How do you feel when someone misinterprets your culture? / myLot

New Delhi, India

April 8, 2018 4:00am CST

Ha ha!!! I remember when I joined my college I was often questioned by my classmates about where I am from in terms of my culture and my response was Orissa. The moment I used to say this they'd be taken aback and would reveal that they had expected me to be a south indian or a Bengali. I was often dissapointed whenever I heard such opinions of theirs. Did anyone here go through such a moment ?

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

8 Apr 18

I don't live in your country and can't understand why people should be surprised. India has so many different peoples and cultures that such situations must happen very often. What is there to be disappointed about? Did anyone discriminate against you?

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Swayamsiddha Dash

@Swayamsiddha (4358)

• New Delhi, India

8 Apr 18

Kind of yes. For some time. But then I was fine with those people as well.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

8 Apr 18

@Swayamsiddha Btw, I haven't got the foggiest idea where Orissa is. Why don't you mention this in your post? Not all members are from India.

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Swayamsiddha Dash

@Swayamsiddha (4358)

• New Delhi, India

8 Apr 18

@MALUSE I was born and raised in New Delhi, India. Culture wise I belong to Orissa, East India.

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Sky

@skysnap (20154)

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8 Apr 18

Liberalism is all about manipulating each others cultures and make them follow singular liberal thoughts. Considering how liberalism is degrading cultures all over. I am not surprised how some other cultures are ready to take shots on each other.

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Swayamsiddha Dash

@Swayamsiddha (4358)

• New Delhi, India

8 Apr 18

Absolutely

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