Comments on: Blend in like a sore thumb http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/ Frivolous banter about life. A humorous look at Indian, American and Indian American culture. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:19:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: sonia http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-60 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:05:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-60 Ha ha - brilliant - very funny :-) Ha ha - brilliant - very funny

:-)

]]> by: Prasad http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-59 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:26:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-59 Kishan - not true. I have great affinity towards college sports, so you more or less use that to learn the game. Once you start playing it, you can follow it. However, blindly supporting any team is something that I never got into - but I always tend to support the local team (there are some advantages ;)) Kishan - not true. I have great affinity towards college sports, so you more or less use that to learn the game. Once you start playing it, you can follow it. However, blindly supporting any team is something that I never got into - but I always tend to support the local team (there are some advantages ;) )

]]> by: Kishan http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-58 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 06:14:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-58 Couldnt agree more on the point about american sports. It baffles me when people support a football team or a basketball team. It is really hard for me to understand how could one have those emotional feelings for a team to which they have no relation in anyway... I almost feel they pretend... Couldnt agree more on the point about american sports. It baffles me when people support a football team or a basketball team. It is really hard for me to understand how could one have those emotional feelings for a team to which they have no relation in anyway…

I almost feel they pretend…

]]> by: nithya http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-57 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:16:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-57 what about those mineral water guzzling psueds who refuse to have so much as a drop of non-mineral water?? :D not to forget the pizza and doughnut obsessed kids!!! i hav little cousins who absolutely craaaave for pizzas... i asked one, "what wud u choose...a yummy extra cheese pizza or a doughnut??" "what kinda doughnut?" she shot back. "a chocolate donut" "does it have sprinkles???"....her eyes widen with her increasingly dialating pupils... "yes...lots of sprinkles" "rectangular sprinkles or round one?? multi-coloured ones or only one colour???" "rectangular sprinkles of every colour in the rainbow", i said. the poor child looks positively tortured by now. "oh this is too tough!!! dont make me choose!! dont make me choose!!!" :D what about those mineral water guzzling psueds who refuse to have so much as a drop of non-mineral water?? :D
not to forget the pizza and doughnut obsessed kids!!!
i hav little cousins who absolutely craaaave for pizzas…
i asked one, “what wud u choose…a yummy extra cheese pizza or a doughnut??”
“what kinda doughnut?” she shot back.
“a chocolate donut”
“does it have sprinkles???”….her eyes widen with her increasingly dialating pupils…
“yes…lots of sprinkles”
“rectangular sprinkles or round one?? multi-coloured ones or only one colour???”
“rectangular sprinkles of every colour in the rainbow”, i said.
the poor child looks positively tortured by now.
“oh this is too tough!!! dont make me choose!! dont make me choose!!!”
:D

]]> by: Ilaiy http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-56 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-56 jaygee i think picking something which you donot do is really bad. Enjo'd what you are and what you do .. twisted dna .. If it is to finding there identity than bendling in .. I think it is the typical Indian emotion "Live for others rather than yourself" ./thanks ilaiy jaygee i think picking something which you donot do is really bad. Enjo’d what you are and what you do ..

twisted dna .. If it is to finding there identity than bendling in ..

I think it is the typical Indian emotion “Live for others rather than yourself”

./thanks
ilaiy

]]> by: Twisted DNA http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-55 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:31:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-55 ilaiy: i agree that people seem to be becoming more "traditional". It's more about trying find their identity than blending... a good topic for a future post :) prasad: Nothing personal Prasad. About the popups, I never saw them. I will debug :) harsha: what you wrote is quite interesting. It is possible that the whole world is chaning but Indian-Americans are caught in a time-warp... stuck in their image of India when they left the country! Casement: Glad to see you! Anu: Yes, I forgot about happy weekends :) Actually there are a lot of more I forgot. Shreemoyee: As you said, there are times when i get way too frustrated and have no way to vent. That's why I have a blog ;) ilaiy: i agree that people seem to be becoming more “traditional”. It’s more about trying find their identity than blending… a good topic for a future post :)

prasad: Nothing personal Prasad. About the popups, I never saw them. I will debug :)

harsha: what you wrote is quite interesting. It is possible that the whole world is chaning but Indian-Americans are caught in a time-warp… stuck in their image of India when they left the country!

Casement: Glad to see you!

Anu: Yes, I forgot about happy weekends :) Actually there are a lot of more I forgot.

Shreemoyee: As you said, there are times when i get way too frustrated and have no way to vent. That’s why I have a blog ;)

]]> by: jaygee http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-54 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:28:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-54 Why does one pick up the bad habits to meld in? Happens every where.. Why does one pick up the bad habits to meld in? Happens every where..

]]> by: Prasad http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-53 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 05:16:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-53 I dont know why there are so many pop-ups when I visit your blog? Is it some of the applet that you might have embedded [sitemeter]? Most of the times the popops are from ilead.itrack.it Pretty annoying, IMO. I dont know why there are so many pop-ups when I visit your blog? Is it some of the applet that you might have embedded [sitemeter]?

Most of the times the popops are from ilead.itrack.it

Pretty annoying, IMO.

]]> by: Shreemoyee http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-52 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 01:40:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-52 Actually I think, being able to say the F word is highly liberating. Try this. If you are really mad at some one and cant retaliate on the face for some reason, just go stand in a quiet room and scream "WHAT THE FUCK" at the top of your lungs. You will feel immensely better. Actually I think, being able to say the F word is highly liberating. Try this. If you are really mad at some one and cant retaliate on the face for some reason, just go stand in a quiet room and scream “WHAT THE FUCK” at the top of your lungs. You will feel immensely better.

]]> by: Anu http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-51 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:40:00 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2006/06/12/blend-in-like-a-sore-thumb/#comment-51 Oh how about the weekend thing? Wishing everyone a happy weekend on Friday.. we wouldnt care less about that in India. 'Coz if you are in India and working for a software company offshore, you are invariably going to spend your weekend at the office.. Oh how about the weekend thing? Wishing everyone a happy weekend on Friday.. we wouldnt care less about that in India.
‘Coz if you are in India and working for a software company offshore, you are invariably going to spend your weekend at the office..

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