If old is gold...

Tradition must continue?

It is interesting to observe how much people want to preserve their cultures. This, coming from the same people whose cultural practices failed to prosper them in the land of their ancestors, is quite amusing. 

Their measure of prosperity is not material gains but intellectual progress and the fulfilment of spiritual debts. 

The one that takes the cake is when immigrants start condemning the host nation for their way of life and priorities in life. They insist that if they continue practising their traditional customs and rituals, they are the ones bringing salvation.

Nadaswaram,

quintessentially Tamil

On the other hand, someone who immerses themselves in the cultures of the host might be branded as having sold their soul to the devil. They could be called many nicknames, such as "coconut," "banana," and "whitewashed." Yet, when we examine these resentful core beliefs, we realise that they are primarily driven by jealousy of others who seem to be thriving and accepted by white people, while being ostracised and cursed to remain perpetual foreigners, confined within their ethnic enclaves.

It seems that it is alright for the native to ape the colonists, but the buck stops at a certain point after which it is not okay. One's own culture is superior. 

Traditions must be conserved?

Lamb to the slaughter?

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