Hi Pagli: Well, to be honest with you, right now, if I use a derogatory name as "Pagli" (however you have an aundant choice to make your user ID) to call you, do you feel offended??? By referring you by the name "PAGLI" does not hurt, then there should be no offense to you by a simple word as you called "BHOTE." I was just amazed by your choice of ID name here and you are saying you were hurt by the word of other people's choice. That makes no sense to me. Also, you are saying that you are doing your graduate study here in the states, and come on girl, what is going on with you??? I am sure you are pretty smart enough to deal with this tiny matter. I know and it is sad fact that we, Nepalese, instead of celebrating diversity in our country, but the very issue becomes the matter of disintegration within Nepal. Sometimes, I think, what if happened, if the inhabitants of Nepal are either completely Bahun catagory or Bhotay catagory. Will it makes a difference, because all look alike???Look, India, you don't need to go further, all people to me looks like Brahmin features, but inside they have their own devils of separating Northerners and Southerners and so forth. Similarly, your neighboring country China. All look like a "Bhote" catagory, but they also have same problem of naming southerners or northers or etc etc (southerners according to Chinese are Barbarian). And the funny part is the same "Bhote" looking Chinese hate so much to "Bhote" looking Japanese. I know it is a complex issue. And especially a country like Nepal, the situation is worse. Most of the people are ignorant of so many things: the worse thing is we have educated ignorants. That is a sad reality. However, Pagli, thanks for sharing your feelings with us. I wish I can change your attitude towards those issues- It is in your hand how to handle that. And I am sure that you know how to handle that.... Hope to hear more from you on Sajha...