Are you a hindu?
This was the question the guy sitting next to me in the bus asked during a recent trip of mine to kancheepuram. I believe he wanted to know as to what language I speak to make a conversation. So I said "naa tamilzh dhaan" ("I am a tamil guy") realizing the guy was also a tamilian (written all over his face).
The guy first wondered if I was a North Indian, but something made him certain I wasn't a southie *duh*. But the question he threw at me asking for my religion really irritated me. I was hell pissed and was so tempted to ask "why the F*** dyu want to know that?". But then I realized it was probably just a lack of proficiency in expression. Or it it stands testament to how much religion and cast are ingrained in this country.
I'v never asked such a question, and rarely been asked. And I see no reason to. Do you ever ask someone such a question? How do you feel when someone asks such a question?
posted by SamY @ 11/16/2006 06:25:00 AM
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Samy I have come across alot of situations like that. This post and that Qn resembles a very important thing abt our society. Like u said it's either the lack of proficiency in expression of that guy or it's how much religion/race has overtaken us. But in this guy's case Im sure it was the first.
Some ppl have asked me r u from Iraq? LOL WTF do I look like an Iraqi? But I guess most ppl try to use that sort of Qns for identification and it's really not right.
Keshi.
** But in this guy's case Im sure it was the first.
me too hoping so ... thats what he naive luk said
** Some ppl have asked me r u from Iraq?
u'd have proly been happy if they had asked if u were lebanese :D
whatever it is rekky ridicolous to ask someones religion or etnicity
lebanese too...alot of ppl have asked me if Im Spanish or Southern Italian LOL!
Keshi.
@nikhil: thanks bud ... for stoppin by too :)
@keshi: did u realize that the women from those places r amongst the hottest :p
Did it have anythin to do with the fact that u were goin to Kanchipuram???
Anyway,did u go on to ask the guy y he asked you abt ur religion?
** Did it have anythin to do with the fact that u were goin to Kanchipuram???
Probably. Esp since he felt I was not a south indian. Maybe he thought I was on a pilgrimage or sumthin ;)) ha ha
** Anyway,did u go on to ask the guy y he asked you abt ur religion?
no. I was avoiding that topic. Besides he seemed to have asked that just to find in which language to converse. On top of that, that fellow dozed off on me in a short while n only woke up once in a while to apologize :)
I always thought women from North India and South America were the hottest :)
Keshi.
IMHO lebanese r the hottest :D ... amongst indian guess bengali women r ;) ... south american I have no clue ... latin maaaaybe
** I mean dun u watch Miss.World/Universe contests
I dun watch much TV keshi but for ocassional movies/humor/news :( ... I'd rather watch the girls in-and-around than those :D
** movie star eg:Salma Hayek
hmm shez sexy all-right ... but I wudn't say hot (which also includes being beautiful) ... mebbe I havn't seen enuf
oh ok :)
Keshi.
a friggin Desi arsehole asked me on a pedestrian cross walk - "Are you from India ?" ... I was gonna kick his nuts off.. some people are just complete bollocks man.. just got to give them a sarcastic snap and you will actually end up enjoying the conversation...
to the hindu question you should have answered something like - No I am a [some other religion] with a non-matching religious name.. I bet it would be fun to watch the fellow's expression.. a true "Kodak moment"! :))
** I was gonna kick his nuts off
he he ... so what did ya end up doing?
** true "Kodak moment"! :))
ha ha =)) ... true da, if it were a passing moment ... but I had to travel with that ass ... n I didn't want any more of that crap :) ... will try next time
ive never been asked if i ws hindu maybe coz of the pottu but i have been mistaken for a northie in india n that pissed me off - given i look like a southie
but its pretty insensetive to ask such a thing
** i have been mistaken for a northie in india n that pissed me off
southies r quite bland u know ;)
actually that wud make me happy on the grounds that people can't brand me as a southie :D ... coz there was a time when ppl cud brand me by my luks
Its ok to ask what is ur religion!
Its not ok to use it decide upon whether to start a conversation !
i would have told him i am Ahmed Shah Massoud
pssssssssssssssst...hows u? :)
Keshi.
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