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At my work in a tech company there were social circles loosely formed along the lines: "natives", Indians and eastern Europeans. One Indian guy was an exception
by kozikow 5y ago
At my work in a tech company there were social circles loosely formed along the lines: "natives", Indians and eastern Europeans. One Indian guy was an exception - he was a part of our eastern European group. Later I learned that he was the only non-Brahmin Indian in the company. Based on that and a few other situations I can say that Caste system is still present, even among Indian tech workers that emigrated to the UK and the USA.
Edit: I don't think it's "explicitly" present. Just the thought in the back of the head: "does the other person still cares about the Caste system, even if they say the doesn't?" is enough to erode social interactions.
- xqcgrek2 5y agoThat is sad to hear. How do Indians born or who have lived a significant part of their life in the US integrate versus more recent emigrés?
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- sumedh 5y ago> How do Indians born or who have lived a significant part of their life in the US integrate versus more recent emigrés? Not sure about the US but in Australia I have noticed that the Western born Indians hang out with the natives while the Indians have their own group.
- sumedh 5y ago> Later I learned that he was the only non-Brahmin Indian It might not be caste related, it might be language related. Hindi speakers stick together, people from South India who speak other languages form their own group.
- jelliclesfarm 5y agoHow is this an example the ‘caste system’?