- Tries to use Credit Card in road side Hotel.
- Drinks and carries Mineral Water and always speaks of Health. (proving to be very health conscious).
- Sprays DEO such so that he doesn't need to take bath.
- Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.
- Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".
- Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi".
- Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate".
- Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".
- Says "Free Way" instead of "Highway".
- Says "Got To Go" instead of "Have To Go".
- Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four)
- Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.
- Says all the distances in Miles (Not in KiloMeters), and counts in Millions.(Not in Lakhs)
- Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep down the heart multiplies by 78 times).
- Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.
- When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee" several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, Y, Zee (but never says Zed).
- Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY & on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says "Oh! British Style!!!!"
- Makes fun of Standard Time and Road Conditions.
- Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".
- Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.
- Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he is experiencing it for the first time.
- Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "Mojule".
- Looks suspiciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.
- From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by which he traveled back to India, even after 4 months of arrival.
- Tries to begin conversation with "In US ...." or "When I was in US..."
Thursday, February 12, 2009
What happens when a Desi returns from Abroad
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