Comments on: Go read Calcutta Libertarian (I’m old school, yo, keep it Anglicized :)

By: Ikram Saeed

Ikram Saeed — Mon, 03 Mar 2003 07:47:00 +0000

As I've said before on Suman's blog, I don't buy this USA paradise thing, especially not for a blogger named 'Razib Khan'.

In Canada, you don't need to wait generations. Ujjal Dosanjh, born in Dosanjhpur, Punjab, was Premier of BC. East African born Ismaili Rahim Jaffer was elected to Parliament in Edmonton (could a foreign born Ismaili Muslim get elected Congressmen from Iowa?). Ian Hanomansingh anchors the 6pm National news, and in Toronto, one local newscast is all South Asian.

Senator Mobina Jaffer, Hockey Stars Paul Kariya or (half Igbo) Jerome Iginla, Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, Murdered schoolgirl Reena Virk, Political hack Mo Sihota, annoying musician JianMohammed Ghomeshi, terrorist Ajaib Singh Bagri, star CEO Firoz Rasul, incompetent politicians Mac Harb or Sophia Leung. Here, you're free to be an ordinary person, competent or idiot, but fully Canadian.

(Parenthetical Question: Razib, you have no particular attachment to Islam, but because of your Muslim name, most people who meet you will assume you are a Muslim until corrected. Some say that being a Muslim is the USA these days is inconvenient or burdensome.

Why don't you change your name to Russel Kahn or Randy Kane? Why keep a potentially troublesome Islamic appelation?)

By: Suman Palit

Suman Palit — Fri, 28 Feb 2003 09:09:00 +0000

Razib just has these visions of Scandanavia as almost exclusively populated by 6 foot blonde stewardesses romping around him.. I understand perfectly (and approve :-) )

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:17:00 +0000

care to elaborate ?

By: razib

razib — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:14:00 +0000

france: your ancestors are the gauls germany: children, not indians

though i won't dispute that scandanavia is paradise, of a sort....

By: Pawan

Pawan — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:01:00 +0000

as an immigrant in America on occassion the “where are you from” question has been posed to me..though as the proportion of my tribe increases that question should become less frequent..
I would not totally rule out the possibility of blending-in in the bigger cities of western europe. I’ve experienced more diversity in cities like Paris, Frankfurt, Goteborg than in most cities in America..people do not care much for a north african/white couple as they would in america ..and if you move into scandinavia the colour line is almost non-existant..
England is a different story unfortunately..
The difference between America and Europe is that in America you are required to become an American to be accepted..in europe you can be who you are.

By: Pawan

Pawan — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:01:00 +0000

is there a Mumbai ..oopps Bombay blogger ?