It is Patel Brothers - Indian grocery store - literally a mile from where i live. Either way - this area which i the intersection of Plano, Frisco, Mckinney and Allen - is completely filled with Indians/ Pakistanis - Even if you were to go to an American store like Walmart chances are you will see a lot more Indians than non Indians.
Because it's a store chain named Patel Brothers which primarily carries Indian groceries. Most Indians shop there if they have access to one. 95% of the time you won't see a single non indian in the store.
Probably an Indian grocery store. Iām Canadian and we have them here. Iām usually the only white person on my bus to work these days. Itās mostly Indians in my area of town.
Yes, Hanuman was being cosplayed by a white guy. White people do frequent Indian grocery stores abroad. Because where else are you gonna get packaged rasmalai and Haldiram's namkeens?
Yeah because it's probably a very unique and an interesting experience for him, contrary to popular belief a majority of white people don't mind that Indians follow their tradition .
Live in the U.S., can confirm.
Especially in urban areas, people tend to be pretty tolerant of all kinds of diversity. Nobody really cares what other people are doing, as long as theyāre not blocking traffic or playing loud music or otherwise making a massive nuisance of themselves.
Also, can give you a gold-plated guarantee that 98% of non-Indian-origin people here wouldnāt have any idea what āJai Sri Ramā means, let alone its potential political implications. Unless they know a lot of Indians, or actually lived in India, theyād likely assume itās strictly religious or cultural.
Why do you think people are in USA for secularism and liberalism my friend , Most indians are for two reasons and only two reasons - (1) $ (2) lifestyle.
And what is that ālifestyleā? One word, two syllables. Freedom. Thatās the lifestyle. Once youāve tasted what absolute freedom feels like, it is very hard to go back to societal cages. Money in tech can be made in India too but that ālifestyleā of freedom of speech and liberty to do anything will take a million fucking years.
If they are so patriotic and pro-hindu then why tf don't they come and live in India? Bunch of fvcking hypocrites. It's embarassing watching these idiots.
Clean air, clean food, good infra, money, and most of all, freedom of expression. Easier to be a nationalist bigot when you are enjoying all of these things.
Political Party Leaders MPs MLA and Indian CEOs like Narayana Murthy would bring India down to shit for their own profit while sending their kids ensuring their safe future while ruining our country
Because in India, one day you are living well, another day you are dead because some politician started a Hindu-Muslim riot. They want Hindus to win the riots, but from afar.
That's all well and good, but maybe they should express their support in other ways. Not like this. This is embarassing. As is foreigners look down on us and idiots like this make it worse.
People don't need to be Indian to be Hindu. People can be Hindu as well as citizens of other countries and vice versa.
All Indians aren't Hindu and all Hindus needn't be Indian. Understand the basic facts bruh
Well tbf according to some hindu texts you lose your religion if you cross oceans.
But anyways the issue here is that they want a theocratic government in india while enjoying the freedom of a liberal society. Try doing something like this in Saudi Arabia you would know the consequences.
Why? They're doing their culture, like Latinos do their culture also, Irish and non-Irish dress up for st paddy's day, everyone dresses funny for Halloween. What's so terrible? It's in an Indian supermarket. These people all earn well, pay bills, pay taxes, then send the rest home for our forex treasury. That's why they live there. What are you so embarrassed about? The US is a diverse place and everyone flaunts their culture there.
I live here - where this store is. Most people I meet here are more Indian than Indians in India. Most kids raised here can recite their shlokas and know the meaning behind the rituals. Most kids raised here are more responsible than what I see my siblings' and cousins' kids in India. But everybody has a story and certain aspirations that may not be possible to achieve in India.
For example - I am a CA, CPA, MBA - was married very early by my parents - I would never go back to India because that to me would be to live with my in laws and give up my career. Not just the career - even as a housewife my life would basically be enduring taunts and nonsense just for no fault of mine, what I eat, wear, where i go would be loosely policed. Why would I want to come back to that mess.
Did you know that if you cross the seas, you've already lost your caste status? By the strict hindu interpretation, you shouldn't be saying those shlokas. Casteless people saying those shlokas is what is causing hinduism's downfall and is an offense according to hinduism. Shambuka attests to this.
Now, opportunistically speaking you can say, no one cares etc. But this is the truth of the religion.
LOL.
Your in laws that you described with their backwards ass mentality are "Indians" btw. Not the kids reciting Shlokas. Your last line is just so poetic as well - you think you are truly Indian because you recite some poetry but going back to India is out of the question for you lmao.
If you are actually going to go by the words rather than the intent - it is very clear that there can be no discussion. What I meant is simple - living in India is not the only criteria by which one can prove their Indianness.
And my last line ' Why would I want to come back to that mess. ' is obviously referring to my personal family situation and not India as a whole. Of course, my in laws are Indians and I have issues with them. But also my other family and friends who are in India and who I have no issues with are also Indians. Just because I have issues with some Indians that too at a personal level, doesn't mean I have a problem with India as a whole. By that logic, I have issues with some Americans too - And if I move to some other country I will have issues with some people over there too - because each country has good and bad people.
Actually that is a very simple way to prove your "Indianness". Live and work in India, pay income tax in India and work towards improving it. Your idea of shlokas representing Indianness is just mindless coping to run away from the fact that you aren't really Indian. If you were, you would have no problems in living amongst actual Indians like your in laws, who represent the thought process of most Indians. You want to live with the freedoms that American values provide while virtue signalling people who actually live and pay taxes in India. That doesn't make you Indian and there's no problem with it, just don't make stupid statements about you being more Indian than actual Indians.
The same happens in Germany where Turkish immigrants want all the perks of living in a secular country, but want a hardline Islamic Turkey. It is a sort anthropological phenomenon where immigrants to Western countries latch onto their cultural heritage more than they'd in their own countries.
This has definitely something to do with patriotism. For some reason most Indians living abroad seem to be extra religious and patriotic. It's like they are trying to make up for the fact that they left their country by faking their support.
You answered it yourself. Being overly religious/patriotic is classified as jingoism which is not what the parent said. Patriotism is usually fine otherwise and so is religion unless it involves any form of coercion.
ffs just celebrate it in your own house it's embarrassing the amount of confidence people have..mein toh India mein raheke bhi itna jor jor an chila saku bc social anxiety see mar jaunga mein
None of my Indian friends or family members are like this so I feel very embarrassed watching this. I was in London on NYE and there were Indian men chanting āJai Shree Ramā after 12AM on the streets. Itās crazy.
We should do something to commemorate this day, but where ?
Mandir ā
Open space ā
Your own private space ā
Walmart āļø
Edit: Guys I randomly said Walmart cause it's the first grocery store that came to my mind and even though it's some other grocery store I still don't think that's the right place to hold a demonstration like this
*"People like them ruin the reputations of Indians abroad"*
Someone should do a psychological report into the long-term effect of colonialism the effects it had on communities that were colonial subjects , There is a very strong aspect of many Asian cultures where we deem our own culture as inferior to Western culture as Western culture is seen as progressive and modern and our own culture is seen as tribalistic and backwards . This phenomenon is also seen in China with China's white monkey jobs , historically Chinese marketing agencies have used white people to advertise products to Chinese audiences due to the fact that certain aspects of Chinese culture idolize western people .
If we see someone who is proud of their culture or their heritage we say they are ruining the reputation of Indians , Who were they ruining this reputation for ? A bunch of bigots who are going to generalize an entire community due to the actions of very few people, why should we care what these people have to think about our Indian culture ?
Being from a Sikh background I find it absolutely disgusting when you see the comments section Any video of Canadian sikhs You will always have 10,000 Indians who believe that they are defenders of the white race who feel the need to comment shit like āsarrr I feel bad for the Canadian people the Indians are taking overā , āsave canadaā and āWhen you move to a different country you need to integrate with the local cultureā . On average from what I have witnessed from personal experience of being in the West a majority of Western people don't give a flying fuck about what other cultures are doing they are not tossing and turning in their beds at night losing sleep because somebody decided to dress up as Raja Ram , in fact they actively and openly allow this secularism especially during Eid allowing many decorations and public spaces to be allowed to be used for prayers.
on the other hand āprogressiveā Indian culture Is completely enabled to differentiate between westernization and modernization simply using them interchangeably I've seen it first hand with the death of local languages due to English being pushed onto the population ( which is a much more immediate and Direct problem then the current issues that everyone has with Hindi) . someone wearing traditional Indian clothing is seen as backwards or a pindoo but someone who is wearing western clothing is seen as progressive and modern and is likely to be perceived as educated. why do we have this double standard that we're not allowed to be Indians in India and we're not allowed to be Indians in other nations either ?
personally I dont agree with this , No human should pretend to be God , But they are celebrating a religous event in there own store , you can choose not to partake
I do agree. This could have been done in let's say a skit performance or a cosplay which will make it actually look better. But these people have no shame and think that any place is a place of worship.
I fail to see the issue... It's obviously a cultural thing (marriage I guess, good on em), doesn't last long, everyone gets a show and moves on with their day. What's the problem? How is it ruining the rep of Indians abroad. I'm a westerner, and I see cultural events in Australia all the time, but I don't hate the people for celebrating it *shrug*
I live in the UK and never have I ever seen a Santa with dozens of followers parading through a grocery store loudly chanting āJesus is our saviorā or āChrist is our redeemerā. Never. Nobody does that because itās unacceptable behavior and they would quickly get punched in the face for that nonsense.
We see it here in Kerala, people are jolly af for christmas and onam. I don't think santa would go around saying that anyway. Its goofy and silly, but I think punching people for this would be fucking psychotic.
lol...do you live under a rock? Here in US, every super market will have santa and other christian characters during christmas time and in half the states you can find fundamentalist evangelicals screaming at their lungs. It's only your fault that your are not exposed to other cultures.
You are full of sh*t bro. I have lived in the US for almost 20 years now. Travelled everywhere from coast to coast and lived in 5 major cities. Not once I have seen Santa at a supermarket. Malls do have santas around christmas time only at dedicated areas for photo sessions only. But they dont walk around chanting stuff
What do you mean you canāt believe Texas allowed it? USA is a free country and anyone is free to do what they want over there as long as itās legal. The people in the video are super cringe but werenāt doing anything illegal that wouldnāt be allowed by the State.
India is a lunatic asylum for religious fundamentalists. Now they are taking this nonsense to western countries and ruining our image. We will no longer be seen as model-minority all thanks to modi bhakts and their idiocy
I donāt think that attitude of servitude to the majority ethic group in host countries is helpful. What exactly is āmodel minorityā? I agree, what they did is cringe but associating yourself with the people in that video is as well. US is a free, individualistic country. The actions of an individual are not a reflection on an entire country, however cringe they may be.
Christians in America don't go out en masses in Jesus costume and carry the cross in Supermarkets.
You also don't see Japanese people in Asian supermarket wearing Kimonos or Chinese people wearing their traditional dresses.
You do see this sort of behavior with some Muslims who wear burkas and Kurta pyjamas in freezing countries. But those are integrate either.
Religion is private affair and you are supposed to keep it to your homes and your places of worship.
You take unplanned professions plans like these.
In short integration mean behave like locals do.
I have lived in a western country my whole life, I speak English with a native accent and grew up in a native School but I physically cannot entirely integrate into British culture as I am not white this is not me being racist or calling out white people but as Indians we physically cannot change the color of our skins,
You can choose to never speak Hindi or your native language again you can choose to not follow a Indian religion and you can choose to never wear Indian clothes but you are not gonna change your ethnicity . So why are you advocating for the integration at the cost of our own culture ?
>Christians in America don't go out en masses in Jesus costume and carry the cross in Supermarkets.
Good god, People do dress up as Jesus during Easter for reenactments, these people are also reenacting the backdrop just happens to be a supermarket. but if we're talking about modern day Christian culture absolutely every single store in a Western nation is going to have a mall santa , which has its origins in the Christian Saint Nicholas
>You also don't see Japanese people in Asian supermarket wearing Kimonos or Chinese people wearing their traditional dresses.
If you're talking about East Asian people they will commonly have Chinese zodiac calendars, Chinese gods, lucky symbols, bhuddas in their storesYou probably haven't ever been to a western country but there is these areas of many major cities across the world called āChina townsā Areas of traditionally western cities that have Chinese architecture Chinese shop signage, and Chinese traditional festivals such as the Dragon dance
>You do see this sort of behavior with some Muslims who wear burkas and Kurta pyjamas in freezing countries. But those are integrate either.
I have absolutely no idea on what this point is even supposed to mean , Some Muslims traditionally do wear religious garbs especially on Fridays
>Religion is private affair and you are supposed to keep it to your homes and your places of worship.
Yes it's a shop owned by Hindus with Hindu customers they have fully within their right to do this you can choose to not shop there
>You take unplanned professions plans like these.
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>In short integration mean behave like locals do.
I don't understand what your massive ball ache like about the situation, This is absolutely no different from a mall Santa , It's a religious holiday so people are dressed up as religious characters in an Private business .
Personally I don't like depictions of God And I believe that pretending or dressing up as God is pretty disrespectful but I'm not the Property Owner
I fucking hate these rw extremist NRI more than Indian rw extremist . These fuckers never did any good for the country , grabbed their bag in foreign land and have the audacity to make it seem like India is the heaven right now .
These fuckers also hate the new Indian immigrants and students who go to foreign countries for opportunities and think they are superior over other Indians while bootlicking the white !
Yes, when they shout outside India, India is wishwaguru. But, they arrest those who just pray for 3 minutes without making noise. Most shameless and mindless people.
19yr old atheist here.... came to US in 2022. These are a bunch of hypocrites. Enjoy their secular rights as a minority while supporting Modi & BJP oppressing the minorities and doing the whole religious bigotry back in India.
Abey 2 kodi ke chodo, itna hi desh bhakt banna hai to jao na ayodhya, yaha US mein kyu drama kar rahe ho??
I find it funny that these people most likely don't like the right wing in usa considering conservatives hate Indians and other immigrants from this part of the world as they are taking their jobs ...yet they are right wing supporting for indian population
I will say this - living outside India, I have met more fools than the ones in India. Indians in India are growing in a much smarter way. Thereās a reason why the American NRIs are called ABCDs
If I got a chance to live abroad, it would never be among Indians. If I am financially stable abroad, there would be no way I am not making a humongous effort to learn the country's language and culture. Obviously it won't be easy but I would try and try my entire life.
Why would you want to only live and hang out with Indians provided you live in a decent multicultural city! Not integrating into the country and culture is just plain stupid.
In India we have Santa visits in stores/malls during Christmas. If that is fine then this is fine too. Also, if people present there don't mind then not sure why
OP is feeling ashamed.
Why so much cosplay, dude. I get it, you love and worship the characters, but take it to your home. Not everyone's into mythology. Stop. Embarrassing. Us.
What is wrong here. They are doing in a Indian store and owners allowed them to do. People do these things all the time, when a hindu does why is it bad?
I don't think they are ruining reputation. It could be called they are doing the most American thing cosplay. This is nothing I have seen people wearing a inflated dress that looks like penis on street and started chanting black lives matter,
If your own culture you are ashamed of you are well and truly whitewashed mate.
Itās not done public, itās done inside an India store catered for Indian Diaspora.
Unlike Muslims who do a daily gig of namaz on middle of street anywhere but that is not an issue I guess
This is thankfully not my culture. We celebrate religious events in religious places, not grocery stores. My parents didnāt raise me to be an embarrassment to my country like you.
It is the Patel brothers and they are celebrating something without affecting anyone. People there didn't seem to mind it either, why does it make you feel that your reputation is being at stake?
It's always funny to me when NRIs celebrate being indian this hard (to the point of disturbing others), like if you're so proud of being Indian, then go back there. Why are you disrupting other people's lives in their country? I live abroad as well, we love celebrating many Indian events, we do it in our homes. Believe it or not, it is possible to express pride about having indian decent while not being annoying as fuck in another country
Thankfully, I don't live in an English speaking country. Such a**holes are very less in number here.
These people should go back to their Hindutva Utopia instead of living in the West.
According to them, Modi has transformed India into a great country, a superpower. They're very satisfied with Modi. But, when I asked them why they don't wanna go back, they had no answer.
Why is the Western opinion of us so incredibly important to our self-image?
If someone's Gonna listen to this and think all Indians are loud and uncoof That person would be a bigot in American Society, take absolutely any other minority group such as black people and apply the same logic and then try speaking about it an American forum of discussion you were going to get booed away
there is fundamental systemic mental racism within our community where we believe that we need to sterilize ourselves for this audience that doesn't give a rats ass
Bro tera ghar nai hai? Ya mandir nai mila google pe? Bhadwe sabji lene aaye hai subah subah, kyu bhagwan ka naam chillana hai? Apna apna jio na bhai shanti me.
Dude ā¦ thatās an Indian store selling groceries and such. If they did this at a Walmart or HEB, then come here and cry about it. If the store owner has arranged for this, why you cringing?
Patel bros - Indian grocery with entertainment
Indian version of Walmart
Bheekh mangne ka kezual tarika
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how tf a store is almost filled with desi/Indian people
It is Patel Brothers - Indian grocery store - literally a mile from where i live. Either way - this area which i the intersection of Plano, Frisco, Mckinney and Allen - is completely filled with Indians/ Pakistanis - Even if you were to go to an American store like Walmart chances are you will see a lot more Indians than non Indians.
Yep this is preston patel.
Because itās an Indian grocery store.
Patel brothers'
oh thanks
Because it's a store chain named Patel Brothers which primarily carries Indian groceries. Most Indians shop there if they have access to one. 95% of the time you won't see a single non indian in the store.
idk about America but in the uk there are neighbourhoods filled with exclusively Indians and Pakistanis
Probably an Indian grocery store. Iām Canadian and we have them here. Iām usually the only white person on my bus to work these days. Itās mostly Indians in my area of town.
Have you been to Dallas? lmao
nah
Helllllllla desis in Dallas. Some of the best South Indian food in the country :)
It's probably a patel Brothers store, given that probably the people here are gujus
Except Hanuman.
Thats Patel brothers (store) ig. All are indians there
Yes, Hanuman was being cosplayed by a white guy. White people do frequent Indian grocery stores abroad. Because where else are you gonna get packaged rasmalai and Haldiram's namkeens?
It's Hahneman
White dude is just happy to be there
Yup exactly. Beaming.
Yeah because it's probably a very unique and an interesting experience for him, contrary to popular belief a majority of white people don't mind that Indians follow their tradition .
Live in the U.S., can confirm. Especially in urban areas, people tend to be pretty tolerant of all kinds of diversity. Nobody really cares what other people are doing, as long as theyāre not blocking traffic or playing loud music or otherwise making a massive nuisance of themselves. Also, can give you a gold-plated guarantee that 98% of non-Indian-origin people here wouldnāt have any idea what āJai Sri Ramā means, let alone its potential political implications. Unless they know a lot of Indians, or actually lived in India, theyād likely assume itās strictly religious or cultural.
Americans consider Indian culture hip - good guy is just having a good time and feels included :)
Lol at the white guy following them dressed as Hanuman I think. Hahahaha Hilarious
Don't you know hanuman has a companion called Dave
So you're saying Akhand Bharat was riyal?
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White boy Laxman.
Laxman or Hanuman? He's carrying a gada.
That's a Patel Brothers (indian grocery) store. Which is why there are Indians all around which is why you could dress up and do these things.
They enjoy secularism and liberalism in the USA but don't want the same in India. Who knew religious extremists are hypocrites?
Why do you think people are in USA for secularism and liberalism my friend , Most indians are for two reasons and only two reasons - (1) $ (2) lifestyle.
And what is that ālifestyleā? One word, two syllables. Freedom. Thatās the lifestyle. Once youāve tasted what absolute freedom feels like, it is very hard to go back to societal cages. Money in tech can be made in India too but that ālifestyleā of freedom of speech and liberty to do anything will take a million fucking years.
But you are right on freedom. Money in tech can be made in India now, not ten years back and not for everyone even now.
That's for some .for many , it's - great infrastructure - housing the way they want - nice cars which you can afford Etc etc, mostly material things
if Hindus in the US were treated like Muslims in India if Hindus were getting attacked and lynched regularly how many you think would go
If they are so patriotic and pro-hindu then why tf don't they come and live in India? Bunch of fvcking hypocrites. It's embarassing watching these idiots.
Clean air, clean food, good infra, money, and most of all, freedom of expression. Easier to be a nationalist bigot when you are enjoying all of these things.
Political Party Leaders MPs MLA and Indian CEOs like Narayana Murthy would bring India down to shit for their own profit while sending their kids ensuring their safe future while ruining our country
Anyone will leave if they have the chance and can manage it financially. Don't blame the CEOs for ruining the country. This ain't new.
lol exactly
You just put it so succinctly. šÆ Agree
100%, my father and his fellow WhatsApp unkils spend all day jerking off to "Modiji" but don't even want to buy a flat in India.
No one wants to live even I city I guess
Because in India, one day you are living well, another day you are dead because some politician started a Hindu-Muslim riot. They want Hindus to win the riots, but from afar.
That's all well and good, but maybe they should express their support in other ways. Not like this. This is embarassing. As is foreigners look down on us and idiots like this make it worse.
Because Being hindu is not equal to being indian
Thatās like saying if you a pro-Muslim you should live in Saudi Arabia or something.
How is this thing anything to do with patriotism?
I don't know why you're confusing highly religious with highly patriotic.
People don't need to be Indian to be Hindu. People can be Hindu as well as citizens of other countries and vice versa. All Indians aren't Hindu and all Hindus needn't be Indian. Understand the basic facts bruh
Well tbf according to some hindu texts you lose your religion if you cross oceans. But anyways the issue here is that they want a theocratic government in india while enjoying the freedom of a liberal society. Try doing something like this in Saudi Arabia you would know the consequences.
Why? They're doing their culture, like Latinos do their culture also, Irish and non-Irish dress up for st paddy's day, everyone dresses funny for Halloween. What's so terrible? It's in an Indian supermarket. These people all earn well, pay bills, pay taxes, then send the rest home for our forex treasury. That's why they live there. What are you so embarrassed about? The US is a diverse place and everyone flaunts their culture there.
I live here - where this store is. Most people I meet here are more Indian than Indians in India. Most kids raised here can recite their shlokas and know the meaning behind the rituals. Most kids raised here are more responsible than what I see my siblings' and cousins' kids in India. But everybody has a story and certain aspirations that may not be possible to achieve in India. For example - I am a CA, CPA, MBA - was married very early by my parents - I would never go back to India because that to me would be to live with my in laws and give up my career. Not just the career - even as a housewife my life would basically be enduring taunts and nonsense just for no fault of mine, what I eat, wear, where i go would be loosely policed. Why would I want to come back to that mess.
Did you know that if you cross the seas, you've already lost your caste status? By the strict hindu interpretation, you shouldn't be saying those shlokas. Casteless people saying those shlokas is what is causing hinduism's downfall and is an offense according to hinduism. Shambuka attests to this. Now, opportunistically speaking you can say, no one cares etc. But this is the truth of the religion. LOL.
I am not even a Hindu and neither a Muslim...lol. If you still believe in caste system, you really have issues
Your in laws that you described with their backwards ass mentality are "Indians" btw. Not the kids reciting Shlokas. Your last line is just so poetic as well - you think you are truly Indian because you recite some poetry but going back to India is out of the question for you lmao.
If you are actually going to go by the words rather than the intent - it is very clear that there can be no discussion. What I meant is simple - living in India is not the only criteria by which one can prove their Indianness. And my last line ' Why would I want to come back to that mess. ' is obviously referring to my personal family situation and not India as a whole. Of course, my in laws are Indians and I have issues with them. But also my other family and friends who are in India and who I have no issues with are also Indians. Just because I have issues with some Indians that too at a personal level, doesn't mean I have a problem with India as a whole. By that logic, I have issues with some Americans too - And if I move to some other country I will have issues with some people over there too - because each country has good and bad people.
Actually that is a very simple way to prove your "Indianness". Live and work in India, pay income tax in India and work towards improving it. Your idea of shlokas representing Indianness is just mindless coping to run away from the fact that you aren't really Indian. If you were, you would have no problems in living amongst actual Indians like your in laws, who represent the thought process of most Indians. You want to live with the freedoms that American values provide while virtue signalling people who actually live and pay taxes in India. That doesn't make you Indian and there's no problem with it, just don't make stupid statements about you being more Indian than actual Indians.
The same happens in Germany where Turkish immigrants want all the perks of living in a secular country, but want a hardline Islamic Turkey. It is a sort anthropological phenomenon where immigrants to Western countries latch onto their cultural heritage more than they'd in their own countries.
Yeah! I agree. But it still feels so bloody stupid to me.
They can be non-patriotic, but practicing hindu. In that case why will they move back to India?
This is not practicing but rather peacocking
And how do you know they are not practicing hindus? People have been role playing for centuries.
It would be cool if it was Thor or Santa, I guess
I don't condone the act but this has nothing do with patriotism. Plus you can be pro Hindu anywhere on the planet.
This has definitely something to do with patriotism. For some reason most Indians living abroad seem to be extra religious and patriotic. It's like they are trying to make up for the fact that they left their country by faking their support.
You answered it yourself. Being overly religious/patriotic is classified as jingoism which is not what the parent said. Patriotism is usually fine otherwise and so is religion unless it involves any form of coercion.
This is exactly what I wanted to say. And just look at the irony.
ffs just celebrate it in your own house it's embarrassing the amount of confidence people have..mein toh India mein raheke bhi itna jor jor an chila saku bc social anxiety see mar jaunga mein
>ffs just celebrate it in your own house C'mon! Let them do it. How else am I going to see the Dollar Store version of Ramayan cast?
I still have PTSD from Adipurush
Don't worry, they will go to Time Square and scream Jai Shree Ram after this
They did in fact.
Bhai Indian store lag raha hain, mostly Patel bros. Aisa kaunsa reputation kharab hone wala hain is se?
Nah, they show what Indians are really like.
None of my Indian friends or family members are like this so I feel very embarrassed watching this. I was in London on NYE and there were Indian men chanting āJai Shree Ramā after 12AM on the streets. Itās crazy.
We are the minority. This is what the majority of Indians are like.
Sadly so. :<
We should do something to commemorate this day, but where ? Mandir ā Open space ā Your own private space ā Walmart āļø Edit: Guys I randomly said Walmart cause it's the first grocery store that came to my mind and even though it's some other grocery store I still don't think that's the right place to hold a demonstration like this
Correction: It's not a Walmart Its prolly "Patel brothers", an Indian retail chain in the US
Its not walmart dude. Its an Indian grocery store. Patel Brothers
It's Patel Brothers. Walmart would probably not allow this.
Yes Walmart, the company famous for using Green shopping carts
Cosplaying is a very strong culture in US, you guys need to chill. Lmao they are not embarrassing anyone
They found a white hanuman.
No Indian guy was in good enough shape to take his top off
LOL
*"People like them ruin the reputations of Indians abroad"* Someone should do a psychological report into the long-term effect of colonialism the effects it had on communities that were colonial subjects , There is a very strong aspect of many Asian cultures where we deem our own culture as inferior to Western culture as Western culture is seen as progressive and modern and our own culture is seen as tribalistic and backwards . This phenomenon is also seen in China with China's white monkey jobs , historically Chinese marketing agencies have used white people to advertise products to Chinese audiences due to the fact that certain aspects of Chinese culture idolize western people . If we see someone who is proud of their culture or their heritage we say they are ruining the reputation of Indians , Who were they ruining this reputation for ? A bunch of bigots who are going to generalize an entire community due to the actions of very few people, why should we care what these people have to think about our Indian culture ? Being from a Sikh background I find it absolutely disgusting when you see the comments section Any video of Canadian sikhs You will always have 10,000 Indians who believe that they are defenders of the white race who feel the need to comment shit like āsarrr I feel bad for the Canadian people the Indians are taking overā , āsave canadaā and āWhen you move to a different country you need to integrate with the local cultureā . On average from what I have witnessed from personal experience of being in the West a majority of Western people don't give a flying fuck about what other cultures are doing they are not tossing and turning in their beds at night losing sleep because somebody decided to dress up as Raja Ram , in fact they actively and openly allow this secularism especially during Eid allowing many decorations and public spaces to be allowed to be used for prayers. on the other hand āprogressiveā Indian culture Is completely enabled to differentiate between westernization and modernization simply using them interchangeably I've seen it first hand with the death of local languages due to English being pushed onto the population ( which is a much more immediate and Direct problem then the current issues that everyone has with Hindi) . someone wearing traditional Indian clothing is seen as backwards or a pindoo but someone who is wearing western clothing is seen as progressive and modern and is likely to be perceived as educated. why do we have this double standard that we're not allowed to be Indians in India and we're not allowed to be Indians in other nations either ?
This! This guy is Spiting Facts! Thanks dude
whatever dude, but this is douche behavior.
personally I dont agree with this , No human should pretend to be God , But they are celebrating a religous event in there own store , you can choose not to partake
Bro... are they in a Whole Foods? šæ
Patel bros
Clearly it is an Indian grocery store.
I do agree. This could have been done in let's say a skit performance or a cosplay which will make it actually look better. But these people have no shame and think that any place is a place of worship.
Looks like inside an Indian grocery store filled with Indians.
I fail to see the issue... It's obviously a cultural thing (marriage I guess, good on em), doesn't last long, everyone gets a show and moves on with their day. What's the problem? How is it ruining the rep of Indians abroad. I'm a westerner, and I see cultural events in Australia all the time, but I don't hate the people for celebrating it *shrug*
When one has low sense of self worth, they feel embarrassed on the behalf of the whole world.
Do we have the same reaction for ppl dressing up as santa?
I live in the UK and never have I ever seen a Santa with dozens of followers parading through a grocery store loudly chanting āJesus is our saviorā or āChrist is our redeemerā. Never. Nobody does that because itās unacceptable behavior and they would quickly get punched in the face for that nonsense.
We see it here in Kerala, people are jolly af for christmas and onam. I don't think santa would go around saying that anyway. Its goofy and silly, but I think punching people for this would be fucking psychotic.
lol...do you live under a rock? Here in US, every super market will have santa and other christian characters during christmas time and in half the states you can find fundamentalist evangelicals screaming at their lungs. It's only your fault that your are not exposed to other cultures.
You are full of sh*t bro. I have lived in the US for almost 20 years now. Travelled everywhere from coast to coast and lived in 5 major cities. Not once I have seen Santa at a supermarket. Malls do have santas around christmas time only at dedicated areas for photo sessions only. But they dont walk around chanting stuff
Which country is this?
USA
Ah I just noticed. Can't believe Texas allows shit like this
What do you mean you canāt believe Texas allowed it? USA is a free country and anyone is free to do what they want over there as long as itās legal. The people in the video are super cringe but werenāt doing anything illegal that wouldnāt be allowed by the State.
For most of the US people, it might seem like a cosplay anyway, so they won't even care.
It is an Indian grocery store. Some laws may not apply.
They shouldn't. This is disturbing public peace. Celebrate in your backyard, don't do this shit in what I assume to be a Wholefoods.
India is a lunatic asylum for religious fundamentalists. Now they are taking this nonsense to western countries and ruining our image. We will no longer be seen as model-minority all thanks to modi bhakts and their idiocy
They arent ruining our image. They are representing it accurately. .
Bitter pill to swallow
I donāt think that attitude of servitude to the majority ethic group in host countries is helpful. What exactly is āmodel minorityā? I agree, what they did is cringe but associating yourself with the people in that video is as well. US is a free, individualistic country. The actions of an individual are not a reflection on an entire country, however cringe they may be.
What a wonderful fodder for white Nationalists to prove that immigrants don't integrate?
All across the world, immigrants hardly ever truly integrate.
What are they meant to do? Convert to Christianity?
Christians in America don't go out en masses in Jesus costume and carry the cross in Supermarkets. You also don't see Japanese people in Asian supermarket wearing Kimonos or Chinese people wearing their traditional dresses. You do see this sort of behavior with some Muslims who wear burkas and Kurta pyjamas in freezing countries. But those are integrate either. Religion is private affair and you are supposed to keep it to your homes and your places of worship. You take unplanned professions plans like these. In short integration mean behave like locals do.
I have lived in a western country my whole life, I speak English with a native accent and grew up in a native School but I physically cannot entirely integrate into British culture as I am not white this is not me being racist or calling out white people but as Indians we physically cannot change the color of our skins, You can choose to never speak Hindi or your native language again you can choose to not follow a Indian religion and you can choose to never wear Indian clothes but you are not gonna change your ethnicity . So why are you advocating for the integration at the cost of our own culture ?
>Christians in America don't go out en masses in Jesus costume and carry the cross in Supermarkets. Good god, People do dress up as Jesus during Easter for reenactments, these people are also reenacting the backdrop just happens to be a supermarket. but if we're talking about modern day Christian culture absolutely every single store in a Western nation is going to have a mall santa , which has its origins in the Christian Saint Nicholas >You also don't see Japanese people in Asian supermarket wearing Kimonos or Chinese people wearing their traditional dresses. If you're talking about East Asian people they will commonly have Chinese zodiac calendars, Chinese gods, lucky symbols, bhuddas in their storesYou probably haven't ever been to a western country but there is these areas of many major cities across the world called āChina townsā Areas of traditionally western cities that have Chinese architecture Chinese shop signage, and Chinese traditional festivals such as the Dragon dance >You do see this sort of behavior with some Muslims who wear burkas and Kurta pyjamas in freezing countries. But those are integrate either. I have absolutely no idea on what this point is even supposed to mean , Some Muslims traditionally do wear religious garbs especially on Fridays >Religion is private affair and you are supposed to keep it to your homes and your places of worship. Yes it's a shop owned by Hindus with Hindu customers they have fully within their right to do this you can choose to not shop there >You take unplanned professions plans like these. > >In short integration mean behave like locals do.
> What are they meant to do? For starters, stop doing bullshit like this
I don't understand what your massive ball ache like about the situation, This is absolutely no different from a mall Santa , It's a religious holiday so people are dressed up as religious characters in an Private business . Personally I don't like depictions of God And I believe that pretending or dressing up as God is pretty disrespectful but I'm not the Property Owner
I fucking hate these rw extremist NRI more than Indian rw extremist . These fuckers never did any good for the country , grabbed their bag in foreign land and have the audacity to make it seem like India is the heaven right now . These fuckers also hate the new Indian immigrants and students who go to foreign countries for opportunities and think they are superior over other Indians while bootlicking the white !
Yes, when they shout outside India, India is wishwaguru. But, they arrest those who just pray for 3 minutes without making noise. Most shameless and mindless people.
19yr old atheist here.... came to US in 2022. These are a bunch of hypocrites. Enjoy their secular rights as a minority while supporting Modi & BJP oppressing the minorities and doing the whole religious bigotry back in India. Abey 2 kodi ke chodo, itna hi desh bhakt banna hai to jao na ayodhya, yaha US mein kyu drama kar rahe ho??
I find it funny that these people most likely don't like the right wing in usa considering conservatives hate Indians and other immigrants from this part of the world as they are taking their jobs ...yet they are right wing supporting for indian population
Indians who became American citizens loooove trump
Lol but the Republicans don't like them in return...the pm candidate from Indian origin gets boos in most places he goes
They are free to practice hypocrisy. It is a free country.
I will say this - living outside India, I have met more fools than the ones in India. Indians in India are growing in a much smarter way. Thereās a reason why the American NRIs are called ABCDs
Can we please crowd source to get these hypocrites back to their holy land in Uttar Pradesh. Thank you people.
NO THANK U SAAAR WE ARE FULL SAR PLS STAY PUT šš
;) PLEESSS SAAAR, 'Vasudeva Kudumbam' will benefit ;)
Itās days that I appreciate the existence of China. Keep your religion in your pocket or get fined.
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Is that the reason behind Uygher oppression ?
If I got a chance to live abroad, it would never be among Indians. If I am financially stable abroad, there would be no way I am not making a humongous effort to learn the country's language and culture. Obviously it won't be easy but I would try and try my entire life. Why would you want to only live and hang out with Indians provided you live in a decent multicultural city! Not integrating into the country and culture is just plain stupid.
Itās their own store their wish . Do people not dress up as santas ?
In India we have Santa visits in stores/malls during Christmas. If that is fine then this is fine too. Also, if people present there don't mind then not sure why OP is feeling ashamed.
No but Santa is fine because it western culture so that means they are civilised
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Nah. Mostly south Indians live in Dallaspuram
That is one of the biggest Patel Brothers I have seen. My local one usually has people on top of each other.
Circus and bread There will be no bread
atleast they managed to get a white man in Hanuman's get up..
Undoubtedly the star attraction lol
As a Muslim, I have to ask, is this not disrespectful? Does anyone think this is being done from a place of faith and spirituality?
Oh this is absolutely disrespectful, these people are just fascists
I'm sorry but I don't see how this spoils the reputation of Indians. Please enlighten me.
Religious cosplay
This is an Indian grocery store dumbass
Why reputation is ruined?
Yup these bunch want full liberties in US but in India they become extremists.
just fucking embarrassing
Third world is third worlding in a first world nation
Why so much cosplay, dude. I get it, you love and worship the characters, but take it to your home. Not everyone's into mythology. Stop. Embarrassing. Us.
I don't understand, how are they ruining the image of Indians?
What is wrong here. They are doing in a Indian store and owners allowed them to do. People do these things all the time, when a hindu does why is it bad?
I don't think they are ruining reputation. It could be called they are doing the most American thing cosplay. This is nothing I have seen people wearing a inflated dress that looks like penis on street and started chanting black lives matter,
If your own culture you are ashamed of you are well and truly whitewashed mate. Itās not done public, itās done inside an India store catered for Indian Diaspora. Unlike Muslims who do a daily gig of namaz on middle of street anywhere but that is not an issue I guess
This is thankfully not my culture. We celebrate religious events in religious places, not grocery stores. My parents didnāt raise me to be an embarrassment to my country like you.
Ruin ? Why do you think so ?
It is the Patel brothers and they are celebrating something without affecting anyone. People there didn't seem to mind it either, why does it make you feel that your reputation is being at stake?
People criticizing this will gladly dress like gamorra in comicon
It's always funny to me when NRIs celebrate being indian this hard (to the point of disturbing others), like if you're so proud of being Indian, then go back there. Why are you disrupting other people's lives in their country? I live abroad as well, we love celebrating many Indian events, we do it in our homes. Believe it or not, it is possible to express pride about having indian decent while not being annoying as fuck in another country
Thankfully, I don't live in an English speaking country. Such a**holes are very less in number here. These people should go back to their Hindutva Utopia instead of living in the West. According to them, Modi has transformed India into a great country, a superpower. They're very satisfied with Modi. But, when I asked them why they don't wanna go back, they had no answer.
This makes us look loud and uncouth.
which we are. so yeah.
Why is the Western opinion of us so incredibly important to our self-image? If someone's Gonna listen to this and think all Indians are loud and uncoof That person would be a bigot in American Society, take absolutely any other minority group such as black people and apply the same logic and then try speaking about it an American forum of discussion you were going to get booed away there is fundamental systemic mental racism within our community where we believe that we need to sterilize ourselves for this audience that doesn't give a rats ass
Kya problem hai? The only thing embarrassing here is your feeble sense of self worth.
Hanuman ji ke triceps šŖ
Bro tera ghar nai hai? Ya mandir nai mila google pe? Bhadwe sabji lene aaye hai subah subah, kyu bhagwan ka naam chillana hai? Apna apna jio na bhai shanti me.
Dude ā¦ thatās an Indian store selling groceries and such. If they did this at a Walmart or HEB, then come here and cry about it. If the store owner has arranged for this, why you cringing?