let me clarify my point here hehe... 1) i am not generalizing, it's strictly based upon my own observation. first off, i have not met or talked with too many nepali girls here in US and few whom i have met or talked with start the conversation in english. hehe...i tell them i am not an american and they are not either...so why not resort to our own language? 2) there is nothing wrong in talking in english but i would love to stick to our originality if both parties know how to speak in nepali. 3) i am not saying those who speak in english and/or don't know nepali don't have respect for our culture and our country. but there are quite a few of them who would do that just for the sake of the freaking fact that they are in US of A. 4) i have a tremendous respect for all nepalese ladies. i feel like i have found my companion from my country which i left some years back when i talk or interact with them. as much i repect them, i hate to see some of them with the fake americanized veil that they wear or tend to wear sometime. tetti ho. LooTe