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Rising Star
As a 27 y.o I only know one guy amongst my desi friends who plays soccer professionally for a club in Indonesia. He’s also an engineer on the side 🤣 it’s quite depressing but that’s desis for you
If stand up comedy, writing for sitcom counts - yes
Yes D1, it does count and kudos to parents who nurtured such talents.
Ya A1, I can see many folks like Hasan Minhaaj, Mindy Kaling, Asif Ansari, Kumail Nanjiani who grew up here and making their career in non academic field. I wanted to know if these are exceptions or not?
Absolutely!
*have, great at / going for a career, For discussion’s sake, outdoor sports, so would appreciate related inputs...
There you go, fixed your grammar and attitude 😉
Enthusiast
This bowl is not for fixing grammar mistakes or get advice on grammar. Go find another bowl/post for grammar policing. The question was straightforward enough to get an answer
Rising Star
Very rare. I grew up here and I don’t know a single desi person who isn’t in a traditional white collar job.
Oh that’s so weird. I feel like I know so many. Maybe I’m an outlier
I know MANY desis who are professional dancers/cheerleaders/choreographers and are also professional Instagram influencers/content creators. But these are all Indian Americans (mostly in the LA area). I knew them through collegiate dance teams.
I have a ton of friends who are musicians (from college and school - I used to sing with them...all of them are either MBAs, engineers or lawyers as well)
A few who are models (2 female friends from school) / influencers (1 female friend from college and my school friends fiancé) / actors (one junior from college also a Miss India, and one male friend from school who is a mainstream Bollywood actor) / 1 dancer friend from school who is also very well known.
Some, who were pro or semi pro sports folks. A female friend who is part of the national shooting team and has won various awards recently was elected a Rajya Sabha MP, semi pro golfer female friend who is now into mental health and a semi pro footballer who is into politics.
Interesting
Rising Star
Everyone will say Yes here but will end up pushing their kids towards engineering or medicine.😅
Not everyone