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I know I\u0026#39;my being shallow, but still. :D"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/794245036672686048"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/794245036672686048"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html?showComment\u003d1245794954085#c794245036672686048","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3824157966891925181","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/3824157966891925181","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3573282976705446033"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-23T15:12:19.062+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-23T15:12:19.062+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I myself have no problem with GIMP. What exactly i..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I myself have no problem with GIMP. What exactly is it missing? (the UI is, errm, specific, but once you learn the key shortcuts, it gets much more comfortable).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor iPod, I use Amarok, works fine."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/3573282976705446033"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/3573282976705446033"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html?showComment\u003d1245750139062#c3573282976705446033","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"tasuki"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09101104887330229489"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3824157966891925181","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/3824157966891925181","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-4289480467829686004"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-18T10:53:26.751+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-18T10:53:26.751+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Haha!!\niPod woes! :D"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Haha!!\u003cbr /\u003eiPod woes! :D"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/4289480467829686004"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/4289480467829686004"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html?showComment\u003d1245302606751#c4289480467829686004","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bhargav"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17726846424947403762"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3824157966891925181","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/3824157966891925181","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3655298089794005055"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-17T14:21:55.866+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-17T14:21:55.866+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"xorg has numerous issues. most of these graphics t..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"xorg has numerous issues. most of these graphics things have issues. thats because most graphics cards dont come with solid drivers. so they\u0026#39;re very buggy, need lots of workarounds and guessing.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCrap, I used some other thing called Banshee for iPod and it \u0026quot;baneeshed\u0026quot; all my album art!! Madness!"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/3655298089794005055"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/3655298089794005055"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html?showComment\u003d1245228715866#c3655298089794005055","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3824157966891925181","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/3824157966891925181","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-9173745820324184424"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-16T23:07:38.723+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-16T23:07:38.723+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yup. 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I dont know.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDespite being ivolving and personal in terms of usage, Ubuntu has a good number of bugs, which makes Windows worth using on occasion. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLinux will catch up soon, hopefully."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/9173745820324184424"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/3824157966891925181/comments/default/9173745820324184424"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html?showComment\u003d1245173858723#c9173745820324184424","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bhargav"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17726846424947403762"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-hangups.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3824157966891925181","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/3824157966891925181","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-409267906050166514"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-16T03:07:26.126+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-16T03:07:26.126+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yea breads are really important for the western gu..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yea breads are really important for the western guys.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e@MV, lol"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/409267906050166514"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/409267906050166514"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1245101846126#c409267906050166514","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-4513276209262800691"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-15T21:53:02.485+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-15T21:53:02.485+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sheki is a bloody NID! 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The way they make it is totally Brit, boring.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSouth Indian food kicks North Indian ass any day, to put it like how sheki did."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/4513276209262800691"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/4513276209262800691"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1245082982485#c4513276209262800691","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Half-Light"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/01027035254273621170"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-765111166271005260"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-15T18:47:23.232+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-15T18:47:23.232+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It is all thanks to globalisation/ information age..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It is all thanks to globalisation/ information age. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDosa has become a staple breakfast for quite a number of North Indians.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOne more option why North Indian foods are appealing to lot of foreigners it they Have more choice in Non vegetarian. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eChicken curry is the British National dish, and consumed voraciously in Canada and US. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAlso north Indian has the option of Bread (ie naan roti etc) which is more what foreigners like, compared to rice.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd also the Tandoor (the tandoor migrated from Russia, to Persia and then to Modern Pakistan and punjab), has caused North Indian food to popularize more. Dosa etc can be prepared at home but Tandoori cannot be made at home.\u003cbr /\u003eAlso it is some what similar to the Barbeques of the west and a lot of them prefer to eat tandoori.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd north indian food tastes amazing especially Mughlai.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMughlai kicks Chettinad ass."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/765111166271005260"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/765111166271005260"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1245071843232#c765111166271005260","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Abhishek K"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/15432434354275895692"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8419572258591252802"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-14T17:07:09.948+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-14T17:07:09.948+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ishtum. Kaani gult bijiness \u003d Damar ( Satyam)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ishtum. Kaani gult bijiness \u003d Damar ( Satyam)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/8419572258591252802"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/8419572258591252802"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1244979429948#c8419572258591252802","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bhargav"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17726846424947403762"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-9127593288590755126"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-14T02:47:43.680+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-14T02:47:43.680+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Anupam\nHmm North Indian food may be more spicy be..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Anupam\u003cbr /\u003eHmm North Indian food may be more spicy because the temperatures are more extreme. 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Less masalafied it seems. :( Neeki khaaram istum kada?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/9127593288590755126"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/9127593288590755126"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1244927863680#c9127593288590755126","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-4812582619039086415"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-14T02:35:37.870+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-14T02:35:37.870+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Well maybe in a holistic way we do care. I mean, w..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well maybe in a holistic way we do care. I mean, when asked the question, who the hell will say \u0026#39;no\u0026#39;? Does letters to the \u0026quot;editor\u0026quot; show anything about the whole society? Even if the entire society were forced to write letters to the \u0026quot;editor\u0026quot;, everyone would write \u0026quot;we care\u0026quot;, because, social convention dictates we say so. But what happens when there\u0026#39;s a neighbourhood robbery? What about some other things? My neighbour died last month. He was 16 years old. He died in bike accident. Ofcourse, the family became a big gossip. Stupid bike accidents will still happen. No laws will be stricter. Police will still be bribe-able with 250 bucks. THAT is what society is. Not whether government policy/law says \u0026quot;People under 18 may not drive\u0026quot;.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo I don\u0026#39;t get what the problem is yet.\u003cbr /\u003eIs it because the labour is cheap? Sorry, but none of us can comment on that yet. We ourselves pay 250 bucks a month for the kelsa lady. Man that\u0026#39;s one meal in palki. That\u0026#39;s also the standard police bribe.(not literally)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSince when did government policies have anything to do with the people? Usually government policies are created by a bunch of old timers elected a majority of 50% turnout of voters getting 100 bucks a vote. Obamas election campaign for example was the most expensive and comprehensive in history. Sorry but I think democracy and governments have failed in a broad sense. We need a better system.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHmm. I don\u0026#39;t even know how we got to these topics. Our opinions differ greatly, perhaps we should just like it at that."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/4812582619039086415"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/4812582619039086415"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244927137870#c4812582619039086415","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-930294612761125640"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-14T01:17:21.899+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-14T01:17:21.899+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Kau\n\nHit the spot.\n\nJust a thought.\nAssuming that..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Kau\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHit the spot.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust a thought.\u003cbr /\u003eAssuming that both North Indians and South Indians were equally entrepreneurial, and equally migratory, South Indian food would probably appeal better to Western culture, on account of being less masalafied and more in tune with their tastes.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAlso idlis seem highly marketable to the health obsessive Western population."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/930294612761125640"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/930294612761125640"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1244922441899#c930294612761125640","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bhargav"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/17726846424947403762"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3338608966855183648"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-13T13:39:32.721+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-13T13:39:32.721+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I meant north Indian food is better garnished and ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I meant north Indian food is better garnished and has more variety, not of better quality. Forgive the error."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/3338608966855183648"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/3338608966855183648"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1244880572721#c3338608966855183648","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anupam"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04257457019997889462"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-3410603679080516268"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-13T12:18:46.344+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-13T12:18:46.344+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Yus. As I have noted in my time spent here, up Nor..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yus. As I have noted in my time spent here, up North, the Northies do love the dosas and idlis.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAbout your \u0026#39;faarin\u0026#39; fiasco, I think it has more to do with the fact that a large number of Northies who migrated out, initially, had all pinned their hopes on faarin as a place to start afresh. Hence, jobs included opening restaurants, condiment shops, driving taxis and a plethora of other (\u0026#39;business\u0026#39;) things which the faarin atmosphere allowed these guys to peacefully and successfully pursue. Whereas, when you consider South Indians, most people went abroad \u003ci\u003econcerning their present jobs\u003c/i\u003e rather than seeking out fresh employment. Hence, the stereotype would\u0026#39;ve probably occurred - hardly any Southies opening food joints, so Indian food automatically becomes associated with the PBM and whatnot. And we all know how stereotypes and generalizations spiral into worlds of their own.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e@Anupam: Better quality?! What do you mean by better quality? Do tell me how one defines the quality of food? Since there are more spices it becomes of a higher quality? Is that what you\u0026#39;re trying to say?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/3410603679080516268"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/3410603679080516268"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1244875726344#c3410603679080516268","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"CrypticMyth"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/10556831066464829224"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-7140290620326672071"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-13T09:45:12.187+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-13T09:45:12.187+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"North Indians love dosas and idlis. Ask some of th..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"North Indians love dosas and idlis. Ask some of them.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd broadly, North Indian food is of better quality and variety. It is better garnished with more spices and everything else. The amount of racial mixing that has happened there has given them this rich plethora of options. However, how healthy spicy north Indian food is is another matter entirely."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/7140290620326672071"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/1743371901932153067/comments/default/7140290620326672071"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html?showComment\u003d1244866512187#c7140290620326672071","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anupam"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04257457019997889462"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-happened-to-dosas-and-idlis.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1743371901932153067","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/1743371901932153067","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-6998995830568909030"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-13T09:39:41.647+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-13T09:39:41.647+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Your take on republican take is irrelevent, nevert..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Your take on republican take is irrelevent, nevertheless true. Your demographics take is like a short sighted digger mole trying to shoot a moving target. That Indians don\u0026#39;t care about their fellow Indians couldn\u0026#39;t be more judgemental and wrong. (Try reading letters to the editor for once in your life)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs for opening up to the free market, I agree that was a huge plus point though it was cheap labour and outsourcing that helped.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI wasn\u0026#39;t someone who brought up living in harmony with the world to start with, though I merely illustrated how benevolent we really are. That was the point being delivered there, not your misunderstood absurd anology.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGovernment policies don\u0026#39;t define their people? Have you heard of democracy? What you say is true with the Taliban regime and Kim Jong Ill\u0026#39;s North Korea perhaps."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/6998995830568909030"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/6998995830568909030"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244866181647#c6998995830568909030","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anupam"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04257457019997889462"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-2148056309318456772"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-13T05:08:40.485+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-13T05:08:40.485+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"You need to compare similar attributes. You cannot..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"You need to compare similar attributes. You cannot compare the colonisation by Americans to how nicely indians live with one another. That\u0026#39;s wrong logical argument. You can\u0026#39;t compare a persons sense of hearing to another persons football knowledge. That\u0026#39;s ridiculous.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI don\u0026#39;t know how the discussion got to these issues. Anyway, I will repel them. :D\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;taxes for destruction, etc\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003eGeorge Bush is an idiot, sorry about that. So are the republican. Actually, any conservative is an idiot, regardless of race. When a conservative party comes to power in the most powerful nation in the world, stupidity is what happens. You can\u0026#39;t extend that to the entire nation. Of course American economics sucks. Of course they\u0026#39;re becoming dumber everyday. Of course Of course.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;indians live nicely with another\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003eNot really. In fact, people in india do not care for one another. At the level of a neighbourhood or a city, people in our country don\u0026#39;t really care what happens. \u0026quot;Let\u0026#39;s mind our own business\u0026quot; is the name the of the game. You seem to think Americans are savages and they are constantly having street fights. Nop. Actually, Americans have a wider variety of races and ethnicities than any part of the world! It\u0026#39;s truly what is closest to a \u0026quot;world culture\u0026quot;(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_and_ethnic_demographics_of_the_United_States). You may think that just because Indians speak different languages, they are different people. In India, entire families have been living in the same regions for two millennia, maybe more(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India). The difference is that Americans are a race from all over the globe. Indians are..well..from India. You can say \u0026quot;Wow, look. We have so many languages and still we\u0026#39;re united\u0026quot;. You can ALSO say, \u0026quot;Woo, lookie. We are supposed to be one country, but still we have so many languages\u0026quot;. I believe the latter argument is more realist. That is what I\u0026#39;m trying to express.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;Your stand tends to be one of a typical American diplomat who says \u0026quot;lets be citizens of the world\u0026quot; and uses that as a pretext for economical colonisation.\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWell, if you don\u0026#39;t want economic colonisation, you can go back to Indira Gandhis era and the fucked up india before 1990. You can wait 10 years to get an Ambassador car. Needless to say, opening up India\u0026#39;s economy to world investment is probably one of the best things that ever happened to India. In fact, any reason for India not being like Afghanistan today is the British colonisation. Otherwise, we would probably be getting invaded by Afghanis now. The only reason you\u0026#39;re using internet, watching TV and listen to \u0026quot;Rock\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;Classical Western\u0026quot; is economic colonisation. We could have been spinning chakras, but now we\u0026#39;re importing sexy clothes all over the world.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe\u0026#39;re not economically colonised in any way. Nobody is forcing anything on you. If an Indian can come up with a kickass business model, then let him. This has happened too. You\u0026#39;re misinformed about \u0026quot;colonisation\u0026quot;. It\u0026#39;s a free world."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/2148056309318456772"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/2148056309318456772"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244849920485#c2148056309318456772","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-1347044025757239116"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-12T10:17:43.985+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-12T10:17:43.985+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Using your taxes for your peoples development is o..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Using your taxes for your peoples development is one thing while developing unscrupulously at the cost of the rest of the world is entirely another.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs I said, as Indians, we\u0026#39;ve never attempted to conquer or colonoise any other country. I cannot see a more perfect blend of so many cultures in anyother part of the world coexisting so peacefully. Argubly, the number of languages, including the many dialects is comparable to how many of these exist in the rest of the world put together.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Whatever the race of people in India, look at institutions and situations where we rise above these petty difference. The Indian Army clearly stands testimony to my statement. Please take into account these real facts before you judge Indian people so harshly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd my last two paragraphs were in objection to your stand on patriotism. Your stand tends to be one of a typical American diplomat who says \u0026quot;lets be citizens of the world\u0026quot; and uses that as a pretext for economical colonisation."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/1347044025757239116"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/1347044025757239116"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244782063985#c1347044025757239116","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anupam"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04257457019997889462"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-7777469180262101838"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-12T03:59:23.682+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-12T03:59:23.682+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pommy!\n\"We aren't perfect. However, we are far ahe..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Pommy!\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026quot;We aren\u0026#39;t perfect. However, we are far ahead as far as these values go.\u0026quot;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSorry, that\u0026#39;s totally wrong(the values part). Indians aren\u0026#39;t even Indians. They\u0026#39;re Bangies, NIDs, Mallus, Gults. I don\u0026#39;t care what the government policies are, because that\u0026#39;s not what will define us as a people. I don\u0026#39;t know what your next two paragraphs are saying though.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRegarding the Americans selfish thing: That\u0026#39;s one reason why their government system rocks. Tax money MUST benefit tax payers. That\u0026#39;s how a good government should work. Sorry to say that I really don\u0026#39;t know what\u0026#39;s happening to taxes that Indians pay. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe American system is good as a closed system. Their interaction with the outer world isn\u0026#39;t good.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnyway, the overall argument wasn\u0026#39;t that Indians or Americans are closer to a \u0026quot;world government\u0026quot;. Totally crappy that USA sabotaged the whole UN affair and now its just a building in NY. I was just alluding to how these arguments generally run(India, China, America and so on) and how the collective thought about things that affect everyone needs to shift all across the globe."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/7777469180262101838"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/7777469180262101838"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244759363682#c7777469180262101838","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8821554350228064073"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-11T12:31:56.398+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-11T12:31:56.398+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"To add to the above statement, India is one of the..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"To add to the above statement, India is one of the most accommodating (and trusting) countries in terms of diplomacy. Quite unlike China, which explains why China is feared and India is, well, ridiculed. Heck, even a failed-state-neighbour doesn\u0026#39;t acknowledge our presence. So much for globalisation and the fighting of common issues. If nobody else cares, it makes no sense that we should."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/8821554350228064073"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/8821554350228064073"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244703716398#c8821554350228064073","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vikram"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16050082501862464330"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-6486738875050715344"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-10T22:43:14.026+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-10T22:43:14.026+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"All right! One essential thing that you fail to se..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"All right! One essential thing that you fail to see here is how SELFISH the entire world is. Just make a superficial study of how world diplomacy works. At a time like this, if you don\u0026#39;t care for your country, you are doomed. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e I agree with the global family concept; Why it is said so in the vedas; Vasudha eva Kutumbam, which translates to \u0026quot; the world is a family\u0026quot;. As far as being global and tolerant, I am yet to see a country which is superior to ours. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Americans are the most insecure, self centred breed of people who inhabit the earth today. All their measures are a result of the benefit it bestows upon AMERICAN people. They have systematically planted their vested interests as a people everywhere.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe aren\u0026#39;t perfect. However, we are far ahead as far as these values go.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd if your take on patriotism stretches as far as to envelope nationalism as well, then if we acted by your principles, we\u0026#39;ll still be under the selfish unrelenting British yoke.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo is unconditional love for your country a joke? Probably you think cavemen won us our independence."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/6486738875050715344"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/6486738875050715344"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244653994026#c6486738875050715344","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anupam"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04257457019997889462"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-247976644788398745"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-09T11:31:06.226+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-09T11:31:06.226+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Easily! :D"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Easily! :D"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/247976644788398745"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/247976644788398745"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244527266226#c247976644788398745","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Vikram"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16050082501862464330"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-4797581092693352165"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-09T04:43:39.742+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-09T04:43:39.742+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@Gulati\nCorrect! :) Wow, you could have made a blo..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"@Gulati\u003cbr /\u003eCorrect! :) Wow, you could have made a blog post out of all that."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/4797581092693352165"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/8206450649938110048/comments/default/4797581092693352165"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html?showComment\u003d1244502819742#c4797581092693352165","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Layfield"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/03920704317174328703"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"08814893275992955376"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http://somedrops.blogspot.com/2009/06/east-and-west-on-pollution-and-related.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17274278.post-8206450649938110048","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17274278/posts/default/8206450649938110048","type":"text/html"}}]}});