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"Attitude determines altitude."
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WHY ARE INDIANS EASY TO IDENTIFY
We are like this only so true, so very true..........BECAUSE
1. Everything you eat is savored in garlic, onion and
tomatoes. Because these taste so nice and have clear health benefits that only Indians have known of centuries. Don’t forget that India is an ancient civilization. The West didn’t know of spices until they visited India.
2. You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes,
and of course aluminum foil. Yes, we don’t pollute the planet earth.
3. You are always standing next to the two largest
size suitcases at the Airport. Sure, we are efficient. We maximize use wherever we can.
4. You arrive one or two hours late to a party - and think
it's normal. We are not actually late. We want to give plenty of time to the host to get ready so that we don’t embarrass them. We are always considering the other’s situations.
5. You peel the stamps off letters that the Postal Service
missed to stamp. We conserve resources. We are not wasteful.
6. You recycle Wedding Gifts, Birthday Gifts and
Anniversary Gifts. We give freely what we don’t want for ourselves. We don’t hoard anything.
7. You name your children in rhythms (example,
Sita & Gita, Ram & Shyam, Kamini & Shamini...) And that that sounds sweet? Hindi is the most poetic language in the world. Who else has Shayaaris?
8. All your children have pet names, which sound nowhere,
close to their real names. No not “pet” names. We never mix our children with pets. Such names express love and affection, like “munna, munni, babby etc” The West only has one word “darling” for everyone, how boring.
9. You take Indian snacks anywhere it says 'No Food
Allowed.' We understand the signs very well. Snacks are not food. The problem are the signs themselves.
10. You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving
someone's house. We don’t do things abruptly. It is merely being polite to part slowly. We know we are humans and cannot be turned off like cars.
11. You load up the family car with as many people as
possible. We conserve gas, save the environment, and all these comes from the efficiencies built into our ancient culture.
12. HIGH PRIORITY ***** You use plastic to cover
anything new in your house whether it's the remote control,
VCR, carpet or new couch. ***** Because that prevents radiation into the atmosphere. Do you know how much electro-radiation we generate from the remote controls? We fix what manufactures overlook.
13. Your parents tell you not to care what your friends
think, but they won't let you do certain things because of
what the other 'Uncles and Aunties' will think. Uncle and unties have seen more of the world and are hence more mature. How can the friend being the same age know better than you?
14. You buy and display crockery, which is never used,
as it is for special occasions, which never happen. We value works of art. India is full of artisan’s who produce art in many forms that the Westerners only admire.
15.You have a vinyl tablecloth on your kitchen table. Easy to wipe off because we allow our children to spill food. That’s only being practical and letting our children be children.
16 You use grocery bags to hold garbage. Yes, we want to keep our planet free of waste. We do our bit by re-using whatever we can.
17.You keep leftover food in your fridge in as
many numbers of bowls as possible. Ah! Because we have known food science from the ancient times. Certain food goes bad when in touch with the other.
18. Your kitchen shelf is full of jars, varieties of bowls
and plastic utensils (got free with purchase of other
stuff)Yes, we even buy these utensils. Our food is not just meat and potato. We have a range of spices. An Indian kitchen is a food lab. We have advanced taste buds being the first civilized society on earth.
19. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel
(and travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes). Because we have known that “fast food” kills.
20. You own a rice cooker or a pressure cooker. Both conserve cooking energy. We know there is always an energy crisis for which so many Iraqis have died innocently.
21. You fight over who pays the dinner bill. No that is not a fight. It is an outward expression of love and affection. If we could we would feed the whole world.
22. You live with your parents and you are
40 years old. (And they prefer it that way). Again, it is an efficient economic system with many, many advantages. You don’t need baby sitters and thus children are loved and not just looked after. You live more, and are not just living to be amortized.
23. You don't use measuring cups when cooking. Cups are mechanical devices and have no feelings. Our hands not only measure but feel too. We cook with feelings for others and that is why it tastes so yummy.
24. You never learnt how to stand in a queue. We know the right way. A “Q” is round with a tail. The English just confuse the rest of the world by double naming things.
25. You can only travel if there are 5 persons at least to
see you off or receive you whether you are traveling by
bus, train or plane. That is because we have known of “social networking” for a long time. The West just started Facebook but we rather see the actual faces.
26. If she is NOT your daughter, you always take interest
in knowing whose daughter has run with whose son
and feel proud to spread it at the velocity
of more than the speed of light. We have known the advantage for a long time. It prevents the spread of aids and other s.t.d.s. much faster than any vaccination program.
27. You only make long distance calls after 11p.m. We respect the sleeping time of the recipients. We don’t wish to disturb their 3 a.m. sleep.
28. If you don't live at home, when your parents call,
they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight. Being more mature they know that what sustains life is nutrition. You will die or be sickly otherwise.
29. You call an older person you never met before Uncle or
Aunty. Aren’t we are all related because we all descended from the apes. Indians understand evolution.
30. When your parents meet strangers and talk
for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a
distant cousin. See 29 above.
31. Your parents don't realize phone connections to
foreign countries have improved in the last two decades,
and still scream at the top of their lungs when making
foreign calls. It is human nature. When you hear from a loved one after a long time, the emotions rise and hence the voice. And we know that modern technology means no cross-wires so we know that no one will be listening evening even if we shouted on top of our lungs.
32. You have bed sheets on your sofas so as to keep them
from getting dirty. Modern sofas have a ton of glue and other petroleum products that emit a gas vapour hazardous to our lungs. We value clean air.
33. Its embarrassing if you're wedding has less than
600 people. Because it shows that you created more enemies than friends in the 20-25 years of your life.
34. All your Tupperware is stained with food color. We know bleach and other products that take off stain are poisonous, hence harmful to our health and the environment. Besides, stain is just another color.
35. You have drinking glasses made of steel. Steel ionizes water which has health benefits. Check aurveda.
36. You have mastered the art of bargaining in shopping. Bargaining is amusing and reduces stress. Doesn’t the purchase feel good?. The west only knows negotiating, a military tactic.
37. You have really enjoyed reading this mail I enjoyed writing my response. I thought it was about time I added my wisdom to it.
Us Indians RULE! IM PROUDE OF MY KIND! IM PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN!
 Eros_Entertainment · Wed May 27, 2009 @ 12:43am · 1 Comments |
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