I consider English my first language because that’s the one I’m most
\ncomfortable with.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nSorry if I came across as a snob for it wasn’t my intention. I merely find
\nmyself getting more and more pissed off with the so-called "culture"
\nof this country that is often hailed. Has our culture been reduced to breaking
\ntraffic laws, trying to beat the law, being unruly in situations where some
\norder is required, spitting on the roads, urinating on walls, whistling in movie
\ntheatres during kissing scenes, etc.? <\/p>\n
Not that all people are like that, of course. I have met plenty of nice
\nenough people, but if I think about my average week, it’s spent being pissed off
\nat all the stuff I’ve just mentioned. It tilts the balance against what few
\npositive experiences I have. (There, that sentence was in anticipation of the
\n"don’t look only at the negative things" argument someone will surely
\nmake.) And even if I didn’t, I feel like a cultural "misfit" because
\nof all the numbered reasons I’ve given.<\/p>\n
How, then, can I strongly identify with this country? Is there any
\n"Indian" left in me?<\/p>\n
Update (27 Oct):<\/b> I am amused that in a blog entry where the words “West” or “Western” haven’t been mentioned even once, so many people have assumed the comparison anyway. Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups, folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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