tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383732783190307682.post4767305529804420727..comments2023-07-20T03:54:13.889-04:00Comments on A contrarian world: A 'Coconut' And Insular Indian-Americans.Athenaeumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06662860639414150880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383732783190307682.post-22800224856732502112016-10-14T18:57:18.401-04:002016-10-14T18:57:18.401-04:00Admiring the better qualities of another culture a...Admiring the better qualities of another culture and trying to assimilate it is not being a coconut, I think. You become a coconut when you deny or refuse to acknowledge that there are many awesome things in one's own culture. You will find many such types on the Internet. People who admire and praise to the skies, even when evidence is given, the destructive nature of colonial rule in India. At the same time, they deny everything that is good about our culture, as if Indians are not capable of any greatness without any reference to the white culture. IMHO,such a person is a coconut. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383732783190307682.post-62419621087192707462012-07-24T10:18:59.204-04:002012-07-24T10:18:59.204-04:00As a proud 'coconut', I am glad I found th...As a proud 'coconut', I am glad I found this blog. <br /><br />I used to have the same thoughts when I went to Thamizh Sangam functions. In that environment, complaining about tardiness is treated like blasphemy and people give you looks that equate to "what else were you expecting?". I find it astonishing that a person who would stand in line at a Best-buy wouldn't think twice about cutting the food line at the sangam function.<br /><br />As time goes, I can only hope that more Indians in the US will use the opportunity to absorb the best things from American culture rather than build walls of 'Indianness' around themselves while still living here.sanjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15913869991085119380noreply@blogger.com