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How Indian Are You?

Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 12:14 by Registered Commenterdaycruz in | Comments11 Comments

I have some problems with the how Indian are you quiz, but here is what I got. 47%!! That's even lower than what Jerry or Aksa got! What is wrong with me? But you know, there is an issue with this quiz. It was obviously created by a Hindu that believes that unless you are Hindu- you aren't Indian. It's obvious from the first question on the quiz: "Do you eat meat?". Well yeah, I eat meat- I eat lots of meat, I eat meat for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. Doesn't make me any less Indian. I don't have to be a Hindu to be Indian. Christianity has been in existence in India for over a thousand years- it is safe to say that Indians are Christians too. So yea, the quiz is biased so the answers don't stand. Ergo, I believe I am more Indian than the guy who made the quiz. And I think you would agree, eh?

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I agree, i got 47%, i'll tell you i'm pretty sure i'm 98% indian, the other two is an amalgamation of what ever "multiculturalism" and "interracial cooperation" canada had entrenched and jammed into my being since i entered the eduacation system of the country- a country, might i add, that "my parents came to better my future".
one of the questions that should be included is "do yougurt containers overflow your kitchen storage space?"
I have recently ahieves 96% on your "How Indian Are You" test.I still believe my score should be higher because I'm a true Indian from my Motherland.
I scored a 96% on the "How Indian Are You?" Quizie! http://www.quizie.com/test.php?testid=547745&rn=%n">What about you?
04.23.2005 | Unregistered CommenterPinku
i scored 51%....at least i passed. and i got more than Tyna whom i KNOW is waaay indian than me
hhaahhaha
and i can't believe pinku got 96%....decruz is rite fer sure...that quiz is biased
04.24.2005 | Unregistered CommenterSim J
i would guess that christianity in India is older than 1000 years. it is supposed to have come into India sometime in the first 100 years after the death of Christ.
this site has an interesting write up on the origin and spread of christianity. and contrary to popular belief it was not brought in by the europeans.
i agree wtih your comment on the "hindu" centric nature of definition of culture. But it is much more than that - it is a very North Indian Hindu view of the rest of India.
04.25.2005 | Unregistered Commenterharini calalmur
You *must* be 100% Indian - no one else can take that quiz, especially any "score" achieved on it seriously !! Get a life, dude.
04.28.2005 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous
hmm.. I guess I definitly would have to take a quiz like that seriously just because I talked about it eh? Wow. Makes so much sense- can you enlighten us some more?
04.28.2005 | Unregistered Commenterdaycruz
sorry, since you have other reading comprehension issues- I should probably tell you that my above comment was sarcasm.
04.28.2005 | Unregistered Commenterdaycruz
sar-chasms all around. :-P
04.30.2005 | Unregistered Commenteruspeed
I got a 47 on that quiz.... i did better than i thought i would... what is chaat?
10.6.2005 | Unregistered CommenterEnigma
i got a 54%...it seemed to have been pretty accurate....
04.20.2007 | Unregistered Commenterpineapple123

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