Comments on: The Two Indias and Generalizations http://peterclaridge.me/the-two-indias-and-generalizations The Trials and Tribulations of a British Expat Living in India Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:48:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://peterclaridge.me/the-two-indias-and-generalizations/comment-page-1#comment-5374 admin Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:09:49 +0000 http://peterclaridge.me/?p=605#comment-5374 Well my defence is that I only write about what I see and observe, I try not to exaggerate too much, and it is very difficult not to generalize. If you see lots of men pissing against a wall (which happens a lot) then of course I'll write that Indian men use the streets as their toilet. I can't say that this type of person wouldn't do it and so-and-so's father and brother don't it. It's like saying everyone in England drinks way too much alcohol. There are those that do it in moderation and there are those that are teetotal. However it wouldn't be untrue to say everyone drinks too much. Another one is that American's are fat and stupid :) So yes, if I see something happen frequently in India, I will tar everyone with the same brush. It might suck to be tarred, but I can't make minuscule exceptions :D @Tom: I filled in your poll, but I didn't know any of the songs so I just chose the ones with the most interesting names, hope that's ok! Well my defence is that I only write about what I see and observe, I try not to exaggerate too much, and it is very difficult not to generalize. If you see lots of men pissing against a wall (which happens a lot) then of course I’ll write that Indian men use the streets as their toilet. I can’t say that this type of person wouldn’t do it and so-and-so’s father and brother don’t it.

It’s like saying everyone in England drinks way too much alcohol. There are those that do it in moderation and there are those that are teetotal. However it wouldn’t be untrue to say everyone drinks too much. Another one is that American’s are fat and stupid :)

So yes, if I see something happen frequently in India, I will tar everyone with the same brush. It might suck to be tarred, but I can’t make minuscule exceptions :D

@Tom: I filled in your poll, but I didn’t know any of the songs so I just chose the ones with the most interesting names, hope that’s ok!

]]> By: Tom http://peterclaridge.me/the-two-indias-and-generalizations/comment-page-1#comment-5368 Tom Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:12:36 +0000 http://peterclaridge.me/?p=605#comment-5368 Thing is, you have to generalise or you wouldn't get anything done. If you looked at the world in terms of individual quanta, you'd have to spend an infinite amount of time doing what amounts to nothing much at all. Sweeping statements are necessary; generalisations help to shrink the world down to chewable portions. Now go and fill in my Queen poll: http://bit.ly/9bMtsN Thing is, you have to generalise or you wouldn’t get anything done. If you looked at the world in terms of individual quanta, you’d have to spend an infinite amount of time doing what amounts to nothing much at all. Sweeping statements are necessary; generalisations help to shrink the world down to chewable portions.

Now go and fill in my Queen poll: http://bit.ly/9bMtsN

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