Saturday, July 30, 2005
You know you are an INDIAN when.....
Got this as a email fwd, found some of the stuff stated very TRUE.YOU KNOW YOU ARE INDIAN WHEN -
Everything you eat is savored in garlic, onion and tomatoes.
You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes, and of course aluminumfoil.
You try to eject food particles from between your teeth by pressing yourtongue against them and making a peculiar noise like, tshick, tshick,tschick, schick.
You are standing next to the two largest size suitcases at the Airport.
You arrive one or two hours late to a party - and think its normal.
You peel the stamps off letters that the Postal Service missed to markup.
You recycle Wedding Gifts. You name your children in rhythms (example: Sita & Gita, Ram & Shyam.)
All your children have pet names, which sound nowhere close to theirreal names.
You take Indian snacks anywhere it says "No Food Allowed" .
You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
You load up the family car with as many people as possible.
You use plastic to cover anything new in your house whether it's theremote control, VCR, carpet or new couch.
Your parents tell you to not care what your friends think but they won'tlet you do certain things because of what the other "Uncles And Aunties"will think.
You buy and display crockery, which is for special occasions, whichnever happen.
You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table.
You use grocery bags to hold garbage.
You keep leftover food in your fridge in as many numbers of bowls aspossible.
Your kitchen shelf is full of jam jars, varieties of bowls and plasticutensils (Got free with some household items).
You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travelYou own a rice cooker or a pressure cooker.
You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
You majored in engineering, medicine or law and now are after Softwareand only Software, no matter, which field you, belong to.
You live with your parents and you are 40 years old. (And they prefer itthat way).
You don't use measuring cups when cooking. You feel like you've gotten a good deal if you didn't pay tax.
You never learnt how to stand in a queue.
You can only travel if there are 5 persons at least to see you off orreceive you whether you are traveling by bus, train or plane. If she is NOT your daughter, you always take interest in knowing whosedaughter has run with whose son and feel proud to spread it at thevelocity of more than the speed of light.
You only make long distance calls after 11 p.m. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you'veeaten, even if it's Midnight.
When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, youdiscover you're talking to a distant cousin.
Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries haveimproved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of theirlungs when making foreign calls.
It's embarrassing if your wedding has less than 600 people.
You treat the NRI persons (especially from America) as if they are theonly persons living in this world (including YOU).
You have mastered the art of bargaining in shopping.
You have really enjoyed reading this mail.
Sakshi at 2:19 AM
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