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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • Agree, Indian food isn’t as well known in US. It’s more than just Butter Chicken, Naan, and biryani. It’s a whole diverse cuisine. I’ve noticed South Indian restaurants are less common in US compared to North Indian and South Indian food has so much good variety. Dosa, Vada, Idli, Utthapam, Sambal, etc.

    I’m Marathi myself and I only know 1-2 Marathi restaurants in my city. It’s hard to find things like Pav Bhaji, Kande Poha, Mugachi Usal, etc. in restaurants. So most of the time we end up cooking at home since we don’t get this food outside.




  • Yes American culture values independence but most other cultures are interdependent. There’s pros and cons to both. In many interdependent societies, kids stay with parents until marriage which helps keep costs low and allows kids to save or focus on career. But parents can also be extremely overprotective over kids (ex. helicopter parents) and keep kids from pursuing new things or risky endeavors (ex. family gaslighting you for trying something different bc it goes against their worldview).


  • My opinion is that doing all those things won’t magically fix the birthrate. Truth is that the more educated a country is, the lower its birthrate is. Countries like Korea and Japan have the lowest birthrate but also the highest literacy rate and most educated populations. While countries like Afghanistan and several African countries have high birthrate but also poor education levels and high infant mortality rates. More educated people realize that having kids sets them back from achieving their goals with the time and energy it takes to raise them. And the ROI isn’t even guaranteed because kids move away once their adults and aren’t necessarily going to take care of parents in their old age.