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 HOW TO IDENTIFY AN INDIAN?

 

 

1. Everything you eat is savored in garlic, onion and tomatoes.

 

2. You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes, and of course aluminum Foil.

 

3. You are always standing next to the two largest size suitcases at the Airport.

 

4. You arrive one or two hours late to a party - and think it's normal.

 

5. You peel the stamps off letters that the Postal Service missed to stamp.

 

6. You recycle Wedding Gifts, Birthday Gifts and Anniversary Gifts.

 

7. You name your children in rhythms (example, Sita & Gita, Ram & Shyam, Kamini & Shamini).

 

8. All your children have pet names, which sound nowhere close to their real names.

 

9. You take Indian snacks anywhere it says "No Food Allowed"

 

10. You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.

 

11. You load up the family car with as many people as possible.

 

12. You use plastic to cover anything new in your house whether it's the remote control, VCR, carpet or new Couch.

 

13. You buy and display crockery, which is never used, as it is for special occasions, which never happen.

 

14. You use grocery bags to hold garbage.

 

15. You keep leftover food in your fridge in as many numbers of bowls as possible.

 

16. Your kitchen shelf is full of jars, varieties of bowls and plastic utensils (got free with purchase of other stuff)

 

17. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel

 

(And travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes).

 

18. You fight over who pays the dinner bill.

 

 

19. You never learnt how to stand in a queue.

 

20. 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.

 

21. 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.

 

22. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if You've eaten, even if it's midnight.

 

23. You call an older person you never met before Uncle or Aunty."

 

24. 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.

 

25. You have bed sheets on your sofas so as to keep them from getting dirty.

 

26. Its embarrassing if your wedding has less than 600 people.

 

27. You have drinking glasses made of steel.

 

28. You have mastered the art of bargaining in shopping.

 

 

 Top Comment : Paresh.Khanchandani    | 07 17 2009 08:58:48 +0000
If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India!
 
22 comments on " HOW TO IDENTIFY AN INDIAN?"
  Commented by  yogendra singh chauhan, QA&QC-Executive D & Sawoe    | 10 17 2009 14:14:54 +0000
JAI BHARAT.................JAI HO.....JAI HO.......JAI HOoooooooooo
  Commented by  yogendra singh chauhan, QA&QC-Executive D & Sawoe    | 10 17 2009 14:14:35 +0000
JAI BHARAT.................JAI HO.....JAI HO.......JAI HOoooooooooo
  Commented by  Swati Raut, Product Manager, Aviva    | 08 21 2009 12:58:32 +0000
hahaha.....nice one Yogendra, Its really very true...But this makes us different from rest of the world. After all "EAST OR WEST, INDIA IS THE BEST"

Thanks for sharing....
  Commented by  Jaspal Singh Sodhi, CEO/MD/Director, Amway Kuber Infrastructures    | 08 20 2009 12:22:45 +0000
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JAB ZERO DIYA MERE BHARAT NE ....


BANDEMATARAM !
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  Commented by  Jaspal Singh Sodhi, CEO/MD/Director, Amway Kuber Infrastructures    | 08 20 2009 12:20:06 +0000
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jayada ka nahi lalach hamko thode me gujara hota he........

Kuch Log jo jayada jante hein..., Insaan ko kam pahchante hein....

Enjoy......and say loudly....BANDEMATARAM !
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  Commented by  Jaspal Singh Sodhi, CEO/MD/Director, Amway Kuber Infrastructures    | 08 20 2009 11:41:57 +0000
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enjoy this song, and have some pride in your country....
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  Commented by  Jaspal Singh Sodhi, CEO/MD/Director, Amway Kuber Infrastructures    | 08 19 2009 19:28:07 +0000
mere desh ki dharti...
  Commented by  Jaspal Singh Sodhi, CEO/MD/Director, Amway Kuber Infrastructures    | 08 19 2009 16:42:21 +0000
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Dear Yogendra,

Most of the trends you have written here can be found in many of the societies of the world, if travel around, even in Europe or America ! And many of the habits of Indians favour recycling of the goods, the demand , and slogan of the entire world , at this moment, in the wake of Global Warming, and Climate Change.

And taking your food is more healthy than eating outside, market food. And this trend, you will be shocked to see in European countries more, now a days !


The habit of giving respects to the elders by calling them aunty or uncle, instead of insulting them is a rare quality of the Indians, and can not be compared with others. And Indians should be respected for that, not mocked at !

And , please, do not forget while writing on any of this kind of sites that attract people from all around the world, that in your " praise " for your motherland , you ultimately may destroy its image which is not very true anymore.

If you count the growth rate, and other economic developments at present times, India, and China are the only countries in the world which have good stable plus growth rate, apart from Brazil. 

And out of these three countries, China is badly shaken, and unable to stablise its growth, and sustain the development for various reasons, and Brazil trying to hang around zero, our country India is left in the world, by any reasons whatsoever, with more of a stable growth rate near 7%, with inflation rate going down to around - 1.50  !

Most of the Big countries of the world are struggling with their economies, including the USA, the UK, canada, the EU countries, only India is the best business destination, as compared to other two-China or Brazil, for the top investors in the world ! And that move is further strenthening Indian Economy!
They have no-choice, they are forced to invest in India, because only in India their money is more safe.

Indian business giants are buying many of the top struggling companies in most of the "former" developed  countries in the world. The USA or the Uk or many other countries prefer Indian businessmen to buy their companies to Chinese businessmen, not for nothing.

They have no choice, but you have a choice- whether to respect your country or laugh at !

The Entire World respects , and loves India,its culture, habits, and its people, but you chose a very bad timing to write this article--near its Independence Day.

 I hope you grow up more and learn to appreciate things and understand them better, before writing this kind of articles, in the future.

Regards.  

  Commented by  jairaj shyam prasad, Production Manager, BOSCH Ltd    | 07 25 2009 11:20:42 +0000
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i don't see any thing wrong in all points described.yes,it is our pattern and we are used to it.when law of the land is not same certainly habits/cultures will also not be the same!nature itself is highly unequal in somany cases/causes.
  Commented by  Viktor Stephen, COO, Business Mashup    | 07 20 2009 08:58:33 +0000
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Mr. Chauhan, have you been living under a rock? You clearly don't have the feel of 21st century India. 
  Commented by  sachin, REVENUE ANALYST, IKAN COMMUNICATIONS    | 07 20 2009 08:50:17 +0000
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Yeap...it is India...we do most of the things written above...and we can't hide it by saying no. Hume Sach ka saamna karna chahiye...
  Commented by  BEENA AGARWAL, Head/VP/GM-Corporate Planning/Strategy, ANADI HI TECH AGRO PVT LTD    | 07 20 2009 07:09:54 +0000
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No comments........As only India is the place where all types of persons live together without any grevance or objection.Indians are intelligent as well as illiterate,they are disciplined as well as indisciplined,they are sober as well as badmannered too.But above all they know respect, love and care in their hearts.
  Commented by  Ajay Ziz, Dy. Registrar, university of jammu    | 07 20 2009 06:22:00 +0000
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yogendra has  scored a hole in one ::

28 parameters truly define an indian :: even i am like this :: don't know about chauhan ::
  Commented by  Devi Kaladeen, Audit Manager, Health Sector Development Unit    | 07 20 2009 05:00:33 +0000
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I think Indians have moved away from most of this if not all. Thanks for the referral
  Commented by  sheetal rawat, News Anchor/TV Presenter, Mh1 News    | 07 20 2009 01:48:38 +0000
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ha ha ha ...very true... u can add some more things.. like on red light we never like to stop before stop line....always try to be first ...whether stepping in or out from a bus train or metro ...never felt ashamed jumping a red light with kids or wife too....always like to compare their children to others,.. and most of all like to watch movies of love stories always...worship KRISHNA...but never value for LOVE...this is a true indian.
  Commented by  Vivek Singh, Construction Manager L&T    | 07 18 2009 03:54:01 +0000
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...and I am proud of all that.
  Commented by  Deepak Dinkar, Software Developer, cmc Limited    | 07 17 2009 19:13:20 +0000
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close to reality and interesting also.
but now we start adopting western culture so now changing !
  Commented by  Goharr Mumtaz, Tech Leader, Diaspark Inc.    | 07 17 2009 15:10:02 +0000
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very well said Mr. Paresh. We Indians are simple living....enjoy doing small small things....where actually feel what is relations... what is emotions...what is respect to elders and many more things apart from those listed above. :)
  Commented by  Goharr Mumtaz, Tech Leader, Diaspark Inc.    | 07 17 2009 15:09:37 +0000
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very well said Mr. Paresh. We Indians are simple living....enjoy doing small small things....where actually feel what is relations... what is emotions...what is respect to elders and many more things apart from those listed above. :)
  Commented by  Vijay Pallavi, TechAspect    | 07 17 2009 12:02:45 +0000
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some are really cute.. but i would say some are said or done out of respect & love & culture....very nice :)
  Commented by  SB DIKSHIT, STATE QUALITY MONITOR, U.P.R.R.D.A    | 07 17 2009 10:03:17 +0000
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very good to identify ourselves.
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If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India!
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