I agree and I feel we carry more culture with us thatn Rakhi atleast...... My father is a retired legal professional in the US, I come from a very professional family in the US, but there was a rule in the house, we step inside the house we speak punjabi..... both my parents are professionals... i am a doctor myself, my sister is a doctor, brother going to law school, we are brought up in the US, but between us (even between bro-sis) we speak Punjabi, i can cook all indian dishes, I was more interested in marrying a professional guy from India which I did, I go to gurdwara, me, my sis do gidha and bhagra, involved in all community activities, wear indian clothes when we go out to parties and all.......
how can rakhi just ASSUME that kids brought up in the US are rotten and not like indian kids...... what is she talking about..... My now husband (then BF) was in Indian army and was posted in Mumbai for few months. So I went from the US to visit him there as I always wanted to go to Mumbai..... we went out for a drive in the evening and it was about 11 PM, he was going back to the hotel to drop me off, I saw all these INDIAN girls in shortest clothes ever, each one of them had a cigarette and a beer in their hands, standing outside a club, everyone was with a guy (could be a genuine relationship).... all of them seemed to be spoiled brats, coming out of mercedes or Hondas (Honda Accord is an expensive car in india)...... and my husband (now) told me that these kids dont return home till like 4 or 5AM, then they sleep till 3 or 4 in the afternoon and then get ready and leave home for next night.....
my bhabi is a doctor in patiala and she tells us all the time how these young girls come to her for abortions, or IUD insertions (one way of contraception) to avoid pregnancy and when questioned they reveal that they are into the flesh selling business, they fly out to big cities in the mornings and come back in the evening flights, they have relations with all these businessmen who pay them 10-15 thousands per night and their flight etc is paid off......and their parents are not aware of all this.............
Above, I surely see a difference in Indian and american raised kids......
If just having an interracial marriage or relationship is considered a bad up-bringing then we here abroad rather be considered bad then being what is considered good in some parts of India these days.......
I am just shocked that Rakhi who should be the last person to brag about culture and sanskars is always trying to put Elesh down because he is an Indian raised outside India....... but its Rakhi again....so there is no purpose of getting angry for what she says.... she is brainless anyways..........
Edited by JattiTude - 16 years ago