* You don't go to a doctor unless it's an absolute emergency.
* You keep the smoke alarm in your house covered.
* You call all your desi friends from the mall/store if you find a good deal.
* You own a Toyota or a Honda.
* You take off your shoes before entering your house and expect others to do the same.
* You vacuum/sweep/mop everyday.
* Your favorite fast food restaurant is 'Taco Bell'.
* You use hair oil instead of styling products.
* You have the idol of an Indian god in your car.
* You stare at other Indians when you spot them at a store/mall/restaurant but don't smile or say "hello".
* You have to spell your name to everyone.
* You keep a stock of Indian medicines in your house.
* You have to visit New York City, Niagara Falls and Las Vegas during your first year in US.
* You are only friends with desi neighbors.
* You either don't have a middle name or its a really long one.
* You return at least two items every month.
* You save half of what you earn.
* You don't know any American outside of work.
* You convert the price of everything you buy into rupees in your head.
* You buy cameras, laptops and ipods for your folks back home.
* Your conversations with Americans revolve around comparison of Indian and American culture/food/traditions.
* You compare prices before you buy a $1 item.
* You have to say "no beef" to every waiter/waitress repeatedly.
* You don't take long vacations because you have to save your days off to take 4-week vacations to India.
* You have to shop for gifts for all your uncles, aunties and countless cousins back home before returning to India.
* You know all the immigration lawyers in your area.
* You clicked pictures of your first snow, first car and first house and sent them to everyone you know.
* You wait till Black friday to make all your major purchases.
* You go to the mall at midnight on Black Friday.
* You have frozen mixed vegetables sitting in your freezer at all times.
* You are very reluctant to buy second hand stuff.
* You go to the temple to make friends/for business networking.
* You always try free dessert samples at the mall no matter how full you are.
1 comment:
These are so similar to spanish/latins living in the US....!
:o)
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