Comments by "Peter Jacobsen" (@pjacobsen1000) on "Firstpost" channel.

  1. We are not ashamed.
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  2. I didn't know so many Indian food classics are so recent: Butter Chicken, Chicken Tikka Masala, Dal Makhani. Surely there must be great dishes that are old.
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  3. Wonderful puns in this report: 'the program has been swatted', 'buzz-worthy initiative'
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  4. Thanks to Indian media for following this development so closely. Other foreign media seem to be 'too far away'. Man, the internet is so great!
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  5.  @rmot-t9c  Thanks for your replies, though I was hoping for just a few examples of good Indian dishes that were more old, more traditional.
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  6.  @rmot-t9c  Dosa is nice. In fact, I'd love to try more South Indian food, but it's not as easily available as North Indian food.
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  7.  @MrGercela64  I'm very happy for you.
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  8. It's not a scam. People willingly pay for the name recognition, and the high prices make it even more attractive. You pay for something that has value to you, even if that thing has little or no value to others.
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  9.  @sabrinamystified  "it's just the brand name. Their stuffs are made in China". Doesn't make a difference.
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  10. "how the hell did that luxury co think they can trademark the name". It's not that they think they can, they HAVE trademarked the name.
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  11. IMF does not give development loans, only restructuring loans after the economy has gone belly up. The World Bank does give development loans, but always at lower than market rates. It's all the private loans, so-called Euro-bonds and bilateral loans that have high interest rates. The IMF are rarely the cause of financial trouble, they are the rescue team once you're lying in your room with a heart attack. What they will do is demand that you go on a diet and exercise program that can often seem much too tough.
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  12. The only 'eastern' countries that have truly been free of engagement with the west are North Korea and Iran. Not sure I'd call them prosperous.
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  13. 130,000 Indians acquired citizenship of an OECD country. That is only 0.01% of India's population, or one in 10,000.
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  14.  @sanatanihindu383  "then it is more shameful". And yet, we are still not ashamed. Nothing will make us compromise our national security.
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  15.  @timur3505  "you're shameless." That is correct, and we're not ashamed of that fact, either.
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  16.  @jujutrini8412  "They are rip-off merchants". They may be for you, only if you feel ripped off. Others may not feel that way.
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  17. Nobody in Denmark cares about the WEF, or what they say. Same with the Pope: We don't care!
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  18. Based on the examples shown, BBC, NYT, Der Spiegel, these cartoons all focus on the poverty that is still prevalent in India, despite much progress being made in recent decades. Perhaps Indians don't want to be reminded that poverty still exists, and they feel their achievements are being diminished by being reminded of this. These emotions are understandable, but also exaggerated. Maybe an 'honor culture' is still common in India, a culture where people easily feel insulted and therefore lash out in anger. The west has more of a 'dignity culture', which is why you constantly see cartoons making fun of national leaders. These leaders have to accept the ridicule, and they do, as do most other people. Whatever the case may be, none of these cartoons are racist. At worst, they may be classist.
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