Do you feel you are superior than others?

There could be many reasons for one to feel superior over others.
And it is more so in India with many diverse cultures existing together.

A Hindu feels he is better than a Muslim because of religion. A Tamilian thinks he is above a fellow non-Tamilian. A South Indian feels he is always more progressive than a North Indian. A IITian feels none of the private college engineers can be in anyway better than him. A IIM graduate may be getting 4 times the normal pay for the same work because not only he but his employer also believes he is great compared to other MBAs. A girl is mostly thought of as a poor student when it comes to Maths and Physics. A Indian is not considered as sincere as a Japanese. All this just means even before i meet a person the person has already formed a opinion about me based on my Sex, my Mother Tongue, my home town, my Nationality, my Caste(taking a idea from my surname), my Religion, my Education and the College i passed from. That explains why people add the name of their institute to their mail ids or why blog writers mention where they passed from. Brand carries a lot of weight when people interact with you but here the brand is not made by you, it has been added to you right after your birth and could depend on your career choices also, like if you are working in a well known company it adds to the image you have.

But do we miss out on quite a few beautiful relationships or experiences just because of this prejudiced way of meeting people. The idea of seeing every person as a new person gives you the chance of getting new friends and well wishers every where you go. But its a hard thing to do we have been fed with constant doses of wisdom which tell how to know a person just by his religion or state. And it takes new forms once our ego comes to play.