Why are Indian people very competative and get jealous easily?

[FeuerFrei]

Hmm... given their roots in the caste system they may be more status conscious.

 

[Kirby64]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
Indian people

Dot or feather?

- M4H

You mean Slurpee or Casino?

 

[Flyback]

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
Indian people

Dot or feather?

- M4H

You mean Slurpee or Casino?

:Q

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: athithi
You do need to take a look at why it bothers you so much, though. Are you sure their competitiveness is not making you feel insecure?

I think it's obvious, considering the guy was compelled to come here and post about it.

 

[ColdFusion718]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
Indian people

Dot or feather?

- M4H

That is sooo bad. Shame on me too for laughing.

 

[UNCjigga]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Hmm... given their roots in the caste system they may be more status conscious.

Ding ding ding! WINNAR! Can't believe you're the first person to post this. Although I wouldn't generalize by saying it has roots solely in the caste system--its also the British influence from the "class system" influencing this behavior since its more "material" based.

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: Flyback

Originally posted by: Kirby64

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
Indian people

Dot or feather?

- M4H

You mean Slurpee or Casino?

:Q

:laugh:

 

[HammerCurl]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
i hear that asians own laundromats, black people steal, and while people LOVE mayonnaise.

This is true on all counts. Especially the mayonnaise part

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: steppinthrax

Originally posted by: Flyback
People from every culture around the world do it. The difference is in the approach.

North Americans are bashful about it and don't say it to each others face, but go to a cookie-cutter suburb and you'll find neighbors competing over their cars, landscaping, whatever. First and second generation immigrants just don't have the same tact that you might in your approach, but don't for a second think that it isn't common here

I'm not saying that -every- person engages in it, but I've found it prevalent among white Anglo-Saxons just the same. Some are even forthright about it and the majority finds it offensive/abrasive. The only reason people get offended, however, is because they aren't supposed to be so vocal about it, not that they don't partake themselves

My wife and I have more then them. As far as property and income. I helped them on their taxes last year and just to say he dosent' make very much. But that is inderstandable because he is on a H1-B visa and has a petition. I don't compare with people. I don't have a need to because I know my future looks bright and I'm capable of getting anything. But, I was just curious if this was common. It seems to appear from the general concensus that it is.

Hypocrisy....too...much...hypocrisy....in...one...thread....to...handle....must...resist....posting...

hahahaha. seriously. his original post was kinda funny; this is just hilarious.

 

[athithi]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: athithi
You do need to take a look at why it bothers you so much, though. Are you sure their competitiveness is not making you feel insecure?

I think it's obvious, considering the guy was compelled to come here and post about it.

Yup. Insecure, and impervious to subtlety

 

[PimpJuice]

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: athithi
You do need to take a look at why it bothers you so much, though. Are you sure their competitiveness is not making you feel insecure?

I think it's obvious, considering the guy was compelled to come here and post about it.

Yup. Insecure, and impervious to subtlety

Quite obvious, every post he makes he deems it necessary to tell how 'successful' he is and that he knows 'who he is'. I dont know who hes trying to convince. Himself probably.

 

[steppinthrax]

Originally posted by: PimpJuice

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: athithi
You do need to take a look at why it bothers you so much, though. Are you sure their competitiveness is not making you feel insecure?

I think it's obvious, considering the guy was compelled to come here and post about it.

Yup. Insecure, and impervious to subtlety

Quite obvious, every post he makes he deems it necessary to tell how 'successful' he is and that he knows 'who he is'. I dont know who hes trying to convince. Himself probably.

It's not like from creating this post that everyone disagreed with me. There were quite a few people who felt and even experienced the same issues. This post unfortunatley got a little bit into the class of individuals therefore people stated so.

 

[Chrono]

ROFL. I just met this one Indian dude who thinks he's pimp $h1t. Jesus. Crazy Indians out there.

 

[RallyMaster]

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
Essentialy my wife and I know a lot of indian couples. As they are our freinds one thing we notice about them is they actively and indirectly try to compete with us on everything. Our children, Our electronics!!!!, Everything we do they try to compete with. Is this common???

Chinese people do it too. Very common in Asia.

And there are not-so-arrogant Indians. I know one...

 

[dandruff]

insecurity

 

[pradeep1]

This is why I don't like Indian people.

Indian people smell of curry, are overly competitive, speak English poorly, don't know how to dress, and start stupid websites like Anandtech. They also fsck up the curve in classes, and take all the awards from deserving kids.

I wish all those god-damned Indians would just go back to India.

Damn you, stupid, competitive, and awkward Indians.

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: ABitTooSpicy

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
Essentially my wife and I know a lot of indian couples. As they are our freinds one thing we notice about them is they actively and indirectly try to compete with us on everything. Our children, Our electronics!!!!, Everything we do they try to compete with. Is this common???

I think your correlation is backwards... It's not that "Indian people [are] very competitive and get jealous easily"... It's more that your friends that are competitive and get jealous happen to be Indian...

Jealousy is a trait shared by many among many different social and racial borders... I've got plenty of really competitive friends that are non-Indian

I for one hate everyone equally - "I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I don't even know you, but I hate you. I hate your guts. I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and only to you."

Player Haters Ball?

ATOT gives us an opportunity to hate on a diversity of markass marks, trickass marks, punk b!tches, skip skaps, skanks, and scallywags...hoes, heffers, he ha's, and hulyhoops.

 

[pradeep1]

Originally posted by: ABitTooSpicy

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: ABitTooSpicy

Originally posted by: steppinthrax
Essentially my wife and I know a lot of indian couples. As they are our freinds one thing we notice about them is they actively and indirectly try to compete with us on everything. Our children, Our electronics!!!!, Everything we do they try to compete with. Is this common???

I think your correlation is backwards... It's not that "Indian people [are] very competitive and get jealous easily"... It's more that your friends that are competitive and get jealous happen to be Indian...

Jealousy is a trait shared by many among many different social and racial borders... I've got plenty of really competitive friends that are non-Indian

I for one hate everyone equally - "I hate you. I hate you. I hate you. I don't even know you, but I hate you. I hate your guts. I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and only to you."

Player Haters Ball?

ATOT gives us an opportunity to hate on a diversity of markass marks, trickass marks, punk b!tches, skip skaps, skanks, and scallywags...hoes, heffers, he ha's, and hulyhoops.

Are nappy headed ho's included. Dammit, be truly equal opportunity.

 

[EKKC]

i dont care if they're competitive. i just can't stand the smell.
a female coworker who is an indian smelled like a dish of curry that stayed unrefrigerated overnight. i don't know if she notices, but i had to walk away every 10 minutes that day i worked with her to get fresh air.

she was removed from a client site. rumor has it (read: my boss told me) its because of the food she brings in to the client site and eat at her desk. other people can't stand it.

i know you're not supposed to lose your own identity and culture, but damn, when it affects others to perform their job normally, something's gotta change

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I'm Indian, was born in the US and parents in India.

First, this exists among Indians wherever you go. It happens in things as small as taking an autorikshaw instead of the DTC busses. One costs a lot more than the other.

Second, I'd say it's common among Indians and just depends on the person and how they were raised. I buy things for myself and am very concious, I actively AVOID a situation in which someone might think I'm showing off. I've written a few papers in school about some accomplishments, and then when I get the class' feedback, I asked if it sounded cocky. They said that it was the exact opposite.

Honestly, if you do something trying to compete with another person, who the hell are you proving anything to?

I've seen that a lot of times it's the people who know they have less that will compete and try to show off as if they have more. This happens in any culture but is probably easily seen among Indians. One of my relatives in India will buy a $400 cell phone and drive a car worth $1000 if that. Another relative is a businessman and has owned a very large factory doing work for companies like Coca Cola, and waited for a LONG time before buying a Honda Civic. He clearly has the money to buy something like a Mercedes, but he doesn't. Who is he buying it for? Himself or to show off? He bought the Honda Civic and now the people across the street from him keep their gates closed at all times so that they can't back up into their driveway a little. The street is small and so they would help each other out by leaving it open during the day time.

I've been brought up to not buy things out of competition - it's one of the most stupid concepts ever to me. These are the people with a big ego that can't make proper decisions. If someone is competing with another person like this, you can learn a lot about them just based on this.

Jealousy can be a good trait for some people because it might be something that makes them work hard or increase their desire for more success. The issue is when they turn it into a competition.

I've kind of rambled in this post, but if someone has a specific question, I'd be glad to answer it. Overall, I'd say that it's easier to find a person not very well off that tries to show off compared to a rich person trying to compete. The rich person is confident in HIMSELF and doesn't have to purchase items to prove this. You don't have to have money to be confident in yourself though and that's the root difference.

Oh, and Jules, if you think it's a small penis thing, it's likely just the opposite

 

[EKKC]

AgaBoogaBoo: can you answer my smell question above.

i don't mean to offend, i really want to know if in general, Indian Americans know about their obvious smell. how conscious are Indian people in general of this?

my gf said at her work there's this guy who doesn't smell of curry at all, but he probably dumped 2 gallons of cologne of himself every morning. she can smell him from a few cubes away.

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: steppinthrax

Originally posted by: PimpJuice

Originally posted by: athithi

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: athithi
You do need to take a look at why it bothers you so much, though. Are you sure their competitiveness is not making you feel insecure?

I think it's obvious, considering the guy was compelled to come here and post about it.

Yup. Insecure, and impervious to subtlety

Quite obvious, every post he makes he deems it necessary to tell how 'successful' he is and that he knows 'who he is'. I dont know who hes trying to convince. Himself probably.

It's not like from creating this post that everyone disagreed with me. There were quite a few people who felt and even experienced the same issues. This post unfortunatley got a little bit into the class of individuals therefore people stated so.

If I went into a room and said "hey, have you guys noticed that muslims tend to create problems wherever they go?", I guarantee you that I'd get people agreeing with that. In fact, I'd probably get a few "hell yes" type responses. It still doesn't validate the stereotype.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: EKKC
i dont care if they're competitive. i just can't stand the smell.
a female coworker who is an indian smelled like a dish of curry that stayed unrefrigerated overnight. i don't know if she notices, but i had to walk away every 10 minutes that day i worked with her to get fresh air.

she was removed from a client site. rumor has it (read: my boss told me) its because of the food she brings in to the client site and eat at her desk. other people can't stand it.

i know you're not supposed to lose your own identity and culture, but damn, when it affects others to perform their job normally, something's gotta change

There's another issue I have with a lot of Indians. It's mostly something I see in the ones that haven't been here very long and still have a clear accent.

You're in another country, ADAPT!

All you have to do is take a shower everyday and not cook with 50 different spices at 8am in the morning, it's not very hard. If you still smell like it, shower again with different soaps and shampoo, and then put something on to cover any smell.

I'd say this is an issue with the person and someone should let them know, they may not ever realize it if they're not told about it. Politely let the know, maybe through an anonymous note. They might be a bit shocked at first, but it will be for their own benefit if they ever want to move up in the workplace or create a good relation with others working there.

 

[Descartes]

meh.

 

[Atheus]

Because you're a racist.

All you have to do is take a shower everyday and not cook with 50 different spices at 8am in the morning, it's not very hard. If you still smell like it, shower again with different soaps and shampoo, and then put something on to cover any smell.

And so are you, probably, either that or you *really* don't like Indian food. Personally I think it's some of the best ion the world, second only to Italian... mmmmm pesto...