Cosmopolitan

First of all who is a cosmopolitan. A cosmopolitan is basically a being who is not tied down by stereotyping, he is not the expected - more tangibly not tied to a particular regionalist behavior/characteristics/beliefs. I call myself a cosmopolitan and am proud for some reason that it is mostly true.

Now the second thing is why is being cosmopolitan good and what does it encompass. Well I think being cosmopolitan means being self-thinking, you don't let the predefined notions make up your thoughts - it's about being more independent. This makes it just more difficult to stereotype you. Stereotyping is akin to wearing blinkers (things that horses are made to wear to let them see only straight). You don't get to know the person, you take it as given that an Indian guy is a geek, an Afro is useless, an Arab is dangerous, a Jew is a penny pincher, a Brit is a snob or whatever notions you came across in your past experiences. It is hard to not have any notions about people based on their background. So basically by not being evidently a Brit, a Jew or an Arab you do not let people make pre determined notions about you - you start with a clean slate. I am obviously always seen as an Indian and can't possibly do anything about it - that's evident from my physical appearance. But yeah my provincial, religious and all other background need not be paraded in front of everyone and I take care that they are not. It does not mean I am ashamed of what I am, I just don't want that to be a factor that people judge me on.

People who spit their religion on your face have always annoyed me, so do (after a limit) people who parade their regional descent. Still it doesn't make them these people any lesser of a being, just that they are sometimes a little unrefined at the very worst and obviously think with a different perspective.

As always there are things that people fuck up at and which make the whole group appear in the wrong. For example people with certain ethnic backgrounds tend to stick together (which is good) but at the same time close that group and all others (which is rather cheap/mean). Being a cosmopolitan you basically end up not making the whole group associated with you (racially, religiously etc) to be associated with your actions. So are cosmopolitans ultra beings? Not really - a tad more mature than others possibly; but otherwise nothing more, nothing less.