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[QUOTE=Desi;422396] Like you, I have lost some interest in the forum precisely - I will not elaborate the reasons for my loss of interest. Despite having a sense of pride at having set up the initial forum software and settings and essentially largely authoring the COC, I feel now a sense of ...

I wonder if the Late President Kennedy would have had something to say to OPs like layman and mn_op if this thread existed 50 years ago when India was still a pet hate for some NRIs so far as the things it is being hated even today for… Yes, one could argue that in 1961 JFK was busy preparing to s ...

DW and me are toying with the idea of renting a RV and undertaking a road trip from the CA SFO bay area with kids and explore the American country side & points of interest that are within a 24 - 48 hour driving distance (with stopovers of course). Any suggestions on what route to take with bay area ...

[QUOTE=Man;420541]Are these several examples examples of this - ??[/QUOTE] No they are not. My statement in your second quote was in context of Indians bashing India with an Indian audience. Disappointment voiced in first quote was in context of Indians bashing India with Non-Indian audience. Hope ...

Since OP's post does not qualify if life of a human is logical or illogical I'm going to respond with the assumption that the question is for life in general - [COLOR="blue"]Cow, pig, turkey, chicken, duck, fish, clam, oyster, lobster, shrimp, squid:[/COLOR] Life is illogical, why do I have to be in ...

[QUOTE=layman;420481]I said heart should not overwhelm the head. I said we should separate the heart and the head. For example, let's say I love my child, but if my child goes and beats another child, my heart should not overtake my head. Sense should prevail and I should condemn my child. My qn is ...

[QUOTE=layman;420472]We need to separate the [B]heart[/B] and head.[/QUOTE] If you say so.. but then doesn't love for one's country come from the heart? [QUOTE=layman;420430]Tell me, why should I [B]love a country[/B] just for the sake of loving it even though I know there are so many bad things out ...

[QUOTE=layman;420430]One's life is more important than being an Indian or an American or a Jihadi or any such artificial boundaries. This blind attachment to a country or a faith is rather foolish in a way. I was born Indian and I live in America now. My experiences in India has been disgusting ...

[QUOTE=Homebound;420242]There is another category of NRIs bashing India:"Playing to the gallery crowds". These are people who love bashing India in front of non Indians. They use India bashing to regale crowds .The rewards are many folds as we have seen in the case of NY times blog post author ...

[QUOTE=Man;420054]Is it hard for such people to live with themselves - knowing their marrows are seeped in the earth they love to loathe? Any experiences with the likes of such people?[/QUOTE] I have not seen or heard of an instance where someone left India and came to the US because they loathed ...