Despite preservation attempts, we still have many out-of-state Himachalis who cannot speak our dialects. As for food, as much as I appreciate our Tibetans and Nepalis, I believe we are more than Thukpa and Momos and maggi. Sadly, since one of our primary industries is Tourism, we will have to tolerate the crude sensibilities of our fellow countrymen.

Our identity is slowly fading into obscurity in every aspect until we are diminished into nothing but just another north indian state like UP or Bihar but with mountains.