Sunday, August 1, 2010

USA Vs India

Revisiting the differences between America and India
1. Here people give indicator while changing the lanes on street , In india they don’t even bother to give indication while turning to a altogether new street.
2. Dominos delivery guy comes in a car , In india he comes by bike .
3. In US people celebrate smallest win with great joy, In India ,no body knows even if some body wins a lottery
4. There are max 2 guys in a restaurant serving all ,In India, 2 guys will always be there besides every table
5. Coming in 5 minutes actually means it will take only 5 minutes .
6. Pedestrians are treated like prince on road , in India they are treated like bugs on road
7. Measurement scale , they measure
distance in miles
Temperature in Fareignheit
Liquid in gallons
Weight in pounds
8. I never understood why they call petrol/diesel as GAS
9. They say “thank you” and “have a nice day” and “how are u” a zillion times in a day
10. They drive on right side of the road , we Indians drive as per our will
11. There are no night charges in cab/taxi
12. Back at home you select friends which are special ..Here u can’t afford to be choosy..
13. Here its Downtown , there we have MG Road
14. Nobody understands what road means here ..they understand street .
15. Bribing doesn’t work here.
16. If you don’t tip the service industry , you are considered cheap.
17. Each unit of currency is valuable ..even 1 penny..In India soon the time will come when 10 Rs will be the minimum accepted amount
18. U will never hear any service industry guy say ..”chhutte nahi hai”(I don’t have change).
19. In USA, Queues are actually straight lines
20. People go to malls to shop , not to have a get Together .
21. There are no speed breakers on road