Friday was designated Ethnicity Day at our parent employer AXES Technologies. It was a chance for many employees to express their heritage/roots by dressing in traditional wear from their particular ethnic background. The company also set aside some time in the afternoon for employees to paticipate in several events. The picture below is from a stage presentation where some of a sampling of the different dress can be seen. They had a contest for the most ethnically dressed man and woman.
Some of the employees also sang traditional and classical Indian songs. Here's an example of one of the ladies singing:
In the next picture, I was able to watch some of the events while Vaidya, one of my co-workers, explained some of the items to me:
Hi Glenn,
I've worked with a lot of Indians, Tamals, and Nepalese and have found that most speak some English. However, the accents are so strong that it may actually take a few minutes to realize they are speaking English. Plus it has a British English foundation. My Indian supervisor often confuses coming with going. He'll pick up the SUV keys and say, "I am coming." When I ask him where he is "going," he replies that he is coming to the PX. Ethnicity day sounds interesting. You needed a Confederate Army uniform. I have found that certain clothing designs, colors, etc show acute ethnicity. I've seen people look at a design on dishes and declare them either Syrian or Iranian manufacture. The color of an Arab headdress indicates Eastern or Western Arabia and the pattern denotes tribe. White or black among religious leaders denote relation to Mohammed himself. The actual length of the dishdashi can indicate a particular Islamic sect. Just wearing the wrong clothes can be a blasphamy. Very interesting.
Lee