tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052889176291399960.post6425537845710030137..comments2024-02-06T19:03:53.593+05:30Comments on Street of Smiles: Culture Diaries: Exploring the Growth of my Identities in Changing Cultural SettingsHemuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922836316012264352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052889176291399960.post-43104252093483058682017-04-25T20:01:26.832+05:302017-04-25T20:01:26.832+05:30Hi Divya,
It is quite possible that I am still hol...Hi Divya,<br />It is quite possible that I am still holding on to the image of Madras from when I left. Again, I am not saying I haven't got good conversations or anything out here. I have some really wonderful friends who are ever willing to help me out in a pickle. I guess it just depends on what role they are fulfilling in their respective cultures. Thank you for sharing your thoughts here, please do stay connected! :) <br /><br />Hemu Hemuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922836316012264352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052889176291399960.post-53082535633727470442017-04-23T21:23:43.746+05:302017-04-23T21:23:43.746+05:30I actually feel the opposite. Chennai is no longer...I actually feel the opposite. Chennai is no longer so collective as you mention and I feel more alone here that I felt in USA or anywhere else I have visited during my travels. I found both strangers and friends outside India willing to talk and help but in India there is always this expectation of what I can do for them. I have had great conversations with strangers in public spaces in the US or Thailand or Nepal but in India I would rather keep my mouth shut. I think that it depends upon your circle of people and your luck to an extent. Divya Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522282917004358863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052889176291399960.post-21336522172453189312017-04-23T19:27:24.540+05:302017-04-23T19:27:24.540+05:30I wouldn't exactly say that. I don't think...I wouldn't exactly say that. I don't think the American way of life is spiritually on a higher level than any other culture's. It is centred around the individual so much, a large part of it stemming from capitalism, that it gets somewhat dysfunctional with minimal grounding. I love India and I like my stay here too, it's just a matter of observation at this point. :)<br />Thank you for writing in here and connecting! <br /><br />Hemu Hemuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922836316012264352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052889176291399960.post-21783653584809472082017-04-23T19:25:20.730+05:302017-04-23T19:25:20.730+05:30I like the States maami, no doubt about that. I be...I like the States maami, no doubt about that. I believe once I hit the balance, it's going to be great. Thank you for your kind comments and connecting here! <br />Hemu Hemuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922836316012264352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052889176291399960.post-84430902011190736932017-04-23T18:25:11.065+05:302017-04-23T18:25:11.065+05:30If you ask me, at an higher evolutionary level, th...If you ask me, at an higher evolutionary level, the American way is more close to liberation whereas we in India tend to be bound by attachments. But having been raised in India, I can feel what you are talking about in every sense. By the way, I share the same feeling of not belonging to a place and having grown up in Madras (not Chennai) and in Anna Nagar :) This is an excellent piece and worth a publish in a research journal. Nandhini Chandrasekaranhttp://pagesfromserendipity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1052889176291399960.post-79363912915588990742017-04-23T12:48:13.145+05:302017-04-23T12:48:13.145+05:30Wonderfully written I can related completely.... I...Wonderfully written I can related completely.... Intellectual knowledge is not enough for any one experience u need then only one can know how the world works.... Individualist culture is prominent in America and we see more problems in different angles and when we compare we understand India is much better but there is space of improvement every where.... My experience living US I had faced this culture difference and social living is not much but facilities are many and one live lavishly.... But introduction is given individually... But there true there are few people who r nice and they need love and r open but still there is limit u cannot cross the line so one has to balance and keep going so life is smooth.... true change will come and people change it is good change and positivity help to cope and make smooth life....Vaidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12779909494055781240noreply@blogger.com