Ravi is right !
We can't blame the "westerners" for having this impression because so often
it is true !
Oh well, I hope this thread was only in a lighter vein and nobody was
offended or anything.
"Ravi Rao" wrote in message
news:slrnc35mb5.8g2.r_rao@alcor.concordia.ca...
> In article <7JzYb.21258$Ff2.12613@clgrps12>, Andrew Miller wrote:
>
> > It is not "how the western world..." - it is about what is happening
with
>
> Well, everytime someone in the local "desi" community announces his
> intentions of flying to India, the immediate response is one of, "Oh, so
who
> is the girl?" and I found this very strange. I went on to realize that
folks
> in the western world had gotten used to this concept of indian-origin
people
> leaving for a quick trip, and suddenly showing up with someone in tow ...
>
> Oh well :)
>
> > posted here almost every week. If you browse through past few years of
posts
> > you'll find hundreds of questions from Indian guys who just got their
visas
> > and are asking how they can bring their new wives with them to Canada.
>
> Yup. I've been lurking here for a decent bit of time, actually ...
>
> > Jim was simply making sure that original poster is aware of the problem
and
> > will not become one of those asking the same question.
>
> Oh, absolutely. I had no reason to doubt Jim's intentions :)
>
> --ravi.
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