3 Phases in a typical Canadian Desi's life:


Phase - I - Symptoms
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Landing in Canada

-Becomes very homesick, calls home twice a day (Consistent source of income for telecommunication companies).
-Run around for desi food.
-Thinks all the females are chicks as shown in english movies.. gets the first hand experience of macho people.
-Asks for bus routes.
-Can be located in malls with popped up eyes.
-Looks for 'S' sized T shirt in the boy's section.
-Looks at all the cool cars as if he could swallow with eyes.
-Converts every spending dollar into rupees.
-Roams every bit of Square one (if in Toronto)/ Downtown
-Tries to cook at home.

Phase - II - Symptoms
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Settles in a bit.

-Buys a bar-be-que
-Has multiple calling cards and knows which one to use, factoring time and day By this time calling home frequency dries down, may be weekly once/twice.
-Have a real white nike/adidas hike shoes.
-Discusses with friends about the car to buy. (Everybody in the office will know that our man is trying to buy a car).
-Settle for a Civic / corolla, since they are best desi cars.
-Buys a costlier card.
-Starts to compare India-Canada for every petty thing
-Crib about the cashiers in stores, compare them with Indian petty store owners.. how quick they were in counting chillers.
-Every month, checks the balance and equate it to what it can buy in India.
-Look for exotic locations with in city/ (you know wot i mean rite?).
-Starts searching for a bride from India and gets married.
-Scans every weekly supplement sale and garage sales in and out.

Phase - III - Symptoms
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Real confusion begins here..

-Drops all the calling cards, stick to a phone line. Says line has better clarity.
-Thinks about getting a bigger/powerful car
-Starts spending weekends mostly at home and Frequently visits jacuzzi
-Pastes the country's flag on car
-Asks the guys whether he would get a job if he goes to India (Welcome to reality dude)
-Tries to affiliate himself to the local groups (Non desi groups, to be specific)
-Watching Indian movies/wearing Indiai dress becomes a fashion statement
-Suddenly, opportunity becomes oppor-tune-ity! often becomes of-ten !!!
-Tries to talk in mother tongue with kids.. gets shocked when they refuse!
-Thinks about going back to India.. always., in fact it becomes a thread in the mind that runs in the background!!

So, tell me which phase are you in??

There are 3 main groups of People of Indian origion in N. America

Born and brought up here - ABCD (American Born confused Desi)
Just landed - FOB (Fresh off the boat)

and there are those who have been here for a while...not ABCD and yet not quite FOB

I call them - Somewhat American Desis ..or..SAD

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Good one

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You know you are a desi when ........ You spew forth the virtues of India, but don't want to live there...............You've never had a tanning salon membership

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Originally posted by febpreet

So, tell me which phase are you in??

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Dimple2001

duplicate...

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Dimple2001

I like the statemt ...every1 in office knows our guy is buying car...thats me....not car but anything....and I guess all on CD know it too.....)

One of the most disgusting and pathetic posts that I have seen.

However, makes me feel very happy I am not a "typical".

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Chandresh

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