well, having no other choice i sat through the class presuming that id be listening to what the US people are all about - their hierarchy, their culture,values... and how we in India are not all of that.
Through the course of the day, as i grew to know her better, she seemed really nice, educated in very many cultures-really a third culture kid! i hit myself hard for having convinced myself that her accent was fake. i also did get to listen to all of the USA values thingy, but what surprised me was the way she made us realise how much our culture affected our thoughts and ideas and ...well jus everything !! -made me realise that we were really the most versatile country, adapting (and thats not imitating) so as to be a part of the global village- made me realise how different we really are, in a way that made me so proud...that was one day spent usefully. thanks sushma.
To unlearn is to learn
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when i said i hit myself hard, i meant to say her accent WAS after all real,(being born and brought up there!!). and you seem to be looking at the behaviour of a small percentage of the indian community. besides, even if you do dress western, speak in english, i believe thats not really the person u'd be at home!
and @sushma the reference was to my trainer!
we need to realise that our way of dressing is not really what culture is all about. its more of what we base our values on and more about how we were brought up. right bajji?
Call me arch.yea that probably is true to a certain extent, but then again thats individualistic. Its upto you to keep up this culture , to be nice to ur parents and to bring ur kids up in a way thats more indian.
well its my blog and id prefer ud rather not! and Im sorry abt ur wife and kids(maybe im sorry for them..!!)..nevertheless, we'll stop here. thangew!
where there is non-understanding assumptions are consequential.
Firstly my apologies to you archana for this is not directly in relation to your post. Thisis for VAzhaka bajji and since it would make sense here i am indulging in some thought .you seem to live up to the 'vazhaka' part of your name,Kudos to you! sushma was probably born there so she is american by all means and not indian and that doesn't change because she is of indian origin.Culture is disseminated through various medium. so i could know more about maoris through the internet than a new zealander doesn't make him lesser of a van guard of his culture. choice is vital . you are talking of indoctrinating your kids and well quiet frankly any elementary psych text book will tel you that kids rebel. calling someone and 'old man' is not pleasant even in the west so that argument of your is warped too. its not like every one calls his father that and that no one likes thier parents there. and finally as for your wife and kids dunno but maybe you would have held on to them if you had called a few lesser women 'sweet heart' what say or is that part of your culture????
wow cherifairy!! thanku .. and hey ppl, check this out! http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/05/01/stories/2006050100110100.htm
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