Hello People,
I've lived in America now for about a year and half and in that time I have met quite a few extremely unique*cough* people. It's interesting when people from different cultures speak to each other, to see the assumptions that are inherently made, the cultural differences and most of all, the accents. The belief system is so different, things that shock Indians, Americans find okay.
That, in a nutshell is what I wanted to talk about. And since I don't remember the last time I was serious about something, I thought the best way to show it is to laugh a little at the expense of my people
So, here we go
Cheers,
Dhiraj
I've lived in America now for about a year and half and in that time I have met quite a few extremely unique*cough* people. It's interesting when people from different cultures speak to each other, to see the assumptions that are inherently made, the cultural differences and most of all, the accents. The belief system is so different, things that shock Indians, Americans find okay.
That, in a nutshell is what I wanted to talk about. And since I don't remember the last time I was serious about something, I thought the best way to show it is to laugh a little at the expense of my people
So, here we go
1.) Our spicy is a lot spicier than your spicy
We are
proud to a level of arrogance about this. For us, there is no spicy food, only
food that contains spice, which WE can eat.
2.) Why are you actually stopping at stop signs? Did you see
traffic police?
Yeah,
so, in India, traffic rules aren’t mandatory, only suggestions, which one may choose
to follow, or not; until “mamu” shows up.
3.) Wait, refills are free?
You know
how refills of drinks are free almost everywhere here!!! Yeah, that doesn't
happen in India, and frankly, it’s about god damn time.
4.) Where is the petrol pump?
We call
gas stations petrol pumps. I’m actually with India on this one. They
technically are petrol pumps!!! Sooooo, 1 point to India, I guess
5.) No I won't talk in the Indian accent
You know
how people think we have that funny accent we don’t have? Yeah, we don’t have
it! (Cue Russell Peters’ music here!)
6.) So there aren't separate sections for guys and girls on
this metro/bus! Sweet
We do.
We have separate sections. I mean, it’s honestly our fault!
7.) My son is a doctor
Seriously,
when is it too many doctors?
8.) How can you not know who Sachin is?
He is
GOD (to half of India anyway; which by the way is still twice the American population). Seriously, look it up if you don’t believe me. “Indian God of cricket”
9.) So I'm not supposed to ask you how much money your
ex-husbands neighbor's son makes?
The
mighty society,
with a
unique psyche,
acting
like Aphrodite,
wanting
to know everything known by almighty…
Good
rhymes.. No? Okay, moving on
10.)
What’s your good name?
This last
one is special. Not only is this a classic example of what is called Indianism
or Indian English but it’s also superlatively, extremely hilarious. Personally,
I hold that sort of information close to my heart and only divulge my evil
pseudonym.
I’m sure
I've missed some. Leave your Indianisms in the comments!
Cheers,
Dhiraj
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