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Why do the women from India show attitudes towards those Indians born here?

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  1. Ndv

    Ndv New IL'ite

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    Hi,

    I'm new to this forum. I am really wondering about something. I am an Indian born in America. Growing up I was around a lot of Indian families and had lots of Indian friends. After getting married to an NRI I found myself meeting a lot of other NRI's. The men are all nice but the women mostly show me an attitude right from first sight (or should I say first word as I have no accent). I go to these parties and functions hoping to meet some nice people but it's always the same. Attitude. Now I'm not saying that ALL women from India do this as I do have some friends from India but a lot do and it hurts that they don't bother to get to know anything about me before becoming all "cliquey". I am just as Indian as them and even more so in many ways but they would never know. Please help me understand what the heck is going on. Thanks!
     
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    nehausa Senior IL'ite

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    I agree with you Women here have attitude problem,,honestly these women are empty from within
    got all this from green in the bank more or less just bcoz of money they show all this attitude
    i have gr8 group of friends and i keep seeing girls coming from rural part of india earned their
    degree in I.T and working in nyc makes them fly on the 7th sky.
    Unfortunately i don't work i bcoz i am taking care of my baby and this fact that i don't work
    makes them feel superior to me they tell me get a job i can get a job within an hr but for
    them ur per annum salary makes more of a difference.

    TIP:so to be friend with these women make yourself stand out wear designer clothes
    wear designer perfume branded basically and wear western outfits they love it if you
    go in party simple in ordinary clothes sorry to say but you won't make them frnd
    another thing is speak in their language preferably english they are more western then u.
    goodluck!!
     
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    aparnanc Bronze IL'ite

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    Have you ever noticed that when you walk down the road every stranger says a Hi or smiles at you except Indians? I have noticed that most Indians immediately turn their heads in a different direction or frown when they spot another Indian. What you are facing is just an extension of that. :hide:
    We Indians are highly judgmental lot. But we do have a lot of good people among us who really want to know the real you and want to form and maintain a lasting friendship. I hope you find such good people too. :thumbsup
     
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    pinkpearls Senior IL'ite

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    hei aparna,

    I feel Exactly the same.....but I figured it out one thing, women who comes directly as dependents mostly behaves like that, because by the time they are here, their husbands settle everything for them, so they don't know real life, but who comes to study or work, they will go through lot of hurdles in their beginning, so they know the value of life.:idea

    Girls the above thoughts are just my opinion

    Please Note: these are not applicable for all dependents :thumbsup
     
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    Ndv New IL'ite

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    Wow, I didn't think I'd get so many responses so quickly. Thanks for all your input. You all sound like my kind of girls :)
    It's not just working women, stay at homes have done it to me too. Also it has been the same both when I wasn't working and when I am. I have found that those who are secure with themselves are a bit better. I am not a simple person really. I like to dress up and all.
    As for speaking in their language it hasn't made a difference for me unfortunately. I used to try and do things differently to fit in more but didn't work. I then decided to just be me because they are not worth it. You all sound so normal - where are you all hiding?? I would love to meet people like you :)
     
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    sillygurl Senior IL'ite

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    Whoa ...Do i smell inferiority complex and attitude here?

    And what's up if they come from rural places, they work HARD to get the so called annum salary.

    No disrespect to home makers, they are a lot of indian stay at home moms who are real gems. But that doesn't make all home makers good and working people bad.

    Good and bad people are in working and non working clans. Please don't generalize them.

    My opinion : Don't make friends with people who like you because of your designer clothes / perfume. Try to be friends with people who genuinely like you for who you are and be there for you in both good and bad times .It doesn't matter whether they are indian / american .


     
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    It really has nothing to do with whether anyone is working or stay at home. There are good and bad in both. And like I said, I got the same cold response from those working and those who didn't both when I stayed at home and started working. The lady that mentioned about Indians not saying Hi to each other in public had a great point. That about sums up this attitude problem I'm talking about. They really do try to do their best to look the other way if another Indian is around. I'd say maybe 5% of the time you may get a small smile or "hi" back. But anyway can anyone tell me what really is going on in their minds when you go to a party and they look you over and go out of their way to show you that you are not included in their group/conversation? Why is it so rare to find a confident woman who is secure and proud of who they are? I'm so tired of people treating you bad because a) you have more material stuff than them b)you have less material stuff then them c)you look better then them d)your house is better decorated than theirs e)your car is better than theirs and so on and so on. Is ego really worth cutting off a potentially good friend? I don't care if someone has more or less then me, is better looking or (sorry) uglier then me . I just don't care. I want to know the real person and have an intellectual, stimulating conversation. Is that too much to ask?
     
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    Very true....The one comment I just despise is when they say " I hate Indians" although they themselves are one!!!! Hello... how can you hate Indians when you have Indian blood in you ????
    One time I caught a conversation amongst the younger generation (20 somethings) discussing how Indians are this and that and I just could not hold back. Oh they got an earful ! For me its one thing to not like one person because of their personality or whatever but don't generalize and make rude comments about all Indians. Urggggg Witsend

    Thanks
    Oopall.
     
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    People generalize all the time. It's only a recent phenomenon, that we are seeing individuals for what they are, than for what they represent.

    That said, I have to say that we Indians do not just go out and greet strangers. That's not something most of us grew up with, so it takes time to cultivate that. Sometimes it could also be a case of 'once bitten, twice shy', when someone smiled at you in order to get you to listen to their sales pitch (Amway?)!

    But I must say that there is a lot of regionalism amongst us. It's sometimes hard to get friends if you don't speak their language, or aren't from their state! Of course, that is improving as people become more broad-minded..
     
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    You can begin by dropping that attitude and by opening your eyes.

    And not just you - there seems to be generalizations and attitudes galore on the thread.
     
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