Re: [Assam] Desi senior citizen not allowed in a Mumbai luxury hotel for wearing Slippers

2008-02-24 Thread umesh sharma
I think you are right. Umesh Jyotirmoy Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I understand that a hotel may have it's sets of rules. But are our mothers too expected to come in suits and shoes when visiting the 5 star hotels in India. I think the hotel went too far. JS On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 8

Re: [Assam] Desi senior citizen not allowed in a Mumbai luxury hotel for wearing Slippers

2008-02-23 Thread umesh sharma
Jyotirmoy-da, If the people trying to enter had an American or British accent they would get preferential treatment. Also people like me who want to arrive at a hotel lobby on a motorbike would be asked to park it and come whereas car owners can drive up in style. If a white guy goes to a five

Re: [Assam] Desi senior citizen not allowed in a Mumbai luxury hotel for wearing Slippers

2008-02-23 Thread Jyotirmoy Sharma
Hi Umesh I think you are missing the point. Whites with slippers were not a problem at the hotel. They only had a problem with their own countrymen. It goes without saying that Indians are one of the most racist people in the world and we haven't got over the subservient attitudes to the fair skin.

Re: [Assam] Desi senior citizen not allowed in a Mumbai luxury hotel for wearing Slippers

2008-02-22 Thread umesh sharma
in USA you may not be allowed inside a restaurant if you wear the American cowboy outfit -- jeans and cowboy boots -- you have to wear the uniform /dress code. Most schools in India will not allow students to come to school in dhoti kurta or even in many private companies including top newspaper

Re: [Assam] Desi senior citizen not allowed in a Mumbai luxury hotel for wearing Slippers

2008-02-22 Thread mc mahant
ssamnet.org> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:27:12 -0500> Subject: [Assam] Desi senior citizen not allowed in a Mumbai luxury hotel for wearing Slippers> > > Pathetic ...pathetic ...> > http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080222/jsp/frontpage/story_8934833.jsp> > which p

[Assam] Desi senior citizen not allowed in a Mumbai luxury hotel for wearing Slippers

2008-02-22 Thread Ram Dhar
Pathetic ...pathetic ... http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080222/jsp/frontpage/story_8934833.jsp which planet these 'desi sahebs' running this hotel are from . terrible.. _ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Li