04-05-2008, 02:32 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->On Claude Arpi's 'Ten Things I hate about India'
To begin with, I generously concede you Mr. Claude Arpi (though partially) the 1st, 8th and the 9th points. It seems I am rather blind and do not have the same cognitive capabilities and canât see the state of India that frustrates you. *This is an open intellectual challenge to you*â¦explain me the state that is so clear to you and not to me. Let us see how for does this discussion take us.
I urge you to explain me how does India differ from the rest of the world regarding the 4th and the 7th point. <b>Are you watching Indian cricket tour of US (I mean West Indies!!), or the football matches involving the African teams!? Watch them carefully you will understand what is racism. </b><b>What if I say, charging 250 rs more to watch Taj Mahal is not racisim, but attributing the ghora saab with the status of a rich master!! </b>And then, you still have an Everest to claim in explaining me why do the 3rd, 5th and 6th points frustrate you....why should it matter to any soul whether Indians bother about maps and photos or not. This is simply a cultural difference.
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You neednât get frustrated with it, even before you understand what is happening here. What if I say we/Indians have less regard for our past, we care more about our present?? <b>Or what if I say, that maps frustrates us because they only map the geographical world, where as we the human beings inhabit a cultural world tooooooooooooo??
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And finally I will bet my last paisa on the issue of corruption. Can you explain what is corruption?
[Do you know of a concept we so often use in social sciences-- âstereotypeâ??]
And before writing back please remember that I have only partially conceded the 1st, 8th and the 9th points. If the discussion takes us far we can discuss those three points as well.
Dunkin Jalki<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
To begin with, I generously concede you Mr. Claude Arpi (though partially) the 1st, 8th and the 9th points. It seems I am rather blind and do not have the same cognitive capabilities and canât see the state of India that frustrates you. *This is an open intellectual challenge to you*â¦explain me the state that is so clear to you and not to me. Let us see how for does this discussion take us.
I urge you to explain me how does India differ from the rest of the world regarding the 4th and the 7th point. <b>Are you watching Indian cricket tour of US (I mean West Indies!!), or the football matches involving the African teams!? Watch them carefully you will understand what is racism. </b><b>What if I say, charging 250 rs more to watch Taj Mahal is not racisim, but attributing the ghora saab with the status of a rich master!! </b>And then, you still have an Everest to claim in explaining me why do the 3rd, 5th and 6th points frustrate you....why should it matter to any soul whether Indians bother about maps and photos or not. This is simply a cultural difference.
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You neednât get frustrated with it, even before you understand what is happening here. What if I say we/Indians have less regard for our past, we care more about our present?? <b>Or what if I say, that maps frustrates us because they only map the geographical world, where as we the human beings inhabit a cultural world tooooooooooooo??
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And finally I will bet my last paisa on the issue of corruption. Can you explain what is corruption?
[Do you know of a concept we so often use in social sciences-- âstereotypeâ??]
And before writing back please remember that I have only partially conceded the 1st, 8th and the 9th points. If the discussion takes us far we can discuss those three points as well.
Dunkin Jalki<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->