intercultural
Any Chicagoites Interested in Some Press?
I know we have some ladies (and perhaps gentlemen) here who call the Windy City home. Well, if any of you are interested, I’ve recently been contacted by a Chicago Tribune’s Red Eye reporter, Alexia, about an article she’s preparing to write on “meeting the parents.” Alexia would like to include an intercultural couple in [...]
Wait… I Thought This Was MY House!
Aditya and I have both been pulling long hours at work during the past couple of weeks. Frankly, it’s rare that we both get home before the night sets in. While we both have careers that have require long hours (my company’s motto: “the hours here are flexible; you can come in as early as you want, and leave [...]
The In-Laws Have Landed!
Among the suitcases (!) full of gifts, they brought me two large packages of Coffy Bite.
This is our bedside table, as of three minutes ago.
… I daren’t show you the carnage in the trash bin by the computer desk.
(Don’t worry - I will be posting LOTS more later - and regularly. However, I spent 13 [...]
Indian Parental Problems: When Your Intercultural or Interracial Relationship Is Suddenly an Issue
A new reader to the blog, jbf, recently posted her personal story as a detailed comment in the post Initial Family Resistance to your Intercultural Relationship. Jbf’s problem, however, is a bit different from the one highlighted in that post, so, with her permission, I’m hoisting her comment up into a post of its own, [...]
Confluence on the Roads: Thoughts about American, Indian, and German Traffic
Yesterday Aditya and I made the trek to the holy queen of all box stores, IKEA. It was the first day of the Preview Summer Sale, so of course we were there, battle plan mapped out, lists made, room measurements at hand, and stomaches ready for meatballs. The plan was that I would arrive mid-afternoon [...]
Why is the Goat Wearing a Sweater? Six Unspectacular Quirks Meme
I was recently tagged by Blue of the blog bluelightful, bluelicious, bluelovely to complete a meme on “six unspectacular quirks.” I was a bit hesitant to do the meme, at first, ’cause I figured I’d already done the whole “personal life” update post, and, really, there’s only so many times a week I can talk [...]
Categories, Generalizations, and Stereotypes: Talking About Cultural Differences
We talk about cultural differences a lot on this blog: “Indian parents tend to worry about X, Y, and Z when their children are getting married.” “My husband grew up in a culture where it wasn’t okay to do A, B, or C.” “Lego people of South Pacific descent enjoy conga lines and grass [...]
More Calm, Less Storm
Here’s a short, positive guest post from contributor NeoKalypso of Doings & Undoings on family, loss, and understanding.
As most of the regular readers know, I’m relatively new to my intercultural relationship with my South Indian guy, R. Though we’ve known each other for longer, in August we will be celebrating an official year [...]
Interracial Hate Crime in Elkhart, Indiana
I’ve finished up with dreadful exams just in time to hear about a dreadful incident in northwest Indiana. According to the AP report:
An interracial couple who awoke to find a burning cross in their front yard in Elkhart are praying for peace and asking for privacy.
Maggie Williams says the cross burning took her and her [...]
Initial Family Resistance to your Intercultural Relationship
I’m hoisting up from the comments a request for advice from a reader, Travelergal, who’s run into a bit of a sticky situation with her Indian boyfriend’s family. Her boyfriend, R- just informed his family about her, and, well, the response was not as enthusiastic as one might hope. R- has emailed her about their [...]
