Another 'hidden' smack...
Since the time I've come here, there have been a number of instances when I (and we too) have seen discrimination. One was obviously during the career fair (s) as i had mentioned in an earlier post. But time and again, it rears it's ugly head in some form, from somebody's mouth...This week, there were two instances that I felt were smackingly blatant.
Yesterday, during one of our class discussions, a desi student just passed a general comment about companies going belly up because they acted greedily. And the prof said "Hmm...so you are trying to say that American companies are greedy, huh?" albeit jokingly. But the intentions were clear man.
But I don't detest this as much as I detest our own desis showing India in a negative light in front of Amrus. The same guy often brings out examples like "Backin India, the water is poor or people don't have spending power and stuff like that". I feel like kicking him on his face everytime he does that. Just by living in this country for 2 years and flashing a firang accent doesn't give you any right to criticize your motherland. She will always embrace you with open arms when these firangs will kick you out of this land or when your dirty dream of leaving everything behind and earning loads of money here doesn't materialize.
To quote a second instance, our department had $40,000 to give as scholarships this year. But $39000 of that went to undergrad students (who are all firangs) and only $1000 came to grads (as majority of the batch is desis), even though everybody knows how much do undergrads study.
Instances like these have happened in the past too. In my Accounting course last semester, there was a discussion about the tax collected by countries around the world. And one naive desi pointed out "In India we have a number of taxes, income tax, sales tax, VAT, etc." And the kallu prof was quick to snort "And still you have bad roads!"...Harami saala...Ask your government to sustain a population of 1. 2billion and let's see how much you can spend on good roads (which is one of the few material things that you boast of). I am not saying all firangs are bad...they are pretty good...but then even a few of these things are enough to irritate any loyal patriot.
Go to hell with this land...Every instance like this solidifies my resolve of returning back...Yes I Will!
Yesterday, during one of our class discussions, a desi student just passed a general comment about companies going belly up because they acted greedily. And the prof said "Hmm...so you are trying to say that American companies are greedy, huh?" albeit jokingly. But the intentions were clear man.
But I don't detest this as much as I detest our own desis showing India in a negative light in front of Amrus. The same guy often brings out examples like "Backin India, the water is poor or people don't have spending power and stuff like that". I feel like kicking him on his face everytime he does that. Just by living in this country for 2 years and flashing a firang accent doesn't give you any right to criticize your motherland. She will always embrace you with open arms when these firangs will kick you out of this land or when your dirty dream of leaving everything behind and earning loads of money here doesn't materialize.
To quote a second instance, our department had $40,000 to give as scholarships this year. But $39000 of that went to undergrad students (who are all firangs) and only $1000 came to grads (as majority of the batch is desis), even though everybody knows how much do undergrads study.
Instances like these have happened in the past too. In my Accounting course last semester, there was a discussion about the tax collected by countries around the world. And one naive desi pointed out "In India we have a number of taxes, income tax, sales tax, VAT, etc." And the kallu prof was quick to snort "And still you have bad roads!"...Harami saala...Ask your government to sustain a population of 1. 2billion and let's see how much you can spend on good roads (which is one of the few material things that you boast of). I am not saying all firangs are bad...they are pretty good...but then even a few of these things are enough to irritate any loyal patriot.
Go to hell with this land...Every instance like this solidifies my resolve of returning back...Yes I Will!
posted by CeeGee at
4/23/2009 01:00:00 AM
3 Comments:
Jai Hind! :D
Hmm..its a compromise between losing ur identity and enjoying a comparitively better standard of living...choice depends on the individual1
YOu are right Harish...and I belong to the first category of people...And those who belong to the second, I call them losers. I believe that one's self respect and values are to be upheld no matter what, even if you get a place in Utopia.
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