Comments on: For 39 years, “One People, One Nation, One Destiny”

By: Kishi M

Kishi M — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:40:20 +0000

I’m a Jamaican who’s half black half East Indian and practices Hinduism. There’s a lot of Indo-Caribbeans in South Florida. Most of them are Trinidadian Hindus.

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Sun, 29 May 2005 17:09:02 +0000

Saurav: try the late-night Lebanese places in Marble Arch.

By: Punjabi Boy

Punjabi Boy — Sun, 29 May 2005 16:02:35 +0000

To be honest, I dont know, because I dont eat that much, I mostly drink. I hate eating in public because I’m a messy eater and always spill things.

By: Saurav

Saurav — Sun, 29 May 2005 01:40:59 +0000

Huh? Lack of food? What lack of food?

After going clubbing, the best I could be provided with at 2 a.m. was a bagel with American cheese. You can’t really compare the wealth and variety of food options in, say, NY to London, can you (caveat: I’m veg)? But please, set me straight, because I would love to have something to eat on my next trip beyond beans and toast and saag paneer

By: deepa

deepa — Sat, 28 May 2005 19:06:28 +0000

Hmmm... I don't really get the "SM isn't covering X, Y, or Z" gripe - if you want something in, send in a tip [edited by Admin].

-D

By: Prashant Kothari

Prashant Kothari — Sat, 28 May 2005 15:23:10 +0000

Lack of food in London.. not sure what you’re referring to..

The goddarn DC-Baltimore area is supposed to have 100K+ desis and yet the restaurants here suck big time… see my rant here and a comment about the restaurants in London..

http://www.stringinfo.com/pkblog/archives/002658.html

By: Punjabi Boy

Punjabi Boy — Sat, 28 May 2005 12:19:02 +0000

And I agree with PB that London is much more interesting for desis than anywhere in the US, despite the lack of food.

Huh? Lack of food? What lack of food?

By: Saurav

Saurav — Sat, 28 May 2005 03:18:01 +0000

Oh, and I agree with AF that you shouldn't shop at Wal-Mart unless you have no choice for economic or geogarphic reasons (if you really have to shop at a big-box retailer, Costco is less bad).

And I agree with PB that London is much more interesting for desis than anywhere in the US, despite the lack of food.

By: Saurav

Saurav — Sat, 28 May 2005 03:06:15 +0000

Anything outside of the tri-state area known as NY/NJ/PA, and far amidst the hinterlands, where people say “hi” to complete strangers on the street, talk with a twang, and *shudder* shop at……………Wal-Mart.

First of all, the tri-state area is NY/NJ/CT. Secondly, I’d like to get out of New York for some place less stressful, but I do like that people are willing to pay taxes to provide health care here. Thirdly, isn’t it f@#kin cool that I can post to Sepia Mutiny from Indian Bread Company? Yay wifi! Fourthly, don’t you love how your point was totally hijacked by New Yorkers to talk about New York, in typical New York fashion

In seriousness though, I agree it would be nice to learn more about Hamtramck, Atlanta, and some really random places that have the desi here and there (like Wichita, KS). And Fiji. What’s up with Fiji?

By: cssw

cssw — Sat, 28 May 2005 00:25:26 +0000

Maybe it was watching this that made being a "coolie" really cool.