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5 Things That Makes You Standout

Couple things every Indian descent goes through.

Anamika Mishra
Jun 28, 2016
Mansfield, CT
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5 Things That Makes You Standout
Anamika MIshra

Coming from Indian background, family for me is not only my siblings but it's also my grandparents, cousins and friends. With big family comes

1. Always have to answer someone:

Yes, you heard it right!! when you have a big family everyone asks you things that can vary from school to personal life which at that point doesn't even feel personal.

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2. Everyone tells you what to do:

again since they all want the best for you , they will always give you their two cents that can get annoying and irritating pretty soon.

3. You Cannot have male friends if you are a female:

In our culture a guy and girl cannot be friends because of things that could happen between them. It goes with your family pride, so if you have a male friend it looks like you are a some easy or loose going girl but obviously that's not true. A guy and girl can be friends without anything happening between them.

4. You are never too old to make your own decisions:

Yup!! No matter how old you get, your family will decide for you or help you decide. this is very different from Western Culture where kids are given the freedom to make their decision and learn from it.

5. You learn to cook and help around in the house from very young age:

In my Brown families children from young age are taught to do chorus.


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