I had a funny little chat encounter today. Foodpanda is a local food delivery service. You log in, choose a local restaurant, place your order, and they bring the food. It’s great… except that they send about 5 text messages to my phone every day. I finally snapped and clicked on their website, where I found a live chat option.
“How can I unsubscribe from your SMS messages?” I wrote.
The reply made me laugh: “In Foodpanda we respect your privacy. We regularly tax great limited time offers form the best restaurants. If you want to opt out, please give a missed call at- 011-66765505 and we will do the needful for you.”
Yes, they will “do the needful.” I love that phrase.
CNN shared a few other “Indianisms” in an article a few years back. I hear most of these regularly! Check it out: 10 classic Indianisms: ‘Doing the needful’ and more.
