Comments on: A little NYC in my DC http://textilesandbicycles.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/a-little-nyc-in-my-dc/ Urbanism | Craft | Greenery Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:07:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: mmmona http://textilesandbicycles.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/a-little-nyc-in-my-dc/#comment-146 mmmona Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:56:07 +0000 http://textilesandbicycles.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-146 I posted this on the "Where are you from" post, but thought to include here in direct response: The comment above led me to realize that people get a little confused when it comes to the difference between race/ethnicity and nationality (where you are from)–and this is really confusing with Indians, since our race/ethnicity is Indian…but that’s also a nationality for over 1 billion people. When I call myself Indian or South Asian, I am referring to my race/ethnicity…it’s the box I check. East Indian is often one of the boxes. That is what I check. When you ask me where I’m from, my nationality is US. Period. I can should and will refer to myself as Indian, and if anyone believes I shouldn’t then they themselves should stop referring to themselves as white or start saying they’re from some land of white people that is not America. I posted this on the “Where are you from” post, but thought to include here in direct response:
The comment above led me to realize that people get a little confused when it comes to the difference between race/ethnicity and nationality (where you are from)–and this is really confusing with Indians, since our race/ethnicity is Indian…but that’s also a nationality for over 1 billion people. When I call myself Indian or South Asian, I am referring to my race/ethnicity…it’s the box I check. East Indian is often one of the boxes. That is what I check. When you ask me where I’m from, my nationality is US. Period. I can should and will refer to myself as Indian, and if anyone believes I shouldn’t then they themselves should stop referring to themselves as white or start saying they’re from some land of white people that is not America.

]]> By: Kelley McDonald http://textilesandbicycles.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/a-little-nyc-in-my-dc/#comment-141 Kelley McDonald Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:51:44 +0000 http://textilesandbicycles.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-141 Um, I read your post about white people always assuming you want to talk about India, or asking you "where you are really from," etc. Good points. But then, I read the post below where you state "I'm one picky Indian." Isn't this a bit of a contradiction? Aren't you from Virginia? So you are Indian when it makes you feel good about being different, and not when someone else assumes you are different and therefore annoys you? I don't go walking around saying "I'm one picky Scot." Um, I read your post about white people always assuming you want to talk about India, or asking you “where you are really from,” etc. Good points. But then, I read the post below where you state “I’m one picky Indian.” Isn’t this a bit of a contradiction? Aren’t you from Virginia? So you are Indian when it makes you feel good about being different, and not when someone else assumes you are different and therefore annoys you? I don’t go walking around saying “I’m one picky Scot.”

]]> By: gwadzilla http://textilesandbicycles.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/a-little-nyc-in-my-dc/#comment-125 gwadzilla Sat, 24 May 2008 15:01:36 +0000 http://textilesandbicycles.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-125 amusing... I do not know NYC well enough to agree or disagree but when in West Virginia this winter past I was cross country skiing at White Grass when talking to the owner and praising him for his bohemian resort we laughed when I retold to him how I had a conversation with someone about White Grass where I caught myself almost saying it is more Vermont than West Virginia because it is not Vermont it is West Virginia the comparison may aid in understanding things but... sometimes things are what they are West Virginia is a great state similar mountain culture but its own culture not sure it that makes any sense the coffee is still taking effect amusing…

I do not know NYC well enough to agree or disagree

but when in West Virginia this winter past I was cross country skiing at White Grass

when talking to the owner and praising him for his bohemian resort we laughed when I retold to him how I had a conversation with someone about White Grass where I caught myself almost saying it is more Vermont than West Virginia
because it is not Vermont
it is West Virginia
the comparison may aid in understanding things
but… sometimes things are what they are
West Virginia is a great state
similar mountain culture
but its own culture

not sure it that makes any sense

the coffee is still taking effect

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