Comments on: New vs old India – the clash http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/ HT Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: jel http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-3846 jel Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:42:21 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-3846 another thing i 4got to mention is that alot of fijian indians drink alcohol esp rum and beer cause when the british gave my ancestors the permission to drink alcohol to them it was a big thing that they started drinking with pride and that is how the drinking culture evolved among us. so to just confine the drinking culture among kiwis makes us look like hypocrites another thing i 4got to mention is that alot of fijian indians drink alcohol esp rum and beer cause when the british gave my ancestors the permission to drink alcohol to them it was a big thing that they started drinking with pride and that is how the drinking culture evolved among us. so to just confine the drinking culture among kiwis makes us look like hypocrites

]]> By: fix credit http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-3786 fix credit Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:32:06 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-3786 <strong>fix credit...</strong> I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don\'t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.... fix credit…

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don\’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often….

]]> By: jel http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-3624 jel Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:52:17 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-3624 From experience i reckon kiwis are the most friendliest people ever like the irish and even i like their jokes. The only way people can intergrate if people stop stereotyping kiwis to be be this and that and get to know them more as individuals rather then as a race. Just like vimlesh said he supports india wherever he goes which i find plain hilarious for me its the opposite. I support fiji whever i go and wherever i am burried. The love i have for fiji and its culture is something else. I will also defend it too and pray for harmony and will hope both natives and indians will become one through love. From experience i reckon kiwis are the most friendliest people ever like the irish and even i like their jokes. The only way people can intergrate if people stop stereotyping kiwis to be be this and that and get to know them more as individuals rather then as a race. Just like vimlesh said he supports india wherever he goes which i find plain hilarious for me its the opposite. I support fiji whever i go and wherever i am burried. The love i have for fiji and its culture is something else. I will also defend it too and pray for harmony and will hope both natives and indians will become one through love.

]]> By: jel http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-3623 jel Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:36:35 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-3623 Being a fijian indian i dont see how you vimlesh can go around supporting a country like india. Sorry if this may offend people. Our ancestors have left that country years ago migrated to fiji. Even my dad doesnt and grandparents dont support india its cause part of fiji is still with us whether we like it or not and only wish for the best cause it was the country we grew up with and both native and indian culture has been engraved within us. I find it stupid you go around supporting a country you have never been to and defend it, it is one the most corrupted countries that even abuse their own people one of my dads best mate who happens to be from india told us this, it is true our ancestors came from there but that is the only relationship we have. People from india dont want to associate themselves with fijian indians and carribean indians like from trinidad and guayana dont believe me go type it on the internet. I really hate the attitude when people tend to associate the west with teenage pregnancies its more then that. Its an individuals fault they become pregnant not the west itself. I reckon its more important for you vimlesh to go and connect with diasporic indians from carribean and uganda since we have alot in common with them then ones from india like slavery and the stupid british constitution that ruined our lives. Peace to everyone Being a fijian indian i dont see how you vimlesh can go around supporting a country like india. Sorry if this may offend people. Our ancestors have left that country years ago migrated to fiji. Even my dad doesnt and grandparents dont support india its cause part of fiji is still with us whether we like it or not and only wish for the best cause it was the country we grew up with and both native and indian culture has been engraved within us. I find it stupid you go around supporting a country you have never been to and defend it, it is one the most corrupted countries that even abuse their own people one of my dads best mate who happens to be from india told us this, it is true our ancestors came from there but that is the only relationship we have. People from india dont want to associate themselves with fijian indians and carribean indians like from trinidad and guayana dont believe me go type it on the internet. I really hate the attitude when people tend to associate the west with teenage pregnancies its more then that. Its an individuals fault they become pregnant not the west itself. I reckon its more important for you vimlesh to go and connect with diasporic indians from carribean and uganda since we have alot in common with them then ones from india like slavery and the stupid british constitution that ruined our lives.

Peace to everyone

]]> By: XYZ http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-2070 XYZ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:07:31 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-2070 Well said for once (and for a change) Well said for once (and for a change)

]]> By: krish23 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-1930 krish23 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:26:52 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-1930 hmmm.... this is the first time im participating in a blog may be that itself kicks me out of your league. naomi you are brilliant in the ways you express the cultural divide and generation gap in the west and east. and its true that we exaggerate things about each other. i might sound like a person of the 19th century but don't you think that following one's own traditions and culture rather than aping others is better for a person. i really think that india has a great culture be it with being conservative, religious, caring more about their kids, thinking more about your kids- the way they grow up, their relationships, their future and what not by parents than oneself. here all parents work hard in what not conditions to give the best facilities for their children and these young ones enjoy those fruits growing from their hardships and in turn accuse their parents of interfering in their life. dont our parents have the right to interfere in our life???? and how in the world do such elders become hypocrites and people expecting unflinching respect from their young ones??? i know that im going to be kicked around by all you guys but still im strong in what i believe... hmmm…. this is the first time im participating in a blog may be that itself kicks me out of your league. naomi you are brilliant in the ways you express the cultural divide and generation gap in the west and east. and its true that we exaggerate things about each other. i might sound like a person of the 19th century but don’t you think that following one’s own traditions and culture rather than aping others is better for a person. i really think that india has a great culture be it with being conservative, religious, caring more about their kids, thinking more about your kids- the way they grow up, their relationships, their future and what not by parents than oneself. here all parents work hard in what not conditions to give the best facilities for their children and these young ones enjoy those fruits growing from their hardships and in turn accuse their parents of interfering in their life. dont our parents have the right to interfere in our life???? and how in the world do such elders become hypocrites and people expecting unflinching respect from their young ones??? i know that im going to be kicked around by all you guys but still im strong in what i believe…

]]> By: They say I am racist http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-1862 They say I am racist Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:13:45 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-1862 Exactly! In 70's South Africa, Indians never interacted with White Afrikaners. Which is why they were forced to live in segregated areas. It serves racist Indians right! Exactly!

In 70’s South Africa, Indians never interacted with White Afrikaners.

Which is why they were forced to live in segregated areas.

It serves racist Indians right!

]]> By: Aghori Girl/Ghar Jamai http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-1847 Aghori Girl/Ghar Jamai Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:57:39 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-1847 Regarding burkas in France. If you study the history of France and its struggle against Catholic take over of the secular sphere, you will understand why they are warry of ANY external signs of religion - burqa or pagri (for Sikhs) or even the wearing of a cross around one's neck in public. Its not just about the burqa. In Saudi even non-muslim women are required by law to wear hijab. What is up with THAT? Nonetheless, immigrants to any country should make efforts to "fit in" as much as possible. Regarding burkas in France. If you study the history of France and its struggle against Catholic take over of the secular sphere, you will understand why they are warry of ANY external signs of religion - burqa or pagri (for Sikhs) or even the wearing of a cross around one’s neck in public.

Its not just about the burqa.

In Saudi even non-muslim women are required by law to wear hijab. What is up with THAT?

Nonetheless, immigrants to any country should make efforts to “fit in” as much as possible.

]]> By: ankur kakkar http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-1843 ankur kakkar Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:10:27 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-1843 hi naomi, i have launched a book review website with an old school friend of mine : http://bhejakhol.wordpress.com/ ... i really want you to check it out .. i hope u like it !! plz send a request to bhejakhol@gmail.com , if you wish to read our 1st newsletter ... sorry for this shameless self-promotion :P ... hi naomi,

i have launched a book review website with an old school friend of mine : http://bhejakhol.wordpress.com/ …

i really want you to check it out .. i hope u like it !!
plz send a request to bhejakhol@gmail.com , if you wish to read our 1st newsletter …

sorry for this shameless self-promotion :P …

]]> By: Deb http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/2009/07/08/new-vs-old-india-%e2%80%93-the-clash/#comment-1842 Deb Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:55:28 +0000 http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/expat-on-the-edge/?p=121#comment-1842 Hmmm.... That puts things in the correct light, if that's what is meant by "less respect for elders". I suppose hypocrite elders have no right to expect unflinching respect from their children. Hmmm…. That puts things in the correct light, if that’s what is meant by “less respect for elders”. I suppose hypocrite elders have no right to expect unflinching respect from their children.

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