Comments for AmreekanDesi http://amreekandesi.com Taking the Tire out of Satire Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Del – NYC Tweet Style by GemsBond007 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/NB9-FIwnZOk/ GemsBond007 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:40:25 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=4720#comment-568893 Let's get his politically right. They are not African at all any more. They are American, and that't it. It's high time we start aligning their true modern ethnicity; and not tagging a racial identity to their actual heritage (which btw has been America for over 300 years) Let’s get his politically right. They are not African at all any more. They are American, and that’t it. It’s high time we start aligning their true modern ethnicity; and not tagging a racial identity to their actual heritage (which btw has been America for over 300 years)

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2011/09/16/del-nyc-tweet-style/comment-page-1/#comment-568893 Comment on Dont Mess With Our Sentiments, We’re Indian by Devikap http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/Hgbo4qLtBt0/ Devikap Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:13:23 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=5042#comment-568700 Nice post liked the way you have written it. Like Like <a href="http://www.educompschools.com" rel="nofollow">educomp schools</a> Nice post liked the way you have written it. Like Like

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2012/01/28/dont-mess-with-our-sentiments-we-are-indian/comment-page-1/#comment-568700 Comment on The FOB who became an ABCD by Pooja http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/3fDFQJw9diQ/ Pooja Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:01:49 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=4842#comment-568320 Wow what a story. In my opinion every indian student who comes to US for their bachelors or Masters go through the same sequence of events in their life. Wow what a story. In my opinion every indian student who comes to US for their bachelors or Masters go through the same sequence of events in their life.

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2011/12/04/the-fob-who-became-an-abcd/comment-page-1/#comment-568320 Comment on Open Letter to the Indian PM by Yatin Khurana http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/kAIYJtxII8s/ Yatin Khurana Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:02:37 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=4417#comment-567184 :| you enjoy AAJ TAK in amreeka :| :|

you enjoy AAJ TAK in amreeka

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2011/06/06/open-letter-to-the-indian-pm/comment-page-1/#comment-567184 Comment on The FOB who became an ABCD by Hari http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/rAjeYjzNgRI/ Hari Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:09:30 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=4842#comment-566250 The story of my life for the past two years. Verbatim !! Kudos on bringing out such an awesome article !! The story of my life for the past two years. Verbatim !! Kudos on bringing out such an awesome article !!

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2011/12/04/the-fob-who-became-an-abcd/comment-page-1/#comment-566250 Comment on Dont Mess With Our Sentiments, We’re Indian by amreekandesi http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/Eg6jhfsZV3I/ amreekandesi Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:08:49 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=5042#comment-564331 Jas, thanks for the honest feedback. Always appreciated. In my defense, satire allows you to engage in some broad generalisations and massive exaggerations to portray the point, which was the intention of the post. The point you raise about Jay Leno is precisely the one i am trying to. The way people reacted to this incident was totally unwarranted and uncalled for. But who's to tell them? Jas, thanks for the honest feedback. Always appreciated.

In my defense, satire allows you to engage in some broad generalisations and massive exaggerations to portray the point, which was the intention of the post.

The point you raise about Jay Leno is precisely the one i am trying to. The way people reacted to this incident was totally unwarranted and uncalled for. But who’s to tell them?

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2012/01/28/dont-mess-with-our-sentiments-we-are-indian/comment-page-1/#comment-564331 Comment on Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child? by Aju Thomas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/K1B65wAHn4g/ Aju Thomas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:33:23 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=5000#comment-563151 Another problem is that Steve Jobs never gave a commencement speech at Harvard.LOL Another problem is that Steve Jobs never gave a commencement speech at Harvard.LOL

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2012/01/19/spare-the-rod-spoil-the-child/comment-page-1/#comment-563151 Comment on Baking News: Successful MTV Roadies To Get Direct Entry into IAS by vadakkus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/U5JKMo34njM/ vadakkus Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:06:49 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=5015#comment-562676 Above comment: *Sigh*. We need to get a sense of humor first. Above comment: *Sigh*. We need to get a sense of humor first.

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2012/01/21/baking-news-roadies-auditions-to-feed-civil-services/comment-page-1/#comment-562676 Comment on Dont Mess With Our Sentiments, We’re Indian by Jas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/r8Ra7QJQFoA/ Jas Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:18 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=5042#comment-560601 amreekandesi, i totally agree with the basic sentiment of the post and i do think that most people extremely (over)sensitive when it comes to things like religion. i am a moderate sikh myself and i dont think that this was even an issue in the first place but then the analogies posted by you were pretty vague. firstly, you don't need cable to watch jay leno and i know this for a fact since i live in the US and i dont have cable. you need a basic rabbit-ear antennae $30 one-time. Secondly, your argument about punjabis quitting mcdonalds, subway etc. is pretty flawed. To highlight - please understand the difference between the 2 statements "Jay Leno is American" vs. "Jay Leno is America". I have read so many interesting posts by you but this one was totally out of gas. I hope to see something spectacular to cover this one soon. Cheers! amreekandesi,
i totally agree with the basic sentiment of the post and i do think that most people extremely (over)sensitive when it comes to things like religion.
i am a moderate sikh myself and i dont think that this was even an issue in the first place but then the analogies posted by you were pretty vague.
firstly, you don’t need cable to watch jay leno and i know this for a fact since i live in the US and i dont have cable. you need a basic rabbit-ear antennae $30 one-time.
Secondly, your argument about punjabis quitting mcdonalds, subway etc. is pretty flawed. To highlight – please understand the difference between the 2 statements “Jay Leno is American” vs. “Jay Leno is America”.

I have read so many interesting posts by you but this one was totally out of gas.
I hope to see something spectacular to cover this one soon.

Cheers!

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]]> http://amreekandesi.com/2012/01/28/dont-mess-with-our-sentiments-we-are-indian/comment-page-1/#comment-560601 Comment on The FOB who became an ABCD by friend http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/amreekandesi/comments/~3/LhqDvjO0ldY/ friend Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:05:39 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=4842#comment-560092 Dear Another NRI, I was just skimming through all the comments on this post and happened to read yours which made me want to comment. Why should it be just India? Had you been born in any other part of the world, say London, and returned after going to some other foreign land, don't you think the situation would have been the same? My point here is, its natural for people around you to ask questions like 'why are you back?', 'why haven't you got married' ,etc. How else do you want to start a conversation with someone you are meeting after 5 years?? As I already commented on this post, its not the country or its culture, its you who think in a certain manner that makes you feel that way. Its your inner prejudices and ego, that makes you think you are superior to other people if you are coming from a foreign land and yet want to be treated evenly. Ask your own conscience if this isn't the truth. Get rid of your presumptions and start to accept things around you as natural. You will be more at peace with yourself. No hard feelings intended here. I myself am one of the FOBs here. Dear Another NRI,
I was just skimming through all the comments on this post and happened to read yours which made me want to comment. Why should it be just India? Had you been born in any other part of the world, say London, and returned after going to some other foreign land, don’t you think the situation would have been the same? My point here is, its natural for people around you to ask questions like ‘why are you back?’, ‘why haven’t you got married’ ,etc. How else do you want to start a conversation with someone you are meeting after 5 years??
As I already commented on this post, its not the country or its culture, its you who think in a certain manner that makes you feel that way. Its your inner prejudices and ego, that makes you think you are superior to other people if you are coming from a foreign land and yet want to be treated evenly. Ask your own conscience if this isn’t the truth. Get rid of your presumptions and start to accept things around you as natural. You will be more at peace with yourself.
No hard feelings intended here. I myself am one of the FOBs here.

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