Comments on: Hopes for Peace in Nepal

By: himali

himali — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:45:52 +0000

Also, speaking of negative stereotypical views I just tried to state some Nepali prejudices- there are always two sides of the story.

By: himali

himali — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:36:24 +0000

And as for traffiking of children most people in Nepal saw Indians as shady people who steal innocent girls from the mountains and make then end up in Brothels in Bombay. Because the only Indians who come to Nepal are those from Bihar(I am not against them-they are poor people looking for a better life), Marwaris (despised Indian businessmen who are nasty in every way) and people who steal girls. A bit more decent are the Sikh truck drivers. But these are the Indians you mostly see in Nepal.I am sure some corrupt Nepalis are also involved but it is the Indians stealing the girls. With a prostitute population of six million there-that is more than a third of Nepal Indians should address the problem in their country. Recently you have started to see prostitutes in public in Nepal-a very recent phenomenon sadly.

By: Himali

Himali — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:25:50 +0000

First of all not all Nepalis are flat nosed and mongoloid looking. But I can tell you, they have their own prejudices: madhesi (desi is the degoratory word for Indian) is the work for Indian and it has the connotation of dark, ugly and from the South of the country which resembles the god forsaken parts of India due to uncontrolled immigration from Bihar and Bengal. I would like to add that the population of Nepal has doubled due to uncontrolled Indian immigration-and one thing beggars in Nepal are imported from India these days. Moreover, in the eighties there were no massive slums or beggars in Nepal. People lead a harsh life but they were poor in a rural way. Never the shocking stuff you see in India.Tourists used to say what a relief it was to come to Nepal from India. But due to a corrupt monarchy things have changed in the last fifteen years. And considering more than a third of the population of Nepal consists of very recent Indian immigrants from Indian states-all Nepalese are not Chinese looking in answer to your derogatory comments about Nepalis. And I can tell you, despite the Chinese looks, the Mongolian peoples of Nepal are at least sweet and cuter than these people. Moreover, there are pure Brahmin families that are very fair and have pure bloodlines and have distinct sharp features. So Nepal has many groups living together. So although I am not Chinese looking in any way at all, do not make fun of my countrymen for looking Chinese-any tourists will tell you that these people have great hearts and the Mongolian mountain people of Nepal are the friendliest in the world. I just thought to tell you the Nepali side of the story. And Nepalese are good looking-especially the pure types from the mountains. Which is why an average looking Brahmin girl like Manish Koirala became such a hit in India. And I am tired of people telling me I do not look like I am from Nepal. Nepal has a mix of ethnic groups just like India. Just as all Indians do not look like from Bihar, there are different looking Nepalis.

By: instant_karma

instant_karma — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:27:11 +0000

forget peace when will they control trafficking of children?

By: MomoKing

MomoKing — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:54:05 +0000

Ooh.. I'm a Nepali American as well, but have great memories of visiting Nepal and feasting on apple pies from the various German bakeries around Kathmandu...

Mmmm, Pie.

Back to original thread.

By: browniepie

browniepie — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:04:53 +0000

Ymmm…never heard of Kathmandu apple pies, but sound tasty to me.

By: hairy_d

hairy_d — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:55:51 +0000

which is why i could never bear to hang around pakistanis* in grad schoo

i realize now, that sounds nasty. to explain – i had a favorite cafe – the regulars were a motley crew, some more clique-ish than others – such as the ethiopians, the iranians, the palestinians, the pakistanis – hence my reference to “pakistanis”. i had this group in mind in that cafe on that street.

By: hairy_d

hairy_d — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:41:42 +0000

kxb posted a link to a fascinating artilce in the news tab. Interesting discussion on the hard politics among nations and its relevance to the usa.

Nepal is another case of strategic competition between India and China. When the Nepalese king briefly assumed total power, suspending political parties and the democratic constitution, most democratic nations condemned the move and cut off military links. China enhanced military links, offered to supply arms and engaged in intense diplomacy with numerous delegations and visits. BeijingÂ’s only conceivable purpose for such maneuvering is to gain a perch from which to discomfit India. NepalÂ’s rebel group, which has now been brought into the government, is composed of Maoists, and though not financed by the Chinese still owe allegiance to ChinaÂ’s late revolutionary leader.

By: hairy_D

hairy_D — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:35:30 +0000

The word is used extensively amongst Indians (grad students) on every college campus that I have friends in (UPenn, GTech, UT(A), USC, Duke, Stanford). It is not considered a racial slur by those who use it.

which is why i could never bear to hang around pakistanis* in grad school because they were this boorish kind who used this term in talking among themselves. not only did i think it vile, but was very disrespectful of my best friend who was taiwanese and of two girls i hung out with, one a singaporean and the other an tw-american.

*not being racist. that's just how it was.

By: sakshi

sakshi — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:10:38 +0000

The word is used extensively amongst Indians (grad students) on every college campus that I have friends in (UPenn, GTech, UT(A), USC, Duke, Stanford). It is not considered a racial slur by those who use it. Not that that's an excuse.

How about those it is used for? I had foreign 'guest' students from Nepal and Bhutan at my college in India, and it was well-known that you do not use this word to their face, unless you are proactively looking for trouble.