“In America, people think being South Asian is still kind of exotic. When you go outside New York and Chicago and L.A., there are people who have never tried Indian food... they've never even tasted it!” PeopleThinkingKindStillsAmericaNew YorkSouthIndianChicagoAsianExoticIndian Food Author:Aasif Mandvi
“North America is not altogether to blame with regard to her Indians. If the Indian had been more susceptible to higher culture, violence and arms would not have been used against him, as is now the case.” IfsHas BeensAmericaUsedCultureCasesViolenceArmsHigherRegardBlameIndianNorth AmericaSusceptible Book:The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America Source: The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America
“Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a culture shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don't use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and their intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect in my opinion. That's had a big impact on my work.” PeopleWorldUseBigsAmericaCulturePowerfulOpinionIndiaImpactIntuitionIntellectIndianShockComing BackVery PowerfulCountrysideBig ImpactCulture Shock Author:Steve Jobs
“Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics.” AmericaBlackEnglandIndependenceDemocraticFranceIndianLatinProgressiveRepublicHeritageMexicoLiberatedLatin AmericaColonyBarbaricDemocratic Republic Author:Carlos Fuentes