>I'm not brahmin. I'm Vaishya. I never said you were. I certainly wouldn't have imagined you were dalit with your attitude, but I wouldn't have put a bet on Br

>I'm not brahmin. I'm Vaishya. I never said you were. I certainly wouldn't have imagined you were dalit with your attitude, but I wouldn't have put a bet on Brahmin either. >It's not obvious what caste you're from. What is obvious is where in india you're from, what college you're from (indians care a TON about college rank), I thought you were trying to emphasize just how NOT like the US Indian culture is? Going to Harvard is, y'know, kind of a big deal in the US too, even if the officer who just pulled you over can't tell at a glance. >what cultural upbring you had. It's far more likely to get discriminated on that. I mean, I'm no expert on India but I'd bet pretty good money that a lot of this parallels "acting white" in the US - which is often used as cover for the underlying prejudice. And that fury you are exhibiting about "how I wouldn't know because I'm not one of them"... yeah, white Southern Americans have been like that to me too (I'm not American). Prejudice and social hierarchy reinforcement is more of a human trait than a cultural one, and similar patterns are exhibited in different cultures.