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To make India look good, we have to twist the facts so much. Most of the vegetarian South Indian food is high in starchy carbohydrates and/or fat, particularly unsuitable for diabetics.
It has got something to do with our genes ..... Indians especially south indians have a higher prevelance of diabetes and it has certainly got something to do with food ..... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7728092.stm
India is the nation with most diabetics. Officially there are 41 million Indians with the disease, but in Chennai, Tamil Nadu as many as 15% of the population suffer.Elsewhere in the vast country, doctors report diabetes rates of between 9% and 14%.
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Posted on: 04-07-11 23:48:30
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Posted on: 04-07-11 23:48:30
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Originally posted by Aashu
i agree that what c desis ve said here is correct but i wud say that the e-mail also has some truth in it....and its not abt -ve or + ve ....it is the fact....like it or not.....
Well, you did not write this, so I guess it is unfair to go at you over this garbage. In any case, this is utter garbage in the name of facts.
Regardless of +ve or -ve, there has to be some sense in what the email says. It is as bad as someone stating life is all a bed of roses in N.A and embellishing about N.A with twisted nonsense.
Just read the following excerpt...
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"because…. by and large, we keep to ourselves. We rarely interact with the whites or the other immigrants. Even they prefer to keep to themselves. We have our own small Indian groups with whom we socialize. So…such racist incidents are kept to the minimum. We adjust and learn to manage.
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The above kind of ghetto, narrow minded mentality among few Indians is what gives rise to such emails and gets postured as facts. How would these ghettoed Indians even know what facts mean when they are too busy not assimilating and instead brainwashing themselves among their own narrow group with these trash? Not to mention the moral high horse these morons ride on when they call something other than theirs as "bad cultural environment".
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Quote:I read the original post again and I could not find even one thing that can be labeled as "fact" or even close to it.
Originally posted by Aashu
i agree that what c desis ve said here is correct but i wud say that the e-mail also has some truth in it....and its not abt -ve or + ve ....it is the fact....like it or not.....
The portrayal of life in both India and abroad is totally falsified and simply plays to stereotypes of the masses.
E-mail was probably crafted in India and is self-serving.
A brief visit to any large city in India is enough to unsubstantiate all of the "facts" and opinions expressed in that e-mail.
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"Mah deah, there is much more money to be made in the destruction of civilization than in building it up."
-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
How's life abroad for those, whose parents are not ill and are not vegetarians and who do not live in Hispanic areas and not next to homosexuals(neither me or none of my friends live in those areas) and eat idli's, dosa's regularly at home and not at the restaurant. Yes, most of the times its food like cereals but
life expectancy is 67 in India compared to 80+ in North America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy
More over takes hardly 10 to 15 min to get to malls and restaurants compared to 2 to 3 hrs travel each way in India.
Climate is not just warm but intolerable heat in India and the winters and monsoons are getting smaller and smaller. Almost all my family and friends agree that its not advisable to go outdoors after 10 am and before 5 pm.
And I never felt providing food, clothes to my kid a burden. And about vacations and eating out its just not children but adults does that too. And they study free here in public schools and education is getting expensive in India (of course its free in Indian public schools too but not many dare to join their kids there).
Never heard of getting much better salary in India. Highly paid yes but with high inflation rates and high cost of living included.
I am not against living in India and did not want to hurt any one's feelings but, if you counter think to the original post people might like to live outside of India.
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I am not against living in India and did not want to hurt any one's feelings but, if you counter think to the original post people might like to live outside of India.
Good reply
It is reply like this that keeps most NRI's outside India. I am sure that Indians living in India will welcome posts and brainwashing like this as we have less competition in India for jobs !
Good work !
Red
Post like this puts someone like me in a confusing state of mind who is planning to leave everything and come to Canada.
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Originally posted by Aashu
A typical conversation with a visiting NRI…..
Self: Hi! Home for a holiday? Are you going back…..or…?
NRI: Yes…yes…I am going back as soon as possible.
Self: But…your parents are here. There are also many new malls now where you can get everything you want. It’s even cheaper than in the US, Europe or Canada or Australia.
NRI: Yes…..things are real cheap here in India….products are very good……the malls are also very good…..restaurants are excellent. But….the roads and the traffic are so terrible….I can’t wait to get back.
Self: Yes…I agree….but….that’s only one relatively small factor….surely you can adjust and put up with that. The situation would improve once the Metro is operational.
NRI: No…No. Why should I put up with the traffic and the crowds and the garbage? Why should I adjust? It’s impossible.
Self: OK….lets change the subject. How are your parents? I heard your mother had some health problem. Is she ok now?
NRI: Oh… yeah…she’s ok! Doctors have given her some medicines. Dad is there to take care of her.
Self: But he is old ……how will he manage? Besides, both will be missing all of you so much. Loneliness is terrible. That itself can lead to so many diseases.
NRI: He’ll manage. He has to adjust, I guess.
Self: OK…..how is life in America? What do you eat at home?. The usual Idlis, Dosas Upma etc. that you like so much? Indian food, particularly South Indian food is considered the healthiest! It contains all essential nutrients in a very balanced way.
NRI: Well…no…not really. We normally eat cereals for breakfast….straight from boxes. I carry sandwiches for lunch or eat some salad at the cafeteria (everything is so expensive). For dinner we take out some food stored in the freezer and heat it in the microwave….and that’s it. Its difficult to cook every day, you know….so we cook once a week and store it in the freezer.
Self: But that’s not healthy. Also, eating packaged & processed food every day could lead to many diseases. We read about this every day.
NRI: Oh…. no problem. We adjust. We sometimes eat meat to make up for the proteins.
Self: But you are traditionally a vegetarian, I thought. Vegetarianism is considered a better option for general health, animal rights and for spiritual reasons….. and many westerners are now becoming vegetarians. So…why have you switched to non-veg?
NRI: Well…its no big deal really. One has to adjust.
Self: It must be cold where you live…..you have lived all your life in warm South India.
NRI: Yes…its terribly cold out there with months of snow….but we have central heating. We don’t go out much….but its...ok. We learn to adjust.
Self: How is your wife? Does she also work? What about the children?
NRI: Of course…! She has to work! We can’t manage with one person working. We have mortgages to pay. We both leave our home at 8 am and are back at 6 pm. We have only one child who comes from school and stays alone till we come home. He watches TV and eats something from the freezer. Some of our friends are even opting not to have any children….so that they could save all the trouble. God!…..Children are such a responsibility!
Self: Yes…that they certainly are.
NRI: Children are also very expensive. Their clothes, food, eating out, vacations….buying new stuff every few months just to keep up with their peers in school….its terrible!
Self: So how do you manage? What about the culture? The sexual freedom, pornography, homosexuality and so on? Aren’t you worried about these adverse influences on your children?
NRI: No one bothers about all that. Its part of life. If my son adopts that lifestyle…that’s ok with me. We need to adjust and get on with life.
Self: I understand that due to the recession and its aftermath there is a subtle antagonism towards foreigners and immigrants. Is that true?
NRI: Well….yeah…sometimes you do sense a mild discrimination and bigotry. Recently in fact, someone shouted out an abuse at my wife when she was out shopping. Someone at school called out ‘Paki go home’ to my son. But these things are rare…. because…. by and large, we keep to ourselves. We rarely interact with the whites or the other immigrants. Even they prefer to keep to themselves. We have our own small Indian groups with whom we socialize. So…such racist incidents are kept to the minimum. We adjust and learn to manage.
Self : What about entertainment? Do you get Indian TV channels and programs? Do you eat out often?
NRI: Indian channels are usually pay channels and very expensive. So…we don’t have them. We manage with the local english programs. We do see Indian movies sometimes. They are expensive and you need to drive for an hour to get to the cinema hall. So….we don’t do it very often. Eating out is very expensive. Indian food is even more expensive.
Self: Where do you live in the US and do you own a house?
NRI: We live in a locality with lot of Hispanics, Koreans and Chinese. We have bought a house on mortgage recently. Its not very big actually. Just a two bedroom twin home of about 800 sq ft. Unfortunately prices have dropped recently. But we like it.
Self: But you have a fairly big home in India……...
NRI: Yes……but…..what have I got in India? Nothing!
Self: What do you do if one of you is ill? Do any neighbors help?
NRI: Actually….one of my neighbors is a Korean man who lives with his girlfriend. On the other side are two….er…..homosexual men. We have to help ourselves most of the time. Our Indian friends live some distance away…..and no one will help if we are ill. Everyone is so busy with their own work.
Self: What sort of work do you do in the US? Is it some highly specialized cutting edge work……. for which you cannot get a job in India?
NRI: Actually…..I am a software engineer. I had a good job till recently, but I got laid off and had a terrible three months. I have recently been called for an interview for a temporary contract position. I may get it. Things are looking good…yeah…..I am ok!
Self: But you would be able to get a very good…highly paying job in India. India’s booming with a very high rate of growth!
NRI: Yes…I know. I’ll probably get a much better salary than what I get in the US…. and maybe I’ll be able to save much more too…. but…it’s so difficult to adjust to the traffic and the crowds in India…you know. Its impossible to come back.
Self: OK then….. goodbye and good luck!
(I think to myself as I say goodbye)……Yeah.. right! You can adjust to packaged food and poor health, small dark wooden home, heavy mortgages, terrible weather conditions, lack of family, lonely parents, bad cultural environment, racial abuse, loss of dignity & self respect, job insecurity and even your basic principles……but you can’t adjust to simple traffic conditions in India! How incongruous can you get!
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Posted on: 07-07-11 12:10:01
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Posted on: 07-07-11 12:10:01
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Originally posted by DELHI INDIAN
Post like this puts someone like me in a confusing state of mind who is planning to leave everything and come to Canada.
I wouldn't make decisions based on this post as it is filled with nothing but ignorance, bigotry and narrow mindedness. Canada (or US) is a free and open country. You can either limit yourself to the Indian circle and call everything else bad or open your eyes and enjoy the country and learn a lot from it and its people.
On the same token, it is not a perfect country and you are not going to get away with an easy life. Unless you are rich, you still have to work for your living and pay the bills and deal with the normal problems of life.
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