Re:Sorry, your wife is Indian, landlord won’t rent to you
by rayiner on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @10:02AM
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The Reagan quote is great. I was talking with my dad about this the other day. He pointed out that he’s been called “bideshi” (the Bangla word for foreigner) while traveling in a different village in Bangladesh than the one his family is from.
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Re:Sorry, your wife is Indian, landlord won’t rent to you
by bhupy on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @11:14AM
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Yup, I'm from India, and I'm now considered "firaang" (foreigner) — even my own people won't fully accept me! "ABCD" is an acceptable pejorative, because the culture is by and for the people that were born and raised in India, and they won't have it any other way.
In America, as long as you're a hard worker, believe in America's institutions, and are civically engaged, it doesn't matter where you're from, you will eventually be accepted as "American", and if anyone were to suggest otherwise, they'd likely get ostracized by most (if not all) institutions that hold power/influence.