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Big Donger wrote on Jan 30 th, 2010 at 10:04pm: athos wrote on Jan 30 th, 2010 at 9:30pm: Big Donger wrote on Jan 30 th, 2010 at 6:03pm: athos wrote on Jan 29 th, 2010 at 6:00pm: abu_rashid wrote on Jan 23 rd, 2010 at 11:07pm: Quote:Indians don't get it. They don't understand it because, racially, India is a very accepting country. In a country of such a diverse population, you have to be. No matter what you might have heard, Indians are tolerant of other faiths and cultures. On the whole, Hindus and Muslims get on well in India, and Indians see this as one of their enduring strengths. Yeh, except for when Hindu mobs rampage through cities in Gujaraat, cleansing entire suburbs of Muslims... apart from that, yeh it's fairly peaceful I guess. What about caste system which is so deeply embedded in Indian psycho? Majority of Indians students who study oversees are from the upper caste society continuing to behave as upper caste towards Aussies what doesn’t work with Australia. The caste system is not as deeply embedded in India as you might think, Athos. And from my experience - from the Brahmins I've met in India and Australia - there is no sense of superiority. Upper-caste Hindus are motivated by a sense of service, not a sense of superiority. And you're totally mistaken if you think Indians apply the caste system to non-Indians in Australia. They may be a tad disgruntled by drunken racist pigs, but... On the whole, Brahmins work as doctors, teachers and social workers - helping professions. Upper caste Hindus, in my experience, are not uppity at all. The majority of Indian students in Australia are from families with money. It's a mistake to think that caste in india equates with money. It doesn't. It equates more with values and upbringing. Yes caste system is very deeply embedded in Indian Psychology.Everything what you’ve just said is a romantic bull poo that has nothing to do with reality. When I was sent, as a supervisor, in the company’s department in India very shortly I realized how caste system is much more important to Indian employees than the formal official management structure. Every Indian was some sort of priest and new his position in terms of his cast and within his caste. The higher ranking priests were more in charge than their official superiors. To conclude, Because of their caste system Indians are actually themselves the biggest racist on the planet. Different thing is that Anglos like and trust them because Indians have been trained to be perfect Pome slaves. Now Grate Brittan wants to get rid of them (Half London are Indians, Pakistanis etc.) and massively send them in their colony Australia. When they come in Australia they are very arrogant and expect to have the same privilege status as white Pome masters, but the reality probably seems different. Athos, our experiences must have been quite different, but I'm not saying that the caste system is dead by any means. What I am saying is that with higher caste in India (in the domains where caste is still an issue) comes greater responsibility. Still, I'm a little unsure what you mean by every Indian being some kind of priest - any chance you could elaborate on this? It is very complex for outsiders but maybe this will help you. Caste ranking and caste-based interaction have occurred for centuries and will continue to do so well into the foreseeable future. Castes that fall within the top four ranked varnas are sometimes referred to as the "clean castes," with Dalits considered "unclean." Castes of the top three ranked varnas are often designated "twice-born," in reference to the ritual initiation undergone by male members, in which investiture with the Hindu sacred thread constitutes a kind of ritual rebirth. Non-Hindu caste like groups generally fall outside these designations. Each caste is believed by devout Hindus to have its own dharma, or divinely ordained code of proper conduct. Accordingly, there is often a high degree of tolerance for divergent lifestyles among different castes. Brahmans are usually expected to be non-violent and spiritual priests, according with their traditional roles as vegetarian teetotaler priests. Kshatriyas priests are supposed to be strong, as fighters and rulers should be, with a taste for aggression, eating meat, and drinking alcohol. Vaishyas priests are stereotyped as adept businessmen, in accord with their traditional activities in commerce. Shudras priests are often described by others as tolerably pleasant but expectably somewhat base in behaviour, whereas Dalits priests especially Sweepers--are often regarded by others as followers of vulgar life-styles. Conversely, lower-caste people often view people of high rank as haughty and unfeeling.
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