And so? Your point being? I have been to most of the places mentioned in your links and have tried the local delicacies. They taste nice (some make for healthier food than most Indian food anyway) and you should think of trying them too.
But that was not my point. It seemed, at least from your writings, that you tended to espouse that Hinduism was superior to other religions and cultures. I just wanted to tell you that it is not so. That's all. Amlan. --- umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here are some websites about how people all over the world > have been eating insects, dogs and a variety of animals: > > Eating Insects in Thailand > http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/A767252 > > Insects as Food for Humans > > http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/buginfo/inasfood.htm > > For Most People, Eating Bugs Is Only Natural > > http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0715_040715_tvinsectfood.html > > Taste like chicken: US govt > > http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/weirdscience/story5/insecteaters.htm > > BBC: Eating Insects and Grubs > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A476859 > > Dog etc eating in East Asia > > http://www.admh.org/index1.htm > > Dog Farms: > http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?module=3&lg=en > > Dog eating in Hawaii: > http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1348432/posts > > Dog eating by French: > http://wolf.ok.ac.kr/~annyg/english/e6.htm > > Dog Eating by Swiss: > > http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/english/news/news964/dogs.html > > Stop Dog eating: > > http://www.animalfreedom.org/english/column/dogmeattrade.html > > Dog meat festival: > http://www.seoulsearching.com/DogMeat.html > > Astronauts may eat insects: > http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/headline_universe/space_insects.html&edu=high > > Counter Point: http://www.koreananimals.org/kerr1.htm > > > > umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Amlan-da, > > I am sorry if I hurt your feelings, but when someone > questions why you do not want cows to be killed - or that > most Hindus do not want cows to be killed - I gave a frank > answer. I also mentioned that Hindus have among them - > Tantriks who eat human flesh ---if you consider that I am > glorifying cannibalism - well it is your view. > > The fact is that the tribals ( I assume you are from Assam > - and not a tribal) from various parts of North East -till > recently atleast -- have been eating dogs and other animals > -- just like the Chinese. I never said that it is good or > bad. You made the judgement. > > Umesh > PS: personally I can eat anything - unless ofcourse you > tell is me what it is --maybe even dogs and cats and rats!! > > Amlan Saha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why do you always reek of the attitude that your culture or > what is > practised in your religion or in the part of India that you > come from > is the most superior or the supposedly right way of doing > things? > > The questions you ask definitely have academic and research > value but > you do not at all seem to be genuine in your inquest, at > least not to > me. > > Amlan. > > > On 2 May 2005, at 22:41, umesh sharma wrote: > > > People in North East and other tribal areas might have > been eating all > > animals, maybe even tigers and deer, who am I to > question? > > > I don't care if anyone likes to eat rats or cockroaches - > I think in > > South East Asia it is a delicacy. > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
