Portrayal of NRI's in Indian Cinema - Page 3

Originally posted by: Okazaki

I'm not sure if I'm getting this right..are u laughing at NRI's who work at fast food places and restaurants and factories CUZ they don't have degrees? If you are, lemme tell u, its no laughing matter. Many a times, overseas degrees are not accepted in American countries and they HAVE TO work at such places. I know many of my friends' parents who do that and put together their money to pay off the mortgage. Doctors from India driving cab's during summers and going to uni from sept-april. Engineers working in factories, giving up their career dreams so that they can afford a better future for their kids. Nothing funny about it. You opened a topic stating your(rightful) unacceptance about the portrayal of NRI's in Indian Cinema and you, yourself are laughing it off? Quite ironical!

If not, my apologies for jumping to a conclusion.

Originally posted by: Okazaki

Ya, okay, well..sorry for jumping the gun. I, myself, have worked at every place throughout high school and uni. so that I dont get buried in debt. Its okay, no job is big or small. It teaches us humility, unlike, our counterparts* who watch our exaggerated versions while being handed everything on the platter by their kaam waali bai's.

*counterparts= western world worshippers

Originally posted by: desigrl05

i think most kids in high school/colleges work everywhere to get their arse out of debt..even me..i tutor part time to amke sure my coll bills are paid and have enoguh of gas money (thanks bush!!! :X ) .. and kids(+uncles and aunties) in india think that if ur child works at some place or wahtever its bad and whatnot..yes of course money falls from trees right? pshhhhttt... and what is the hell up w/ indian ppl thinking that nri ppl are thin when ppl back at home are '"healthy"" hello... being thin doesn't mean ur anorexic its just means u take care of urself and ont want to look like ur 32 when ur 22

Originally posted by: chatpati900

Ok I think there's a slight mis-comparison going on in this post. We're comparing middle-class NRI's with upper class Indians. Not quite the same thing. A middle-class NRI is definitely better off than a middle class Indian living in India. Yes, we work at fast-food places or department stores. Yes, we work part-time to fund our college education. Yes, we struggle. But our living conditions, the opportunities available to us and just the environment we're brought up in is arguably much much better than an average Indian who's parents don't have the money to send his kid to college. More than that, once we're OUT of college, our struggles are probably nothing compared to the kids in India who go to college but still have to fight the system and millions of people to get a job that will pay probably half the amount of money we get paid. Obviously, I'm stereotyping but I really don't think a middle-class Indian family travels abroad and buys his family Armani and Gucci and Dior. In general, the amenities and benefits a middle-class American has available to them are probably a lot better than those available to a middle-class Indian.

But yes, Indian movies really need to get a reality check. Just because someone has grown up in the West or is "modern" does not make them characterless or immoral. I probably consider myself more American than Indian and while many might frown upon this kind of thinking ("oooh she's lost her culture" ), I can damn well tell the difference between right and wrong and take care of myself and that's what matters. As long as someone is a good person, I don't see why it even matters what their "culture" is.

Originally posted by: zainab25

Even now at Univ the whites tell me "oh Indian food is so good" or rave about the "Indian morals and values" wishing their parents had instilled them with that and over there a whole country so caught up in imitating that they are becoming a melting pot W/O immigration....so unfortunate!

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Rant done.

Originally posted by: Meena1

don't even get me started with that weight..😆.. i weigh 120-125 which is normal for my height.. BMI is just on point.. but every aunt and their mother pick on me for my weight.. "kyun kareena ka bhoot sar pe sawaar hai.. 10kg weight toh hor hona chahiye.."😲😆😆😆😆

Originally posted by: desigrl05

and you are my new best friend..im about 5'5" and 110-115lbs and uncles/aunties from india come and tell me i look like a starving street kid ..W*F... and ur kids look like 3bacchon ki maa at age 15 :X

oh and what gets to me is when i know how to cook, wash dishes and clean up after mysefl they look like me w/ amusement and say i dont need to do so much housework and need to focus on my studies! omfg.. seriously, im doing damn good in school and i can take care of myself...its called independence not like baccha party in india who live w/ their parents until they're married and still have baba juice given to them w/ their spouse cleaning up afterthem like their tail feather omgfhga;ldfj..