tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post2349205274165837733..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: Far from the madding crowdSriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-43332740922615003152016-03-10T11:50:57.377-08:002016-03-10T11:50:57.377-08:00Obviously, I haven't been good about following...Obviously, I haven't been good about following your links. :D<br />Rob and Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286462340839314411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-68356524027455107062016-03-09T19:56:00.581-08:002016-03-09T19:56:00.581-08:00Hi Sara, I accidentally clicked the "delete&q...Hi Sara, I accidentally clicked the "delete" button and Blogger didn't even ask for a confirmation :( <br />In that comment, you had referred to a NY Times piece ... that is one of the sources that I had linked to in my post ...<br /><br />As for this comment ... my first thought was you have made seven or eight trips, right, in the 19 years? And each time spending two to four months there? You and Rob are some serious Indophiles ;)<br />Yes, the kids and the youth are increasingly the same in any part of the world--they can't wait to get their hands on the latest electronic gadget and then they forget all about the humans all around them :(<br />Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-26550010363875667972016-03-09T15:16:19.573-08:002016-03-09T15:16:19.573-08:00What I think is sad is all those "extra"...What I think is sad is all those "extra" boys with no jobs & no future.<br /><br />Couple that with the rise in materialism we've observed in the younger generation over the past 19 years, and, um, bad things can happen.<br /><br />On our first visit, we were awed by the people who were content with their lot because they recognized they already had the true necessities in life. It was inspiring to me, to say the least.<br /><br />Now, more & more young people seem to be coveting all the newest & best gadgets & widgets. We're seeing less and less contentment & more and more aspiration -- at least among that generation. Will they mature into contentment? Or will the time bomb blow up?<br /><br />I agree totally, however, that there's less grasping and more acceptance & contentment over there than here!<br /><br />SaraRob and Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286462340839314411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-84447652741482773042016-03-09T10:48:08.123-08:002016-03-09T10:48:08.123-08:00The ovarian lottery was "fate"--I didn&#...The ovarian lottery was "fate"--I didn't do anything ;)<br />Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-3550207304380740822016-03-08T20:47:57.707-08:002016-03-08T20:47:57.707-08:00That was a very interesting interview; I wish I co...That was a very interesting interview; I wish I could have heard it in its entirety.<br /><br />12 - 18 million jobs a year? Yikes.Anne in Salemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-5709213103114074412016-03-08T19:02:15.186-08:002016-03-08T19:02:15.186-08:00Ah, the fear of crowds. I tried to cure my wife of...Ah, the fear of crowds. I tried to cure my wife of her fear of large cities by setting our honeymoon for Chicago, and promising her I had no intention of taking her to LA or New York (it doesn't hurt that I hated both when I went!) but I assume the progress I saw was temporary. Such is the case, I assume, with crowds. Those who have always been surrounded by crowds grow more used to them, while country bumpkins gaze in horror. My desire to visit Japan or China always dies when I see how full the trains are, for instance, but I feel at home in Chicago.<br />As for population booms, my understanding is that part of the issue is a chauvinistic familial pride. Parents want a son to continue the family, and more sons has always meant better odds. Ah, that's another thing you've won, Sriram! The ovarian lottery!Mike Hothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-33120533082775603772016-03-08T17:32:32.560-08:002016-03-08T17:32:32.560-08:00Long time no see, Sara ...
As for eating meat ......Long time no see, Sara ...<br /><br />As for eating meat ... ahem, it is a rare, rare once in a while. So rare that it can be discounted. One of my many jokes with students is that I am an Oregonian who was accidentally born in India ;)<br /><br />I don't consider the situation "sad" though. i am always impressed that people in India--the poor and the middle class alike--see to be happy and content more than people here in the US. Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-38859236109671144662016-03-08T15:00:47.354-08:002016-03-08T15:00:47.354-08:00Hmmm.... You can't stand crowds, you eat meat...Hmmm.... You can't stand crowds, you eat meat, you don't care for spicy foods. Are you absolutely SURE you're Indian? :)<br /><br />Every time we return to India, I'm amazed anew at how many more people -- and how much more traffic! -- there is, everywhere we go. The population is ballooning, yes. And I'm appalled at how many unattached young men are jobless & almost hopeless. A ticking time bomb, for sure. How sad.<br /><br />I'm not enochlophobic nor am I entomophobic nor murophobic nor bacteriophobic nor ephebiphobic nor Indophoboc nor arachnophobic nor catagelophobic nor gelotophobic nor mageirocophobic nor ophthalmophobic. Any of these could make it extra hard for me to adjust to India. <br /><br />But with the increased traffic, I admit, I've become agyiophobic.<br /><br />Isn't it amazing what new words you can learn by having to look up "Enochlophobia"! Gee, thanks, Ramesh.<br /><br />SaraRob and Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286462340839314411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-42366494238932036672016-03-08T12:59:08.433-08:002016-03-08T12:59:08.433-08:00I had to look up the meaning for "Enochlophob...I had to look up the meaning for "Enochlophobia" ... don't use big words and confuse the heck of this simple fella ;)<br /><br />In India, the left needs to think about income distribution along with job creation. But, they seem to think that eliminating income inequality will somehow miraculously create jobs. Unemployed youth anywhere--especially the young men--are the metaphorical ticking bombs ... put them to work or else :(Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-58373257526678835982016-03-08T05:41:49.879-08:002016-03-08T05:41:49.879-08:00Yes Yes Yes. Its precisely because of those huge n...Yes Yes Yes. Its precisely because of those huge numbers of the young that job creation has to be above all else in terms of priorities. China did this remarkably well - so please doff your hat in tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest achievements. India must do the same and not listen to the loony left who are moaning about income distribution. Create jobs first. Create jobs next and you can say that again.<br /><br />You are hereby invited to stand in front of Churchgate station and simply watch for a few hours as a cure for Enochlophobia.<br /><br />I am tickled that the New Yorker can appreciate the Queen's English. There is hope in the world after all :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com