<p>Apandia, it wasn’t too bad. I’m pretty sure I got slightly above a 2000. I’m striving for a 2100 though.</p>
<p>You liked it?! Yayy! Turns out my parents went to go see it yesterday while I was at school. Thanks, Mom and Dad.</p>
<p>As stated above, I’m a Tamil gal, but fun fact! I speak Telegu.</p>
<p>Oh its terribly hot here, and doesn’t really feel like we are out of India, just because there are SO many of us here.</p>
<p>That’s quite the contrast, considering where I live, we’re getting 3 inches of snow today along with freezing rain and sleet (hopefully that’ll cancel school tomorrow!). And I live in a predominantly white town. However we’re slowly getting some more brown people.</p>
<p>Hey guys!! My name is Ishani and I’m a junior in high school, I just read through this whole thread and I think it’s a really good idea haha meeting new Indian people with the same problems as me!!</p>
<p>Welcome, Ishani! I’m a junior too! What language do you speak?</p>
<p>To everyone, do non-Indians completely butcher the pronunciation of your name? Because that happens to me ALL THE TIME.</p>
<p>I speak Gujarati and I can also understand Hindi!</p>
<p>And yes all the time!! I’m basically used to it by now I rarely even bother correcting them haha</p>
<p>Cool! I know a lot of Gujaratis. Not that many Tamil people unfortunately.</p>
<p>Haha, basically on the first day of school, if a teacher is rolling through the names and suddenly stops at one, I know to raise my hand and say I’m here. My friends get a good laugh out of it.</p>
<p>Hello everyone😃
My name is Laxmi. Just thought I’d join this interesting thread…</p>
<p>lol, that’s hilarious @AnImp, it happens the exact same way to me as well. My friends laugh their butts off. My teacher who always screws up my name ends up telling me, “You can call me Mr. Stupid if you want.” Hi Laxmi, and welcome!</p>
<p>Welcome, Laxmi! Are you a Tamil gal?</p>
<p>Dude. It’s the story of my life. I really should come up with a nickname but it’s kinda late when everyone knows me as my actual name. Maybe when I go to college…but really you can’t make a nickname for my name.</p>
<p>lol my nickname to my physics teacher is bob. People at my school are also very courteous in telling me that they would rather not do that because they want to call me by my actual name and not be disrespectful. I find that really nice of them.</p>
<p>Are any of you considering changing your names? I may, seeing as how both my names come from the Quran (my parents are both Muslim), but I’m atheist.</p>
<p>You have multiple names? I don’t think I’ll ever change my name regardless, may I ask what led you to atheism? Sorry if that’s intrusive, both my Muslim friends are radicals in terms their beliefs. (ex. blame everything on George Bush)</p>
<p>My first and last name lol. Both come from the Quran.</p>
<p>The schools in my area really suck, so my parents got me a tutor when I was younger to compensate. The tutor was brown as well, and he was an international student who was and currently is studying at my state uni. He was agnostic at the time, and he talked to me about my beliefs and encouraged me to think freely. Before I met him, I was convinced that God exists because (surprise) my parents told me he did. After I met him, I started asking for proof that God exists; my parents were unable to offer satisfactory evidence, so I naturally turned to the internet. I studied the basic theology of the three major monotheistic religions, I looked at the people who followed these religions, and I decided that not only was there no reason to believe in a God, but there was also no reason to associate myself with overly
religious people. One of the most fundamental questions that is asked is, if God is indeed real and just as is believed, why do certain individuals face so much suffering simply as a result of their geography or upbringing? I also don’t think that interpreting passages in an already heavily edited and revised holy book to suit your own purposes is the best justification for your actions.</p>
<p>I think religion exists because we need to tell ourselves that something exists after life so that we don’t feel as horribly.</p>
<p>I speak Telugu, actually. But I also know Hindi.</p>
<p>I used to know Hindi when I was really little, but I stopped using it as I grew up, so now I’ve forgotten how to speak it. I can understand a lot of it, though, if it’s not too advanced.</p>
<p>I plan to re-learn how to speak it soon. Shouldn’t be too hard, since I’ve had previous experience with the language. I think that means that I’ll have to watch a lot of Hindi movies :)</p>
<p>Haha that’s kind of how it was with me. I forgot a lot of Hindi when I moved to America, but I watched tons of Bollywood movies, and I sort of picked it up again.</p>
<p>letssssssssss go hindi movies!</p>
<p>desigirl1432, namaskaram! Etundavu? (That’s my attempt at typing in Telegu using English letters)</p>
<p>Should I or should I not see Chennai Express, considering I’m from Chennai?</p>
<p>Haha AnImp, bagaunnano 
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<p>It was definitely a comedy filled movie, but it does exaggerate the “Tamil stereotype,” I guess.
My friend, who is Tamil, got annoyed at the actors’ bad Tamil accents, but besides that, she loved it too👌</p>