tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post3774983809086849293..comments2024-03-16T03:53:39.493-07:00Comments on Twist in the Tail: Hijab and hooker heelsJhoomur aka JBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11863377244719408313noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-58487789368176924702008-05-15T21:54:00.000-07:002008-05-15T21:54:00.000-07:00hahah - should have told to watch out for the weir...hahah - should have told to watch out for the weirdos. you get them in every city :PSilvarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14098437493811974422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-6024633438284880702008-05-16T02:43:00.000-07:002008-05-16T02:43:00.000-07:00yes we definitely need to do something.and yeah i ...yes we definitely need to do something.<br>and yeah i heard aus is kinda racist....Mystiquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03822962164638092431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-11824942401469969782008-05-16T05:00:00.000-07:002008-05-16T05:00:00.000-07:00"sitting alone outside cafeterias with a coff..."sitting alone outside cafeterias with a coffee and a cigarette"<br>hmmm.<br><br>Just now I was told to change to an English sounding name and use it as "widely known as", so as to get response from potential employers.maxinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-78885199354395548752008-05-16T19:25:00.000-07:002008-05-16T19:25:00.000-07:00Maxine ---> English sounding name.,..hmm...wond...Maxine ---> English sounding name.,..hmm...wonder how the heck will i manage with "jhoomur", but i will and am sure of that. If aboriginal names can be accepted, Indians names will be too, or will see about it. Hang in there and am sure sooner or later you will get a job. Best of luck.<br><br>Mystique ---> I wouldnt really say that it's racist all over and in all sector...hell am sitting in a farm home in a true-blue Aussie home and no racism for as far as I can see. AS Silvara pointed out, there are weirdos everywhere. Also given the racist comments and attitudes Partner and me have faced in New Delhi, Australia seems to be a dream so far. <br><br>Silvara --> Would completely agree to weirdos being there in every city... and it was GREAT meeting you. Please do chill about making me pay etc. :) I had invited you out from what i remember. :PEve* aka jbhttp://eveemancipation.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-35061166695202464222008-05-18T06:12:00.000-07:002008-05-18T06:12:00.000-07:00Re: racist, I haven't encountered any such thi...Re: racist, I haven't encountered any such thing ever in my travel to other countries. However, as for the ogling/staring/leching on streets, coincidentally, I was just now making this very point to a friend. Having come back after another trip - this time to China - I couldn't help but wonder what turn of events made us the way we are now; I don't see this phenomenon in any of the East Asian countries or in the Western World. My theory is it all began with the Mughal invasions but that's a long story!Shantanuhttp://www.shantanughosh.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-40412370612058638402008-05-19T16:40:00.000-07:002008-05-19T16:40:00.000-07:00Oooh.thats too much info for one post but will sa...Oooh.thats too much info for one post but will say as much as I can.<br> 1. I thgt you quit smoking :P (sorry I know its irritating to be asked)<br><br>2. I agree with guys being used to skin show all along and dont really stare unless you show up in bikinis other than on a beach. Also I guess dating and other kinds of interaction s between sexes is not as much of a taboo here and that significantly reduces the curiosity factor about the other sex.<br><br>3. YAY!! for jellyfish. <br><br>Have fun and post pictures (yeah I am a sucker for pics)Never Mind!!http://www.blogger.com/profile/00743537362678602058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-69887774738970902572008-05-21T03:00:00.000-07:002008-05-21T03:00:00.000-07:00Btw you missing out on some awesome weather in ND ...Btw you missing out on some awesome weather in ND !!Face behind the masknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-40097073172305678502008-05-22T01:34:00.000-07:002008-05-22T01:34:00.000-07:00glad you're having fun Jb..but dude! you are m...glad you're having fun Jb..but dude! you are missing some amazing weather and coffee on my terrace. get back soon!the mad mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-58699144009878710792008-05-27T04:34:00.000-07:002008-05-27T04:34:00.000-07:00As a westerner who has lived in India for 2 years ...As a westerner who has lived in India for 2 years I can say that being here is an amazing invasion of personal space on a daily basis. Even as a dude I get OTHER GUYS staring at me all day long, whistling or calling at me as I pass and even trying to grab my hand or arm. I honestly feel like a zoo animal and I, too, wonder what is wrong with the male population in this country. If I was gay I'd be in heaven.<br><br>But it doesn't stop there. The other day a female friend of mine was wearing a skirt and the street kids (5/6 years old) were reaching up to grab her crotch! She was so shocked she almost didn't believe it was happening. <br><br>I really think there is so much sexual frustration and repression in this country that it directly causes all of these issues. It's my answer to why India is different.Jessehttp://jesse.rapczak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351069863973132986.post-31214404870883341382008-05-30T08:56:00.000-07:002008-05-30T08:56:00.000-07:00I can only imagine the reason as being that of soc...I can only imagine the reason as being that of social and class inequality.People have no real point of interaction with others walking the streets alongside them.When there is no sense of community,like in Delhi, then none of the testosteroned up manimals think twice about grabbing women or being generally lascivious.Maybe when the Indian society hits some kind of a plateau where the differences are not so vast this problem will calm down,we all know it will never go away completely.Plus of course our police system sucks so no one ever feels like they would have to suffer for their behaviour.Nainanoreply@blogger.com