Name: Simmi
Resident Indians and Non Resident Indians
> >>>> >
> >>>> >1. Mother-in law:
> >>>> >In India - A women capable of making your life miserable.
> >>>> >Outside India - A women you never fight with, because where else you
> >>>>will
> >>>> >find such a dedicated baby sitter for free?
> >>>> >2. Husband:
> >>>> >
> >>>> >In India - A boring human species, who listens more to his mother
than
> >>>>you,
> >>>> >and orders you around to serve him, his parents and siblings.
> >>>> >Outside India - Still boring, but now a useful human species that
> >>>>comes in
> >>>> >handy when the house needs to be vacuumed.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >3. Friend:
> >>>> >In India - A person whose house you can drop into any time of the
day
> >>>>or
> >>>> >night and you'll always be welcome.
> >>>> >Outside India - A person who you have to call first to check and
make
> >>>>sure
> >>>> >he is not busy.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >4. Wife:
> >>>> >In India - A woman who gives you your underwear and towel when you
go
> >>>>to
> >>>> >take a shower.
> >>>> >Outside India - A woman who yells at you not to leave tub dirty when
> >>>>you go
> >>>> >to take bath.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >5. Son:
> >>>> >In India - A teenager, who without asking will carry your grocery
bags
> >>>>from
> >>>> >the market.
> >>>> >Outside India - A teenager, who suddenly remembers he has lot of
> >>>>homework
> >>>> >when you start mowing the lawn.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >6. Daughter:
> >>>> >In India - A lovely doll, who brings tears to your eyes during her
> >>>> >marriage.
> >>>> >Outside India - A lovely doll, who brings you to tears long before
her
> >>>> >marriage.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >7. Father:
> >>>> >In India - A person you are afraid of, and who is never to be
> >>>>disobeyed.
> >>>> >Outside India - A person to whom you pretend to obey, after all he
is
> >>>>the
> >>>> >one paying your college tuition.?
> >>>> >
> >>>> >8. Desi Engineer:
> >>>> >In India - A person with a respectable job and earning lots.
> >>>> >Outside India - A person without a secure job, who always dreams one
> >>>>day he
> >>>> >will be rich.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >9. Desi Doctor:
> >>>> >In India - A respectable person with ok income.
> >>>> >Outside India-A money making machine, who has a money spending
machine
> >>>>at
> >>>> >home called \";doctor's wife\";.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >10. Bhangra:
> >>>> >In India - A vigorous punjabi festival dance.
> >>>> >Outside India - A desi dance you do, when you don't know how to
dance.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >11. Software Engineer:
> >>>> >In India - A high-tech guy, always speaks in American accent, always
> >>>> >anxious to queue consulate visa line.
> >>>> >Outside India - The same hitech guy, who does Ganapati Puja
everyday,
> >>>>and
> >>>> >says 'This is my last year in the US (or wherever)' every year.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >12. A Green Card holder bachelor:
> >>>> >In India - the guy can't speak Hindi, parents of good Looking girls
> >>>>are
> >>>> >dying to hook him, wears jacket in summer, says he has a BMW back
> >>>>there.
> >>>> >Outside India - the guy can't speak English, wears jacket all the
> >>>>time,
> >>>> >works in a Candy store at Manhattan, dreams of owning a BMW.