"The Indian Guy"
Here I had not been following the UNSG race closely enough to know there was an Indian guy... a link for anyone else curious (or shamefaced): here
The other day the students wanted me to say which was better: Indian rice or Korean rice. Needless to say, I avoided answering.
Which is an elliptical way of saying, "well, in that case I'm neutral." Not that it matters now. Or earlier.
But ya gotta like this: ""India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay." (I see he's not just an Indian, he's a Mallu. Well... I'm still neutral. But click the last link before Wikipedia gets around to cleaning it up.)
The other day the students wanted me to say which was better: Indian rice or Korean rice. Needless to say, I avoided answering.
Which is an elliptical way of saying, "well, in that case I'm neutral." Not that it matters now. Or earlier.
But ya gotta like this: ""India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay." (I see he's not just an Indian, he's a Mallu. Well... I'm still neutral. But click the last link before Wikipedia gets around to cleaning it up.)
posted by GB at 11:30 PM
3 Comments:
oh, yeah, i forgot that mallu part... but a SG in UN might be just like a vice president at best.
And you dont have to take sides, i just was trying to mess; without realizing you had no idea about the indian candidate angle.
pax vobis.
How could you forget the mallu part? I hope Chennai (to continue the practice of designating people by where they live) is not reading! At any rate, I knew you were kidding: did you think I would believe you had suddenly become an Indian patriot?
really enjoyed the quotes from Shashi Tharoor. I guess I'm just homesick for the idea that hanging out with people different from you is a good thing. And that the best countries are able somehow to continue to embrace that.
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