Why are Indians so sentimental ? - Page 2

Originally posted by: Bartz

With all that pollution I doubt if you can even smell roses😛
By the way your av pic is cute 😊 I can see some emotional/senti blackmailing going on there 😉

Lol. On indian roads, in that traffic, it could be very dangerous to smell a rose. 😛

Originally posted by: karandel_2008

Lol. On indian roads, in that traffic, it could be very dangerous to smell a rose. 😛

Originally posted by: Summer3

there are lovely flowers in the cooler regions like Ooty and Kashmir and the Himalayan regions of Darjeeling etc Banglore too used to be much cooler before.

yes and I hope that the traffic and pollution doesn't reach there.

Originally posted by: Crimson_Sky

I disagree that Indians are anything overly sentimental or hyper-emtional. We are humans just like any other community in the world. We are not so rich ... we are progressing, but we have alot of way to cover.

We are a multiethnic, multicultural and multireligious community ... we have various problems and issues surrounding us. Poverty in our rural and urban places are always hurting us.

In such conditions, we have the right to be more defensive and exhausted. We are working hard, but we know we must work harder.

Ours is a culture which gives alot of attention to familes. And we are not alone in that, we know that once (not too many centuries ago) the western world also had similar values. However, things faded out there.

We are left with these values, and we want to hold on to them. Whether we will be successful or not is a matter of debate and can only be seen in the future.

But yes, we are not anything different or over the ceiling. We are normal human beings with our issues and challenges. This is the turning point of India, and at this point many things will change. However, different sets of ideologies are concerned about keeping their ideologies alive. In such an atmosphere....there is a sense of anxiety ....but it doesnt mean that we are something beyond words.

We are a nation with a great destiny. A nation which will contribute to make the world a better place. I am more than sure about it...whether someone agrees or not.

Originally posted by: karandel_2008

Positive side of this sentimentality is that in India, unlike west, Indians dont suffer from loneliness and depression. People care for the elders and their parents (exceptions are there). They dont need an appointment to meet their parents and friends.

People value love, friendship and relations a lot, in general.

There is so much life and love in India that I think even roses smell sweeter in India than in the western world.

Originally posted by: Summer3

there are lovely flowers in the cooler regions like Ooty and Kashmir and the Himalayan regions of Darjeeling etc Banglore too used to be much cooler before.

So now to smell roses I will have to travel to Ooty and Kashmir !!

^ or you could just buy rose scented air freshener 😆

Originally posted by: Emptiness

^ or you could just buy rose scented air freshener 😆

Originally posted by: Summer3

I notice that certain Muslim societies are very close and truly share the brotherliness and comaradeship.

What are you implying? What about other religions and societies? If most of the Muslim societies are closed and don't let the kids especially gals exercise their right to freedom that doesn't mean they share more brotherly camaraderie.