Sounds good. "Indians welcoming Indians' But what is the reality? It is no surprise that people are NOT welcome by the locals when they leave homelands and go to alien lands. The surprise is, and what I observed, that it is the settled Indians that do not welcome Indians. An american passer-by would at least nod at you and smile a 'hi'irrespective of what he feels from inside, but not the Indians especially when they see another Indian. Once it was said that one feels glad when one encounters his kith & kin abroad. It is not the case of our clever boys settling abroad. They would not like to talk to their own, once they r settled abroad. Sounds ridiculous, but that is what an Indian traveller observes abroad. Of course, there are community gatherings and all that once in a while. But it is all official and really does not come from the heart.
RE:Indians welcoming Indians
by sachin on Aug 14, 2006 02:22 PM Permalink
i want to know about universities offering graduate courses in engineering. right now i am in my final year diploma course in mechanical engineering in VJTI college.
RE:Indians welcoming Indians
by Raaj on Aug 23, 2006 01:21 PM Permalink
Buddy, you have not seen enough of your countrymen yet. You should see some of them on vacation in Europe, they downright look at you as if, how come this chap had the fortune to be in Europe? Casteism of the immigrant kind at work you will get used to all this, remember you asked this, so dont change yourself, which is what likely happens most of the time. Let me tell you a few things a desi or group of desis will ask: 1. Are you on H1? Just finding out, coz if you are, then you a laborer, possibly below his dignity if he is green card or citizenship holder. 2. next question, how long you will be here? as if their father's bank balance was at stake 3. are you engineer? he has to know if you are worthy knowing you see.
You have very worthy brethren across, and you will surely see them, as I said you have a choice of being yourself or being one of them.
