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d@nish wrote:
How in the world you got that?
Magic. Or from your bike-ride-in-fog post. I forget which. ;)
d@nish wrote:
This one too.
Come, now, that's far too easy to guess. If you come to Chennai, drop me an email. BTW, May is probably the worst month to visit Chennai. You're probably used to the heat in Delhi, but Chennai's humidity is an entirely different kettle of fish. FYI: I've been sweating all day today, and I dread the summer.
Cheers, Vıkram.
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
You're probably used to the heat in Delhi, but Chennai's humidity is an entirely different kettle of fish.
That's what my cousin said to me last year when he moved there from Cochin, Kerala :-) Kerala's a pretty hot place but he said Kerala heat is nothing compared to Madras. The first 2-3 weeks he said he felt physically weak with the heat and dehydration. Oh and apparently the tap water is pretty bad too - so he now drinks bottled water (hopefully from non-spurious sources).
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d@nish wrote:
How in the world you got that?
Magic. Or from your bike-ride-in-fog post. I forget which. ;)
d@nish wrote:
This one too.
Come, now, that's far too easy to guess. If you come to Chennai, drop me an email. BTW, May is probably the worst month to visit Chennai. You're probably used to the heat in Delhi, but Chennai's humidity is an entirely different kettle of fish. FYI: I've been sweating all day today, and I dread the summer.
Cheers, Vıkram.
I've never ever worked anywhere where there has not been someone who given the choice I would not work with again. It's a job, you do your work, put up with the people you don't like, accept there are probably people there that don't like you a lot, and look forward to the weekends. - Josh Gray.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
bike-ride-in-fog post
You got good memory. :thumbsup:
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
If you come to Chennai, drop me an email.
Sure. Thanks. Same if you come to Delhi. I will be living in Chennai, so I will have to cope with heat. All I will be doing is crying for Delhi's winter.
The word "politics" describes the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures." जय हिंद
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
curry muncher
I'm quite an avid White curry muncher. :)
Brady Kelly wrote:
I'm quite an avid White curry muncher.
Nice. Interestingly, I don't really like Indian curry (or what's commonly referred to as Indian curry). I love South Indian fish and beef curry preparations but that's not available in any of the Indian restaurants I've been to outside Kerala (my state in India). I've recently developed a huge liking for bacon and have it regularly for breakfast despite my wife's warnings that it may not be too healthy. I wonder if there's a word for a bacon loving brown Indian.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
curry muncher
I'm quite an avid White curry muncher. :)
Brady Kelly wrote:
I'm quite an avid White curry muncher
A five for the most obscene comment of the day - intended or not. ;)
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.
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You still think of her! ;)
The word "politics" describes the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures." जय हिंद
d@nish wrote:
You still think of her!
We all have our fantasies. :-D I won't tell you mine if you won't tell me yours. :~
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Unfortunately, there are some people who just want to create trouble for all others. This is all too common and by no way restricted to MH. Do you know the High Court in TN has functioned for all of 9 days this year? The lawyers are up in arms 'for the sake of Sri Lankan Tamils'. Very honourable, I'm sure, but why would anybody in Sri Lanka care if the Madras High Court functions or not?
Cheers, Vıkram.
I've never ever worked anywhere where there has not been someone who given the choice I would not work with again. It's a job, you do your work, put up with the people you don't like, accept there are probably people there that don't like you a lot, and look forward to the weekends. - Josh Gray.
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
why would anybody in Sri Lanka care if the Madras High Court functions or no
They don't. :doh:
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d@nish wrote:
You still think of her!
We all have our fantasies. :-D I won't tell you mine if you won't tell me yours. :~
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesJimmyRopes wrote:
I won't tell you mine
Yours appear to be all about past and present members of my family
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.
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JimmyRopes wrote:
I won't tell you mine
Yours appear to be all about past and present members of my family
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.
Oakman wrote:
Yours appear to be all about past and present members of my family
You don't know the half of it! :omg: BTW - you never told me how I could meet those cousins you were referring to. :~ Do I need to keep one hand on my wallet with them also? :-D
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Brady Kelly wrote:
I'm quite an avid White curry muncher
A five for the most obscene comment of the day - intended or not. ;)
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.
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Brady Kelly wrote:
I'm quite an avid White curry muncher.
Nice. Interestingly, I don't really like Indian curry (or what's commonly referred to as Indian curry). I love South Indian fish and beef curry preparations but that's not available in any of the Indian restaurants I've been to outside Kerala (my state in India). I've recently developed a huge liking for bacon and have it regularly for breakfast despite my wife's warnings that it may not be too healthy. I wonder if there's a word for a bacon loving brown Indian.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
I wonder if there's a word for a bacon loving brown Indian.
If not ,we could lobby for the term 'Nish' to refer to such a person.... :P
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d@nish wrote:
Each brain is different. I don't find it rude. Not even ridiculous but irritating.
That's odd. For centuries black people were ill-treated because of their dark skin. So they don't want to be referred to using their skin color, specially since most "black" people aren't really black-skinned. Many "black" people are actually lighter toned than "brown" Indians.
d@nish wrote:
I meant not regularly but if it comes out while talking, is that offense or the way you used the word matters?
How you mean it does not matter much - what matters is how the word/phrase fits into a social context. As a more explicit example, you don't say, "Have you seen Mary?" and someone asks "Who's Mary?", and you say (in public) "Oh that big breasted girl from accounting". Factually it may be true, but that doesn't mean she's going to like it to be referred to using the size of her breasts. You can say you didn't mean to be rude and you were just trying to be accurate - but I doubt anyone'd buy that argument.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Many "black" people are actually lighter toned than "brown" Indians.
Nish, you have to watch Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanomo Bay (can't access http://www.imdb.com/ fromwork so can't get you a link), there is a small but fantastic scene where Kumar (the Indian) has a go at a very white black bloke (security guard) at the airport. Kind of sums up exactly what you are saying here.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
I wonder if there's a word for a bacon loving brown Indian.
If not ,we could lobby for the term 'Nish' to refer to such a person.... :P
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Christian Graus wrote:
If not ,we could lobby for the term 'Nish' to refer to such a person.... :P
Thank you - that might end up being my one ticket to fame :-)
Regards, Nish
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Billu Barber[^] of later changed to Billu, a movie was released on Feb 13, 2009. Its really frustrating that people of The Salon and Beauty Parlors’ Association in Maharashtra(a state in India) found the word barber derogatory. WTF. I do not understand this. What is derogatory in calling a barber, a barber. If someone calls me a developer it does not makes me happy or sad. I am a developer so he/she called me a developer. Now why the hell should I find it derogatory? It is almost same as black people getting offended on being called as black. I am brown. Call me brown and there is nothing to be sad or happy about it. Black is black, brown is brown and white is white. But the discrimination is wrong. Getting back to the movie. I have seen it. Point out one scene where the term is used to show discrimination and I will step back. Caling barber a barber is offensive....huh....go fuck yourself then. Thanks for reading. I just could not stop myself.
The word "politics" describes the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures." जय हिंद
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d@nish wrote:
It is almost same as black people getting offended on being called as black.
It is the context that speaks louder than the word it self. If by mare calling someone black you intent as their skin color then there is nothing wrong with that, but if you meant or your words indicate otherwise it is something different. I have a brown color, and once a colleague of mine asked me to join him to a conference room. There were another 2 more people in the conference room (all white). They were discussion the same topic. then one of them ( with some hesitant voice ) asked me what I feel if someone calls me black. I told them it depends on the context of the usage. If by black they meant it as derogatory or to show superiorty or inferiorty it will have different meaning than trying to express my skin color the same as I would use white. So, the bottem line, what was the context of barber used in the movie :confused: :~ Many times, many movie like to stretype something to get a buzz for the movie. X|
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modified on Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:11 PM
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
It certainly is within India's right to ask foreign countries to treat Indian descendants fairly, all the more so when said countries depend on Indian aid.
I agree with that to an extent though I think sometimes we overdo it. For example, whenever Indian Americans are in the news, it becomes news in India too - even when these are 2nd generation US citizens who have never been to India. I don't really have a full picture of how Tamils are treated in Sri Lanka, but their most celebrated cricketer (Murali) is not only Tamil but he married an Indian Tamil girl (daughter of the Malar hospital owner I think - which is apparently one of South India's best heart hospitals). Of course he's rich and their best ever cricketer - so that's probably a wrong example when trying to consider the average plight of Tamils in that country. I get what you are saying though, but I still think it ridiculous that people in Tamil Nadu give so much priority to the issue when we have much bigger issues in our country.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
I still think it ridiculous that people in Tamil Nadu give so much priority to the issue when we have much bigger issues in our country.
Agree 100%.
Cheers, Vıkram.
I've never ever worked anywhere where there has not been someone who given the choice I would not work with again. It's a job, you do your work, put up with the people you don't like, accept there are probably people there that don't like you a lot, and look forward to the weekends. - Josh Gray.