12-13-2008, 12:22 PM
Desi is not at all a racist word. Many Indians proudly identify themselves as Desis.
From what Bhavv wrote, I get a feeling that he doesn't want to be identified as an Indian. Unfortunately other naive Indians don't understand that and try to get closer to him as a fellow Indian. I think the best response he could give is "I am British". If the other Desi asks where Bhavv is originally from, he could respond by saying that that doesn't matter. I think that poor Desi will get the message.
BTW, if you go from north to south, and east to west, you will see Indians in shades of colors. Surprisingly, India happens to be the only country in the world shere such a feature exist among indigenous population. In all other countries, people will be of one particular color, unless there is a mix of different types if people like Africans and Arabs in Egypt etc. So, the color tag "brownie" doesn't really reflect Indian skin color.
There is a joke about this. One British asked Gandhiji about this and he responded like this. Horses have different colors but donkeys have only one color.
From what Bhavv wrote, I get a feeling that he doesn't want to be identified as an Indian. Unfortunately other naive Indians don't understand that and try to get closer to him as a fellow Indian. I think the best response he could give is "I am British". If the other Desi asks where Bhavv is originally from, he could respond by saying that that doesn't matter. I think that poor Desi will get the message.
BTW, if you go from north to south, and east to west, you will see Indians in shades of colors. Surprisingly, India happens to be the only country in the world shere such a feature exist among indigenous population. In all other countries, people will be of one particular color, unless there is a mix of different types if people like Africans and Arabs in Egypt etc. So, the color tag "brownie" doesn't really reflect Indian skin color.
There is a joke about this. One British asked Gandhiji about this and he responded like this. Horses have different colors but donkeys have only one color.