I grew up in India...so I thought I should come say hi to all my desi bros and sis around up in this joint

Welcome! Where exactly did you grow up?

hello!

heyy

Dehradun!

and thanks everyone else for the warm welcome <3

Welcome brother.

thanks bro...

welcome

Kiran is that you in your avatar?

She's pretty.

welcome cousin

You didn't get AF from me on RD, did you?

Let's see if you can guess who I am.

yes...and hi, i'm new to this forum, just joined a week ago =) and thanks juicy

try an guess who i am as well...i only made like 12 post but lol

lol...you all from RD?...you all gonna help me get this Tibet forum up in here...and I'll figure you all out soon...

hey and welcome (I welcomed you in another thread but I guess you missed it, but never hurts to say it again ). Wow, you're beautiful!

not all of us

Hey!

Where in India did you grow up, bhai? Was it in Ladakh or Sikkim or somewhere in the northeast?


Hmm... I wouldn't mind poking you.

Hi

He said Dehradun. That's in Uttaranchal, North India. Formerly a part of U.P.

"DESI" ???

What does this mean?

A mainstream term that refers to all South Asians. Some Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans and Pakistanis don't like being referred to as Indian, so Desi is a better term.

nice...i think one of my cousins goes to school up there. heard its quite pretty. is there some military academy out there as well? i might be wrong...

anyhow...hi!

That's right next to Tibet.


Make that most Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans and Pakistanis.

A silly little moniker please use South Asian or nationality instead.

yeah...the IMA...its the ivy league of military schools...hrithik Roshan went there in that movie lakshya lol..

lots of good highschools there also...do you know what school your cus goes to?

Did it suck having to live with us kind of people?

lol it wasn't that bad man...my grandma says it was better than living under the Chinese...we actually own land and property in India...have built our own schools, our own monasteries and are allowed to practise our own religion...India as a nation has been generous to us...

I'm glad you were able to have those things. for its all faults India is still great place. Where you at now? Are you still a buddhist?

I'm in the US..in Cali...I dont consider myself very religious but I am spiritual..as cliche as that may sound lol

where are you from?

I live in Phoenix with a roommate. We work at software company.

Do you consider yourself South Asian?

no really man...even though i grew up in India i grew up with strong Tibetan roots...so I still consider myself Tibetan...but i feel definitely closer to Indian culture than Chinese culture or any other Asian culture for that matter...

Thats cool

A lot people consider Bhutan and Tibet apart of South Asia.

oh well geographically I guess parts of Tibet do fall in South Asia and the rest in Central Asia..but I was speakin more in cultural terms...like what people consider South Asian culture when they say South Asia

That's a good question, I certainly don't agree with the UN'a definition which includes Iran. Most of the definitions I hear would say countries on the Indian plate and also countries influenced by Vedic culture.

well there's an association of South Asian countries called the SAARC or something?...and I dont think Iran is or any other middle easter country is in there...

Were all humans at the end of the day.

Tell us little bit more about yourself!?

What's wrong with Desi? It's much easier than saying South Asian. We could also just use Asian but that would be confusing.


I think the UN includes Iran probably because of the early Indo-Iranian roots of Dharmic and Persian cultures. But that's for greater Southern Asia, not South Asia proper.


The SAARC doesn't include Iran, but includes Bhutan (a Tibeten nation), while Afghanistan (geographically Central Asian) just joined this month.

You know why I don't like the term 'Desi'

I think using Asian as a moniker for us is a good thing, but East Asians and American Europeans think other-wise.

well what would you like to know?

Nah, only Americans think otherwise. The word Asian has completely different meanings in Europe.

Bhutan is a separate nation unto itself...and I heard it recently became an Indian protectorate..

Have you experienced any kind of discrimination in India?


Most of the people in Bhutan are still Tibetan. Where did you hear about the Indian protectorate thing from?

Asians in America also usually refer to people with chinese features...

That's what I meant about Americans in general. European definitions are different.

wow...can't remember the name, but i think she's studying to become a dentist

she did tell me something about the military school being very good...i believe we drove past it and the grounds were so beautiful. i think she's trying to hook a husband tho...lol...silly girl

I WILL NOT SPAM

Bhutanese might be similar to us culturally but they have been a separate kingdom for centuries

i heard the protectorate thing on one of the web sites...cant remember which one...

lol the guys there are supposed to be husband material..all on their way to become captains and colonels...I believe the aunties go their groom hunting for their daughters lol...

..she has no shame - said she wanted to go to a school near there to hook her a captain or whatever - i told her she's gonna get beat everyday (jk)