Why are there so many East Indians in Brampton?

[I love my Dog]

Please tell me why????

[Indian]

Because we are cooll...do u have a problem with us living here??

[xXxMizzSkaterxXx]

bcuz they suck n they wanna start a war n then rule entire brampton

[paul shykora]

SO.....Let dhem be......eh...GOD Bless......eh.....yada u.

[I love my Dog]

I also am of East Indian descent...I came to Canada when I was 2....I AM CANADIAN!!!! Your customs and traditions should be left back in India...you are now in Canada dammit!!! Cut your friggin hair and take off your turbans...having long hair doesn't make you a man...nor does having 18 people living in a single family home. I pay those tax dollars!!! Schools are built in new Brampton communities based on SINGLE family housing....not based on 3 families living in one household...Im sick and tired of you people coming here and being so righteous and ignorant to the Canadian way of life!!! I became accustomed to it why can't you???? There is nothing wrong with multiculturalism nor white people for that matter...when I was in school we said the Lord's prayer..now it seems it's ok not to have that because so many new miniorities have blossomed. Big Whoop!!! Why should I pay old age pension for your grandmother or grandfather to live here when they have never worked a day in their life here???? They don't deserve it!!! What about all those hard working Canadians who cannot qualify ....you have politicians in Brampton who can't even speak English properly but because they are Sikh you will vote for them...it's pathetic!!! I can say all this because again I am of East Indian descent and I am proud to say I am Canadian before anything else!!! Do you know your daughters and sons smoke dope drink beer and party...try to keep them locked up they will only skip school, hate you for bringing them here and then force your backward customs on them....again if you don't want to be Canadian and follow the Canadian way of life......then GET THE BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!!!!

[evil charm]

Sikhs are just like herd of sheep.Whereever they see their turban sikh and hear thier language,they start walking there.Infact I find them a little insecure people.They always hang around in groups.

[dHat Pawlo Art]

GOD Bless ''all''Canadians on Our beloved THANKSGIVING.....enjoy eat'n.....eh....yada u.

[Indian]

Enjoy your life you got...does it matter if you are Indian or Canadian. I am proud to be an Indian and Canadian also. GOD BLESS all of you and have a happy THANKSGIVING.

[another ordinary person]

I love my Dog wrote:

I also am of East Indian descent...I came to Canada when I was 2....I AM CANADIAN!!!! Your customs and traditions should be left back in India...you are now in Canada dammit!!! Cut your friggin hair and take off your turbans...having long hair doesn't make you a man...nor does having 18 people living in a single family home. I pay those tax dollars!!! Schools are built in new Brampton communities based on SINGLE family housing....not based on 3 families living in one household...Im sick and tired of you people coming here and being so righteous and ignorant to the Canadian way of life!!! I became accustomed to it why can't you???? There is nothing wrong with multiculturalism nor white people for that matter...when I was in school we said the Lord's prayer..now it seems it's ok not to have that because so many new miniorities have blossomed. Big Whoop!!! Why should I pay old age pension for your grandmother or grandfather to live here when they have never worked a day in their life here???? They don't deserve it!!! What about all those hard working Canadians who cannot qualify ....you have politicians in Brampton who can't even speak English properly but because they are Sikh you will vote for them...it's pathetic!!! I can say all this because again I am of East Indian descent and I am proud to say I am Canadian before anything else!!! Do you know your daughters and sons smoke dope drink beer and party...try to keep them locked up they will only skip school, hate you for bringing them here and then force your backward customs on them....again if you don't want to be Canadian and follow the Canadian way of life......then GET THE BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!!!!

This person should be shipped off to America! The whole "conform" to mainstream culture. Canada is a beautiful country, often refered to as a Mosaic! A mosaic is a beauitful piece of art that is created by many individual peices, unique from all other peices. You call yourself Canadian, yet you preach American values.
"Get back where you came from?" I'm sorry, but you youself are from India. No matter what you say or think, that will always be a fact. If today, the Canadian government was to decide to ship out all Indians, you would be on that boat! So don't think that you are superior, because whether it be at 2 or 50, you came from India.
You say that the indians come to canada and take tax payers money, but so do many other minorities, and caucasians. Indians do also open businesses, hire people, the give back to all communities. Sikh people are the most giving people I have ever met. Where other communities cannot come up with money, Sikh people work hard, and give back, for example, the millions they raised for the Brampton Hospital. They may stick to what they are familiar with (as any normal person does), but when needed, they are always there to help the community.
I have seen old indian men and women coming out of factories, walking home, just making the most of being able to live in this beautiful country.
And please, tell me where i can get a brochure that speaks of the "Canadian way of life" that you THINK you know about, because being a TRUE canadian (not one that came here at a young age, and now acts like they have no connection to their roots) I have learned that these Indians are living that life. They are hard working, active members of their community.
No one is telling you to live in Brampton. Its a choice you make. If you have a problem with it...leave!

[I love my Dog]

your points are justifyable.....however the fact are the facts!!! There are new developments with more than 1 family households (15 people living in a single family home)....stop preaching your backward culture,,,,diwali is not a national holiday!!! Why is it only in Brampton you can have fireworks in October!!! It is not illegal to light fireworks other than victoria day or canada day....if you think for a second I'm talking about anything other than building those eye sore temples and telling my children they have no culture because I have taught them to be Canadian first before bowing down to your asses...get the hell out...no I would not be deported cuz I am CANADIAN!!!

[Franko]

I am from a little island called Sri Lanka. My ancestors came to the island from Spain and Morocco so i look more Spanish than Sri Lankan. I am from Brampton too and most definitely not seikh but I too get called Indian at times..

The natives of this land would have felt the same way when French and British took over their land, white folks brought their culture here, so dont stop others from doing it, show some respect.

[another ordinary person]

Franko wrote:

I am from a little island called Sri Lanka. My ancestors came to the island from Spain and Morocco so i look more Spanish than Sri Lankan. I am from Brampton too and most definitely not seikh but I too get called Indian at times..
The natives of this land would have felt the same way when French and British took over their land, white folks brought their culture here, so dont stop others from doing it, show some respect.

I totally agree with you!

[another ordinary person]

This is in response to "I love my dog"

You are so quick to make judgement..I am NOT Indian. I am actually what you are trying so hard to be! Lol.

"the facts are the facts" - you choose to ignore the positive facts and focus on only the negative. I think Negativity is so ugly. Try being positive and see what Immigrants do for this counrty.

15 people in one home? I have many indian friends and I have yet to see that. And even if they do have that many people living in their home, why does it bother you? They aren't asking you to have their family live with you, or asking you to pay their bills!

I know MANY caucasians who because of religion do not use birth control. Some of these families have up to 8 kids in their home! Their grand parents live in their home to help, and include the parents. Thats 12 people. No one says anything to them? Why the double standard?

I know indian people who let relatives live with them to help them get on their feet so that they can buy a house/car and slowly get settled and be an upstanding member of the canadian community. There is nothing wrong with that. Its better than having them come here, and living on the streets, not being able to educate their kids.

And who cares about how people celebrate their holidays? I have heard fireworks on Valentines day, even this past thanksgiving weekend! Whats the big deal? Everyone does it! Not just the indians. Divali may not be a national holiday, but does that mean they shouldn't celebrate it? If you want to talk like that, why should christmas be celebrated? If thats the case, no one should have holidays/vacations. You shouldn't celebrate your birthday because its not a national holiday either! You are being ridiculous! You are nit picking trying to make a valid point, but all you have is fireworks and multi family homes? You are grasping, my friend.

I see indian people in huge houses. I see indian people opening businesses. They must be paying tax on those. Tax money that is being used for your kids education, the streets you walk on, and the medical system you use.

I see indian people having like 4 cars in their drive ways. They must be paying some tax on that.

Look at the economy right now. Its crap! If immigration was cut, the house industry and the auto industry would be in more turmoil than it is right now. And there is no arguing that. Immigration is essential for the success of this counrty - if it wasn't essential, the government would have shut the gates to canada a long time ago. That is why you and your family were allowed to enter this beautiful Country as an Immigrant.

And remember, you are what is called a "Naturalized Citizen". You were not born in this country. You yourself are an Immigrant (Not that i think there is anything wrong with that - but you seem to think that immigrants (indians in particular) are less than you are). No matter how much you say "I AM CANADIAN" (is this a beer commercial?) there is no changing what you really are. You are a person who was born in India, who immigrated to canada, and became a Naturalized citizen. I don't have a problem with it. You are in denial!

I don't know if you are a dave chappelle fan. When reading your posts, you remind me of the following clip:

http://cliptank.com/funny-clips/dave-chappell...

[BRAMPTONION]

I totally agree with the candian indian guy.
I am also from an east indian background.. I am so sick of ppl who come to this country and still live like they are back home. There,s no war in India if you want to live like you are back home then go back home.

[canadian girl]

I too live in Brampton and am tired of East Indians coming to Canada and trying to turn our country into theirs- If they do not like our traditions or ways then go back!

[Random]

Yes, there are alot of indians in brampton
but there is no need to discrimate against them.
Just because they celebrate their culture and bulid temples , why is that so wrong. Is it wrong to practice your culture or worship your gods because i don't think it is. They also celebrate canadian traditions as well as theres, i've seen many indians celebrate canada day. And REMEBER
that in Canada you are your culture first and then Canadian

[John]

I am a South Asian from Brampton and NOT Indian. The point is that I see a lot of racism in Brampton from both the so called "Canadians" and minorities. Some of the so called Canadians are intent on complaining about the hard working people who arrive in Canada from other countries. Most of these immigrants work hard in life to get where they are today, yet I see so many "Canadians" complaining about how there are not enough jobs because of the minorities. To these people, I say stop scratching your asses and get a life.

On the other hand, there are some immigrants who make no effort to even adjust to any Canadian customs or learn the language. In particular, some Sikh groups don't even speak to each other based on their caste/class. These kinds of particular traditions need to be left back in India. However, there is absolutely NOTHING WRONG with being proud of your heritage or where you come from. If people want to celebrate Diwali, it is their RIGHT. Being Canadian is about diversity, understanding and mutual respect. If we don't have this, we would be just like the Americans. I am glad to live in a county where I can learn and enjoy what other cultures have to offer.

Finally, I pity people like " I love my dog". You, my friend, need a reality check. It's pathetic to see someone so desperately trying to assert a Canadian identity by intently contradicting everything that means to be a Canadian.

[IAmCanadian]

"I Love my dog" was a bit abrasive, but the Topic is an interesting one, and always an easy target to simply say its racist. I moved to Canada 25 years ago from Greece and Love the multiculturalism of Canada. I've been living in Brampton for over 10 years now and there are some observations.

- Urinating on my neighbors homes, in broad daylight, and blowing snot onto the ground on the street. These are things I dont want to see when I'm sitting on my front porch trying to enjoy the view of my yard. Is this acceptable/common behavior in South Asia?

- Changing the Landscape, I understand the need to build temples and how expensive they are. But neighborhoods look terrible when you have a temple being build brick by brick over a period of 2-5 years and in the mean time you have these makeshift structures made of bits of plywood or whatever else material that can be found. That causes houses to depreciate, who wants to move into a neighborhood looking like that? Maybe only South Asians.

- I've noticed many business simply move or go out of business because they dont have the support. More and more stores are opening up that cater to South Asians.

I expand to more stuff.. but thats enough for now.

[John]

IAmCanadian wrote:

"I Love my dog" was a bit abrasive, but the Topic is an interesting one, and always an easy target to simply say its racist. I moved to Canada 25 years ago from Greece and Love the multiculturalism of Canada. I've been living in Brampton for over 10 years now and there are some observations.
- Urinating on my neighbors homes, in broad daylight, and blowing snot onto the ground on the street. These are things I dont want to see when I'm sitting on my front porch trying to enjoy the view of my yard. Is this acceptable/common behavior in South Asia?
- Changing the Landscape, I understand the need to build temples and how expensive they are. But neighborhoods look terrible when you have a temple being build brick by brick over a period of 2-5 years and in the mean time you have these makeshift structures made of bits of plywood or whatever else material that can be found. That causes houses to depreciate, who wants to move into a neighborhood looking like that? Maybe only South Asians.
- I've noticed many business simply move or go out of business because they dont have the support. More and more stores are opening up that cater to South Asians.
I expand to more stuff.. but thats enough for now.

Your observations are rather site specific and don't seem to really have a point. For one thing, I've seen people urinating in places they shouldn't be doing it in. And they weren't really South Asian. But I have more common sense than to make a question of whether this kind of practice is acceptable in South Asia. For all you know, I could just as well make comments about Greektown in Toronto, which has its own site specific problems. But I for one will not generalize on all Greeks based on those problems.

In terms of your temple comment, I'd have to agree to an extent. I for one have seen Sikh temples just about everywhere. They are often unfinished and do depreciate the values of nearby communities. However, this kind of issue is prevalent in most areas. For example, when I lived in woodbridge, churches were popping up everywhere and had the same type of problem. So would this be ok?

Finally, your comment about business is legitimate. But you have to understand that if a store doesn't serve the purpose to the surrounding community, it'll eventually go out of business. If an indian restaurant were to be built in lets say Woodbridge, and all the Italians weren't really fond of this cuisine it'll obviously go out of business. Simple as that

[I love my Dog]

Ha!!! I love your arguments (or rather points of view) however, defending cultural diversity is one thing but enforcing it and throwing it down my throat is another!!! We all have the right to be Canadian and to live out our "Canadian Dreams" but when East Indians judge me because I don't follow their "norms" I need to wonder "who the hell are you to tell me I am a racist"? I have lived here almost all of my life when there wasn't that many "Brown Skinned People". I have endured such name calling as "Paki" when I don't even know what people from Pakistan are about. It's because of people like myself who put up with this shit that I realized "if you can't beat em' then join em'"...these east indians who live in Brampton or rather "Bramladesh" only socialize with their own kind. They are stubborn, rude and I have personally seen them blow their noses on the sidewalk and even inside department stores (with no kleenex). They are nasty pigs with no regard for anyone but themselves. They butt in front of lines, they interrupt people, they tell me that back in their country they had servants and they didn't even have to bathe themselves cuz servants did it for them...I think to myself "if you have such a priviliged upbringing then why the hell do you have no class"? Even the young teenagers are such rude assholes...I see young sikh girls go to school dressed humble and once at school they change their clothes and look like little sluts. I see young Indian boys and girls smoking dope in laneways and skipping classes. This is because their parents are so strict with their backward cultures and they think their children are little angels when in fact most of them are trying to fit into the Canadian Cutural way of life. Get with the program ladies an gentleman...you may think I'm a racist or crazy but don't worry your "culture" with eventually evolve to the true meaning of Canadian..you guys think I'm nuts but that's only because you are a first generation Canadian....wait til your kids grow up just like I did in Canada. It is not easy. The stigmas, the curry smelling sterotypes, the "I am better than you are attitude"..Why the caste differences here in Canada? You say that diversity, multiculturalism and equality are what being Canadian is all about???? Then why is it I see one Indian person not shake hands with another because he/she thinks that person is not worthy. This is the shit I am talking about...get rid of your stupid ass backward culture. The east indian culture is the most ridiculous culture....celebrating some kind of religious function every other week...hating each other because of caste diversion, speaking in their own language at work in front of non-indians who have to endure this and wonder what the hell they are saying....being "Senstive" to their feelings when in fact they don't give a crap about yours...but if you offend them they they play the "race" card. East Indians are the most racist people I have come across, even to their own kind.....tell me what the hell is up with that?????