On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alas, alas,alas, it has to be said...I have found some of this > attitude on silk too. I find that if someone lacks social skills or a > command of English, they sometimes feel less than comfortable joining > this list, and say it is an elitist group....and Udhay's reply to that > is, he doesn't dispute it. I do try and dispute it with vigour, but > there ARE times when..... > > So I, personally, was glad to see this email and its subsequent > thread, but am waiting to see which are the elite institutions each of > the respondents says s/he is from....will be waiting to see who else > is, like me, from Swarna (south-Indian-in-south-Calcutta middle-class > school) and Gokhale Memorial (solid middle-class Bengali girls' > college) and Calcutta University, not a mention of any Poison Ivy > League....
you have company :) *waves* > If I think I am superior to anyone because I am more good-looking, > better educated, more wealthy, better connected, better dressed, or > any other reason....I am missing a lot in the people I meet, and I am > the loser. hmm... i always thought silk was elitist and took my time to sign up but dig a lil deeper Deepa and you will find the "keep up with the joneses", "one-upping" attitude in almost everyone around ....isnt that a typical "human" nature?
