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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s entertaining but outdated in some ways imo. Most Indian kids/teenagers nowadays don’t have the same level of identity crisis and embarrassment about Indian traditions as before. The Ganapati puja episode was probably lifted straight from Mindy Kaling’s childhood. People don’t do arranged marriages like in the show either. You can go on dates and the guy is typically not going to come over and do a meet and greet with the whole family.[/quote]

Idk, I'm South Indian (raised in CA) and my mom is an informal matchmaker for our community. The arranged marriage scene is actually not that different than it was 20 years ago - the "meet and greet" might not occur on the first date, but there is definitely a strong emphasis on no more than 1-2 dates unless both parties think engagement is likely, so as not to waste anyone's time. My mom just did a set up of two family friends' children (both doctors) and she thought that scene/storyline rang pretty true. [/quote]

Some are like this, and some aren’t. There is variance among Indian families.

What I don’t like about the show is this assumption that she is a nerd or “less than” because she’s Indian. If I showed this to my DD she would be startled, and hurt. Of course she is young still (middle school), but I reject the premise and also think it’s a bit old school. I can see how non Indian families may like it. [/quote]

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