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Hindustan Times
35 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
Indian man in US questions why fellow desis abroad treat each other with cold indifference: ‘It is ego'
A Reddit post by an Indian man living in the United States has gone viral for sparking a candid conversation about how Indians treat one another when living abroad. A Reddit post sparked debate after an Indian man shared how a fellow Indian abroad treated him coldly until learning he was an angel investor. (Representational image/Unsplash) (Also read: Indian man contrasts Singapore's order with India's chaos: 'Here, everything is negotiable') Shared under the username @Weary-Risk-8655, the post titled "Is it just me or do Indians abroad look down on their own? here's my personal experience", recounts an awkward yet revealing encounter at a coffee shop in New York City. Awkward encounter with a fellow desi The user, who has lived in the US for over a decade, wrote: 'I've picked up the habit of smiling at strangers, making small talk, just being friendly, you know? Feels normal here. But something odd happened recently in NYC that made me think. Saw a guy who looked Indian at a coffee shop, so I smiled and said hi.' However, the friendly gesture was not reciprocated. 'Instead of being chill, he gave me this 'who the hell are you' look and responded pretty arrogantly, talking about his startup and how much he's raised. Honestly, he acted like I was below him,' he continued. In a twist of fate, the Redditor later discovered that he was actually an LP/angel investor in the same VC firm that had recently backed the man's startup. 'When he realised, his energy immediately changed. Awkward doesn't even cover it,' he wrote. 'Why is it that a lot of Indians abroad act like this with each other? Would it kill us to just be nice or at least not look down on someone?' Internet reacts to unspoken dynamics The post has since triggered several reactions from fellow users, many echoing similar sentiments. One commenter observed, 'This is so common. I've felt more warmth from strangers of other nationalities than from my own community here.' (Also read: Video of man eating fried chicken inside London ISKCON restaurant sparks backlash: 'Filthy and sick') Another shared, 'The moment they see you aren't rich or well-connected, you're invisible to them. Sad but true.' A third user added, 'I always feel like I'm being silently judged. The ego is unreal.' One particular comment read, 'We talk about unity and culture, but when we move out of India, it's often the first thing we discard.'
News18
2 hours ago
- News18
On this day in 2014: India pulled off their first Test win at Lord's since 1986
India successfully defended the target of 319 on a challenging Lord's track that offered seamers significant seam movement up front and uneven bounce as the strip dried later on. India ended a painstaking 28-year-long wait for a Test victory at Lord's and pulled off one of their finest triumphs on away soil on this day. In a remarkable performance by the then skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's young, in-transition brigade, they upstaged England at the end of a memorable five-day contest at the Home of Cricket. India successfully defended the target of 319 on a challenging Lord's track that offered seamers significant seam movement up front and uneven bounce as the strip dried later on. Under pressure after his team missed out on similar wins at Johannesburg and Wellington earlier that season, Dhoni needed his bowlers to come to the rescue and as always, his tried-and-trusted workhorse Ishant Sharma put his hand up. Ishant produced arguably his finest spell in Test cricket on a gloomy afternoon at Lord's, finishing with astonishing figures of 7 for 74 to help dismiss England for 223. In an inspired burst, Ishant used his height to great advantage as he broke past a gritty fifth wicket stand between Joe Root and Moeen Ali by getting Moeen to fend off a bouncer to short leg and opened the gates for a bizarre English collapse after lunch. One after the other, the Englishmen kept trying to pull and hook Ishant's well-directed bouncers and were out caught in the deep. Ishant went from 'Unlucky Ishant' to the game-changer for Dhoni and left India on the brink of their first victory at Lord's since 1986. Left-armer Ravindra Jadeja then got No.11 James Anderson run-out to close off the contest and usher in the most memorable celebrations for the visitors, who took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after entering the 2014 tour as massive second favourites. Apart from Ishant, ace swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar also stood up to the challenge by taking an instrumental 6 for 82 in the first-innings, where the Indians kept England's lead down to only 24 after Ajinkya Rahane's most courageous 103 had taken the tourists to 295 all out on Day 1. In the third-innings, the in-form Murali Vijay top-scored with a 95 while Bhuvneshwar (52) and Jadeja (68) produced invaluable half-centuries to extend the target past the 300 mark. On a surface designed for English seamers to dominate and hammer the visitors, they turned the tables on them with a spirited performance that will be remembered forever fondly. view comments First Published: July 21, 2025, 07:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Korea Herald
2 hours ago
- Korea Herald
Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don't switch back to Redskins
CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington's NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans. Trump also said Sunday that he wants Cleveland's baseball team to revert to its former name, the Indians, saying there was a "big clamoring for this" as well. The Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have had their current names since the 2022 seasons and both have said they have no plans to change them back. Trump said the Washington football team would be "much more valuable" if it restored its old name. "I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders,' I won't make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington," Trump said on his social media site. His latest interest in changing the name reflects his broader effort to roll back changes that followed a national debate on cultural sensitivity and racial justice. The team announced it would drop the Redskins name and the Indian head logo in 2020 during a broader reckoning with systemic racism and police brutality. The Commanders and the District of Columbia government announced a deal earlier this year to build a new home for the football team at the site the old RFK Stadium, the place the franchise called home for more than three decades. Trump's ability to hold up the deal remains to be seen. President Joe Biden signed a bill in January that transferred the land from the federal government to the District of Columbia. The provision was part of a short-term spending bill passed by Congress in December. While Washington residents elect a mayor, a city council and commissioners to run day-to-day operations, Congress maintains control of the city's budget. Josh Harris, whose group bought the Commanders from former owner Dan Snyder in 2023, said earlier this year the name was here to stay. Not long after taking over, Harris quieted speculation about going back to Redskins, saying that would not happen. The team did not immediately respond to a request for comment following Trump's statement. The Washington team started in Boston as the Redskins in 1933 before moving to the nation's capital four years later. The Cleveland Guardians' president of baseball operations, Chris Antonetti, indicated before Sunday's game against the Athletics that there weren't any plans to revisit the name change. "We understand there are different perspectives on the decision we made a few years ago, but obviously it's a decision we made. We've got the opportunity to build a brand as the Guardians over the last four years and are excited about the future that's in front of us," he said. Cleveland announced in December 2020 it would drop Indians. It announced the switch to Guardians in July 2021. In 2018, the team phased out "Chief Wahoo" as its primary logo. The name changes had their share of supporters and critics as part of the national discussions about logos and names considered racist. Trump posted Sunday afternoon that "The Owner of the Cleveland Baseball Team, Matt Dolan, who is very political, has lost three Elections in a row because of that ridiculous name change. What he doesn't understand is that if he changed the name back to the Cleveland Indians, he might actually win an Election. Indians are being treated very unfairly. MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN (MIGA)!" Matt Dolan, the son of the late Larry Dolan, no longer has a role with the Guardians. He ran the team's charity endeavors until 2016. Matt Dolan was a candidate in the Ohio US Senate elections in 2022 and '24, but lost. Washington and Cleveland share another thing in common. David Blitzer is a member of Harris' ownership group with the Commanders and holds a minority stake in the Guardians.
