Originally posted by: ffern022
Actually I am loving this whole teen stage. The adults that I know, who are originally from India or still live in India, always go on and on about how Indian children (from India) are so well mannered and nice and respectful and blah blah blah, and how us NRI children are spoilt and have no culture and that we are stupid and so forth. Well HAH, and another HAH, HERE ARE YOUR SO CALLED INDIAN KIDS. We NRIs are so much more better and respectful then them. I can not tell you guys the joy I felt when I saw this on TV with my family, I seriously went "Oh so this is how Indian kids behave. Ok so I should be like them. Got it will do." I wish I could show you the look on their faces, they were speechless.
I think you are being as narrow-minded as Rakhi when you say this. She assumes all NRIs are brats, you assume that all Indian kids are spoilt rotten. Neither of you knows the truth and are jumping to conclusions on limited facts. These are big-city teenagers who are on this show for publicity. They have been briefed to behave in a certain way for drama. I agree that there is a HUGE segment of Indian youngsters who are aping the West and have no idea where their lives are heading. But there are also many in the small towns, the villages and yes even in the cities, who are working hard for their familes and their country. At the end of the day, being "Indian" is about respecting others and being open-minded, whether one lives here or abroad.