Top 22 things an Indian does after returning to India from "US"

**kanwarjot** · #1 13th January 2009, 09:33 PM

22. Use Nope for No and Yep for Yes.

21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.

20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious.

19. Sprays deo such so that he doesn't need to take bath.

18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.

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)

16.Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.

15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)

14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep down the heart multiplies by 43 times).

13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.

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)

11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says "Oh! British Style!"

10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.

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.

5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".

4. Looks suspiciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.

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.

1. Tries to begin conversation with "In US ...." or "When I was in US..."

**admin** · #2 14th January 2009, 09:17 AM

kaim a bai,.....

**kamalthind** · #3 12th February 2009, 12:09 PM

bahut vadia 22 ji........

**sharara** · #4 15th February 2009, 11:29 PM

i do some of these things..
but thats because i was taught that wayy.
like:
Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)
Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY
Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".

and i have to do this:
Drinks and carries mineral water
cuz the last time i drank normal tap water in india i got sick

so its not that i do these things on purpose..
i was just taught that way..

**kanwarjot** · #5 17th May 2009, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharara

i do some of these things..
but thats because i was taught that wayy.
like:
Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)
Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY
Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".

and i have to do this:
Drinks and carries mineral water
cuz the last time i drank normal tap water in india i got sick

so its not that i do these things on purpose..
i was just taught that way..

ok