^ Dear blr_p, from whatever posts of yours I've read on the forum, I respect your opinion and hope that you didn't take my post as a rant (though now when I read it, it does sound like one... a little bit).
I really feel that this whole thing has been given so much attention lately, it is really bugging.. and to find it here when I open TE too.. that caused the outburst.
From the time I've been here (almost 5 years now), most of my friends have been locals and they are genuine people who know what's really happening. I even work in a company which has a Govt stake in it. Even there, all my seniors and colleagues welcome me and treat me as their own.
I've been to around 10 states and stayed for a period of atleast 2 years at each place and I've met my fair share of narrow minded people everywhere. I know and respect the culture and the language where ever I go. That is the way it has to be.
What I can't understand is the fact that no one I know or have read of, has tried to destroy the local culture in any way here in Maharashtra. If someone tried to disrupt the Ganesh Puja, hang him I say. But if someone tries to give a Railway Exam, please don't beat him up.
I'm sure some *narrow-minded* people will scoff when they read this, but this is the only bone of contention I got. I don't mind Marathi movies or the Stock Exchange website in Marathi or anything else for that matter. This is Maharashtra after all and its the same everywhere.
Unnecessary violence is like breeding a snake which will eventually rear its ugly head and bite your face off.
One of the things that pisses me off greatly in this country is we have this right 'to feel offended'.
Totally agree. I swear if this was not there, our country would have been somewhere near China by now.
amol_cool said:
Well I won't say I don't do that after reading such posts but that still shouldn't make that big difference IMO. Just like we know that such people exists in our society, so they will at this forum too.
I would say why not use this as an opportunity to understand the minds of the people and then understand the exact problem. Running away from a problem is the worst thing. (We all know this but we all do it at times!)
Amol, its not running away from the problem but rather ignoring all the ignorant jerks who think that their own insecurities should be projected as a regional/cultural issue and glorified, sensationalized so that they can have their 15 mins of fame.
Do you really believe that a U.P. chap getting a job in Mumbai instead of a Maharashtrian
is an issue?
Don't you think that the reverse of this might also be happening in U.P.? With all the talk of globalization, I cannot even imagine what these kind of insecure folks would do outside their state, forget the country..
All said and done, anyone and everyone who wants to continue breaking offices and beating up people with the excuse of protecting their culture may continue doing so. But, please be aware of the fact that when this bubble bursts, you guys are going to be the first ones to get wet..
This is my last post in this thread and like blr_p so wisely suggested, "its not like the thread title isn't self-explanatory.", I'm going to follow his advice and keep my inquisitive, nosy self away from these threads. It has opinionated me about some members already and I wouldn't like that to happen in the future.