My professional field is dominated by Indians. Is this good or bad?

[N35t0r]

Artificial increases in labour cost are always bad, except when you benefit from them

[Kuciwalker]

To be fair, the actual cases where actuarial licensing is legally required are very limited; the vast majority of actuarial professional certifications are orthogonal to that licensing and are pure market outcomes.

[Provost Harrison]

So you think we're all like that taxi driver in this video? Well actually a lot of taxi drivers are like this (hence the stereotype). Actually myself and Dauphin were only in a taxi with a guy like this the other week

[Uncle Sparky]

So you think we're all like that taxi driver in this video?

No - you're a Yorkie... Do taxi drivers pick you up, or is that why you had Dauph with you?

... and (vaguely) on topic-

Oh. That type of Indian... Here I thought you were a professional buffalo hunter.

[N35t0r]

There never were buffalos in india

[Provost Harrison]

Well you'd better do your job well or you'll be missing your scalp

[Uncle Sparky]

There never were buffalos in india

You are mistaken 'buffalo' and 'bison'.


This is an Indian Buffalo.

[N35t0r]

duh

Are buffalos sacred to hindus as well as cows?

[Uncle Sparky]

Sure, why not? But I blame the Jews.

[N35t0r]

Then they were not being hunted by indians.

[Uncle Sparky]

Then they were not being hunted by indians.

I don't think they have many Jews in India - they are probably a protected species.

[onodera]

Yeah, what's with Indians always being so cryptic about what part of Indian they're from or what ethnicity they are?

Because Dravidian southern Indians are routinely looked down upon by Indo-Aryan northern Indians. They're afraid you will discriminate against them based on where they're from.

[Jon Miller]

Also, most indians say that class/etc don't matter. But you will find that none but Brahman say what class they are.... and the Brahman are obviously proud about it.

JM

[Provost Harrison]

Thanks very helpful!

So was your mother. She attended to my every kinky need.

[aneeshm]

I was using 'profession' in the sense of primary loyalty, not licensing requirements. A professional is one whose first loyalty is to the profession. Examples of what I'm talking about is the Hippocratic Oath, and other professional obligations of this nature. It is because of this that it is possible to trust a professional to begin with; you know that he will not just tell you what you want to hear.

Also, most indians say that class/etc don't matter. But you will find that none but Brahman say what class they are.... and the Brahman are obviously proud about it.

JM

This is just wrong. If you lived here, you'd know that any man will freely tell you what his jati is, often with pride. (Presuming, of course, that your relations with him are cordial enough that you can ask such a question.) I don't know the sort of Indians you've come in contact with, but they're clearly not like the ones here.