[quote=AirNoServicesAustralia;2938834 . As far as the confirm at the end of each readback, I think it may be a lack of confidence on the part of the pilots maybe due to being unsure of their english comprehension (and maybe due to the Aussie/Sth African/Canadian/Norwegian/Swedish accents of the guys giving the clearances).
.[/quote]There is in India a "cultural thing" that imposes a requirement when on a Phone Call, even though in a monologue with no given air space for any reply of consequence to make the statement "Hello Hello" as if the poor recipient is off making chai and not listening to your "caste statement";so by asking you to "confirm" on the VHF he is making another one of those caste statements, in other words I am controlling this conversation.
Have you heard the "HF" equivalent at the end of the report......."GO AHEAD"............smacks of manual fine tuning HF during WW2 and not SSB..........but once again the intent is to impose who is controlling this conversation.
Some things will never change in some countries......but it does smack of immaturity.