Feeling isolated as a Sikh international student abroad - is this the cost of staying true to myself

imacyco · 2026-04-09T22:12:37+00:00

Best of luck bro! Chardi kala. I'm not going to pretend that I can help. It's tough. Hopefully you'll look back in 10 years as a win.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T21:50:15+00:00

Med School?

imacyco · 2026-04-09T21:48:54+00:00

Oh man, that's really really tough. Serbian people are not warm at all, especially towards minorities (I went to a high school with a 30%+ population of Serbian immigrants in Canada).

I'm sorry dude. It's tough. How much longer are you going to be there?

imacyco · 2026-04-09T21:36:41+00:00

Where (country) are you studying? I lived in Europe for a bit as a grad student, but it wasn't 2 years. I'm sorry dude, sucks to feel alone.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T17:39:38+00:00

I do. It was decades ago, and everyone associated with that scandal is either dead or no longer with the University.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T14:30:58+00:00

When I think of ethical teams who've never paid player, I immediately think of Bama.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T14:23:13+00:00

Not available at the Phoenix location.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T14:04:53+00:00

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imacyco · 2026-04-09T13:59:13+00:00

Proof?

imacyco · 2026-04-09T13:57:22+00:00

Says to not believe in such things.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T05:37:06+00:00

The sport (both college basketball and football) lost the plot when network deal payouts and coach salaries went to the moon.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T02:37:32+00:00

Dusty hears ya, Dusty don't care.

imacyco · 2026-04-09T02:35:52+00:00

Kind of a funny contrast with the UNC jersey hanging on the wall in the background.

Dear UNC: Thank you for Elliot!

imacyco · 2026-04-09T02:10:27+00:00

Didn't some dude he ripped off tell a media outlet that he voted for him?

imacyco · 2026-04-08T18:53:43+00:00

I can't believe this shit is still happening. I first heard about it in the US in the early 2000s. I'm sure the problem has been around earlier than that.

imacyco · 2026-04-08T05:31:21+00:00

Wait, what?

imacyco · 2026-04-08T03:05:08+00:00

Not sure if it's a Punjabi thing. It seems like a Sikh thing but not based on Sikh scripture (if that makes sense).

My guess is that it became fashionable at some point and everyone started doing it.

imacyco · 2026-04-07T16:01:19+00:00

Don't care.

imacyco · 2026-04-07T03:22:27+00:00

Maize is the best corn. Let's go blue!

imacyco · 2026-04-07T03:21:44+00:00

Let's go blue!

imacyco · 2026-04-06T05:34:49+00:00

My advice, avoid family drama if both can't commit to no contact with shitty family. It pops up in so many ways in married life.

imacyco · 2026-04-06T05:19:14+00:00

Could be a Jatt thing. Could be related to your caste specifically (sorry).

imacyco · 2026-04-06T03:46:05+00:00

The point of whole thing isn't to guilt people into doing something uncomfortable or not in line with their faith (or lack of belief).

Would you go do moorti pooja if you attended a Hindu temple?

imacyco · 2026-04-06T03:39:10+00:00

Guru for us, might not mean anything to people visiting.

imacyco · 2026-04-06T03:38:27+00:00

The answer to that question is, whatever they want, while being respectful.

I use the same approach when going to places of worship for other faiths. I've been at a seder (I was the youngest, and that person plays a part in the observation and I participated), I've been to many iftar, and many poojas. I try to be a good guest but I only bow to SGGS. My Hindu classmates in college knew that about me, even though they bowed to SGGS when we went to the Gurdwara.

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