| You Might Be Desi If
1.... you ask for small
drink at fast food restaurant because the refill is free
2.... you know more than
one plans offered by long distance companies
3.... you are take plain
water instead of Coke for lunch. (may also be a health nut)
4.... you would take any
drink with no ice because you can't drink ice.
5.... you ask before
eating any meat "Is this beef?".
6.... you try to ignore
all other unknown desi's around you.
7.... you tell your
friends about this wonderful opportunity, and invite them to an Amway meeting
8.... you know all the
facilities available at public library.
9.... you talk to
americans as if you represent your whole country.
10.... stove top in your
apartment is covered with aluminium foil.
11.... you frequent to
yard sales every week.
12....you find taco bell
sauce packets in your kitchen drawer.
13....your dinner
involves spreading newspaper on living room floor.
14....you take off your
shoes before stepping foot in your living room.
15....if you like onion
rings at Burger King.
16....your are looking
for dual voltage appliances.
17....if, the phrase
"When are you going to India" comes into your conversation at least once a day.
18....if you bought
Toyota or Honda car only because it has better resale value.
19.... if, the number of
long distance calls is more than domestic calls.
20.... if, you keep
switching your internet service provider because first month is free.
21.... if, you go back to
your apartment for lunch.
22.... if your full name
contains more than 15 characters.
23.... if, you know all
the $2.50 theaters in your city.
24.... if, the only
reason you go to a temple on festivals is because there is free food.
25.... if, you have spent
nights in the car while traveling because you wanted to save money spent on cheap motel.
26.... if, you don't know
any American outside your work.
27..... if, you tried to
flirt with the Hindi speaking operator at AT&T.
28.... if, you have at
least one India made pressure cooker in your kitchen.
29.... if, you know how
much a 7 layer burrito costs at Taco Bell.
30....if, you run to
Laundromat in your lungi.
31.... if, you put oil in
your hair.
32.... if, you have a
picture of Indian deity on the dashboard of your car.
33.... if, if this
thought comes to you "Oh shit I just saw another desi" when you are window
shopping at the mall.
34.... if, if you keep
comparing prices at circuit city for the phone you bought six months ago.
35.... if, the lawyer
handling your green card is in your speed dial.
36.... if, you are
compelled to visit ever major city in US, just so as to say that "Yes I have been
there "
37.... you are
comfortable with an American than an ABCD.
38.... you have been to
Mexico or Canada for multiple entry H1 Visa.
39.... if, you pay
your bills the day they come in mail.
40... If you spent 2 days
cleaning your apartment before leaving so you can get full security refund from landlord.
41.... If you have a
bucket in your bath tub.
42.... if, you have to
borrow luggage from friends for India visit.
43.... if, the smoke
detector goes off whenever your are cooking dinner.
44.... if, you know which
grocery store keeps coriander.
45.... if, you buy butter
milk before you run out of it.
46.... if, you use
grocery bags as garbage bags.
47.... if, you say 'Damn
I have already seen this show" when ever you are watching Married With Children.
48.... if, you buy rice
in the 20 pound bags.
49.... if, office
supplies mysteriously find their way in your house.
50.... if, you don't want
to buy a printer because you can always use the office printer.
51.... if, you have
postponed buying answering machine because the computer you are planning to buy six months
later has in built answering machine.
52.... if, your idea of
fun involves bowling.
53.... if, you starts
spelling your name to the operator like A as in Apple, B as in boy , T as in train ...well
you get the idea.
54.... if, you ask
another desi if he /she ever got a traffic ticket.
55.... if, you haven't
had a single female in your apartment besides your friends wife.
56.... if, you bring over
the counter medicines like Iodex and Vicks from India.
57.... if, decide to
marry a girl, your parents fixed without even meeting her.
58.... if, you know the
current differential in gold prices between India and US.
59.... if, you have taken
pictures of your car and mailed to your folks back home.
60....you use the credit
card with maximum cash back.
61....you have collected
enough frequent flier miles for a international trip.
62....you are saving more
that 30 % of your salary.
63....you tried to talk
in a phony accent with the freshie in the school.
64....you spend at least
2 evenings in a week at Kmart.
65....you split even the
tax out of your common grocery bill.
66....you complain about
Indian international airports on your first vacation to India.
67....you take 4 week
long vacation.
68....you are the first
to know about any on campus job openings at the school library/cafeteria/computer/ center.
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