Here in US Why are desi folks celebrating high school graduation of their sons and daughters ? To me seems like desi folks are having a race to excellence and looking for wow from the community by outdoing one another.
Yes in the life of a desi ABCD kids high school diploma is an achievement but a a minor one. He/she is expected to achieve bigger and better goals.
I have attended and have to attend so many high school graduation this year that I have to take second mortgage on my home just to buy gifts for those lavish graduation parties.
My rant is over , you can rant or rave if you want now.
I am originally from Canada, and just recently moved to USA. In Canada, from what I have seen, high school graduation is not really a big thing. Its something that you are expected to do, and when it happens you get a pat on the back, and then you are asked which University you are attending. Once I moved to the US (just a few months ago), I realized that people here make a very big deal of high school graduation....gifts, parties, cards, cakes and cupcakes that are graduation themed, and I was wondering why people make such a big deal here. Then I saw the statistics! Apparently, in the US, 1 out of 3 people does NOT graduate from high school. That is a fairly high number for a place where education is virtually free! I think people may be celebrating that accomplishment in itself.....but then again desi's just like to out-do each other! They have to show off their money in some way!
I don't think it's about showing off about the kid's success, as most people get the high school degree. Though, what's wrong with celebrating academic successes?
i attended two nieces' and a nephew's graduation ceremonies and they were all low key. we took them for a dinner and a lot of appreciation of how well they did :)
My high school graduation party is actually next weekend! Just for the record, I didn't want to have one but my parents friend's kept on saying "aap ki eik hi beti hai, uski party karo na". Eventually my parents gave in to them instead of listeing to me (typical). So I guess its not the kids or the parents fault, the parents friends are to blame...at least in this case lol!
i attended two nieces' and a nephew's graduation ceremonies and they were all low key. we took them for a dinner and a lot of appreciation of how well they did :)
Goras make as much of a big deal. It's actually a huge accomplishment and most desi families don't even celebrate them as much here.
Btw, the aunties who throw a grad party for their kid and invite every single family in the "community" are annoying.
It should be between close friends and family.
Thats what I am sayin , don't make it a source of flaunting your wealth people. You will have many more chances to do so , like mangni , shadi , walima , aqeeqa .
These same people do no make it a big deal if their kids starts or finishes reading of Quran otherwise known as Bismillah and Ameen parties.
yea, that I agree with. It has recently become a way for aunties to gather and show off their new kaprey and the intellect of their graduating child.
And the gifts are annoying, just give money. Everyone looks so bored and detached.
Often times the person graduating is someone you haven't met in like years and probably hated :(
once you finish high school its like yes well done now go and study for uni.
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log to pagal banaty hain na. app kay parents kay friend ko dawat khani hai, ab chaye woh appki graduation party ki ho ya kissi aur cheez ki. 
