India is a multi cultural society. Every state, every geographical locale is a
multi hued web of cultures. We take
great pride in our Unity in Diversity – yet as individuals we remain rebels
forever – constantly wanting to break out of the ‘so-called’ barriers imposed
by our ancestors .
At the same time,
when we go to the west, we adopt the ‘coke’ and pizza culture so readily. We cut and colour our hair, we take off every vestige of our
Indian roots but staunchly refuse to imbibe any of the values – independence,
courtesy, politeness. We put on the
accent but never learn the language or its nuances.
One of the typical scenes is at the boarding lounge of
airports. When in an airport anywhere in
the US, no matter how crowded the flight, one never sees a mad stampede at the
boarding gate – when we are called zone wise, we go take our places in serial
order with just a glance into the boarding pass of the person ahead. Contrast this with the scene at the Dubai airport
– the airline personnel have to literally behave like policemen and women while
the surging crowd gives you a narrow passage to walk to your line !
When will we learn ???
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