I met someone yesterday after a long time.. and he pissed me off !
(so what else is new.. you might ask.. but here goes anyway...)
He belongs to the category of people that live SMACK DAB in the middle of the desiest-town in the bay area.. I meet him right outside a Desi store.. and he starts to talk about how he "hates" it here coz there are so many desis... and mind you.. he's there to pick up some groceries... they're always cheaper at the desi store y'no...
He wasn't born and brought up in this country.. but he's moved here now.. and he's finally got his green card.. so maybe NOW he thinks that there are too many desis in this country.
What really pissed me off was that he thought I would be okay with hearing him say this ? Now I'm as desi as you get.. I dance pretty much only to desi music, and would trade a glass of expensive wine for a "tapri ki chai" anyday.. so I didn't get the idea behind him sharing his anti-desi opinions with me !!
I understand that some people find life here better than in India.. and they develop interests that are probably more common among Americans than Indians..
But if they start to make comments like these about Indians themselves.. what can we expect from Americans ?
Off to the mid-west for these desi red-necks I say.. they need a taste of their own medicine !
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