Hi All! Astronaut from India!

[Astronaut]

Hi everyone! I am Astronaut(obviously not my real name;)) from a far far away land.:)Actually even in India i come from a far away region.I happened to chance upon this forum via Google discussion search and found people discussing very interesting and unique things.Besides i also found few of my friends from other forum already posting here.So as an avid fan of European culture i thought why not join and contribute with my thoughts & views.

As my profile suggests i am a space science enthusiast.When i was 17 i had applied for the air force as it was my childhood dream of flying the formidable SU 30, but my dreams came crashing when i failed the medical test due to an issue in my bone joints.So i studied engineering and then worked for a CAD company and now i am preparing for my masters degree.

Hopefully i will make some great friends here!

Regards,

Astronaut!

[Shah-Jehan]

hello, what's your ethnic background?

[Astronaut]

hello, what's your ethnic background?

East

[Shah-Jehan]

East

Bihari? Oriya? Bengali?

[Peikko]

Halloo!

[Mehmet]

What would Hindu's do on the moon? :) There are no woman to gang rape out there.

[Astronaut]

Bihari? Oriya? Bengali?

Oriya :)

[Jackson]

Welcome.

[Astronaut]

Halloo!

Hei!

[Astronaut]

What would Hindu's do on the moon? :) There are no woman to gang rape out there.

To rape minerals.You know the moon is filled with Helium 3.

[Jackson]

To rape minerals.You know the moon is filled with Helium 3.

Have you heard about that Mission to Mars? People can send in their applications, it's for permanent colonization though i think, sounds interesting.

[Shah-Jehan]

Oriya :)

Nice:) the Oriya language is very close to Bengali, I can understand a bit of it. Our historical ties are also very rich, Orissa was part of Bengal until 1910.

Saghotam! Bengali term but, it probably is the same word in Oriya.

[blklady2013]

Welcome. There are some really cool people and varied opinions here.

[Astronaut]

Nice:) the Oriya language is very close to Bengali, I can understand a bit of it. Our historical ties are also very rich, Orissa was part of Bengal until 1910.

Saghotam! Bengali term but, it probably is the same word in Oriya.

Oriya and bengali are a bit similar:).In Oriya it is called as simply "Sangha"

[Dombra]

Welcome :yo:

[Astronaut]

Have you heard about that Mission to Mars? People can send in their applications, it's for permanent colonization though i think, sounds interesting.

Yes! Mars one but the application process is closed now.:)

[arcticwolf]

Aloha! I expect you are at least as awesome as SouthIndian! Do not disappoint me! :laugh:

[Óttar]

Namasteji. Swagatam. :thumb001:

[alb0zfinest]

Aloha! I expect you are at least as awesome as SouthIndian! Do not disappoint me! :laugh:

lol

[Astronaut]

Aloha! I expect you are at least as awesome as SouthIndian! Do not disappoint me! :laugh:

lol!:D His profile name is SouthAsian.He is great guy with a good sense of humor:thumb001:

[Tooting Carmen]

Hello.

[arcticwolf]

lol!:D His profile name is SouthAsian.He is great guy with a good sense of humor:thumb001:

Whatever. He is awesome. Glad you appreciate his work. Now that we're on the same page, welcome. :thumb001:

[DeaththeKid]

It's interesting there are quite a few Indians on here now but no Chinese. Maybe Indians are just more interested in Europe. Still at the rate it's going they're going to kick us off this forum soon because there are too many of us lol :)

[Astronaut]

It's interesting there are quite a few Indians on here now but no Chinese. Maybe Indians are just more interested in Europe. Still at the rate it's going they're going to kick us off this forum soon because there are too many of us lol :)

Thats because Indians have a lot in common with Europeans(colonial history,language) as compared to the Chinese.Secondly don't worry there are less than 10 Indians in this forum :D

[Yehiel]

Thats because Indians have a lot in common with Europeans(colonial history,language) as compared to the Chinese.Secondly don't worry there are less than 10 Indians in this forum :D

Whats your stance on Jews

[SardiniaAtlantis]

Welcome.. I hope you don't display any self hating or wannabe Europeanness so long as that is you'll be just great here!

[Tooting Carmen]

Thats because Indians have a lot in common with elitist British imperialists(colonial history,language) as compared to the Chinese.Secondly don't worry there are less than 10 Indians in this forum :D

Fixed. Otherwise, welcome.:)

[Mortimer]

welcome, great to see another indian here. indians are extremely smart well mannered gentlemen

[Astronaut]

Whats your stance on Jews

Love them! Israel is the best friend of India.Besides India is one of the few countries where Jews have never been prosecuted.

[Yehiel]

Love them! Israel is the best friend of India.Besides India is one of the few countries where Jews have never been prosecuted.

Yes we are very good friends with India, many go on vacation to India but i have never talked to an Indian

[Astronaut]

Welcome.. I hope you don't display any self hating or wannabe Europeanness so long as that is you'll be just great here!

Thanks! I hope that i will not disappoint you :thumb001:

[Astronaut]

Fixed. Otherwise, welcome.:)

British Empire was not the only colonial power in India.A small part of India was under the control of French and Portugese.And before the English East India company there was the Dutch East India company.Over the century we Indians have inherited a lot of European etiquette's.

[Tooting Carmen]

British Empire was not the only colonial power in India.A small part of India was under the control of French and Portugese.And before the English East India company there was the Dutch East India company.Over the century we Indians have inherited a lot of European etiquette's.

Yes I know that, but of those languages only English is widely spoken and it is the British common law and parliamentary system that India has inherited.

[Astronaut]

Yes we are very good friends with India, many go on vacation to India but i have never talked to an Indian

Aah! That's surprising considering that there are 3 million of us living in the US.

[Yehiel]

Aah! That's surprising considering that there are 3 million of us living in the US.

us Jews are very isolated here

[Shah-Jehan]

Yes I know that, but of those languages only English is widely spoken and it is the British common law and parliamentary system that India has inherited.

not necessarily, in Goa as well as Daman and Diu, Portuguese is used along with Konkani in Christians rites in churches, in Pondicherry in South India, although majority speak Tamil also speak a unique dialect of French with native influence, in Chandernagore in Bengal, there are French plaques everywhere etc etc.

I am from Chittagong, it was once a Portuguese colony and it's reflected in the cultures of the city's Christian who have Portuguese surnames and look distinct from other people (largely) as they are actually descendants of Portuguese sailors and soldiers who took Bengali wives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong

[Tooting Carmen]

not necessarily, in Goa as well as Daman and Diu, Portuguese is used along with Konkani in Christians rites in churches, in Pondicherry in South India, although majority speak Tamil also speak a unique dialect of French with native influence, in Chandernagore in Bengal, there are French plaques everywhere etc etc.

I am from Chittagong, it was once a Portuguese colony and it's reflected in the cultures of the city's Christian who have Portuguese surnames and look distinct from other people (largely) as they are actually descendants of Portuguese sailors and soldiers who took Bengali wives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong

But those examples are local/regional, whereas the English language and British political set-up is country-wide.

[Astronaut]

Yes I know that, but of those languages only English is widely spoken and it is the British common law and parliamentary system that India has inherited.

French is still widely spoken in Pondicherry,Although Portuguese is declining rapidly in Goa.

The reason for keeping English as an official language is because of the protest in Southern India against making Hindi as a National Language.

[Astronaut]

welcome, great to see another indian here. indians are extremely smart well mannered gentlemen

Thanks a lot!:thumb001:...Nice to meet someone from the Roma community.!

[Shah-Jehan]

French is still widely spoken in Pondicherry,Although Portuguese is declining rapidly in Goa.

The reason for keeping English as an official language is because of the protest in Southern India against making Hindi as a National Language.

very true, the same in Pakistan where Sindhis especially are concerned about the dominance of Urdu.
Even though English is taught as a language in Bangladeshi schools, we eradicated it as one of our official languages decades ago as the country is 98% Bengali

[simple_guy]

What would Hindu's do on the moon? :) There are no woman to gang rape out there.

To explore the moon's surface.
We won't just sit around and let Greeks rape our asses all day :)

[silver_surfer]

Welcome :) Nice to see another Indian around here.

[Ianus]

Welcome

[asingh]

Welcome...!

We share the same mtDNA - m3a1. I am a North Indian - Pahari from Uttranachal State..!