Making fun of your own culture ( Out of India)

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Chantelle

@Bolly*_Crazed

Dazzler

Posted: 15 years ago

So when a new kid walks into your class that is from India..what do you think ? Dipper? Fober? Freshie? Do you think 'oh that kids never going to find friends, his english is soo bad, its funny'? Even though that kid is Indian just like YOU? You would expect all of the goras to make fun of these kids but its us ( Indians) who do it more than anyone.

Ive also noticed guys in my class making fun of other guys who have turbans( joordas) by calling them gayani !

Do you find this right, do you do it? Do you think there is a reason we do it, because we all do?

Share other experiences where you've found one making fun of their own culture indirectly

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Debayon Dutta

@debayon

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Posted: 15 years ago

Nope, I have never seen that nor have I experienced that. Actually, the Americans were very interested about my culture I soon had very good friends. Although, they did make fun of my accent, but that was understandable.

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Chantelle

@Bolly*_Crazed

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Posted: 15 years ago

Originally posted by: debayon
Nope, I have never seen that nor have I experienced that. Actually, the Americans were very interested about my culture I soon had very good friends. Although, they did make fun of my accent, but that was understandable.

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Debayon Dutta

@debayon

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Posted: 15 years ago

Originally posted by: Bolly*_Crazed

Are you serious? I have never experienced that as I do not have an accent I am born and raised in Canada, but im sure its not a great feeling.

Well, now my accent's changed, but back then, it was different. But well, as I said, it was understandable. But anyways, they used to just kid around and I would make fun of them too, so it's fine by me. It was an OK felling as far as I'm concerned, but that's only me.

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Jess.

@Jess.

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Posted: 15 years ago

I've never made fun of a desi person. Unless im talking about them with my other indian friends 😳 (just trying to be honest). Indians can make fun of other indians and their accents but non-indians CANNOT make fun of those indians. Its just how it goes.

Its just that most of them are really mean and stare at you!
If i like them, i would never talk bad about them...but if they're mean to me, i just wouldnt do anything.

I've actually made friends with this indian girl that had a horrible accent and everything 3 years ago. She was really sweet so i talked to her :)

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413185

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Posted: 15 years ago

well i dont have cultural identity nor do i have any liking for other cultures, so usually I dont care. I judge someone as an individual and not someone from some country.

I feel that indians feel insecure and want to laugh it off on others.

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3365

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Posted: 15 years ago

its ridiculous and very very weird if indians make fun of other indians even if it is accent, as even they would have gone through this phase, if not them then their parents or other ancestors or relatives, so what sense does it make in making fun of fellow country men.

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413185

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Posted: 15 years ago

Originally posted by: angelic_devil
its ridiculous and very very weird if indians make fun of other indians even if it is accent, as even they would have gone through this phase, if not them then their parents or other ancestors or relatives, so what sense does it make in making fun of fellow country men.

perhaps they're embarrassed due to them assuming the americans will laugh at the americans and not wanting be part of the ones being made fun of, they laugh at their fellow men.

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_Angie_

@_Angie_

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Posted: 15 years ago

It reeks of their own insecurities which they try to cover by making fun of others. such ppl ought to be simply ignored !

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Jess.

@Jess.

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Posted: 15 years ago

#10

I still think its normal for people to make fun of their own people.

Kinda like how i whine and complain about my family all the time but when someone says anything bad about them i get super angry.

As for the new indian people in my class, i would actually stand up for them if they are getting bullied by others. But the thing is that my school is so diverse that the non-indians are interested in knowing the new people.