TOP 21 THAT AN INDIAN FOLLOWS WHEN HE/SHE RETURNS TO INDIA AFTER BEING ABROAD FOR SOMETIME.
21. Tries to use Credit Card in road side Hotel.this one way too much...i am yet to see someone who does that...but the nri flash a lot of money all the time!!!
20. Drinks and carries Mineral Water and always speaks of Health.
(proving to be very health conscious).this one is oh so true....even of people who have been there just a couple of years😆!!!
19. Sprays DEO such so that he doesn't need to take bath.this is not true...they do use a lot of deo...but not becos they dont have to bathe....
18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.why only an nri???? all of us say excuse me....it is only decency when you interrupt a conversation with your sneezing!!! people do that in india too...
17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".
Says "Yogurt" instead says "Curds".
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)now these are phrases in everyday life that one has to pick up. every country and state (even in india) has its own quaint phrases. if you want to blend in...you have to adapt to those phrases and begin to use them.. and then it becomes a habit...dont blame the poor nri for this one please...
16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every
time he steps out.this is an absolutely right statement!!! the nri keeps cribbing about anything and everything...suddenly he has no more love for his country and feels like the prince of america or something!!!
15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts
in Millions.(Not in Lakhs)this is just a habit!
14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but
deep down the heart multiplies by 43 times).very truely put😆!!!
13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.that is a part of the health consciousness that you talked about earlier😆!!!
12. 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).this one is so irritating!!
11.Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY & on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says "Oh! British Style!!!!"well said!!
10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.i agree!!
9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".
8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.
7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.
6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he is
experiencing it for the first time.man, this one is oh so in place!!!
5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "Mojule".
4. Looks suspiciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.
Few more important stuffs:-
3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by
which he traveled back to India, even after 4 months of arrival.
2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries to
roll the bag on Indian Roads.
And The Ultimate One:-
1. Tries to begin conversation with "In US ...." or "When I was in
US..."