Posted by: swaati thapa October 13, 2004
Did i go out of my way?
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Today, I went to this indian restaurent with my friends for lunch. As we all know there are lots of Nepali daju bhai and didi baini working to meet their ends while they are in school. I was with my friends and enjoying my friends all of a sudden i head somebody saying in a loud voice" OYE BAHADUR COME HERE. YE KYA FOOD TO THANDA HAI". I was so shocked him talking that way to my fellow nepali. I just got up and said to Gentelman, "EXCUSE ME SIR WHY DID YOU SAY HIM BAHADUR ? CAN'T YOU SAY EXCUSE ME . HAVE U SEEN HIM KILLING BEAR. TIGER OR HAVE HE DONE SOME GALANTARY THAT U ARE SAYING THAT WAY. HE ANSWERS. WELL WE SAY THAT WAY TO NEPALI PPL IN INDIA. I TOLD HIM BUT ARE U IN INDIA? HE SAYS WE SAY THAT SO I SAID IT. I TOLD HIM THATS NOT A WAY. WE GOT IN HEATED EXCHANGE AND COPS WERE CALLED. WE TALKED AND OFFICER UNDERSTAND WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT. HE WAS REALLY UNDERSTANDING HE SAID TO THIS INDIAN GUY, U MAY SAY THAT IN UR COUNTRY BUT RITE NOW U ARE IN USA SO DO AS WE DO. IT MEANS U CANNOT DISRESPECT ANYBODY AND U CANNOTS EXPECT LESS THAN THAT EITHER." WHEN I TALK THIS ABOUT SOME OF MY FRIENDS THEY ARE SAYING THAT I WENT OVERBOARD. DO YOU GUYS THINK I OVER REACTED? LET ME KNOW.
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