Indians don't bother me. It's those damned Chinese!
I kid! I kid!
Carl M
· 4 years ago
I couldn't agree with you more. My wife and I have friends in town who are of Indian descent (both born in India in fact) and they are among the kindest people I have ever met. You are right too about their strong family values. And, their pursuit of success includes such values as hard work and placing a high value on education. You can't ask for much more from cultural values.
And ... about making fun of accents ... I have to share this story (though it may not translate well in print). Many years ago there was a professor on campus from India (this particular professor is long gone now). Of course he had an accent, but it was not the least bit difficult to understand if you listened (and I don't mean listened carefully ... just listened). Well, I was looking over my notes before teaching class one day and students were sitting around talking about various things ... I wasn't really paying attention, but two students started talking about this professor. And one said "I don't like him. He talks funny." But what I heard was something more like "Ah don't laaak he'm. He tawlks fuinny." It was said in a STRONG stereotypical RURAL Southern accent. I don't fault the student for her accent ... it's a result of where she grew up. But the fact that she said what she did ... with that accent. It is something I will NEVER forget.
Allan
· 4 years ago
I realize that even most Native Americans call themselves "Indians", but the misnomer really bothers me ... they aren't Indian after all. (Stupid) Europeans who first landed on the North American continent thought they were in India, and so called the natives "Indians" -- but they are not, obviously, from India -- they are Native Americans who have many tribal/geographical identities and therefore the (stupid) misnomer should be corrected wherever it is used.
I'm not sure what tribe the Native Americans in the Northern California/ Bay Area are from, but it is most certainly is not India :)
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I kid! I kid!
And ... about making fun of accents ... I have to share this story (though it may not translate well in print). Many years ago there was a professor on campus from India (this particular professor is long gone now). Of course he had an accent, but it was not the least bit difficult to understand if you listened (and I don't mean listened carefully ... just listened). Well, I was looking over my notes before teaching class one day and students were sitting around talking about various things ... I wasn't really paying attention, but two students started talking about this professor. And one said "I don't like him. He talks funny." But what I heard was something more like "Ah don't laaak he'm. He tawlks fuinny." It was said in a STRONG stereotypical RURAL Southern accent. I don't fault the student for her accent ... it's a result of where she grew up. But the fact that she said what she did ... with that accent. It is something I will NEVER forget.
I'm not sure what tribe the Native Americans in the Northern California/ Bay Area are from, but it is most certainly is not India :)