Have a Happy Oriental Tastes

       Author : Rumana Reza    

"Every early morning she wakes up with the..........." breakfast  contains roti ,ahahaha......you guys might be thought that I'm gonna sing Britney's song "lucky"  ;) . By the way,never mind!

Roti

We, the oriental people can't think about breakfast meal without roti mostly.We love to eat roti with chicken, beef, vegetables etc. But the fact is that some of us used to feel ashamed to show this appetite to others. In our childhood, we had some friends who got proud to represent own self as a bread -jelly or sandwich eater rather than a roti pecker . 

Sharma 

Time has changed.Don't know yet how but somehow, roti is  now popular to the western as Sharma face . Kitchen programs on TV often shows now how to prepare sharma. That phobia has touched us too.Therefore,once who felt shy with roti,now like to pay high for its new frame called 'sharma' in restaurants. And that sharma is nothing but the same chicken,vegetables etc. rapped with roti. Sorta "same wine in new bottle' type thing. Big lol.

This is not the only example of oriental dilemmas,but also so many. Last year , me and my two teen cousins were watching the TV. Suddenly, during changing the channel,the trailer of a bollywood movie " Bang Bang" came on the screen. My two cousins asked me to change the channel as they were sick of Katrina Kaif ( I don't watch bollywood though).  They didn't like her appearance on that movie. Well, I changed the channel. About a month later, we three again were sitting with remote. And that "Bang Bang " again was airing on the TV. But this time, their response was different. They asked me to stay tuned with Katrina while I was going to change it! I asked to them, why like this? They said," Ow,Katrina looks so gorgeous ! they just love her! The movie got a big hit in the  town." Hmmm....then I realized what turned them into Katrina fever- so called "big hit". It means, most of the people now have lost their own sense to choose something. They see through the eye of media, not through their own eyes actually. 

Bangla Commodes 

Once upon a time, here in Bangladesh, 'Bangla commode' was seen in toilet job. But now, to follow the west, 'English commode ' has taken that place. And people feel proud with that. At present, 'Bangla commode' is a subject of village. But personally, I do object on this. I do love "Bangla Commode" . It's hygiene. Far far far better than 'English commode'. 

English /high commode

I got really surprised how people of this sub-continent appreciated that western method where we have such a nice, easy thing? 'English commode' might be good for old persons or patients if they use it as solo. But the rest of ages? Just imagine-if more than one people  use the same commode, does it sound hygienic?Total process is  just yuck! People of west are used to with this cause they had no idea on 'Bangla commode', I assume.But why we??? 

This is our one of the most important problems. Most of us feel proud to say "Yes,I'm Bangladeshi". But in practice, we feel more proud with western appetite. That's absolutely mean. Be happy with your own culture and  show it to the world gracefully.Besides being a taker, be a giver too.  

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