Comments on: Brown men can’t smile http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/ Frivolous banter about life. A humorous look at Indian, American and Indian American culture. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Zanychild http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-9086 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:49:57 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-9086 I know! wat is the big issue in a SMILE! I know!
wat is the big issue in a SMILE!

]]> by: Patty http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-6157 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:16:57 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-6157 Can someone please tell me what "amway" is? Can someone please tell me what “amway” is?

]]> by: Doodee http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-5772 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:58:28 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-5772 Thanks for sharing Thanks for sharing

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]]> by: Tweety http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1973 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:36:02 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1973 Oh btw, just realized that I have gotten so much used to this behavior, that once when a person actually smiled back and talked, i got confused and thought in my mind "amway wala hi kya?" he he Oh btw, just realized that I have gotten so much used to this behavior, that once when a person actually smiled back and talked, i got confused and thought in my mind “amway wala hi kya?” he he

]]> by: Tweety http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1972 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:09:54 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1972 WOW! This post totally resonates my feelings. I have recently moved to the bay area from India and this strange phenomena hit me in the face and added more to my depression of the change. Reading this post actually made me feel better, as a reassurance that its not me, its the people out there. I am definitely going to link this in my post about my experience as a first time immigrant. Also, I am also going to continue to smile. I wish I could see you around someday and get a smile in response :) WOW!
This post totally resonates my feelings. I have recently moved to the bay area from India and this strange phenomena hit me in the face and added more to my depression of the change.
Reading this post actually made me feel better, as a reassurance that its not me, its the people out there.
I am definitely going to link this in my post about my experience as a first time immigrant. Also, I am also going to continue to smile. I wish I could see you around someday and get a smile in response :)

]]> by: Loon Gal http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1958 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:12:35 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1958 Hahaa temme about it ... I was in Venice day before yesterday ... and after 3-4 days I saw an Indian woman there ... I was so glad to see her but from her expressions it looked like she had seen a ghost!! Even my gori friend Maggie noticed it! Initially it used to annoy me a lot but now I've figured out the reason behind it ... Like weather like people! I realise, over the years, even I'm becoming cold ... met 2 guys from Punjab yesterday in Pisa ... and even though am a punjabi I was ashamed to talk to them in Punjabi ... perhaps I thought they would judge me or mock me .. or well ... I don't really know what it was! Hahaa temme about it … I was in Venice day before yesterday … and after 3-4 days I saw an Indian woman there … I was so glad to see her but from her expressions it looked like she had seen a ghost!! Even my gori friend Maggie noticed it! Initially it used to annoy me a lot but now I’ve figured out the reason behind it … Like weather like people!
I realise, over the years, even I’m becoming cold … met 2 guys from Punjab yesterday in Pisa … and even though am a punjabi I was ashamed to talk to them in Punjabi … perhaps I thought they would judge me or mock me .. or well … I don’t really know what it was!

]]> by: Priya http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1932 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:31:55 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1932 LOL - A very good post. Desi men and women are the same in this matter. I guess we are taught not to smile at strangers and every Indian is a stranger to us!!!! LOL - A very good post. Desi men and women are the same in this matter. I guess we are taught not to smile at strangers and every Indian is a stranger to us!!!!

]]> by: Manasi http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1917 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:34:33 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1917 THis is so true!!! I went thru the same thing when we first came to CA!! it looked like the Indians had glued their lips to their teeth... no smile, not even acknowledgment!! But I hv noticed these men trying to twist their lips into grotesque smiles when a firangi babe passes them! So brown men can't smile.... at brown (wo)men !!! Ur posts are too good!! THis is so true!!! I went thru the same thing when we first came to CA!! it looked like the Indians had glued their lips to their teeth… no smile, not even acknowledgment!!
But I hv noticed these men trying to twist their lips into grotesque smiles when a firangi babe passes them! So brown men can’t smile…. at brown (wo)men !!!

Ur posts are too good!!

]]> by: Vani http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1890 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:30:34 +0000 http://www.twisted-dna.com/2007/02/05/brown-men-can%e2%80%99t-smile/#comment-1890 More apt would be - Brown people can't smile... at each other! It's one of the first things you observe. We smile at non-desis and say our howdys well enough but when it comes to desis, noses up in the air for the most part! I smile at pleasant faces, desi or not! Laughed out load reading about your library encounter, TDNA! So well written, I could actually see the whole gamut of emotions on that poor woman's face with whom you dared to make a passing comment! :) More apt would be - Brown people can’t smile… at each other! It’s one of the first things you observe. We smile at non-desis and say our howdys well enough but when it comes to desis, noses up in the air for the most part! I smile at pleasant faces, desi or not!

Laughed out load reading about your library encounter, TDNA! So well written, I could actually see the whole gamut of emotions on that poor woman’s face with whom you dared to make a passing comment! :)

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