Today Vaisakhi was celebrated at the San Jose fairgrounds. Vaisakhi is the Sikh new year, it was actually on April fourteenth, but they always celebrate it on a weekend in May. When I got there the first things I heard angered me. There were a group of guys hanging by the entrance and their friend was in front of us, and the first thing I heard was "hey mother******". Then I didn't catch exactly what they were saying but I caught the f*** word a couple of times in one sentence. I almost went up to them to tell them to shut up, and think about where they were, and who was around them. Then another thing that pissed me off about them was their Gangster clothing style! I understand that that's what they probably wear out, but dude your at a cultural festival wear something decent. It's hypocritical for me to say this because I didn't wear any traditional clothing either, a choice I really regret. Overall I enjoyed all of the performances, but I disliked people's lack of support. I mean when someone finished performing there were only about 20 out of 200 people clapping. I think that a persons confidence level rises when they see people are enjoying them. The host was funny and said "I don't think San Jose Punjabi's are much clappers." That's what I disliked about the Mela, what I liked most were the performances, and the food. I did not go all around the Mela so that's all I have to say for now. :)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Vaisakhi Mela
Today Vaisakhi was celebrated at the San Jose fairgrounds. Vaisakhi is the Sikh new year, it was actually on April fourteenth, but they always celebrate it on a weekend in May. When I got there the first things I heard angered me. There were a group of guys hanging by the entrance and their friend was in front of us, and the first thing I heard was "hey mother******". Then I didn't catch exactly what they were saying but I caught the f*** word a couple of times in one sentence. I almost went up to them to tell them to shut up, and think about where they were, and who was around them. Then another thing that pissed me off about them was their Gangster clothing style! I understand that that's what they probably wear out, but dude your at a cultural festival wear something decent. It's hypocritical for me to say this because I didn't wear any traditional clothing either, a choice I really regret. Overall I enjoyed all of the performances, but I disliked people's lack of support. I mean when someone finished performing there were only about 20 out of 200 people clapping. I think that a persons confidence level rises when they see people are enjoying them. The host was funny and said "I don't think San Jose Punjabi's are much clappers." That's what I disliked about the Mela, what I liked most were the performances, and the food. I did not go all around the Mela so that's all I have to say for now. :)
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Wow, that was very rude! I mean there are like thousands of children there and that's the example they set for them. In all of my cultural festivals, the same events take place. A gang fight breaks out, nobody is engaged in the program, or they just end up being drunk and curse. It's beyond disrespectful.
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