People's perception in and outside India 1. Mother-in-law: In India - A woman capable of making your life miserable. Outside India - A woman 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 whom 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. 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'. 9. Bhangra: In India - A vigorous punjabi festival dance. Outside India - A dance you do, when you don't know how to dance. 10. Software Engineer: In India - A high-tech guy, always speaks in American accent, always anxious to queue in the consulate visa line. Outside India - The same hi-tech guy, who does Ganapati Puja everyday, and says 'this is my last year in the US (or wherever)' every year. 11. 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 proper English, wears jacket all the time, works in a candy store at Manhattan, dreams of owning a BMW. |