"But what makes me stop reading your stories all of a sudden is your perspective towards Nepalese living in Nepal. I don’t know how long you have been here in the United States, but you remind me of those Indians whose dad own a gas station and who like to bi.tch about others in American accent .Talking about others’ habits like the way they chew and drink is not appropriate as far as I am concerned. Specially people from places an hour or so away from pokhara might not fall into your criteria of being civilized. This brings me to one more question, what do you mean by civilized people? a. A person who doesn’t make sound while drinking tea but makes F**** “impossible “looking face when he sees a 6 year old minority kid. b. Someone who criticizes fellow countrymen from rural area, who don’t know about dental hygiene, yet makes no sound while drinking tea. All I want is to be respectful to Nepalese living in Nepal…… that’s it." I am not defending Sum_off, I think he is capable of doing that himself, but I think you are ranting while making a perfectly valid point - We don't have to imitate westerners to be deemed civilized. At the same time, I do not understand your two points A & B. Also, I think we all did turn up our noses at our gauley relatives who needed a thukdaani, a peeing pan and everything else that was considered unhygienic. It may not have been the right thing to do but our fellow countrymen could learn a few things about hygiene. Having said that, I have relatives in villages who are much more "cleaner" than my own nearest and dearests in big towns. And lastly, No my father does not own a gas station nor do I have an american accent but I would like my "peeps" to be alik aware of hygiene. Nothing more nothing less.