this imply?
The food is cooked Mrs Mohile. She starts cooking at 7 a.m. to prepare her husband’s mutton curry, rice, vegetables and chapati and then she packs them in the dabba.

Analysis
6.What role does the text ascribe to the contractors?

What is the author`s attitude towards dabbawalla?
In my opinion, the author of the text “The Dabba Connection” criticises the bad live in India. He talks about an informal economy job. And tell us about the dabawallas. People, who are poor and who don’t go to school, which is the reason for their analphabetism.
They must work in the unorganized sector to earn (verdienen) money for food.
Besides (außerdem) the author criticizes the social inequality in India.

However the dabbawalla works hard. That becomes clear in lines 79-80 “With the sheer size of the operation and the nerve-racking rush, surely the dabbas get mixed up. In a county with rigid food taboos, this could be disastrous.”

The dabbawallas work in a nerve-racking rush. They must must get from one place to the next to deliver the food.
They also must to be careful, that the food does not get mixed up, because this could be disatours.

There are many many poor people in India. And the food is very expensive. “A restaurant meal coats five to fifteen times more than home-food.” (line. 42-43)
Die meisten Menschen können sich deshalb ein Restaurant besuch gar nicht leisten. Also the restaurants aren’t clean, which is the reason for the big number of diseases.

Du faengst gut an, doch dein Englisch laesst dann leider nach. Woran liegt das?

[tanijan]

weiß ich nicht.... .....
vielleicht weil ich mich am Anfang sehr stark an den Text gehalten hab und am Ende frei geschrieben habe oder so...

Vielen danke....! Jetzt hab ich nä fehlerfreie Hausaufgabe.... und bin für den englich Unterricht am Mittwoch... vorbereitet

[Duckduck (Contributor)]

Comprehensions
2.What is a dabba? What constitutes the dabbawalla`s job?

A dabba is a lunch pail. It consists of several aluminum containers fitted one above the other. It is pushed into an outer tin case to keeping the food warm.
The dabbawallas are persons who work with the dabba. They deliver lunches to white collar workers because most of these live too far from their offices to go home for lunch. The dabbawalla brings the security of a cheap, clean, tasty and often still warm, home cooked meal to them.

3.What makes the dabbawalla system remarkable?
The dabbawalla system is remarkable because it is a big system. It’s not a service where an individual delivers one or five lunches. It is a very big service with hundreds of thousands of dabbas.
For the team work they have symbols on the lunch boxes.
Each symbols marks a different stage of the dabba`s odyssey from Mohile`s flat to his office and back. The dabbawallas write the symbols like a sentence.

4.Why would a dabba mix-up be disastrous?
It would be a disaster because India is a country with rigid food taboos. (Inhalt: Es wäre ein Desaster, weil es desaströs wäre... nicht so schön, nicht? )

5.Who cooks the food delivered by the dabbawallas, and what does this imply?
The food is cooked by Mrs Mohile. She starts cooking at 7 a.m. to prepare her husband’s mutton curry, rice, vegetables and chapati and then she packs them in the dabba. (Nun kocht aber Mrs Mohile nicht das Essen für alle Männer, sondern nur für ihren eigenen Mann. Deshalb solltest Du wohl besser sagen The food is cooked by the wives or other female family members. This implies that the service has not been devised to make life easier for the women. But it helps to make sure that the men get food they are allowed to eat, whatever their respective food taboos may be.)

Analysis
6.What role does the text ascribe to the contractors?

What is the author`s attitude towards dabbawalla?
In my opinion, the author of the text “The Dabba Connection” criticizes the bad life (or "living conditions") in India. He talks about an informal economy job. And tells us about the dabbawallas. People, who are poor and who don’t go to school, which is the reason for their analphabetism.
They must work in the unorganized sector to earn (verdienen) money for food.
Besides (außerdem) the author criticizes the social inequality in India.

However, the dabbawalla works hard. That becomes clear in lines 79-80 “With the sheer size of the operation and the nerve-racking rush, surely the dabbas get mixed up. In a country with rigid food taboos, this could be disastrous.”

The dabbawallas work in a nerve-racking rush. They must must get from one place to the next to deliver the food.
They also have to be careful, that the food does not get mixed up, because this could be disastrous.

There are many many poor people in India. And the food is very expensive. “A restaurant meal costs five to fifteen times more than home-food.” (line. 42-43)
Because of this most people can't afford to go to a restaurant in the first place.
Also the restaurants aren’t clean, which is the reason for the big number of diseases.

Nun habe ich auch noch einmal drüber geschaut.

Grüße
Duckduck

[tanijan]

vielen Dank