HOW TO KNOW YOUR’E AN INDIAN
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When there is a sale on toilet papers, you buy 100 rolls
You use dishwasher as a dish rack
You save grocery bags, mostly to hold garbage
You fight over who pays the dinner bill
You majored in Engineering, Computer Science, or Medicine
No one you’re related to is a music major
When you go to a dance party, you stand close to the wall surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool
You feel like you got a good deal if you didn’t pay tax
You look up phone numbers in the Yellow/White pages rather than making a *69 call
You only make long distance calls after 9 pm
You like the meat well done
You’ve joined a CD club at least once
You avoid motels especially if there is an acquaintance within 250-mile radius of your destination
You have a box of tissue or a towel in your car
The car you own is most likely a Camry or Accord
When you dine out (very rarely) you think that $1 is a good tip
You head towards the clearance section as soon as you walk into a store
Your favorite brand name is “IRREGULAR”
A pungent odor of spices hits as soon as someone enters your home
You call fluorescent lights “tube lights” and a flashlight a “torch”
When you travel to your country you tie up your luggage with a rope to keep it from opening apart
You get very upset when the airline agent refuse to accept your luggage which is just 60 pounds overweight
You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you a story of how he had to walk two miles barefoot just to get to school
You call an older person you never met before “uncle”
When your parents meet a stranger and talk for a few minutes, you discover he is your distant cousin
You ask for small drink at fast food restaurant because the refill is free
You know more than one plan offered by long distance companies
You take plain water instead of Coke for lunch
Before eating any meat, you ask: “Is this beef?”
You try to ignore all other unknown Indians around you
You tell your friends about this wonderful opportunity, and invite them to an Amway meeting
You know all the facilities available at public library
You talk to Americans/Canadians as if you represent your whole country
The stove top in your apartment is covered with aluminum foil
You frequent to garage sales every week
You find taco bell sauce packets in your kitchen drawer
Your dinner involves spreading newspaper on living room floor
You take off your shoes before stepping foot in your living room
You like onion rings at Burger King
You shop around for dual voltage appliances
The phrase “When are you going to India” comes into your conversation at least once a day
You bought Toyota or Honda car only because it has better resale value
The number of long distance calls you make is more than domestic calls
You keep switching your internet service provider because first month is free.
You go back to your apartment for lunch
Your full name contains more than 15 characters
You know all the $2.00 theaters in your city
The only reason you go to a temple on festivals is because there of the free food
You have spent nights in the car while traveling because you wanted to save money spent on cheap motel
You don’t know any American/Canadian outside your work
You have at least one India made pressure cooker in your kitchen
You run to the Laundromat in your lungi
You put lots of oil in your hair
You keep comparing prices at Future Shop for the phone you bought six months ago
The lawyer handling your green card is in your speed dial
You are compelled to visit ever major city in US, just so as to say that "Yes I have been there "
You have been to Mexico or Canada for multiple entry H1 Visa.
You pay your bills the day they come in the mail
You spend 2 days cleaning your apartment before leaving so you can get full security refund from landlord
You have a bucket in your bath tub
You borrow unused luggage from friends when visiting India
The smoke detector goes off whenever you are cooking dinner
You know which grocery store has the freshest coriander
You buy milk before you run out of it
You buy rice in the 20 pound bags or more
Office supplies mysteriously find their way in your house
You don’t want to buy a printer because you can always use the office printer
You have postponed buying answering machine because the computer you are planning to buy six months later has in built answering machine
You start spelling your name to the operator like R as in Rainbow, A as in apple , M as in monkey …well you get the idea
You ask another Indian if he/she ever got a traffic ticket
Your medicine cabinet contains medicine like Iodex and Vicks from India
You know the current differential in gold prices between India and US
You have a bought a video camera just before Niagara trip and returned it after the trip
You wear VIP/Indian brand underwear and undershirts.
You always wear a “Banyan”
You have Rin (detergent soap cake) in your bathroom
You have taken pictures of you and your car and mailed to your folks back home
You use the credit card with maximum cash back
You have collected enough frequent flier miles for a international trip
You are saving more that 30 % of your salary
You’ve book marked immigration web pages in your web browser.
You know your friends salaries
You tried to talk in a phony American accent to impress other Indians
You spend at least 2 evenings in a week at Kmart/Wal Mart
You split even the tax out of your common grocery bill
You complain about Indian international airports on your first vacation to India