--- title: "1 Family Going Quotes By Scaachi Koul" description: "1 Family Going quotes by Scaachi Koul. Plus more from Scaachi Koul and more Family Going sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/scaachi-koul-20250_expatriates_if-indian-weddings-for-indian-people-are_373983.jpg" --- > [“If Indian weddings for Indian people are the furthest from “fun,” trips to India for Indian people are the furthest from “vacation.” When I told my friends about the upcoming trip, everyone purred about what a great time I’d have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/if-indian-weddings-for-indian-people-are-the-furthest-from-fun-trips/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f99/scaachi-koul-20250_expatriates_if-indian-weddings-for-indian-people-are_373983.jpg) ## More by Scaachi Koul > [“Plenty of people take a gap year between high school and university to travel, or spend a summer back-packing through Europe to “find” themselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/plenty-of-people-take-a-gap-year-between-high-school-and-university/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“Raisin in our only outlier for now: her mother is white, she lives in a white neighbourhood, she eats white food, she listens to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/raisin-in-our-only-outlier-for-now-her-mother-is-white-she-lives-in-a/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“The great irony of growing up is that it’s often once you leave your parents’ home that you understand them the most. You get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/the-great-irony-of-growing-up-is-that-it-s-often-once-you-leave-your/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“Our story was delightful in its mundanity: we met, it worked, we're trying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/our-story-was-delightful-in-its-mundanity-we-met-it-worked-we-re/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“If Indian weddings for Indian people are the furthest from “fun,” trips to India for Indian people are the furthest from “vacation.” When I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/if-indian-weddings-for-indian-people-are-the-furthest-from-fun-trips/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“The mistake we make is in thinking rape isn’t premeditated, that it happens by accident somehow, that you’re drunk and you run into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/the-mistake-we-make-is-in-thinking-rape-isn-t-premeditated-that-it/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“There is no cowardice in removing yourself from a wildly unhealthy and unwinnable situation . . . You shouldn't feel like you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/there-is-no-cowardice-in-removing-yourself-from-a-wildly-unhealthy/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“Immigrant parents, when they first move to North America, push towards whiteness, towards assimilation, to survive and thrive. Naturally, their children do too for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/immigrant-parents-when-they-first-move-to-north-america-push-towards/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“And yet, being surveilled with the intention of assault or rape is practically mundane, it happens so often. It’s such an ingrained part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/and-yet-being-surveilled-with-the-intention-of-assault-or-rape-is/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“Brown people rarely explain how anyone is related to anyone. You’re simply told that these people are your family and to treat them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/brown-people-rarely-explain-how-anyone-is-related-to-anyone-you-re/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“I like being present in spaces where I am not welcome because you do not deserve to feel comfortable just because you're racist or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/i-like-being-present-in-spaces-where-i-am-not-welcome-because-you-do/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“Fear always reaches a breaking point and turns into anxiety or rage, and I don't have enough storage space for more fear in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scaachi-koul/fear-always-reaches-a-breaking-point-and-turns-into-anxiety-or-rage/) [Scaachi Koul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scaachi-koul/) > [“Fitting is a luxury rarely given to immigrants, or children of immigrants. We are stuck in emotional purgatory. 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