And you thought your phone bill was a little high this month...
Man Gets $218 Trillion Phone Bill. Umm..I think this guy should consider email as a more viable option, well at least a cheaper one!
posted by payal @ 10:15 AM
Monday, April 10, 2006
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Here is an article I found on CNN about Naveen Andrews and the rootlessness he feels.
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/10/naveen.andrews.ap/
I found it interesting, as I can relate to most of it.
Hey Thanks Gayatri!
Just read it, and while I've only lived in England for a little while, I was rather surprised to hear his displeasure regarding his British life, complaints about the class system, and how he didn't like living there. Of course, I did notice such things when I was there, but I guess I was a little naive. For some reason, maybe because of the amount of exposure and media attention that many Asians, and really South-Asians, receive there, I always assumed they their South-Asian population was a little more integrated than ours. But I suppose the media is not a good source for that or maybe I just didn't open my eyes wide enough. Anyway, how did you relate to it? Maybe by thinking that there is more opportunities to grow and succeed here in America?? I just wondered what your perspective might be on this and what you mean by "rootlessness".
and of course, i love how this has nothing to do with phone bill! :)
Yay for Naveen Andrews being named one of People's Most Beautiful People!
Let me explain the "rootlessness" I was refering to. I'm Indian, and always will be considered Indian in the outside world. But, I haven't ever lived in India. Since I've lived in Oman all my life, I consider that home. The Omani people don't see me as Omani, so that's not home. Now I'm in America... studying, probably joining the workforce at one point. Somehow, this isn't home either. So where are my roots?
Ahh...I think I understand. This feeling of, "Where do you really feel at home,call home, and feel at peace with your identity?" Maybe? Correct me if I'm wrong. Of course, there's no confusion. I mean, you know who you are. It's just that others don't and have trouble accepting who as you are, and what your identity is. I don't want to play this out into the whole cliched, over-dramatized "identity-crisis", but I totally get that. While I feel very American, as I was born and raised here and share and partipate in much of American culture, there are times when I wonder if I'll be considered anything but. At the end of the day, will others just view me as an Indian? And nothing else. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it's very limiting, and well, false. I'm much more than that. And while I feel very American, and at home in America, do my peers readily accept that as well? I know many people coming with the same view you are coming from. Hmm..this is an interesting dialogue. I'm sure Tanvi could add something even more articulate as she grew up Zambia, Africa. Thanks for responding. I think this could turn into a really interesting thread. [and increase our comments:)!]
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