ABCDs are KDs....!!!

I was having my lunch at a South Indian restaurant in Austin,Texas a few days back.. They have this beautiful picture of Madras Central station hung up on their walls. There was this geek looking fellow who was showing his kid around the restaurant. He stopped by the wall paper, looked at it for a second and told his son " There is something very strange about this picture." Curiously the son asks " Wats that, dad??" The reply was shocking to me. " There is no trash on the roads in the picture." The son again "Why has there got to be trash on the road?" The dad " Thats the way it is in India!"

I was really in a happy mood that day til that happened. Whatever he said might be partially true if not 100%. But still, how many gud things r there to say abt our country.. For heavensake, Madras Central station is one of the largest, most populous, very beautiful railway stations in the whole world. It is so historically unique. Of all the things he could say, see what he chooses to share with his 3 yr old kid. Unbeliavable. Such is the mindset of Indians settled here. I m not generalising but still with most of them, it is the case.

One of my buddies was tellling me abt his cousins who have been born and raised in US. They believe that India is a land of the poor, for the poor. It lacks any kind of development and it is a thirld world country. They even are shameful of the fact that their roots trace back to India..It is really painful when it comes from somebody who is an Indian. The Americans, that i have seen so far have terrific views abt India. For them, its a land of culture, a land of traditions, a land of diversity, integrity and now a land of opportunities.

In my university, there are many events that are organised by the Indian Cultural Association, per se. Whenever u attend such an event, u feel " This is definitely not Indian...!!" Why is that?? The answer is simple. Most of them are conducted by the local Indians and they are kind of caught up between the two cultures. Neither are they indian..nor are they american.. It looks just not natural when two of them hug and say "Oh My god..Oh my god.. I m so happy". It makes so much sense to me when we address them as ABCDs (American Born Confused Desis). Just to state here, they call us DCBAs (Desis Confused By America).. Why wouldn't we be, when we see guys like u?????

I am thankful to people who took time and read through my 1st post. I will get better with time, guys.. Keep reading and post ur valuable comments.. Thanks...!!

Rammy