On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:28:45 +0530, "William Black"
hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
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>"PaPaPeng"
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>news:ofo2p3lrtf83atouv0es2lgnfd1ocri68u@4ax.com...
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>. Even wee willie the>> scot wannabe Indian is poorly informed on many things Indian.
>>
>
>Now that shows a fair amount of deep delving into Google or a spin of Hines'
>rolodex.
>
>The statement "the name 'Black' may be of Scottish origin" was a 'marked
>fiver' I slipped in a couple of years ago to see if I had any stalkers.
>
>I seem to have found one...
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Your earlier post. So you are an Indian who doesn't want to
acknowledge his ethnic background. There is no such thing as a
British ethinc. Here in Canada Indians do face real job
discrimination. So many have anglo saxon names to get through the
first hurdle to get called up for a job interview. Call themselves
Asians and not Indians. Lots of other survival stuff. You 'll be
familiar with the drill.
On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:29:44 +0530, "William Black"
hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
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>"PaPaPeng"
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>news:ks0pn359ptevq0tmec9g0pl5941tirpqds@4ax.com...>> On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 09:38:32 +0530, "William Black"
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hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>I do keep saying I'm ethnically British
>>
>>
>> That's a new one. You claim that you are indistinguishable from a
>> dhohti clad wallah Indian when you stay in India.
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>No I didn't.
>
>I said that currently I'm dark enough to pass as Indian.
>
>I dress as Indians do, in tailored cotton trousers and open necked shirt.
>Anyone in a dhoti these days is either a sadu or is commented on. You don't
>even see lunghis on the street much these days either, although people still
>wear them in the house.
>
>You return to your
>> roots annually for an extended period because there only so much white
>> guy stuff you can handle before the need to go native.
>
>Nope.
>
>Not only am I British, my parents were British and all my grandparents were
>British.
>
>I go to India because it's a sight warmer than the UK in winter.
>
> You likely
>> speak enough of the local lingo to pass as native. You do eat with
>> your hand so that you won't be identified as a foreigner (let's
>> charge him more) or get thrown out from the Parsee restuarant (ethnic
>> dietary restrictions?) you patronize when there.
>
>Nope, I just like Parsee food.
>
>You can have a lot of fun trying to eat in different Parsee restaurants in
>Bombay these days, there aren't many left.
>
> You wash your bum
>> with a sprinkler and don't use toilet paper.
>
>That's not what I said either. I said Indians do so.
>
>> What constitutes a British ethnic any way? A wee willy coconut?
>
>It's not hard for Englishmen to pass as Indians. The Victorian accounts of
>conflicts in India are full of Englishmen (and an awful lot of Scots come to
>think of it) passing without many problems while there are battles going on
>and people looking for spies in every corner. Read up on the relief of
>Lucknow some time, especially the bit about the red haired Scotsman who
>passed through the lines disguised as a mutinious soldier.
>
>Long time European residents in India almost invariably have their hair
>henna'd as protection from the sun, hair colour is no indicator of origin
>in India.
>
>India is vast, enthnicity is varied and intermixed to an extent that
>astounds most people. Ghandi comments on the homogenaity of Indian society
>with reference to ethnic groups in his autobiography.
>
>>
>> Anyway here is an interesting story from India I am sure you have
>> first hand knowledge of.
>>
>>
>> Identity crisis for India's eunuchs
>
>Old news.
