flamy Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 I hear a 'paki' thrown at me once in a while and I join them and say...yeah **** those guys Curry Niger :finger:
BlueBee Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Hey guys. Am a big fan of this forum and long time lurker. I know a lot of the posters here are expats in the US or based here. So I wanted some advice. I am in a college in PA and just finished my first year. However just becaus eI am Indian and brown I get picked on a lot and it is impossible to escape from the fun white Americans make of me. Some things i have had to put up with is: - Indian bobble head phenomena. Just for kiccks everyone on my floor bobbles my head and copies an Indian accent (which is an exaggeration) while talking to me. Random ppl call me Apu. -They say I smell of curry which is not possible as I have a meal plan and at Indian food maybe 10 times the whole yr -Girls dont talk to me ad think as if I am raj from Big bang theory. Alwys get surprised when they see i can talk. -They all think india is some poor, third world country where pretty much everyone is under the poverty line. I just counter it with the fact that we just became the 3rd largest economy in the world. There are many many others. I am like 5'10 but they still make fun of the indian physique and diet. Its been a hell this yr and I am seriously considering not coming back when I go home next december. any advice will be appreciated. dont suggest going to authorities and i already did that and they dismissed it as banter Tell tell COME TO INDIA.
AmreekanDesi Posted June 3, 2014 Author Posted June 3, 2014 Tell tell COME TO INDIA. haha #rohitsharma
Cricketics Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Never heard of this event every happening at Uni or college in USA. I would agree with OP if he had told me that it happend to him in high school in USA. Most of the people who come to Uni/college pay lot of money, and even though they enjoy, poke fun, they don't have enough time to pick one person all the time. I had a Nepali friend and he was always teased by few of my American friends, but that was back in High School. If they really have to make fun of English or accent, there are worst out there with some of the hispanics speaking borken English or Africans speaking as if they are fighting. Those sound worse that a proper error-free thick accent Indian English. OP troll toh nahi?
undisputed chap Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 On hearing these instances one thinks why go in other country & be picked on for being different would it be not be better to stay in your own country like kings
AmreekanDesi Posted June 5, 2014 Author Posted June 5, 2014 On hearing these instances one thinks why go in other country & be picked on for being different would it be not be better to stay in your own country like kings because we are smarter than them
AmreekanDesi Posted June 5, 2014 Author Posted June 5, 2014 On hearing these instances one thinks why go in other country & be picked on for being different would it be not be better to stay in your own country like kings because we are smarter than them. i did better than the 90% of the class
Tenduism Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 I am usually a lurker, dont post here often, but for this topic, i felt like to post: Dont know about USA, but I am in Canada, and in Univ years i actually forgot that i am of different race. The only time i used to play my race card when it comes to impress white girls. invite them over, cook some Kheer " rice pudding", chhole, gulab jamun etc, heck even girls used to come over a lot just for the Chai. Point is " Indian" is a weapon, you can either use it to beat the competition if you use it right or it will be used to kill your self esteem. OP, if you're not trolling, I think you need to analyse yourself. that if you're not mistakenly blame your race for your own short coming?? i have seen it happened a lot. while we were branding India as a cool thing, there were students in my univ who were blaming every problem they faced on campus to their being Indian. Change your state of mind. when its appropriate make fun of yourself but at the same time make fun of american culture as well. I can go on and on on this topic but bottom line is work on your personality. confidence is sexy, if you're confident guy, girls will forget which ever race you're from, and once some hot girls show interest in you, guyz will follow the lead, coz they dont want to upset those hot girls....
dragonfly Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 I am usually a lurker, dont post here often, but for this topic, i felt like to post: Dont know about USA, but I am in Canada, and in Univ years i actually forgot that i am of different race. The only time i used to play my race card when it comes to impress white girls. invite them over, cook some Kheer " rice pudding", chhole, gulab jamun etc, heck even girls used to come over a lot just for the Chai. Point is " Indian" is a weapon, you can either use it to beat the competition if you use it right or it will be used to kill your self esteem. OP, if you're not trolling, I think you need to analyse yourself. that if you're not mistakenly blame your race for your own short coming?? i have seen it happened a lot. while we were branding India as a cool thing, there were students in my univ who were blaming every problem they faced on campus to their being Indian. Change your state of mind. when its appropriate make fun of yourself but at the same time make fun of american culture as well. I can go on and on on this topic but bottom line is work on your personality. confidence is sexy, if you're confident guy, girls will forget which ever race you're from, and once some hot girls show interest in you, guyz will follow the lead, coz they dont want to upset those hot girls.... disturbing.
Tenduism Posted June 8, 2014 Posted June 8, 2014 disturbing. What i meant was, guyz just do, whatever hot girls like, just to please them. i didnt mean guyz take direct interest. its all about creating your value or establishing yourself as a brand!!
AmreekanDesi Posted June 10, 2014 Author Posted June 10, 2014 I am usually a lurker, dont post here often, but for this topic, i felt like to post: Dont know about USA, but I am in Canada, and in Univ years i actually forgot that i am of different race. The only time i used to play my race card when it comes to impress white girls. invite them over, cook some Kheer " rice pudding", chhole, gulab jamun etc, heck even girls used to come over a lot just for the Chai. Point is " Indian" is a weapon, you can either use it to beat the competition if you use it right or it will be used to kill your self esteem. OP, if you're not trolling, I think you need to analyse yourself. that if you're not mistakenly blame your race for your own short coming?? i have seen it happened a lot. while we were branding India as a cool thing, there were students in my univ who were blaming every problem they faced on campus to their being Indian. Change your state of mind. when its appropriate make fun of yourself but at the same time make fun of american culture as well. I can go on and on on this topic but bottom line is work on your personality. confidence is sexy, if you're confident guy, girls will forget which ever race you're from, and once some hot girls show interest in you, guyz will follow the lead, coz they dont want to upset those hot girls.... Thanks. .will keep it in mind next yr.. i do cook an awesome chicken tikka masala
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