Which country do you live in?

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Supreme said:
Wait, what? I thought India and Pakistan hated each other? The two countries seem to have a whole lot of troops on one another's borders, and then there's the issue of Kashmir...
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I'm talking about my country, Bangladesh :S

Italianguy said:
Yeah? What happened to Kashmir?? Maybe they mean as far as a people? Politicaly speeking They aren't buddies. ..... As far as my wife tells me, and she's from India.
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Supreme said:
Well I've got an Indian Hindu friend, and he personally despises them and the whole concept of Pakistan.
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check these links;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princely_state_of_Kashmir_and_Jammu
 
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I am from Malaysia.

Born in Georgetown, Penang Island, Malaysia. Currently living in a town called Kulim on the mainland (40 km from Penang)... and working in Penang.

I was being registered as an ethnic "Malay"... but I look like a northern Thai or a Chinese and there are some people who said that I look like a Eurasian. :hiding:

I prefer to be called as ethnic "Penangite"/"Penang Islander"
 
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Salaam / Peace

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of indian origin from Barbados west indies currently living in England..
 
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My lab supervisor was a Hindu woman. She knew that I am a Pakistani (by birth) and a Muslim. I did not feel that she hated me. She was actually quite a good human. Maybe because she is well-educated and is a scientist? I do not know. Even when Mumbai attacks happened, she did not put the blame on "Pakistanis." It did not even pop up. Maybe she was just being nice? I do not know. But her response was very educated and she did not resort to stupidity at all. Actually we only talked about it for 1.5 minutes?

But in general, there are many Hindus (Indians, as Indian atheists can also be Hindus) who despise Pakistan. We, however, as Pakistanis are very happy that we were able to get separation from India.

In regards to Bengladesh, I have two Muslim bengali friends who are religious. Within Muslim community who understand Islam, nationalism does not even come up. In other words, believers get rid of petty nationalism when they are in each other's company.

In regards to the Bangla language, it is very different from Urdu. Bangla is derived from Sanskrit. And no, we cannot understand each other's languages.
 
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Abdullahii said:
from barbados

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to england

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what were you thinking
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Tropical paradise isn't actually everything life has to offer- people have to think about more than just sun, sea and sand. Britain is richer, safer, stronger, has better education systems, fantastic healthcare system, etc.

Indians, as Indian atheists can also be Hindus
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...No they can't. By definition, to be Hindu you have to believe in God/gods.
 
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Supreme said:
Tropical paradise isn't actually everything life has to offer- people have to think about more than just sun, sea and sand. Britain is richer, safer, stronger, has better education systems, fantastic healthcare system, etc.



...No they can't. By definition, to be Hindu you have to believe in God/gods.
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Not really. Who told you that? One of my majors was History of Religions and I've studied South Asian religions in some detail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism_in_Hinduism
 
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Supreme said:
I stand corrected. Although, I would like to point out, not all Indians are Hindu, and believe it or not, not all Hindus are Indian.
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Of course not all Indians are Hindus. You have Muslim Indians. Sikh Indians. Buddhist Indians. Jain Indians. :)

And yes not all Hindus are Indian, of course as well. Hindu traditions were wide spread in antiquity to as far as Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka. In the last 200 years, many white folks have become Hindu etc.
 
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Wa7abiScientist said:
Of course not all Indians are Hindus. You have Muslim Indians. Sikh Indians. Buddhist Indians. Jain Indians. :)
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Christian Indians as well- Christians are the third largest religious group in India, besides. We even outnumber Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists;D.

And yes not all Hindus are Indian, of course as well. Hindu traditions were wide spread in antiquity to as far as Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka. In the last 200 years, many white folks have become Hindu etc.
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That's what I meant- there have been many converts to Hinduism by white and even black folk, although it is still very much a predominantly Indian religion. When I think of India, Hinduism immediately springs to mind.
 
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Supreme said:
I stand corrected. Although, I would like to point out, not all Indians are Hindu, and believe it or not, not all Hindus are Indian.
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People of Bali island are Hindus. But from my knowledge, there are many differences between Hindu in India and Hindu in Bali.
 
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ardianto said:
People of Bali island are Hindus. But from my knowledge, there are many differences between Hindu in India and Hindu in Bali.
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In Thailand and Indochina, there are ethnic Thais, Khmers and Cham Malays who are Hindus. In Malaysia, there are ethnic Chinese who are Hindus.
 
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north_malaysian said:
In Thailand and Indochina, there are ethnic Thais, Khmers and Cham Malays who are Hindus. In Malaysia, there are ethnic Chinese who are Hindus.
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Interesting, I never know it. I thought they are Buddhists.
 
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I'm from Johannesburg, South Africa
 
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