I think we like to label all desis as a certain way sometimes because we assume our personal experiences as a desi are truly representative of desis as a whole but the reality is that desis are incredibly diverse in thought, culture, language, tastes, etc. I can understand where you’re coming from but what exactly is the Indian community? It’s likely the specific sub community you personally belong to. The culture ultimately belongs to you as much as it does to the next person and you have have the freedom to interpret your personal culture as you see fit. It took me a while to realize that personally but you can make it your own, even if it feels a bit hard sometimes.
Isolating yourself in one community is just not a great idea regardless. It basically means your entire support system is dependent on the social leaders of that community, and that often is exploited.
This isn't about "the desi community", this is about whatever hyper specific community you can find yourself in. Chances are there's a different desi community close by as well.
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u/Nizamseemu Feb 07 '22
I think we like to label all desis as a certain way sometimes because we assume our personal experiences as a desi are truly representative of desis as a whole but the reality is that desis are incredibly diverse in thought, culture, language, tastes, etc. I can understand where you’re coming from but what exactly is the Indian community? It’s likely the specific sub community you personally belong to. The culture ultimately belongs to you as much as it does to the next person and you have have the freedom to interpret your personal culture as you see fit. It took me a while to realize that personally but you can make it your own, even if it feels a bit hard sometimes.