u/Paulhockey77

Anyone else find it pathetic and sad how so many Punjabis need to depend on materialism to feel good about themselves?

Big houses, fancy cars you name it. It’s like our culture is rooted within materialism. Why is it so hard to find apne who are humble and don’t have the need to flex their accomplishments to friends and family?

It all stems from insecurity. People trying to one-up eachother and thinking fancier things make them look better but in reality they just put themselves in debt to look good. I can’t tell you many dudes I’ve talked to who are my age who just fixate on money and always want expensive and fancy cars for the sake of looking good or pulling chicks. Meanwhile here I am driving a 2015 used Nissan and I couldn’t be happier lol

Family gatherings are the worst. Relatives ask you what your career plans are and proceed to follow up by commenting how much money you’ll make. Even when it comes to dating, as I guy I don’t give af about how much money a girl makes. I just care about if she’s a good person of not

Yeah sure, everyone wants to be rich, but when it comes to punjabis, I’m afraid many want to become wealthy for the wrong reasons. It’s why imo, being humble is a human quality that is super important, and it’s something I notice when it comes to meeting people in my life

One of the biggest issues surrounding Sikhi today is the lack of involvement or interest from Punjabi youth in Gen Z or even older generations that don’t connect with their religion

Why do you think that is? Well, have you visited a Gurdwara? In my honest opinion, gurdwara’s don’t do nearly enough to incentivize and engage with today’s youth. The programs some gurdwaras do have consist of complicated religious aspects which let’s be honest, most youth don’t care learning about, or are of low quality. You have adults leading these programs that don’t know anything about how to connect and involve youth and it results in well… nothing.

I recently saw a post by Gurratan Singh about how him and a couple other members from the community host these Friday night diwans at a gurdwara in Brampton. These gatherings are for Gen Z youth and millennials to learn more about Sikhi and to connect with others. The gathering is entirely in English so people can understand what’s going on.

Now some people may laugh and think this is ridiculous, but I think this is exactly what gurdwaras need right now. These diwans directly connect with younger members of the sangat so they directly learn about their religion in an accessible way. I wish our gurdwaras here in Calgary had something similar

Gurdwara committees consist of corrupt boomers who only care about money. They don’t do anything to connect with youth, and then wonder why Sikh teens and young adults don’t bother to learn or care about their religion. Gyanis don’t bother to and don’t exactly have the ability to talk to and connect with youth either, so who do youth have to help them connect with Sikhi if they can’t depend on their own religious institutions?

Instead of treating the gurdwara as a place to eat food and gossip, gurdwaras should be safe places for people to further learn about their religion and to be a part of a strong community. It starts with involving the youth in meaningful, accessible ways.

I feel like the obsession with marriage is insane especially amongst younger people. I’ve talked to many people before who think that getting married will solve all their life problems (ex: loneliness, depression, bad relationships with family, debt)

Also it’s exhausting hearing people around my age (I’m 22) saying that if they don’t get married, their lives will be over. I feel like many desis have their life purpose dedicated to marriage and nothing else. Why live your life for the sole purpose of wanting to get married? Do you not have other goals and aspirations to live for?

Now don’t get me wrong I do want to get married eventually, but I don’t understand why so many young people are in such a rush. I understand when it comes to women there’s a biological clock regarding children, but if you dedicate your whole life to just trying to find a husband, you’re going to be miserable asf if things don’t workout

Same thing goes for men. You guys are not failures if you don’t get married by your late 20s. Marriage is a HUGE life decision and I’ve seen first hand what happens when it goes sideways. Like people are getting married where they don’t even connect with eachother and it’s just for the sole purpose of saying they’re married. It’s unbelievable

Saw a similar post about marrying for convenience and I think it’s definitely present within our community. I couldn’t imagine doing that. That’s not what marriage should be in my eyes

I’m about to graduate with a degree in political science, however I’m considering accounting as a potential career. I live in Canada and a many universities offer post graduate accounting bridging diplomas for graduates. I have a couple of questions:

Would it be recommended to take these post graduate programs as someone who hasn’t done accounting courses? These diplomas/programs are about 1-2 years long

If you’re based in Canada and have done something like this, how was your experience? And are there any programs that have a good reputation?

Thanks

So I live in Canada and am graduating this fall with a degree in Political Science. I’ve always been interested in the supply chain industry and I’m thinking of pursuing a masters in it. There’s a couple schools in Canada that offer masters in supply chain. One I’m looking at is a 10 month program in supply chain management.

I say this as a dude btw. I’ve noticed that many Punjabi guys around me and many I meet all act/behave the same. Many are obsessed with gaddiya and showing off, have warped views on women and relationships, and some are just straight degenerates who are into substance abuse

I respect the fellow dudes that aren’t copy and paste and instead actually try to develop their personalities through unique hobbies and interests. I used to have a handful of Punjabi friends back in the day, but I had to cut them off cause they all were going down a dark path. I just wonder why so many apne munde gravitate towards the path of degeneracy, when many of them don’t even come from broken homes or life situations.

I also think the amount of incel activity and ideas being spread in this sub further proves my point, albeit this is Reddit. You’re going to have lots of those types of people saying stuff while hiding behind their keyboards.

I’m drill questions in sets of 10 on 7Sage. I’m scoring around 70-90% accuracy on untimed drills so about -1 to -3 per drill set. What are some tips so I can consistently score 90% + accuracy?