Nepal Likes to do Extravagant Show-Offs!

For many of our visitors asking questions on what is Nepal and what is not Nepal, here are some Answers.

Modesty : Most Nepalese only can afford basic necessaries and have no money for extras such as money for flashy clothes and makes-ups. Most Nepali women don't wear make-ups. Modesty is very important to the Nepalese women. You might think it otherwise after seeing attractive photos of Nepali women in many Nepali websites. The truth is those near-clothless pictures of Nepalese men and women flashing on such entertainment sites does not represent the wealth and culture of the entire Nepali population, remember that's not the real nepal.

Cable TV Culture : Cable-TVs offering western channels have mushroomed culture beyond Nepal's grasp. In city like Kathmandu, teenagers are more aware of the fashion trends then their school studies. Here, modeling is the first job hunt before anything else and most nights are spent in disco and bars.

Not the Real Nepal
(as seen in Nepali entertainment sites)

Image Courtesy of nepal-schoo-projects.org

Real Nepal
(Often ignored by many, the true Nepalese)

Do I look Cool Culture? : Youth living in the cities will try to dress well, look in the mirror every time one leaves home, and pay special attention to how he or she shows wealth status by eating, shopping and hanging out only in selected places regarded as for certain class of people such as high class. For many how you feel about yourself is less important than how others perceive you and making a good impression.

Even if you don't have a penny in your pocket and you belong to a rich class, your first instinct is to ride a cab but not a bus, you are starving to death but won't eat in economic dining places, these and many such traits of useless proudness existing among many rich families in Nepal due to the vast difference between rich and poor and it's influence in social life. There are the Royal families living at world's top class expenditure, and there are the poor Nepalese without a job, and there are scum bag corrupted Nepali politicians and their family, and there are the innocent hard working Nepali students trying to make ends meet working and studying at the same time and helping parents financially. In Nepal, Rich are getting richer and poor are getting poorer. Show-offs are just illusions which thrives because of lack of awareness. It won't be too long, sooner or later Nepalese will only have one thing to show-off - their Nepal and mother nature but not the possessions. There was a time when a famous Indian actress wore some kind of a cap, the entire Kathmandu girls started wearing that cap for almost a year and it soon spread to many parts of Nepal area! Now, don't ask us if that was a Nepali Topi (the national Cap) - it wasn't. Now, here is a dress for everyone in Nepal now worn by NepalVista - a simple shirt and a pants made in Nepal!

Modeling Mania : For many teens in Nepal, they want to look cool, and being in someone's website is a great thing. So the first thing for teens into web design is to create a few pages of pictures of Nepali model wanna-bes! Some pose with sunglasses, with shirts slung over their shoulder, and hands on hips, posing to look the coolest they can. Most website visitors find such modeling silly and ridiculous as they expect to see real Nepalese not people trying to look like some rich person in a developed country like America. Checkout the Guides and Directory : Teens (link opens in a new window, scroll to Teens Guide Section Nearly half the people in Nepal are jobless, and for teens modeling is a pass time, the time could have been for trying to get a job and help parents.

Beautiful and Healthy Actors and Actresses : Nepalese are poor, most are thin and malnourished. Nepali movies often do not show realities, they are often prepared for an ecstasy into another world for millions of poor people who watch and dream of becoming one of the actor or actress being cast!

Have you climbed the Everest? : Live a way from Nepal and get a question, "Where are you from?"... and get another question... "Oh, so you are a Nepali from Nepal ha? have you climbed the Everest?" What do you say to them? Did you know that a lot of such people are really asking for honest answers. Here is an answer to you all, not all Nepalese take it for granted. In fact, foreigners have seen more of Nepal than most Nepalese. Why? They just don't have money to travel or could it be that most of them are so occupied in city showing-off rather than exploring their own country, you decide! learn more about Mount Everest here >> and start climbing now!

Internet Profile of Nepal : Trekking. Models. Shopping. Pashmina. Songs. and Models again! When you search for information on Nepal, you see lots of trekking, nepali models, shopping sites, and about Nepali music but what is really hand to find is the information on real everyday Nepali life. You really have to search long and be patient. Did you know that Nepal's number one foreign revenue is from tourism, that's why there are tons of travel sites from Nepal and often these sites mainly dominate the entire Nepali Web Directory. If you are looking for further information on Nepali life and issues such as human rights, try searching at the sites of international organization such as UNDP, SAVE THE CHILDREN. Here are some links for you. (all open in a new window):

Hrw.org Human Rights Watch - Nepal
undp.org.np United Nations Development Program - Nepal
savethechildren.org Save the Children - Nepal
cwin.org.np Child Workers in Nepal
unicef.org UNICEF Nepal