Acceptance of immigrant students? - Page 5

Originally posted by: chatbuster

lol. actually i know a lot of FOBs have certain die-hard habits, staring being one of them😆, but on the other hand, why are ABCDs so confused? is it a case of dhobi and that famous ghat? 😉

Oh to woh tum thai us ghat pe! 😆

Confusion is simple.. no ghats in US 😉 😆

As for FOBs and their die-hard habits... picking their nose anywhere and everywhere is definitely one. 🤢 Maybe they stare to distract you from noticing other habits 😉

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

😆😆... thats right aur tab accents kaam nahi aate?... But, you are right CB... after the two stages mentioned one really cant act snobbish...phir bhi dil hai hindustani kinda scenario's kick in...

😲 these two maharathies agreeing with each other means aaj sooraj pashchim sey nikla hai😲😲...no doubt it stopped raining after over two weeks of non stop rains here in houston😆

well, agree with you both here. afterall, the desiness does kick in sooner or later😊

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

😲 these two maharathies agreeing with each other means aaj sooraj pashchim sey nikla hai😲😲...no doubt it stopped raining after over two weeks of non stop rains here in houston😆

well, agree with you both here. afterall, the desiness does kick in sooner or later😊

😆😆😆 saying good thing though .. I remember one couple in my family both husband and wife were born and raised in Uk but now after 10 years of marriage and children they are trying be as much desi as possible even try to speak Urdu\Hindi as much as possible

Originally posted by: qwertyesque

😆😆... thats right aur tab accents kaam nahi aate?... But, you are right CB... after the two stages mentioned one really cant act snobbish...phir bhi dil hai hindustani kinda scenario's kick in...

😆 Right .. Born desi always a desi.... and we all try to imitate our parents later on in life anyway..😛

Originally posted by: yer.a.fob

another thing that annoys me about a lot of new immigrants is they always brag about what they had back home. We were so rich, we had 20 bedroom houses etc. Well if things were so good why leave the country?

I also don't like it when they diss western culture and people. If they want other people to be open minded about Indian culture then shouldn't they practice what they preach and be broadminded about other people and their values.

They also go on and on about how Indians are superior than Western people.

"We don't send our old people to rest homes, they stay with us"

Do they even know what they're saying? Do they even know how advanced and good rest homes can be? A lot of old people do still like independence and they do prefer to live in their own terms and not the terms or mercy of their children. They do save for their retirement so they can afford to live in these houses. A lot of rest homes have doctors and nurses at hand who can cater to their needs. They can mingle with other people their age, partake in leisure activities and their family/friends do visit them.

Just because you house your old parents in your home does not mean they are getting the care.

I very much identify with this and I am guilty of boring people with these talks. But it has nothing do with not accepting the western culture. Even if you move from Delhi to Bombay, one is going to brag about the greatnesses of Delhi...They just need time to settle down. The initial days are very tough and these things are bound to happen.

We moved from one area of Ahmedabad to another a couple years back. My mom still keeps talking about how much better the previous house was. She chose the new house herself but she still does... So, it's not about desis sudden national love, it's just the feeling of having lost something, and that is hard to lose!

Originally posted by: chatbuster

even if there might not be initial acceptance by ABCDs of FOBs, at the end of the evening they all come home. and that usually happens when they start working, or after they are married and need sober friends to match their boring lifestyles. however it is, most everyone eventually discovers the desi in himself/ herself. just like that line "savere ka bhoola" 😉