I think what really matters is how you're approaching and reacting with people at work.So your attitude towards them and their comment is the most important thing. I used to get in arguments all the time, because i used to think we were the best people, mount everest, buddha, best army and all. but it's all point less. Specially, Americans are so cocky about their nationality and guess what they deserve to be like that. they have worked hard to accomplish that. and we come here to work and struggle in their establishment, so it's humble to be respectful to their accomplisment.

 like someone said on the earlier post, mount everest and buddha just happen to be in Nepal.We did not work hard for them. If they harash you at work, go to HR and complain about them. try not to get into arguments , it's not worth it. What does it matter whether Nepal was colonized or not. it seems like you guys are fightin for ego and you want some ammo from here.

  I think the answer to your question that many people said it in different i ways is that Nepal was not colonized but it lost darjeeling , sikkim etc to British. so it paid a price to say not get colonized. It bowed down to the british. ranas bent over and accepted them as their bosse, and they were happy to have their servants ruiling a country where they saw no benifit to colonize. Why would they colonize Nepal anyway, there was no gold, no spices or even slaves like India did.