Hey Suna No offense here - it is just genralization of what has been talked in this thread and of course there are more than the porters waiters and There are Nepali teachers who taught Nepali and Physic as well... there were tea planters and so on. You don't have to hang around the areas you indicated to know that. There are nepali people in all walks of life everywhere. During the gorkhaland agitation Nepali was to be spoken... and the local people made sure on that. .. so there is no issue on that and very natural thing to do is to talk in Nepali as there are more Nepali around that area. Nepali in darjeeling/Kalimpong are very nice people, who fought for an identity and a better way of life that is all. I am just saying what I saw - as I did participate in the cause whether I believed in it or not and I had no choice...