Priyanka sounds like a Beverly housewife - Page 12

Originally posted by: BollyPC

There is no inconsistency in Priyanka’s story, you and IAmLuvBolly just don’t know what you’re talking about. Priyanka lived in the US from grade 8 to 11, she left in grade 11 due to bullying and finished school in India.

There’re definitely inconsistencies. From how long she’s lived there to which cities … New York? Massachusetts? Even Indiana and Iowa? To girls bullying her to just one African American girl bullying her. From her time in New York being very temporary to her picking up a New York accent before going back to India, while there’s also the story of how the bullies were in Massachusetts which sent her back to India.

i dont know what a beverly housewife is like- never had any and dont think I'd like one even if I could afford her. 😆Anyway from but what one sees of BW housewives, she's head and shoulders above them.... and way above the silly females we have back home who have been palmed off as actresses even though they have no talent. 😉😆

Originally posted by: Purple5

tabu is ordinary looking?

Yes, she is. But she's doing better than her fair,traditionally beautiful, glamorous co-stars from the 90s because she has an ordinary every woman face- and not to forget oodles of talent.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

This brings up the question. Why did she go back if she couldn't handle it the first time around?

Because the United States is not a monolith. It is a large country with many regional subcultures and communities. People do return and come back. After a month in California which we found too difficult and stressful to start a new life, my family returned back to India not knowing if we would ever come back to the states. A year later we moved to the Midwest and have been here ever since.

I work in higher ed and it is not uncommon for students to go back because they found a particular college too difficult or unwelcoming but return to join a different college and program.

In addition, many Indians work abroad. Not everyone goes the green card or citizenship route. Plenty plan to return, especially those posted on government duty or high-end corporate jobs. They often have kids who do struggle to fit into middle or high school. But that doesn't stop those kids from returning to pursue degrees.

I don't know and I don't care about the details of PCs experiences, but I don't want people to assume that going back and returning never happens. Even if the first time experience was miserable people do return to try again.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Because the United States is not a monolith. It is a large country with many regional subcultures and communities. People do return and come back. After a month in California which we found too difficult and stressful to start a new life, my family returned back to India not knowing if we would ever come back to the states. A year later we moved to the Midwest and have been here ever since.

I work in higher ed and it is not uncommon for students to go back because they found a particular college too difficult or unwelcoming but return to join a different college and program.

In addition, many Indians work abroad. Not everyone goes the green card or citizenship route. Plenty plan to return, especially those posted on government duty or high-end corporate jobs. They often have kids who do struggle to fit into middle or high school. But that doesn't stop those kids from returning to pursue degrees.

I don't know and I don't care about the details of PCs experiences, but I don't want people to assume that going back and returning never happens. Even if the first time experience was miserable people do return to try again.

And I was talking only about PC.

The excuse on this thread is that PC adopts an accent because Hollywood is racist.

She knew (as far as her experiences told her) about the racism.

Hollywood means big bucks and more fame, so it's understandable to some extent.

But PC didn't simply choose to do movies and return. She moved to the U.S. She actually went the green card (I assume) route.

I, personally, wouldn't live in a place I found that abhorrent. For ex, I know for sure it would take a gun to my head to make me move to the Middle East. Middle East is also not monolithic, but I won't ever move to a nation that considers me, on account of my gender, less than my colleague.

Perhaps you're right, and others are more willing to put up with bad treatment. Since I'm not, I find her story a little less than plausible.

Priyanka was schooled in the US for 4 years? On which visa? Because AFAIK enrolment in a public school as an international student is limited to 12 months.

Originally posted by: Maharani69

Priyanka was schooled in the US for 4 years? On which visa? Because AFAIK enrolment in a public school as an international student is limited to 12 months.

Anyone can enroll in a US public school, even undocumented migrants, as long as they reside within the school district.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Anyone can enroll in a US public school, even undocumented migrants, as long as they reside within the school district.

Really? 😲

I thought schooling in public school is possible only for children born & brought up in US.

Originally posted by: Swetha-Sai

Really? 😲

I thought schooling in public school is possible only for children born & brought up in US.

Yep.

"All children in the United States are entitled to a basic public elementary and secondary education regardless of their actual or perceived race, color, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, or the status of their parents/guardians."

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-factsheet-201101.html

This applies to public schools in grades 1-12. University is different, but public universities also enroll anyone.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Anyone can enroll in a US public school, even undocumented migrants, as long as they reside within the school district.

My question is regarding the duration. I’m not clear on that.

International students may study at public high school for a maximum period of 12 months. This time limit includes all public high schools the student attends.