Loote, You said you rarely go to nepali gatherings...so you cannot write about one, and generalize that all the gatherings are like that. I think it depends upon the kind of crowd the party has. For example, is it family oriented gathering? Is it a gathering of a bunch of youngsters? or is it budha haru ko gathering? :P ...anyways, manchhey haru alik drunk bhayey pachie matra frustration niskiney hola ni tah...personally, i've never been to a nepali gathering ( family- or peers) where politics has been the ruling topic of conversation. Ali ali passing by topic chai bhayeko chha once in a while. ( i am waiting for sajha user ko criticizing words now...hahaha)